Ikea to charge U.S. customers for plastic bags [Archive]

Snacks

02-21-2007, 04:06 PM

I can see this being a good thing for the planet, but what I dont understand is what are people going to use to carrry things from stores? Are we going to have to bring our own bags in all stores eventually?"PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Sweden's IKEA will charge U.S. customers five cents for disposable plastic shopping bags in what the international furniture giant said on Wednesday was a first step to ending their use altogether."

Alice S. Fuzzybutt

02-21-2007, 04:11 PM

Are we going to have to bring our own bags in all stores eventually? Actually, I bring my own bags to the store sometimes and they take money off my bill for it (granted, it's only a few cents).

lleeder

02-21-2007, 04:16 PM

I bring my own bags...wait wrong thread

This message was edited by lleeder on 2-21-07 @ 8:16 PM

Captain Rooster

02-21-2007, 04:19 PM

"Evildoers" --G. Bush

cupcakelove

02-21-2007, 04:24 PM

If I had to guess, I would say most of the stuff people buy at Ikea wouldn't fit an a plastic bag anyways.

Fat_Sunny

02-21-2007, 04:28 PM

Perhaps Someone Could 'Splain This To Fat.  When He Goes To The Shoprite, The Folks At The Checkout Ask "Would You Like Paper Or Plastic".  No Trees Had To Die To Make The Plastic, But They Did DIe To Make The Paper.  So Fat Always Says "Plastic"!Fat Likes Trees, So Why Is He Wrong?

sailor

02-21-2007, 04:29 PM

cupcakelove wrote: If I had to guess, I would say most of the stuff people buy at Ikea wouldn't fit an a plastic bag anyways.  a lot of the stuff is larger, but they do have plenty that would go into bags.  eh, no big deal.  bj's already doesn't have shopping bags.  you bring your cart to your car, load up and drive home.  if you need bags to go from the car to your residence, you plan ahead.

sailor

02-21-2007, 04:30 PM

Fat_Sunny wrote: Perhaps Someone Could 'Splain This To Fat. When He Goes To The Shoprite, The Folks At The Checkout Ask "Would You Like Paper Or Plastic". No Trees Had To Die To Make The Plastic, But They Did DIe To Make The Paper. So Fat Always Says "Plastic"!Fat Likes Trees, So Why Is He Wrong? what decade are you from that they ask that?

Hottub

02-21-2007, 04:31 PM

Fat_Sunny wrote: Perhaps Someone Could 'Splain This To Fat.  When He Goes To The Shoprite, The Folks At The Checkout Ask "Would You Like Paper Or Plastic".  No Trees Had To Die To Make The Plastic, But They Did DIe To Make The Paper.  So Fat Always Says "Plastic"!Fat Likes Trees, So Why Is He Wrong?Hot_Tub brings his own bags to Shop Rite, and the cashier gives him 2 cents credit for each one he uses!!

Fat_Sunny

02-21-2007, 04:33 PM

sailor wrote:  what decade are you from that they ask that? Um, This One.They Ask Every Single Time!Where Does Sailor Shop That They DON'T Give Him A Choice?

sailor

02-21-2007, 04:34 PM

Fat_Sunny wrote: sailor wrote: what decade are you from that they ask that? Um, This One.They Ask Every Single Time!Where Does Sailor Shop That They DON'T Give Him A Choice? a little city called new york.  you might have read about it in the papers.

Fat_Sunny

02-21-2007, 04:37 PM

sailor wrote:  a little city called new york.  you might have read about it in the papers. Fat Thinks You Mis-Spelled "The Bronx".Anyway, Fat Forgot, NYC Is A Place Where They Are Taking Away Choices.

sailor

02-21-2007, 04:46 PM

Fat_Sunny wrote: sailor wrote: a little city called new york. you might have read about it in the papers. Fat Thinks You Mis-Spelled "The Bronx".Anyway, Fat Forgot, NYC Is A Place Where They Are Taking Away Choices. i've never once in my life been asked "paper or plastic"  that's from like mid 80s till now.  and new york city is the 5 boroughs, not just manhattan.  :)

