Time for the UK to ban plastic bags?

[batman]

Originally Posted by john audley the clear and simple answer is the old STRING BAG

And when you're not using them for shopping .... you could wear them!

[Marky B]

Ta Ta
Marky B

[homeguard]

A police friend of mine was called to our local Co-Op where the staff were holding a suspect shop-lifter. When searched they found SIX tins of baked beans in her bra! She used the excuse that there were no wire baskets available, and that she'd put them there to free-up her hands for other goods - then forgotten she had them. As he said, it's a good job they didn't have a wet fish department!
Moral: Forget carrying it home on your head, use your initiative.
Regards,
HG

[samkydd]

Originally Posted by homeguard A police friend of mine was called to our local Co-Op where the staff were holding a suspect shop-lifter. When searched they found SIX tins of baked beans in her bra! She used the excuse that there were no wire baskets available, and that she'd put them there to free-up her hands for other goods - then forgotten she had them. Regards, HG

I remember the old adverts on the telly:

"Thieving houswives every day stuff their bras with beans and say, Beanz Meanz Fines!"

[john audley]

Originally Posted by batman And when you're not using them for shopping .... you could wear them!

How about setting up in business All we need do is purchase string vests and seal up the lower edge - it is then a bag

[batman]

Originally Posted by john audley How about setting up in business All we need do is purchase string vests and seal up the lower edge - it is then a bag

Why not just buy the string and make them oursleves .... quids in!

[john audley]

Originally Posted by batman Why not just buy the string and make them oursleves .... quids in!

Maybe, but lots of work involved unless we import Ethnics below the minimum wage in a sweat shop (vest would be handy) much better to import the vests from China (at 10p each)

[batman]

Originally Posted by john audley Maybe, but lots of work involved unless we import Ethnics below the minimum wage in a sweat shop (vest would be handy) much better to import the vests from China (at 10p each)

OK .... but we'll need someone to seal up the bottoms. I'll ring Equity and see if the cast of Family Affairs are up to anything at the moment.

[john audley]

Originally Posted by batman OK .... but we'll need someone to seal up the bottoms. I'll ring Equity and see if the cast of Family Affairs are up to anything at the moment.

Sorry bats but my experience of the acting world is, they would be calling an AGM
every 10 minutes to moan about the conditions

[batman]

Originally Posted by john audley Sorry bats but my experience of the acting world is, they would be calling an AGM every 10 minutes to moan about the conditions

[earlb]

How about this idea? Nobody supplies plastic bags anymore and we go to the Supermarket with our own bags. That way we don't pay for plastic bags (what a con anyway) and we all do our bit to help the environment.

[ron7885]

Here in Canada,several shops,make the shoppers pay for the plastic bags. Major supermarkets still supply them,but are asking shoppers to put them into recycle bins. Here in Toronto,rumours are circulating,that they may be eliminated altogether.

[Harleybloke]

Well! I'm appalled!

You lot have no respect for Rab.C.!!

[Harleybloke]

I love watching 'Randall & Hopkirk', 'The Professionals', 'Time Tunnel' because it reminds me of my childhood when all we had to worry about was 'Mutually assured destruction'.............. no Al-Qeada, no stupid PC mad politicans, people got on with their lives.....and yeah, we had Viet-Nam & Northern Ireland but man, I'd take that now against the crap we get day in, day out!

[homeguard]

Originally Posted by earlb How about this idea? Nobody supplies plastic bags anymore and we go to the Supermarket with our own bags. That way we don't pay for plastic bags (what a con anyway) and we all do our bit to help the environment.

Far too simple an idea, and where's the money-making incentive. Come on, you can do better than that!
Regards,
HG