Shopping Bags Part 1/2: The Practice Of Paying For Plastic Bags Â« The Consumer Etiquette Guide

By janihelle 328 days ago from http://consumers.wordpress.com

For this one Iâ€™ll have to skip the American readers for a bit, as theyâ€™re not used to the practice Iâ€™ll be outlining in todayâ€™s post. (That doesnâ€™t mean you canâ€™t read this post though. Please, go ahead. You might learn a little bit about other countries.)

Weâ€™re talking shopping bags today. You know, those plastic (or paper) things you get from the checkout counter to stuff your shopping into, in case your pockets arenâ€™t deep enough. Yeah, those things.

In many countries and particular stores customers take this wonderful invention for granted. Why? Because theyâ€™re free, thatâ€™s why. You know what? Theyâ€™re not always free.