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We do, almost everywhere but Walmart. It's our effort to save the landfills and oceans. Frankly I get it, but it does create inconveniences and it's just become another source of revenue for retailers.
The 5c per bag is a deterrent as Canadians are some of the cheapest sob's you'll meet (except for the government patsies who are well paid) so we have people bringing their own reusable bags everywhere. Once in awhile, we get a clown like I had the pleasure of being behind in the line at the dollar store.
This guy who looks to be in his 30's, pays for a chocolate bar and a bag of chips, he has a backpack on, and of course refuses the 5c bag purchase as it could put a dent in his savings. Instead, while at the cashier after paying for these two small items and after receiving his change, with a line a mile long behind him (as Canadian employers are too cheap to have more than one cashier on at a time), he takes off his backpack at the counter, opens it up and pulls out another reusable bag that he had in his backpack, in which to place these two items. The oblivious Prince doesn't do this at another counter, but holds his place in line at the counter while he fumbles with his zipper and the rest of us are forced to Daydream.
You could just see the cashier was thinking "look at this unprepared soyboy and his junk food slowing down my work".
Anyways, that's one of the irritants we deal with in a day to day basis. I'm still cool though. if you guys have to pay for bags, I assume you would in California or New York; well, I know what it's like. It really is just a nuisance, especially the constant "do you want a bag?" question at every store.
Again, just one of those nuisances. When you deal with them 3-4 times a day when on a shopping trip, especially when people are supposed to be prepared in their efforts to save a nickel and just slow the assembly line down, well...meh
The 5c per bag is a deterrent as Canadians are some of the cheapest sob's you'll meet (except for the government patsies who are well paid) so we have people bringing their own reusable bags everywhere. Once in awhile, we get a clown like I had the pleasure of being behind in the line at the dollar store.
This guy who looks to be in his 30's, pays for a chocolate bar and a bag of chips, he has a backpack on, and of course refuses the 5c bag purchase as it could put a dent in his savings. Instead, while at the cashier after paying for these two small items and after receiving his change, with a line a mile long behind him (as Canadian employers are too cheap to have more than one cashier on at a time), he takes off his backpack at the counter, opens it up and pulls out another reusable bag that he had in his backpack, in which to place these two items. The oblivious Prince doesn't do this at another counter, but holds his place in line at the counter while he fumbles with his zipper and the rest of us are forced to Daydream.
You could just see the cashier was thinking "look at this unprepared soyboy and his junk food slowing down my work".
Anyways, that's one of the irritants we deal with in a day to day basis. I'm still cool though. if you guys have to pay for bags, I assume you would in California or New York; well, I know what it's like. It really is just a nuisance, especially the constant "do you want a bag?" question at every store.
Again, just one of those nuisances. When you deal with them 3-4 times a day when on a shopping trip, especially when people are supposed to be prepared in their efforts to save a nickel and just slow the assembly line down, well...meh
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