"Paper or Plastic...?"

@nanciem (1105)
United States
August 10, 2008 9:42pm CST
Here where I live, at the supermarket/grocery store they still give you the option of "Paper or plastc" but you have to pay 5 cents per paper bag, does this happen where you live, and do you take paper or plastic?
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4 responses
AidiaPropitious
@AidiaPropitious (58)
• Indonesia
11 Aug 08
I live in Indonesia and poor that people here don't realize the danger of plastic. If I could choose, I prefer paper. Paper can be reused.
nanciem
@nanciem (1105)
• United States
11 Aug 08
Hiya AidiaPropitious! I agree, now wouldn't you think they would charge for plastic and not paper? Weird!
lilybug
@lilybug (21107)
• United States
11 Aug 08
None of the stores that I shop at charge for paper bags. I normally get plastic bags unless it is really hot out and I have forgotten my insulated bags. Then I get paper bags for the cold stuff.
nanciem
@nanciem (1105)
• United States
11 Aug 08
Oh insulated bags? hmm that's something I have never thought of. Now wouldn't you think they should charge the other way around?
laglen
@laglen (19759)
• United States
11 Aug 08
No. any place that offers both, does it for free. I prefer paper bags because I have more uses for them. I think I would even pay the 5 cents extra.
nanciem
@nanciem (1105)
• United States
11 Aug 08
Cool, not here anymore, It depends how much I have plastic is easier to carry, I reuse them as well, don't just chuck the away. So sometimes i pay the extra money. Thanks for the response!
applefreak
@applefreak (3130)
• Singapore
11 Aug 08
here where i live, we still get free plastic bags. however, some supermarkets have a BYOB day. most of them have it on wednesdays. i usually bring my own bag whenever i go grocery shopping. if it's a last minute thing, i'll just dump my purchases into my bag. i carry a big bag around so it's no problem having all my purchases inside. cheers ;p