How A Grocery Store's Plan To Shame Customers Into Using Reusable Bags Backfired | |
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(OP) User ID: 78973486 United States 07/01/2022 09:53 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I am a bag lady! plastic bags have a million uses if you raise produce, take care of a chronically ill person at home, have a pet... etc you get the idea. believe me, they get used. Banning plastic shopping bags does NOT curtail the use of plastic bags... it does mean we have to BUY them. Liberalism is totalitarianism with a human face – Thomas Sowell |
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Baloney
User ID: 75923721 United States 07/01/2022 10:02 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | True, I think this will eventually backfire on the store. Rather than being "outed" and publicly shamed for not using the reusable bags, people will stop shopping there and go to a competitor who doesn't do that. As for the plasic bags being single use....I personally save them and reuse them to pick up after the dogs and I use them when I go to the aldis store |
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User ID: 79380926 United Kingdom 07/01/2022 10:03 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Can not remember who said it many years ago. I think it could have been Churchill who warned. The fascists of tomorrow will be the Far Left. And here we are. Soon as one side gets the upper hand you ed up with fascism. Fascinating in a fucked up way. When the Far Left look in a Mirror it is the Far Right starring back. They don't see it though. Dogsbollocks |
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Trained Noticer
Forum Moderator User ID: 80558422 United States 07/01/2022 10:05 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I love it when they think they're so clever and it boomerangs back at 'em. Like "basket of deplorables", "bitter clingers" etc. We made it a badge of honor. For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who don't believe, no proof is possible. (Stuart Chase) It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled. (Mark Twain) |
beeches
(OP) User ID: 78973486 United States 07/01/2022 10:07 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | In a post on Instagram, the grocery store said, "It's hard to always remember a reusable bag. We redesigned our plastic bags to help you never forget again!" But the scheme backfired. People began flocking to the market, paying 5 cents each in hopes of collecting the designs. -from link. SO the store had to backtrack and pretend it was what they wanted all along..... publicity for the cause..... yeah right. Liberalism is totalitarianism with a human face – Thomas Sowell |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 74146815 Canada 07/01/2022 10:07 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Some things never change - Quoting: beeches the liberal shame game and climate-gullible mindset.... [link to www.npr.org (secure)] Public shame. That's the tactic one Canadian grocery store used to get customers to ditch single-use plastics and instead utilize reusable shopping bags. Shoppers who didn't bring their own bags to East West Market in Vancouver, British Columbia, left with groceries in plastic bags that read "Wart Ointment Wholesale," "Into the Weird Adult Video Emporium" or "The Colon Care Co-Op." For store owner David Kwen, the bags evolved out of wanting to bring more awareness to reducing consumption — in a humorous way. Kwen printed the eyebrow-raising slogans on the bags with the assumption that people would be embarrassed to carry them, he told Here & Now's Robin Young. In a post on Instagram, the grocery store said, "It's hard to always remember a reusable bag. We redesigned our plastic bags to help you never forget again!" Why are we digging up 3 year old news stories that have been posted around her numerous times before? Maybe it's time to get a hobby, go outside for a walk, literally anything at this point. |
beeches
(OP) User ID: 78973486 United States 07/01/2022 10:08 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Can not remember who said it many years ago. I think it could have been Churchill who warned. Quoting: Dogsbollocks The fascists of tomorrow will be the Far Left. And here we are. Soon as one side gets the upper hand you ed up with fascism. Fascinating in a fucked up way. When the Far Left look in a Mirror it is the Far Right starring back. They don't see it though. that's trippy and quite true Liberalism is totalitarianism with a human face – Thomas Sowell |
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(OP) User ID: 78973486 United States 07/01/2022 10:08 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Some things never change - Quoting: beeches the liberal shame game and climate-gullible mindset.... [link to www.npr.org (secure)] Public shame. That's the tactic one Canadian grocery store used to get customers to ditch single-use plastics and instead utilize reusable shopping bags. Shoppers who didn't bring their own bags to East West Market in Vancouver, British Columbia, left with groceries in plastic bags that read "Wart Ointment Wholesale," "Into the Weird Adult Video Emporium" or "The Colon Care Co-Op." For store owner David Kwen, the bags evolved out of wanting to bring more awareness to reducing consumption — in a humorous way. Kwen printed the eyebrow-raising slogans on the bags with the assumption that people would be embarrassed to carry them, he told Here & Now's Robin Young. In a post on Instagram, the grocery store said, "It's hard to always remember a reusable bag. We redesigned our plastic bags to help you never forget again!" Why are we digging up 3 year old news stories that have been posted around her numerous times before? Maybe it's time to get a hobby, go outside for a walk, literally anything at this point. you can count! Liberalism is totalitarianism with a human face – Thomas Sowell |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 83665643 United States 07/01/2022 10:14 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I am a bag lady! Quoting: beeches plastic bags have a million uses if you raise produce, take care of a chronically ill person at home, have a pet... etc you get the idea. believe me, they get used. Banning plastic shopping bags does NOT curtail the use of plastic bags... it does mean we have to BUY them. I’m a bag lady, too! I have an organizer in my pantry for the bags and reuse every one! |
beeches
