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> On Mon, 02 Mar 2015 12:42:46 -0500, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
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>>On 2015-03-02 12:14 PM, Nancy Young wrote:
>>> On 3/2/2015 11:32 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Nancy Young" > wrote
>>>
>>>>> Of course, it would be nice if I'd bring a couple of reusable
>>>>> bags to cut down on the quantity I use. I'm off and on with that.
>>>>
>>>> Do you have to pay for them?
>>>
>>> Not where I live, no. Plastic or paper are still free.
>>> Some stores give you money for each reusable bag you bring,
>>> so in a sense, getting a store bag costs you.
>>>
>>
>>A number of years ago the city of Toronto imposed a 5 cent per bag
>>charge and it sort of spread across the province unofficial. Stores
>>everywhere else followed suit. The started selling reusable bags cheap.
>> From what I understand, the city dropped the requirement but stores
>>kept charging... until recently. A couple local grocery stores had free
>>bags but the chains charged. I prefer the reusable bags. I can get a lot
>>more in one of them than on those skimpy plastic things so I can usually
>>get all my purchases in to 2-3 of them rather than a dozen smaller bags.
>
> It was a joke here. Superstore started charging, with much fanfare
> and advertising but Sobeys didn't weigh in. After awhile Superstore
> quietly quit charging - too funny.

The way our shops got round it is to charge 20p for a stronger plastic bag,
and when it wears out you can exchange it for a new one. You only have to
buy the first one.

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