Fat_Sunny

02-21-2007, 04:51 PM

sailor wrote:  i've never once in my life been asked "paper or plastic"  that's from like mid 80s till now.  and new york city is the 5 boroughs, not just manhattan.  <img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/images/smile.gif" border="0" width="15" height="15" /> On Paper, That Is True, Of Course.  In Reality, "New York" Is Just That Skinny Little Island Between The East River And The Hudson.  The Rest Is Just Eyesore Material.OK, Bring It On!

sailor

02-21-2007, 04:55 PM

Fat_Sunny wrote: sailor wrote: i've never once in my life been asked "paper or plastic" that's from like mid 80s till now. and new york city is the 5 boroughs, not just manhattan. <img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/images/smile.gif" border="0" width="15" height="15" /> On Paper, That Is True, Of Course. In Reality, "New York" Is Just That Skinny Little Island Between The East River And The Hudson. The Rest Is Just Eyesore Material.OK, Bring It On! sorry, i'm not about to be goaded into anything silly.  think what ya want, son.

SatCam

02-21-2007, 05:05 PM

Alice S. Fuzzybutt wrote: Are we going to have to bring our own bags in all stores eventually? Actually, I bring my own bags to the store sometimes and they take money off my bill for it (granted, it's only a few cents). 

oh... you're THAT lady...

flipper21

02-21-2007, 05:05 PM

Fat_Sunny wrote: Perhaps Someone Could 'Splain This To Fat.  When He Goes To The Shoprite, The Folks At The Checkout Ask "Would You Like Paper Or Plastic".  No Trees Had To Die To Make The Plastic, But They Did DIe To Make The Paper.  So Fat Always Says "Plastic"!Fat Likes Trees, So Why Is He Wrong?Many plastics are made from petroleum products.  Then they wind up in landfills where they can take from months to years to degrade, which is when they leach toxins back into the environment.  Trees are renewable.Plastic is fine, just reuse them as much as possible.Here's one opinion: <a href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/09/0902_030902_plasticbags.html">http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/09/0902_030902_plasticbags.html</a>

ralphbxny

02-21-2007, 05:52 PM

sailor wrote: Fat_Sunny wrote: sailor wrote: i've never once in my life been asked "paper or plastic" that's from like mid 80s till now. and new york city is the 5 boroughs, not just manhattan. <img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/images/smile.gif" border="0" width="15" height="15" /> On Paper, That Is True, Of Course. In Reality, "New York" Is Just That Skinny Little Island Between The East River And The Hudson. The Rest Is Just Eyesore Material.OK, Bring It On! sorry, i'm not about to be goaded into anything silly.  think what ya want, son.I have to take up for sailor. I have not been asked paper or plastic since I lived in Kearny NJ right after college in 1996.

WhistlePig

02-21-2007, 06:09 PM

I like a paper bag inside a plastic bag. Best of both worlds.

PapaBear

02-21-2007, 06:26 PM

WhistlePig wrote: I like a paper bag inside a plastic bag. Best of both worlds. I put a paper bag in my plastic bag, put them both in burlap, then box the whole thing up and wrap it plastic wrap.

FUNKMAN

02-21-2007, 06:35 PM

you would think with recycling that the paper bag would make a comeback. i prefer doubling up paper bags because you can get so much more in them and they keep items in place betterplus the cats love playing with the paper bags

PapaBear

02-21-2007, 06:40 PM

Speaking of recycling... Millions of those plastic bags get shipped here to Winchester, where The Trex company melts them down and mixes them with saw dust to make this...<img src="http://www.uniquedeck.com/images/See%20our%20work/Trex%20Decking.jpg" border="0" width="416" height="271" />

Death Metal Moe

02-21-2007, 06:43 PM

SatCam wrote: Alice S. Fuzzybutt wrote: Are we going to have to bring our own bags in all stores eventually? Actually, I bring my own bags to the store sometimes and they take money off my bill for it (granted, it's only a few cents).  oh... you're THAT lady... Hey if most places did this I'd keep some sort of canvas bags in my car at all times.  I've heard of it before but don't think any of the stores near me participate in something like this.Charging people for them will just piss consumers off.  I remember when McDonalds tried to start saying certian foods only got a certian number of sauce packs and extras were going to cost you.  They stopped that shit real fast.

