On 2017-03-24 3:06 PM, Roy wrote:
> On Friday, March 24, 2017 at 12:50:50 PM UTC-6, Cheri wrote:
>> "sf" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>>> If you're that cheap and unimaginative, take your beans to the grocery
>>> store and use their grinder.
>>
>> LOL, speaking of cheap I saw a first today. A man was in front of me at the
>> store and had several small items, then he decided that he needed to go back
>> and get two apples which he did, the kicker was he brought back several of
>> the plastic veggie/fruit bags with them to put his other groceries in. He
>> did not want to spend the 10 cents for the bags apparently.
>>
>> Cheri
> ====
>
> Good for him. These retailers who want to charge for bags are trying to make
> people feel guilty about polluting the environment with nom-sustainable
> garbage BUT they don't mind if you bring bags from some other source.
> Bloody Hippocrates.

They don't mind because an old bag is being re-used and they are not
adding to it.


> One of our drugstores is now charging 5 cents for a little plastic bag about
> 6 inches square. All it does is anger people and causes resentment.
> Paper bags are sustainable and break down readily but the merchants won't go
> back to them...nitwits all.
>
After a while people are in the habit of bringing their own bags. If
there are a few small items the don't really need a bag.