Comments on: Plastic Bag Ban A Pain. No, Really.

By: Ken

Ken — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:51:40 +0000

I agree with Peter. It’s so obvious it’s stupid. If grocery bags are too heavy, put a little less in them. Why is it that some people find the smallest inconvenience intolerable? It’s ironic, that the trade-off is the ubiquitous contamination of groundwater and air, three legged frogs, autism, cancer (you name-it) that comes from the thousands of unregulated synthetic chemicals found in things like plastic bags. Evidently, those things are not at all inconvenient to people who can’t figure out they should load their grocery bags with less items…

By: peter bowler

peter bowler — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:49:33 +0000

A silly problem, really. Why not fill the bags less full and use the grocery cart to carry them to the vehicle? This naysay issue is a non-starter unless one is teeing up a personal injury suit for this scenario. This problem is so simple to solve (as above) how could anyone NOT think of it? Ridiculous.

By: Abby

Abby — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:52:57 +0000

When I do have my own bags, it seems like a real incovenience to the “baggers” who are packing my groceries. I’m glad that more stores are offering green alternatives, but most bags don’t seem very durable.

By: Glenda

Glenda — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:11:15 +0000

I think the ban is a knee jerk reaction. While I have the
green bags from the two grocery stores in which I shop, I am physically unable to carry them when full. Which makes it a real inconvenience as I cannot get everything I need at one time, thereby using more gas than going to the store again to get what I missed the first time around. Ridiculous!