Wednesday - August 13, 2008

Tesco plastic bags go under the counter: What?  Are they filled with PORN? Gasp. More stupid stuf.

I reported on this insanity a week or more ago when the wife came home and told me about the new policy at the now gween supermarket.

But this is the official announcement I just spotted in the paper.  It’s so totally stupid there aren’t enuff Moonbats here to award.
And of course the gummint is gonna get into things to gum up the works for sure.  Jeez this was a great country once upon a time until the tree huggers and like minded twerps took control of the thinking of the public at large.  Least that’s my take on it.

Well, like 100w light bulbs, we’re taking as many bags as we can get away with as they are also used for trash.
Something you folks in the USA might find of interest.
The plastic bags here all have these little holes punched in them so mommy’s little helper won’t smother itself should it decide to try and wear one.  Thing is, many of these perforated bags don’t actually have the holes punched thru all the way. Parts of the plastic are still in place.  But I suppose it’s really a good thing in a way as it’s one less responsibility the customer has to carry in this busy world.  So much more comfortable to simply let the gummint think and do for us.

Notice to Macker:  Notice not even the use of frak here.

Tesco plastic bags go under the counter in green move By David Thomas
Last Updated: 12:01am BST 13/08/2008

Tesco is to stop the mass distribution of plastic carrier bags at its larger stores, in a move to boost its green credentials.

Government may stop supermarkets giving away plastic carrier bags

It has introduced a “bag on request” scheme at its larger “Extra” hypermarket stores, where bags are kept out of sight under the tills and only given out if customers specifically ask for them.

A spokesman for Tesco, the UK’s largest supermarket chain, denied that it would be banning bags entirely, saying that it was merely “offering choice” to its customers.

He also ruled out charging for bags. “While one-use carriers will no longer be on display at checkouts, customers can ask for them and they will be supplied without charge,” he said.

“A few Extras have been given the flexibility to remove bags from display but give them out on request.”

Plastic bags are the current bête noire of green campaigners. Up to 17 billion are currently given away annually – three billion by Tesco alone – and they take up to 1,000 years to decompose, taking a damaging toll on wildlife.

The Government has said that it will consider introducing a mandatory charge of up to 10p per bag unless retailers take greater steps to cut the number that are used.

Marks and Spencer, Aldi, Lidl and Netto already charge for carrier bags. And several towns, led by Modbury in Devon, have banned the distribution and use of plastic bags.

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Posted by Drew458     on 08/13/2008 at 09:27 AM   
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