No Plastic Bags at Rimping Today

[Kelsall]

What's up with that?  Never saw it before.  Something about green Wednesday or whatever.

 

 

EDIT:  I guess this is it. 

 

Edited August 22, 2018 by Kelsall

[sanemax]

The idea is that you buy a reusable canvas bag and use that in the future, instead of plastic bags

[brommers]

It is about time that the government grew chest hair and got the courage to ban the issue of free plastic bags. It has been done all over the world, over a decade ago in South Africa for example, and has significantly reduced litter pollution. This country is addicted to giving away bags for the smallest purchase and store & stall keepers seem bemused when I decline them, but decline them I will and so should you.

[sanemax]

And they should stop giving straws out when you buy a drink .

I never use them and they just get thrown away

[55Jay]

They need to buck up and do away with them, not fiddle fart around like this, one day a week.  Just do it and after a month, everyone will have gotten a few reusable bags at home, in the car, under the motorbike seat, etc., and that'll be the new normal. 

Edited August 22, 2018 by 55Jay

[Kelsall]

Actually, they offered me a box.  Ever try to take your groceries home in a box?

 

I said no, give me a plastic bag.  They did.

[shadowofacloud]

I decided to take the issue in my own hands a long while ago. Now I never leave the house without a canvas tote bag and a few reusable containers (for smaller products such as chili peppers, mushroom, tofu etc).

 

I live in a fairly small town in the south, so at first I was a bit of an attraction at the talad, but soon the ladies got used to my little eccentricities and other customers seem to be quite interested in the approach.

 

Cashiers @ 7/11, Lotus and similar in the area quite used to ไม่ใช่ถุงครับ (mai chai thoong khrap - no bag please) and will happily pack your stuff in the provided bag.

[EL159]

1 hour ago, Kelsall said:

Actually, they offered me a box.  Ever try to take your groceries home in a box?

 

I said no, give me a plastic bag.  They did.

Its people like you that stops the world moving forward. DONT YOU UNDERSTAND ANYTHING? Plastic bags have been successfully banned in quite a number of Countries...not the most affluent ones either....Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa...and guess what? IT WORKS! I was in Kenya a couple of months ago, and the streets are cleaner, no plastic riff raff bags at all, people carry their own non plastic bags around, refreshing to see it!

Its 7/ 11 need to address the issue....anything you buy there....plastic bag, if its heavy another plastic bag, plastic spoons, plastic straws....given even if you dont ask for them....well done Rimping, make it SEVEN days a week!

[55Jay]

2 hours ago, Kelsall said:

Actually, they offered me a box.  Ever try to take your groceries home in a box?

 

I said no, give me a plastic bag.  They did.

Yes, all the time at Makro if we have a lot of things.  If not, I just carry it or put it in a reusable shopping bag.   Easy. 

 

Would you be willing to pay for that plastic bag if you needed one?

[amexpat]

Bravo!  I've been using a canvas bag for years. More convenient  than several plastic bags, really.

 

Not all plastic bags end up as litter or killing fish.  Many, many are BURNED. That's not good for creatures who breathe.  

 

Let's keep after it. Tell 7/11 when you buy two yogurts and a drink you don't need two plastic spoons and a plastic straw - in a plastic bag of course. 

[sammieuk1]

I had the cardboard  box option tonight had to lug my shopping 500m it would have been good with a bit of warning lucky for me I had nothing heavy otherwise they would have had it back ?

[EL159]

3 minutes ago, sammieuk1 said:

I had the cardboard  box option tonight had to lug my shopping 500m it would have been good with a bit of warning lucky for me I had nothing heavy otherwise they would have had it back ?

People on here so DUMB. Dont you understand, its not "Macho" to "demand" a plastic bag. Its about taking a degree of responsibility for the state of the world we live in!

[richard_smith237]

Wifey was at Villa in Bkk the other day.

 

While shopping she saw a commotion at the checkout. 

 

People were getting upset - villa policy was suddenly 'no plastic bags' on this specific day.

 

They were told they could buy a 'bag for life' type bag made of material for 1xx baht.

 

People were just leaving their shopping and walking out! 

 

While the no plastic bag day may seem an excellent environmentally friendly policy it is flawed & and an extremely clumsy way of dealing with the issue.

 

Just ban them full stop & offer a viable alternative, i.e. Paper bags or boxes or cheap material bags.

But... Give people notice so they can bring their own bags and plan accordingly... & don't make profit on the alternatives (i.e. Sell the material bags at cost to make them viable & an attractive option)

 

The surprise 'no plastic bags' day caught a lot of people out and simply irritated them. 

 

There are better ways of handling these issues.

 

Edited August 22, 2018 by richard_smith237

[amexpat]

12 minutes ago, sammieuk1 said:

I had the cardboard  box option tonight had to lug my shopping 500m it would have been good with a bit of warning lucky for me I had nothing heavy otherwise they would have had it back ?

Understood.  Apparently you walked to the store?  Anyway you will know next time.

 

Change always causes some pain somewhere but this is good change and it looks like sammieuk1 embraces it. 

 

[jonwilly]

I seem to remember when brown paper bags where order of the day.

The boxes are a bad joke.

 

john

[flare]

Same thing happened to me in Rimping Mae Hia Market yesterday- I bought one of their canvas bags for 50 baht (I was also offered a box).  My wife chatted with the cashier in Thai- apparently, they also have the option of 'borrowing' a canvas bag and returning it for a refund on your next trip, which I thought was fair enough.  It was a sturdy, good-sized bag, and I'm going to start using it (though there are days I need 4-5 bags instead only one like yesterday- I guess I'll need a few of them).

