I went to stay a couple of months in the US and of course I brought my reusable bag to the übermarket. The cashier didn't want to fill it. She insisted to use single-use bags :|
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I have these reusable nets for fruits & veggies, and I always figured I'd encounter a cashier at some point, who'll say "Excuse me, you need to be destroying the environment, otherwise I cannot weigh these".
Thankfully, I have not yet (here in the Europes), but the self-checkout register at one of the shops genuinely has a step programmed in where it asks you, if you're using a reusable net or similar. If you click "Yes", it has the nerve to ask you to remove it before weighing. And it's just like:
Thankfully, self-checkout registers can be easily lied to, so I just tell it that my veggies are unpacked.
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Why America tho? There have been reusable only bags in grocery stores for a long time now.
Depends on the state/area.
I know at least in Georgia (US), they still had those tissue paper thin bags at Target when I was there on business earlier in the year. They may have had reusable bags that you could buy didn't notice any), yet I didn't see a single person using one.
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Where do you live?
How dare you taking away jobs from the people that put your groceries in plastic bags at Walmart /s
It’s OK my local Walmart will force you to do your own checking out in the future anyway.
I use them all a second time as a wet bag, refuse bag, etc. not perfect but better than just tossing them right away
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Bah, be a real environmentalist and don't bring any bags.