It was our weekly trip to the grocery store this morning. When you only let yourself go food shopping once a week it becomes a little more exciting! Hubby even had the shopping bags all organised ready to go this morning.
I was glad I wore my jeans to do our grocery shopping this morning as I ended up spending a lot of time crouching on the floor peering at the price of the brands that get stocked right down at floor level. I have to admit I didn’t see many people doing the same thing but that’s ok – I don’t mind looking silly while I’m saving a few dollars.
It was startling to see how many people are still buying plastic bags to put their groceries in. Even if you’re not into the environment thing buying a shopping bag would be paid off in a few weeks compared to the constant price of buying plastic bags so it makes sense money wise. Or bringing cardboard boxes (if you have a car) would be even cheaper.
I noticed when looking at the price screen at the counter that the advertisement was promoting buying shopping bags. Thumbs up to Pak n Save for reminding people that they don’t need to buy plastic bags. Woolworths on the other hand would have to be the worst supermarket I’ve found – everything is automatically put in a bag even if only one item. They seem determined to use up as many plastic bags as possible.
I wonder what would happen if a supermarket didn’t provide plastic bags at all for customers??? I presume we would all still come and shop.