 

I don't complain about having to bring bags when I go to Makro, and every little bit helps.

Edited August 22, 2018 by flare

[FolkGuitar]

Wonderful step in the right direction. Although initially a pain in the ass, it's easy enough to get used to it. I've carried a canvas bag when shopping for years. And although it doesn't address the problem that occurs when one does a 'big shop' and buy enough to fill 4-5 bags, for the daily needs it certainly does help clean up the environment. And for those once a month 'big shopping days...' have it delivered. Both Rimping and Tops will deliver for free if your bill is over 1500 baht. 5kg of kitty litter, a case of beer, a couple of sacks of rice... we don't want to walk too far carrying these any way!

 

[worgeordie]

Thats a good thing,maybe it could have been planned a bit better,

the plastic bags that RimPing,are biodegradable anyway,which I

found out ,after keeping some sand in them,in a short time they

all fell to bits.

I was in RimPing yesterday and did not know about no carrier bag

day,only bought a couple of things,and the cashier is looking for small 

box to put the goods in,don't bother i said,and just carried them out in

my hands,with receipt,just incase the security guard thought i was nicking them. 

Big C is the worst for plastic bags,at the check out i have to keep repacking

them,filling them up,instead of only a couple of items in a bag.

 

Don't know why some people are complaining about no bags,but been 

Chiang Mai forum,its the norm.the less plastic bags the better,and all other

single use plastics,its common sense really.

regards worgeordie

[Kelsall]

The whole thing is ludicrous.  So you go to Rimping with your canvas bag and buy.....plastic trash bags! 

 

 

[FolkGuitar]

2 hours ago, worgeordie said:

.......the plastic bags that RimPing,are biodegradable anyway,

 

We need to understand that those 'biodegradable plastic bags' aren't really 'biodegradable.' They are just 'fall-apartable.' They are still made with the same plastic components, but those are held together with a cornstarch binder. After a short while, the cornstarch does biodegrade, but leaves behind millions of micro-beads of plastic. These micro-beads have been showing up in massive amounts in the stomachs of fish! This is a problem as they don't pass through the fish... they just fill up the fish, which tends to sicken from starvation, which reduces the breeding stock to replenish the fish population. Unhealthy for the fish, unhealthy for the fish population, and unhealthy for the planet. Plastic Micro-beads have become a major problem in the last few years, even showing up inside drinking water containers being sold as 'pure spring water.'

 

Let's scrap ALL the plastic bags, and return to paper bags. Those come from a renewable cash crop, which is actually healthy for the environment. No one is cutting down jungles or virgin timber stands for paper any more. It's 99% planted and harvested renewable crop, managed though sustainable forestry methods. And paper bags ARE completely biodegradable. While there are concerns about the production methods/carbon footprint associated with making them, it's still a hell of a lot more eco-friendly than plastic, and is a viable solution to the problem until people learn to bring their own cloth bags, and manufacturers stop packaging in plastic.

[dvg]

The surprise 'no plastic bags' day caught a lot of people out and simply irritated them.

 

I was at Rimping also yesterday and because there was "fresh"bread

I took 4 whole weat bread and 4 packs with buns for the freezer and some other smalls.When check out,no plastic back today!!! How can I drive with the motorbike 10 km with the box they wanted to give to me?

[canopus1969]

4 minutes ago, dvg said:

The surprise 'no plastic bags' day caught a lot of people out and simply irritated them.

 

I was at Rimping also yesterday and because there was "fresh"bread

I took 4 whole weat bread and 4 packs with buns for the freezer and some other smalls.When check out,no plastic back today!!! How can I drive with the motorbike 10 km with the box they wanted to give to me?

Take your own bag(s) why expect plastic bags  - think ahead !

[playyer]

To bad everything you buy in the supermarkets is wrapped in plastics....Sometimes several layers......Good start I guess.

[WinnieTheKhwai]

I'll make sure to avoid them on Wednesdays.   I go to Rimping BECAUSE they're not Makro. 

[EL159]

6 hours ago, Kelsall said:

The whole thing is ludicrous.  So you go to Rimping with your canvas bag and buy.....plastic trash bags! 

 

 

Fool.

[eyecatcher]

19 hours ago, Kelsall said:

Actually, they offered me a box.  Ever try to take your groceries home in a box?

 

I said no, give me a plastic bag.  They did.

The last time I managed to get my meat and veggies in a box I was playing cricket

[dvg]

5 hours ago, canopus1969 said:

Take your own bag(s) why expect plastic bags  - think ahead !

When they would have told before that there were no bags on wednesday it was no surprice and I would take my own bag.

[EL159]

8 minutes ago, dvg said:

When they would have told before that there were no bags on wednesday it was no surprice and I would take my own bag.

They did. There have been adverts around the checkout area for about two weeks, and they have been putting leaflets in the (plastic!) grocery bags. Not their fault if you shop with your eyes shut, is it?

[Thailand]

Been using reusable bags for over 25 years, no doubt the world is a better place for that. ? If you ever went to Pattaya 25 years ago it may well be the case.?

Rimping sell strong Xtra  large reusable bags, hold a lot of goods but usually need a trolley to get it to the car.

[dvg]

15 minutes ago, EL159 said:

They did. There have been adverts around the checkout area for about two weeks, and they have been putting leaflets in the (plastic!) grocery bags. Not their fault if you shop with your eyes shut, is it?

I go 2-3 times a week to Rimping and I never had a leaflet in my plastic bag only the bill.