Terminal Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 44 minutes ago, Kevmeister said: They wouldn’t get away with it in Africa. Nobody would pay 5p to poo into a plastic bag. If the toilet tax gets any higher I might start using dog poo bags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Colombe Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 1 hour ago, Terminal said: What am I’m going to bag my rubbish up with now? Do I pay for carrier bags or buy bin liners instead? The Co-op still provide bags. Probably not for much longer though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Colombe Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 I wonder who will be the purchaser of Shoprite's last straw?* There should be a prize! *Plastic straw, obvs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hissingsid Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 Straws are officially banned they are killing sea life, allegedly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevster Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 5 hours ago, Max Power said: their sell by dates are generally so close to expiry that stuff goes off in no time if you are not careful Take stuff from the back of the shelf And 'sell by dates' don't mean it will be poisonous the next day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevster Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 48 minutes ago, hissingsid said: Straws are officially banned they are killing sea life, allegedly. I did ask an eco fanatic 'how does the plastic straw I put in my bin end up in the sea???' No answer yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Colombe Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 1 hour ago, hissingsid said: Straws are officially banned they are killing sea life, allegedly. Yeah, that's what I, oh, never mind... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Colombe Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 12 minutes ago, kevster said: I did ask an eco fanatic 'how does the plastic straw I put in my bin end up in the sea???' You don't need to be an eco fanatic to worry about marine pollution, but you make a serious point. Who is dumping the stuff in the sea? It's not me, neither is it done with my approval. Shouldn't we be burning it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chancer Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 6 hours ago, Max Power said: I've just been to Shoprite who have just terminated their clubcard system, which hadn't been worth the trouble of taking out of your wallet for some time. After scooting around for a quick sixty quid shop, I arrived at the checkout and the little Polish girl immediately started flashing my shopping past the till when I noticed there were no bags available. I asked her for a few and she pointed at a sign on the counter which said that from today, each bag would incur a 5p charge. Well, I now regret not just walking away and leaving my shopping on the conveyor but having been a customer there for donkeys years, I thought I'd give them a chance to rescind the cost. To no avail! Now I understand that we are trying to reduce the number of plastic bags flying around the place but I object to the corporate greed of the directors of this local business. Their prices are dubious at times, their sell by dates are generally so close to expiry that stuff goes off in no time if you are not careful, their TT and MGP pricing is a scandal, and this is the final nail in their coffin as far as I'm concerned. I dispose of my bags responsibly, in fact most of the bags on the island are incinerated. This to my mind is simply a way of bluffing everyone that they are an environmentally friendly organisation. If they truly were they would use recycled paper bags! What total utter shite. 'The last 'straw' - my arse. The only thing you're probably buying is Manx crabs. What are these pricing issues with TT and Grand Prix, the store is normally full of offers. First world problems........ha.......ha.........ha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Peters Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 I used to try to remember to keep some Tesco bags in the boot of my car. It's a beautiful Mercedes sports car. The horror! So I've bought a cheap Citroen to do the shopping in... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadeus Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 Plastic bags should have been banned on the island ages ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butterflies Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 Brilliant news, well done Shoprite! Now it's about time the Co-op did the same. Anyone who can't manage to bring a reusable bag to a shop should be shot on sight. Even if you forgot once, can you really not afford 5p Oh and Terminal, I too use plastic bags to line my indoor waste paper bins. The difference is: when they are full I decant the rubbish within into the wheelie bin. BUT (and this is the clever bit so pay attention): I retain the plastic bag in the bin. This way I don't need to get new bags and they can be reused many times. You're welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody2 Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 11 hours ago, hissingsid said: Straws are officially banned they are killing sea life, allegedly. its a shame the nutters who started this campaign didn't think about disabled people..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Colombe Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 4 hours ago, Amadeus said: Plastic bags should have been banned on the island ages ago. You could say the same for road racing and online gaming. But hey, funny old world! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gettafa Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 Well you would ban... you'd ban,...erm...capos on guitars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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