(OP) User ID: 78973486 United States 07/01/2022 10:18 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I am a bag lady! Quoting: beeches plastic bags have a million uses if you raise produce, take care of a chronically ill person at home, have a pet... etc you get the idea. believe me, they get used. Banning plastic shopping bags does NOT curtail the use of plastic bags... it does mean we have to BUY them. I’m a bag lady, too! I have an organizer in my pantry for the bags and reuse every one! In Ayn Rand's novel Atlas Shrugged, people fall into one of three groups: Producers, moochers, and looters. we are producers Liberalism is totalitarianism with a human face – Thomas Sowell |
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User ID: 82811798 United States 07/01/2022 10:20 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I am a bag lady! Quoting: beeches plastic bags have a million uses if you raise produce, take care of a chronically ill person at home, have a pet... etc you get the idea. believe me, they get used. Banning plastic shopping bags does NOT curtail the use of plastic bags... it does mean we have to BUY them. Beeches, I truly think it's the difference between folks who can't see beyond an item's one determined purpose. Symptomatic of our current 'throw-away, instant-now' consumerism mentality. I grew up in household where we reused shit constantly because we were poor. But we are right around the corner from history repeating itself - victory gardens by necessity, thrift store shopping, bartering in community, etc. And thought struggles against the results, trying to avoid those unpleasant results while keeping on with that way of thinking. That is what I call 'sustained incoherence.' ...David Bohm “How, O Zenobia, hast thou dared to insult Roman emperors?” ...Aurelian, 44th Emperor of the Roman Empire |
beeches
(OP) User ID: 78973486 United States 07/01/2022 10:25 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I am a bag lady! Quoting: beeches plastic bags have a million uses if you raise produce, take care of a chronically ill person at home, have a pet... etc you get the idea. believe me, they get used. Banning plastic shopping bags does NOT curtail the use of plastic bags... it does mean we have to BUY them. Beeches, I truly think it's the difference between folks who can't see beyond an item's one determined purpose. Symptomatic of our current 'throw-away, instant-now' consumerism mentality. I grew up in household where we reused shit constantly because we were poor. But we are right around the corner from history repeating itself - victory gardens by necessity, thrift store shopping, bartering in community, etc. This is true. I sew a bit, mostly mending/altering, sometimes a new blouse from scratch (no pattern, modeled after a blouse I already liked) Sewing is in DEEP DOO DOO right now due to "waste" - that is scraps of fabric left over and unused in making a garment. Waste? They never heard of patchwork quilting? yet sewing magazines are FULL of "zero-waste" patterns and shit. you are so right, Zen....... Liberalism is totalitarianism with a human face – Thomas Sowell |
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JF Priest
User ID: 83745852 United States 07/01/2022 10:34 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Leftists warn Don't use reusable grocery bags during the Coronavirus outbreak. (and we all know this will go on for as long as Donald J Trump is a threat to Be POTUS) [link to news.llu.edu (secure)] It Only Hurts If You Care... |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 83778606 United States 07/01/2022 10:37 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I have no problem using my own bags Quoting: Anonymous Coward 82529865 the problem is, I always forget them I expect bags. I refuse to shop in Santa Fee because they're so stupidly woke. Albuquirky tried that and had to back off because people really hated it. I refuse to spend 10 cents on a bag after shopping for the lowest price everything. I also refuse to contribute the wear and tear on my personal bags just to satisfy a bunch of anti-commerce idiots. And yes, I always keep the bags and use them for all kinds of shit. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 83777480 United States 07/01/2022 10:40 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I keep hearing about these "single use, non-reusable grocery bags", but I've never seen one. The plastic grocery bags I get from the store are used for Leftover covers Small garbage can liners Food prep covers Impromptu place mats Caulk tube covers Temporary wet paint brush covers Freezer bags for hamburger Dirty laundry bags for suitcases |
beeches
(OP) User ID: 78973486 United States 07/01/2022 12:34 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I keep hearing about these "single use, non-reusable grocery bags", but I've never seen one. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 83777480 The plastic grocery bags I get from the store are used for Leftover covers Small garbage can liners Food prep covers Impromptu place mats Caulk tube covers Temporary wet paint brush covers Freezer bags for hamburger Dirty laundry bags for suitcases ha ha great list! I add: hand protectors when weeding near poison ivy containers for kitchen scraps for chickens liners for bedside commodes Liberalism is totalitarianism with a human face – Thomas Sowell |
JB1969
User ID: 83715979 United States 07/01/2022 12:37 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I am a bag lady! Quoting: beeches plastic bags have a million uses if you raise produce, take care of a chronically ill person at home, have a pet... etc you get the idea. believe me, they get used. Banning plastic shopping bags does NOT curtail the use of plastic bags... it does mean we have to BUY them. I know. We used to use all the grocery bags for picking up dog poop. Now we have to buy the same number of bags. Liberals are retarded. JB |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 79470017 United States 07/01/2022 12:49 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I am a bag lady! Quoting: beeches plastic bags have a million uses if you raise produce, take care of a chronically ill person at home, have a pet... etc you get the idea. believe me, they get used. Banning plastic shopping bags does NOT curtail the use of plastic bags... it does mean we have to BUY them. I have been buying (10 cents a bag) reusable plastic bags since that started in California. Most any person who knows survival skills will tell you that there is no such thing as too many bags in a survival situation, which is where the USA is headed at accelerating pace. |