Walmart Now Is Not Using Paper Bags Anymore

Jules said:
They did fail to give the sale price for PowerAde last week so I overpaid by a quarter. I was going to challenge them on it but never made it back for another day of the sale. I do my best to watch the prices and can only think of one other time I was overcharged. I don’t love Walmart but it has the easiest parking lot for me.
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I've had this happen at Safeway foods going through the check out. Once I got pretzels and specifically chose the ones on sale. It didn't ring up at the sale price so I said something to the employee watching the self check out area. She wasn't exactly nice about it though I was right and it was just a hassle.

I'm not a Walmart fan either but sometimes I need to go for what is cheapest. I don't go too often. I know there are people who love Walmart. We don't have a super Walmart but I've been to them and they aren't bad.
 

Jules said:
All the Walmarts in BC went plastic free this year and they never offered paper. I’ve been using the same rewashable cloth bags for years so it wasn’t an issue. I resented paying the dime for carrying a bag with their branding on it and I’m a cheap environmentalist.


They did fail to give the sale price for PowerAde last week so I overpaid by a quarter. I was going to challenge them on it but never made it back for another day of the sale. I do my best to watch the prices and can only think of one other time I was overcharged. I don’t love Walmart but it has the easiest parking lot for me.
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I carry bags in my purse for those times I forget the cloth reusables. Safeway here stopped using plastic bags and now if you need a bag they charge 50 cents for a paper bag!

I remember a time when there was nothing but paper bags! They didn't cost much because there were free!
 
I carry bags in my walker for my groceries but purchase the paper ones for my son's groceries. I think they are one cent for each bag and if you have snap they are free. Maybe they have to use them up before they can stop using them or something.

I know a lot of people do not like Walmart. In my area must be there are a lot of people who do. It is busy all the time. I have never been overcharged. The one time I was overcharged I am the one who did it. The woman who watches all the self check-outs came right over to me to tell me I rang something up twice!
 

JaniceM said:
That's what a neighbor said a few years ago.. and for drinking in public where it's illegal to do so.
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I think there must be some arcane regulation on the books, for bagging groceries. The store also will bag cleaning products seperately, not including in the same bag with food. That makes sense. If you're buying a greeting card they slip it in a small bag and hand it to you, I think as a courtesy.
 
Nathan said:
I recently bought 2 bottles of booze, they first slipped them individually into skinny paper bags, then put both in a plastic bag.

I'm guessing the paper bag is for disguising the bottle in case you want to drink it while driving on the way home.
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Probably so your booze didn't windup on the sidewalk, drifting towards the drain:)
Paper bags suck!!!!!
 
Chet said:
I read that reusable bags eventually accumulate germs.
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If they are the ones made from recycled plastic water or pop bottles, which are woven, they are easy to wash in your home washing machine, then hang to dry. That type of shopping bag is priced at 99 cents here in Toronto, and most savvy shoppers use them every week. We keep 10 in the trunk of our little car, folded up in one bag. Always ready when we go shopping. JimB.
 
My groceries delivered by Amazon Prime from Whole Foods always come in large paper bags ... some brown, some black.
Going to Kroger or Walmart, I get plastic bags.
But if I think of it, I take my own cloth bags.
 
One grocery chain in this area (Hy-Vee) gives 5 cents back for each cloth bag you bring in.

When one store (Save-a-Lot) was nearby they charged for bags.
So does Aldi's. When I was using their delivery service, I noticed no charge for boxes but I think 10 cents per bag, and it was up to the Instacart folks to decide which to use. I preferred boxes- not only because they were free, but because kitty liked to play in them! She actually acted annoyed when they showed up with bags instead!
 
I don't know which is the lesser evil, paper (bad for trees) or plastic (bad for environment). Every store around here uses plastic bags and I do recycle them. I really should get into the habit of using cloth bags. But I do like the insulated bags for my ice cream, meat, etc.

I think about all the uses I've had for those plastic bags and what I would use instead. Wrapping up wet garbage, putting something dirty in them so it doesn't get my car filthy, leaky stuff, grandkid's toys that come in a zillion pieces, lining small waste baskets, impromptu rain hat, taking stuff to the camper...I can't even think of them all. I've just become used to using these bags for everything and if they disappear, I will have to find an alternative. As they say, necessity is the mother of invention!

Maybe bamboo? It's more sustainable. I just hate what all those plastic bags do to animals and sea life, not to mention the landfills.
 
Paladin1950 said:
They did away with plastic bags in 2020. Today I found out that they don't use paper bags either anymore. For $1, you can buy one of their store bags. I told the cashier, "No thanks." I have 3 or 4 bags in my car. I haven't found out if other stores in the state are still using paper bags. Usually dollar stores are the last ones to obey bag laws.
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Paladin1950 said:
I live in New York State, so other states have their own ideas/laws about bags, plastic or paper.
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I just was in a Walmart yesterday, and paid 5 cents for a large paper bag. I rarely go there, but some things are more than a dollar less than in pharmacies....vitamins, face creams, etc. I didn't bring in my own bag as I thought I needed only one item....hahhaha
 
AlvaroVargas said:
The introduction of new rules to preserve the environment is quite reasonable. However, paper bags are very convenient for me, and eliminating them ultimately seems illogical. Especially considering that new bags in stores can be too expensive and not everyone can afford them.
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The grocery stores here in Toronto all sell re-useable cloth bags, for 99 cents. They are made of a woven material that uses a combination of plastic fibers ( from pop bottles ) and recycled cotton. They are washable, and long lasting. We have 8 or 10 of them in the trunk of our car, so they are ready when we go food shopping. Some of them are at least 5 years old, and still useable. JimB.
 
I think they are just being cheap and want to sell bags.

There is a demand for recycled paper and it is an essential ingredient in finer grade writing and printing papers. The shorter roughed-up “secondary” fibers make a smoother sheet. Using and recycling paper bags helps to supply that demand.
 
I did curbside pickup last week and for the first time, I was asked when checking out if I wanted my things in bags or would I bring my own. My WM hasn't stopped using the plastic yet, but they may be leaning that way.
 
Michael Z said:
I think they are just being cheap and want to sell bags.

There is a demand for recycled paper and it is an essential ingredient in finer grade writing and printing papers. The shorter roughed-up “secondary” fibers make a smoother sheet. Using and recycling paper bags helps to supply that demand.
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Here in Toronto many take out resturants are now using cardboard food containers and paper bags instead of plastic containers. The city of Toronto had a city wide cardboard and paper recycling truck system that comes every 2 weeks. In the spring and fall the trucks collect yard and garden waste in brown paper bags. In the spring the city trucks dump the fresh compost in specified city parks for the homeowners to take home and use in their gardens. Free compost is a example of how Toronto thinks. JImB.
 
I used to live in Montgomery County Maryland. About 10 years ago they started charging 5 cents for each plastic bag but nothing for paper bags, on the grounds that they are more environmentally friendly.
 

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