I, like Boogiemum, have been trying to use my own canvas bags instead of plastic bags. My mom is a teacher and has approximately 1,759,821 tote bags. She gave a bunch to me so I could use them for my shopping. But I’ve had similar experiences to what happened to Boogiemum:
As I grab all 800 of my canvas bags… “I would like to put as much of this stuff as I can in these. Please NO PLASTIC BAGS.”
So she starts piling up stuff at the end, not putting them in any
bags until I finish unloading my cart and go down and do it myself.
Then she stops ringing up and starts putting stuff IN PLASTIC BAGS and
then putting them in my canvas bags.HELLO? Kind of defeats the purpose.
Ugh, I know how that is. I don’t know what it is that many cashiers seem to have against canvas bags, but asking them to use your canvas bags usually throws them for a total loop. I usually end up having to bag my own stuff. I don’t mind bagging my own stuff, but when I’m at a store that’s supposed to bag my stuff for me, I wish they’d just do their job. Is that too much to ask?
[photo: ecobags.com]
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I guess it's not just me. One would think in this day and age where using your own bags is becoming more widely practiced, that it wouldn't still be so foreign to cashiers. I have honestly thought of calling some of the stores and suggesting to the manager that they train on the topic.
Posted by: boogiemum | December 28th, 2007 4:33 pm |
So far, I haven't dealt with any RUDE cashiers like this. I always bring my canvas bags and they give 5 cents back for the first 5 bags. I love your blog!
Posted by: tanyetta | December 28th, 2007 10:38 pm |
I bring canvas bags (when I remember to retrieve them from the trunk), and I do get the occasional eyeroll from checkers, which I ignore.
Posted by: feefifoto | December 29th, 2007 4:22 pm |