A rant?? You decide.

[llowry61]

Light bulbs
Gasoline
Faucets
Toilets
Plastic bags
Vaccines
Bank deposits
Tracking and listening devices
IMHO-----all they think about is "give us your money and do as we say"
It's time to stand up

Drip, Drip, Drip...... This is my concern when does it ever stop.

I am sick of the intrusion / methodology. Artificially created irritants to make a point when the outcome really doesn't make a difference at all. Just like magazine bans and weapon bans. Sounds good on paper but doesn't make a hill of beans worth of difference.

Once again, we have to do it for the good of all. It is never enough, and I am sick of it.

It isn't the .20 cents and if that is what you think it is so be it.

 

[coltle6920]

So I'm a petty complainer because I take overgoverning to it's simplest form. So be it!

 

[Nevada Ed]

What would happen if you refused plastic bags, when they asked?

Would they refuse in ringing up the sale ?

Is this notice posted on the doors, of the fee on bags ?

 

[soFlaNative]

but look

around next time you are3 in the grocery store, some of these

shoppers are using the same cloth sack for ever and the thing is

filthy. What germs and bacteria are getting dragged around by

these, I'm saving the environment types by using this reusable

sack. .

Right on, about time people stood up and thumbed their noses at the antiseptic environment all too often in which we're stuck. How many of us rolled in the dirt, waded thru swamp and canals and rinsed in stump water?

What didn't kill us made us stronger, may even give humanity a leg up on this herd immunity thing.


Made a small purchase at a Walgreen's pharmacy the other day and received it in a small paper sack.
How nice! Still had about 6 feet of receipt included.

 

[pasound]

I've been taking my Hot-Cold large insulated bags shopping regularly, now carrying them into the store instead of leaving them to load up later. Checkout clerk didn't understand that I was trying to bag my own frozen goods. He still bagged everything, and slowed down the line behind me until I just gave up and went out with both and loaded up at my car, as usual. And another big waste of plastic bags.

 

[LoboGunLeather]

Honestly, Officer, I'm not shoplifting. I only put these things in my pockets because I can't afford another dime to pay for the bag.

If I had an extra 20 cents I would gladly save the planet for future generations.

How can you have a nice party without Red Solo cups?

 

[Rustyt1953]

Right on, about time people stood up and thumbed their noses at the antiseptic environment all too often in which we're stuck. How many of us rolled in the dirt, waded thru swamp and canals and rinsed in stump water?

What didn't kill us made us stronger, may even give humanity a leg up on this herd immunity thing

I'm here to tell ya.

 

[coltle6920]

What would happen if you refused plastic bags, when they asked?Would they refuse in ringing up the sale ? Is this notice posted on the doors, of the fee on bags ?

In my second email to Corporate I wrote..."So I can walk around shopping for 30 minutes with numerous perishables in my cart but I can't go 30ft to my car without the items being bagged for health reasons? Once I leave the store with my paid for items it is no longer your concern."

Haven't looked to see what signage may be posted at their entrance. Already had one incident back when Covid started up. It got ugly and involved another customer as well as the manager. I made my point to the applause of others standing behind me.

I will pit my common sense against another's education any day to make my point. Not my fault if their skull is soundproof.

 

[coltle6920]

Honestly, Officer, I'm not shoplifting. I only put these things in my pockets because I can't afford another dime to pay for the bag.

They don't appreciate that reasoning in the self checkout line either.

 

[UncleEd]

Hey, did you finally get your $38 worth
of items at another store and did you
make a second trip to do so? Hope
you didn't have to expend 20 cents
in gasoline to do so.

We all want a happy ending to this story.

 

[wilkoi]

Lighten up, 20 cents is not a burden.

Anger is self defeating.

 

[BLACKHAWKNJ]

All those 20 cents add up PDQ. And being charged for something you don't want, didn't order....?

 

[BigBoy99]

Since we have to do our own checkouts, which were done previously by store employees, are we going to be receiving W-2 Pay and Earnings Statements from those stores?

 

[glenwolde]

From your own description of your interaction with them I don't think Kroger is sorry to see you go.

 

[tinkerer]

Just wonder what the reaction would be if you were charged $20.00 per bag.

 

[old bear]

“Life can be hard, and full of disappointments, then you die”

Now on the PLUS side, my doorbell just rang it was Scotties dad. Handed me a foil wrapped package with two Homemade, from scratch, Bacon, cheese, and egg biscuits. God those were so good on a cold wet Sunday morning.

 

[Smoke]

Explains a lot . . .

I lay awake at night worrying about your opinion of me.

 

[Muss Muggins]

When I started working for myself, I pretty quickly came to an understanding of how much my time is worth. It has since guided me in matters such as these . . .

 

[jeffrefrig]

I'll gladly pay 10 or 20 cents for a bag that I later use to do my daily "Angel litter" patrol in the back yard. When I have more than I need I just throw them away. They were supposed to ban all plastic bags in the city, PGH, but I don't know what's up with that. I shop on the other side of the river, outside city limits.

 

[Smoke]

I've said it before, but I think the reusable bags are more convenient and we have dozens OF them.

My Grandparents Raised a family during the Depression. My father grew up as an orphan during the depression. They learned not to waste anything. My wife was raised in similar circumstances and our grandparents passed their lessons on.

When they first started talking about doing away with plastic bags my wife saved every one that came into our home. I'm sure we have enough to last for quite a while. they're great for taking cat litter to the trash.

since I've retired, I've put effort into not getting wrapped around the axel over trifles. I think I've mostly succeeded