15 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Customers are urged to bring their own reusable cloth grocery bags and will receive eight bonus points on their The1Card point, which amounts to Bt1,” Phattaraporn explained.

While I admire the decision to abstain from plastic bags for a day I cannot really see 1 Baht being much of an incentive to the average customer in these stores......

10 hours ago, VBF said:

I'm inclined to agree but as a commercial organisation, perhaps they thought "what if nobody visits the store, or only visit to look, not buy on that day because of this?"

If it doesn't attract any interest, they won't lose too much, if it does, maybe they'll be encouraged to do it again, and also encourage others to follow suit.

 

As you so rightly say - "All journeys......"

Tops are a bit more upmarket than Tesco or Big C, so their customers are more likely to be a bit more aware of the problem with plastic bags. At the Tops store near me all the customers seem to be foreigners or middle class Thais.

I am sure it will make for a Facebook selfie-op though .....look at me being green with my cloth bag !

12 hours ago, Jingthing said:

People are gonna freak out!
 

I had a recent experience on a small order at checkout. I had a bottle of bleach and some food. I asked the guy to not put the bottle of bleach in a separate bag from the food. He looked like he was going to have a stroke. He then shook his head in disgust and separate bagged the bleach. 

I know, Jingthing. I get this all the time: the check-out person is horrified when I tell her to put all my purchases in one bag - they think I'm totally crazy! Thais are addicted to bags for this, and bags for that, and bags for .... well, bags!

15 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Plastic Bag Free’ day at all Central Food Hall and Tops outlets on July 3

Good token effort but this really needs to happen where most people shop - at the open air markets. It needs to be done everyday, not just a one time marketing promotion. 

Edited June 26, 20188 yr by johnny49r

14 hours ago, stubuzz said:

The free bags i get are used to line the bin. If i don't use the free bags, i will have to buy bin liners.

Biodegradable bin liners are readily available.

11 minutes ago, HHTel said:

Biodegradable bin liners are readily available.

Thanks for that.

I've bought them from Big C in the past. Looking at their website I notice they have some described as biodegradable. Would you know is there something you need to look for regard a spec. or something in the description for biodegradability?

 

The ultimate test is to leave one outside.  I did this by mistake while the bag was full of household waste.  A couple of days later, the bag had disintegrated leaving me a mess to clean up!

"Funny" story from my Tops Daily: they have - in  a place, somewhere not too obvious in their shop - a sign, that says, you get extra points on your member- card, if you bring your own bag OR use one of the empty cardboard- boxes, they provide you with!

So far...so kind-of good!

But if you don't bring your own bag or don't use a box, because you just want to buy a hand full of things, they still manage to give you 3 plastic bags for 6 items!

It is sooooo hopeless!

(And please: I told them SO... MANY... TIMES, to put the stuff in one bag, because I don't care, if my toothpaste is in one bag with my yoghurt...It does not help!)

Best news for whales and others and please let make 365 days a year. 

Oh, what about the plastic straws? And plastic bottles? 

3 minutes ago, nabbie said:

Oh, what about the plastic straws? And plastic bottles? 

...and spoons, you get with every <deleted>' yoghurt...

An increasing number of companies (not yet in Thailand) are changing from plastic straws to paper ones.  In my childhood, all straws were paper.

 

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McDonald's to eliminate plastic straws in U.K.

McDonald's is responding to this push by eliminating plastic straws in its 1,300 stores in the U.K. and switching to biodegradable paper straws

 

7 minutes ago, HHTel said:

An increasing number of companies (not yet in Thailand) are changing from plastic straws to paper ones.  In my childhood, all straws were paper.

 

 

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McDonald's to eliminate plastic straws in U.K.

McDonald's is responding to this push by eliminating plastic straws in its 1,300 stores in the U.K. and switching to biodegradable paper straws

Be nice if they could make burgers that didn't taste like plastic as well.  

No bags ? Simple..... buy a roll of bin bags in the same store !!

When I ask for a paper bag at Tops, invariably they put my goodies into one, then try to put the paper bag into a plastic bag.  No, still don't want the plastic bag, thanks.

 

I bought a cloth bag at Tops, but I don't always have it with me.

It never stops to amaze me, that certain people or companies need to make money out of absolutely everything.

July 3rd is the plastic-free day at Central; how about the 4th?

Why is it that they ask for eight points on their "1 card" plus ONE Baht?

For an operator which run departments stores in Europe there might have been a learning curve but NO, why should they. Quite obviously many alien will be voting with their feet! 

I love plastic bags. Please don't get rid

One day?  Sounds like another crackdown 

18 hours ago, DM07 said:

...and spoons, you get with every <deleted>' yoghurt...

plastic spoons - make sure it is reusable.

 

drinking bottles - get refund (2B) if returning.  (like example in Germany)

 

Yoghurt containers - why not refunding as above. ....

Edited June 26, 20188 yr by nabbie
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Big bloody whup! It's DISPOSABLE  PLASTIC WATER BOTTLES need to be banned!