Fat_Sunny

02-21-2007, 08:12 PM

PapaBear wrote: Speaking of recycling... Millions of those plastic bags get shipped here to Winchester, where The Trex company melts them down and mixes them with saw dust to make this...<img src="http://www.uniquedeck.com/images/See%20our%20work/Trex%20Decking.jpg" border="0" width="416" height="271" />You See, Papa, That Was Exactly The Kind Of Idea Fat Was Looking For When He Posted His Thread About Ideas For A New Business.   Now, Those People At Trex, They Had Their Thinking Caps On!Hmmm... How About This: Rice Trex?  Wheat Trex?  Corn Trex?  Tasty, Yet Functional.  Hmmm.

Fallon

02-21-2007, 08:15 PM

Maybe I should bring a hockey bag. I could fit a ton of food in that.<img src="http://leagueathletics.com/Files/Images/Club/1730/Nashoba%20Hockey%20bag.JPG" border="0" width="334" height="445" />

Snacks

02-21-2007, 08:34 PM

I have noticed every store uses plastic except Whole foods and trader Joes. They both use really good, strong paper bags with handles.To stick up for Fat_ I have been asked paper or plastic but at only one store and that is Whole Foods. They ask you and then bag it for you. I guess when they charge you triple the price for everything, they have to do something nice.

PapaBear

02-21-2007, 08:35 PM

Fat_Sunny wrote: PapaBear wrote: Speaking of recycling... Millions of those plastic bags get shipped here to Winchester, where The Trex company melts them down and mixes them with saw dust to make this...<img src="http://www.uniquedeck.com/images/See%20our%20work/Trex%20Decking.jpg" border="0" width="416" height="271" />You See, Papa, That Was Exactly The Kind Of Idea Fat Was Looking For When He Posted His Thread About Ideas For A New Business.   Now, Those People At Trex, They Had Their Thinking Caps On!Hmmm... How About This: Rice Trex?  Wheat Trex?  Corn Trex?  Tasty, Yet Functional.  Hmmm.Edible Tractor Trex.

sailor

02-22-2007, 03:39 AM

Snacks wrote: I have noticed every store uses plastic except Whole foods and trader Joes. They both use really good, strong paper bags with handles.To stick up for Fat_ I have been asked paper or plastic but at only one store and that is Whole Foods. They ask you and then bag it for you. I guess when they charge you triple the price for everything, they have to do something nice. i went to a whole foods a month ago for the first time and they just gave a plastic bag without asking.  i only went therre for flour i couldn't find elsewhere, locally, but the price wasn't high at all.  maybe for the other stuff it is.  this was the one in white plains.

Sheeplovr

02-22-2007, 04:12 AM

i often say no to bagsat i've been useing the same bag for the comic shop for months i have my own bags for supermarketsi was at ikea yesterday people should be charged i saw how people pack bags its so unofficant people are retards when it comes ot space relation

sailor

02-22-2007, 07:53 AM

Sheeplovr wrote: i often say no to bagsat i've been useing the same bag for the comic shop for months i have my own bags for supermarketsi was at ikea yesterday people should be charged i saw how people pack bags its so unofficant people are retards when it comes ot space relation  that's the one thing i hate about ikea (which is the greatest place on earth!).  they don't bag your stuff for you, and will even start ringing up the next person's stuff while you're still working on yours.  my wife and i bought like 15 vases for a party and while we're trying to wrap them in paper, the clerk starts running thru the next person's bricks of lead.  does it really save THAT MUCH time?

angrymissy

02-22-2007, 07:57 AM

Snacks wrote: I have noticed every store uses plastic except Whole foods and trader Joes. They both use really good, strong paper bags with handles.To stick up for Fat_ I have been asked paper or plastic but at only one store and that is Whole Foods. They ask you and then bag it for you. I guess when they charge you triple the price for everything, they have to do something nice. Trader Joe's has AWESOME paper bags.  They're superstrong and I use them for kitchen garbage.

angrymissy

02-22-2007, 07:59 AM

oh and maybe the flour wasn't expensive but Whole Foods (Whole Paycheck), is ridiculously overpriced, especially on produce.  You can get better tasting and just as organic/healthy stuff at Trader Joe's.  I drive a half hour just to shop at Trader Joes.

Dan 'Hampton

02-22-2007, 08:36 AM

Sheeplovr wrote: i often say no to bagsat i've been useing the same bag for the comic shop for months i have my own bags for supermarketsi was at ikea yesterday people should be charged i saw how people pack bags its so unofficant people are retards when it comes ot space relation  Who's talking bout interplanetary sex?  Seems like everytime we go to ikea we end up coming home with big boxes not bags.

Snacks

02-22-2007, 11:28 AM

angrymissy wrote: oh and maybe the flour wasn't expensive but Whole Foods (Whole Paycheck), is ridiculously overpriced, especially on produce.  You can get better tasting and just as organic/healthy stuff at Trader Joe's.  I drive a half hour just to shop at Trader Joes. Trader Joes is the best. They are so inexpensive, the place is even cheaper then most grocery stores for all food. I love that place.

Jujubees2

02-22-2007, 11:43 AM

Sheeplovr wrote: i often say no to bagsat i've been useing the same bag for the comic shop for months i have my own bags for supermarketsi was at ikea yesterday people should be charged i saw how people pack bags its so unofficant people are retards when it comes ot space relation  Then you've got the people who insist on a double bag for two boxes of cereal!  I always bring my own cloth bags, though my wife forgets and brings home all these annoying plastic bags.  Waldbaum's is the only store in Queens I could find that collects the plastic bags for recycling.

sailor

02-22-2007, 11:45 AM

Jujubees2 wrote: Sheeplovr wrote: i often say no to bagsat i've been useing the same bag for the comic shop for months i have my own bags for supermarketsi was at ikea yesterday people should be charged i saw how people pack bags its so unofficant people are retards when it comes ot space relation Then you've got the people who insist on a double bag for two boxes of cereal! I always bring my own cloth bags, though my wife forgets and brings home all these annoying plastic bags. Waldbaum's is the only store in Queens I could find that collects the plastic bags for recycling. the stew leonard's in yonkers collects them (for folks in this area).  they have a big bin outside, so you don't even have to interract with anyone!

WhistlePig

02-22-2007, 05:31 PM

Sheeplovr wrote: i was at ikea yesterday
people should be charged i saw how people pack bags its so unofficant people are
retards when it comes ot space relation ÿ

This is why I like to bag my own stuff at the grocery store. The clerks there will
put 2 items to a plastic bag and I end up with 20 bags! Such waste. I bag the
same amount of stuff myself with the paper bag inside plastic and end up with 4
bags max. And I don't put stuff like cans in with the tomatos and light bulbs.

SatCam

02-22-2007, 06:18 PM

sailor wrote: Jujubees2 wrote: Sheeplovr wrote: i often say no to bagsat i've been useing the same bag for the comic shop for months i have my own bags for supermarketsi was at ikea yesterday people should be charged i saw how people pack bags its so unofficant people are retards when it comes ot space relation Then you've got the people who insist on a double bag for two boxes of cereal! I always bring my own cloth bags, though my wife forgets and brings home all these annoying plastic bags. Waldbaum's is the only store in Queens I could find that collects the plastic bags for recycling. the stew leonard's in yonkers collects them (for folks in this area). they have a big bin outside, so you don't even have to interract with anyone! 

those bags are so amazing I dont use any other kind. they are super thick and durable and no other store uses anything close to it. why would you want to get rid of them?

The Jays

02-22-2007, 06:27 PM

I know of places that charge for bags. Aldi's charges for bags and has food stamp prices for a shitload of regular supermarket stuff, it probably makes a nice penny back by charging for bags on people who forgot their own bags, or who decide to buy two shopping carts full of stuff.

Bulldogcakes

02-22-2007, 06:30 PM

If I buy only one or two items at a supermarket, I'll usually say "I dont need a bag".And the cashier will invariably look at me like I'm completely nuts.