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^that's propably because they are a German company. We have an anti-waste law that enforces these fees for plastic bags. Over here, you are expected to bring your own bags or reuse ones you previousely bought there (one of the staff must sign them to prove they have been payed for). Buying one at the checkout is usually only done in case you forgot to bring your own or when you spontaneousely bought something and therefore didn't bring a bag.
Driving your items to your car in the trolley is perfectly normal here and afaik only very few trolleys get stolen. To make people bring them back, trolleys are locked together with chains that release a cart only if you insert a 1 euro coin. You get that back automatically when you bring the trolley back and rechain it.

Some markets have recently re-introduced paper bags for fruit and veggies. Sound idea. One now even offers very light nets that are fully washable. Not bad either (though more plastic: the bags are made from Nylon).
I buy my greenery open at the market and put it into shopping baskets I brough from home. No waste at all and I support the last local basket weaver.

You see, Germany is a pretty densely populated country with very little raw materials and no space to waste on rubbish dumps nor money to waste on imports. Hence we recycle almost everything, and we try to avoid trash at its very source. To us it's a matter of survival and economy.
 
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boohbarbodendron said:
Driving your items to your car in the trolley is perfectly normal here and afaik only very few trolleys get stolen. To make people bring them back, trolleys are locked together with chains that release a cart only if you insert a 1 euro coin. You get that back automatically when you bring the trolley back and rechain it.
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Taking the cart out to your car is perfectly normal here too, although people do tend to steal them occasionally. The No Frills grocery store I sometimes go to uses the chain method. (There may be other stores, but this is the only one I've personally encountered.) Although it works by using a quarter. I'm guessing that whatever metal is in the cart is probably worth more than 25 cents.

Wal-Mart installed a new system a year or so ago to try to stop cart theft. It's like one of those "invisible fence" systems for animals, except it's set up at the perimeter of their parking lot, and if you take your cart over the line of the "fence", the wheels will lock. At least that's what the signs say, anyway... I've never personally tried it to see if it actually works. Maybe there's no "fence" at all, and they just put in signs to make you think there is! :)
 
That's a pretty clever idea =) A non-starter here in D, though: electricity is so expensive that it'd be cheaper for the shops to occasionally get a trolley stolen than to have the power around the parking lot switched on 24/7. Junk yards here only take trolleys if they come directly from the shops so that nobody steals any for the metal value. A few ones get purloined by old people to drive their shopping home but they always bring them back, sooner or later, for their next shopping. It's a bit frowned upon but it's being tolerated by most shops.
 
boohbarbodendron said:
^that's propably because they are a German company. We have an anti-waste law that enforces these fees for plastic bags. Over here, you are expected to bring your own bags or reuse ones you previousely bought there (one of the staff must sign them to prove they have been payed for). Buying one at the checkout is usually only done in case you forgot to bring your own or when you spontaneousely bought something and therefore didn't bring a bag.
Driving your items to your car in the trolley is perfectly normal here and afaik only very few trolleys get stolen. To make people bring them back, trolleys are locked together with chains that release a cart only if you insert a 1 euro coin. You get that back automatically when you bring the trolley back and rechain it.

Some markets have recently re-introduced paper bags for fruit and veggies. Sound idea. One now even offers very light nets that are fully washable. Not bad either (though more plastic: the bags are made from Nylon).
I buy my greenery open at the market and put it into shopping baskets I brough from home. No waste at all and I support the last local basket weaver.

You see, Germany is a pretty densely populated country with very little raw materials and no space to waste on rubbish dumps nor money to waste on imports. Hence we recycle almost everything, and we try to avoid trash at its very source. To us it's a matter of survival and economy.
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Yep. Have no real issue with it. Got a couple of them last time since we forgot to bring some.
 
IANAL, but Walmart does not have the authority to search your carts (or bags).

Places like Costco or Sam's Club may do so, because they are private clubs and such searches are a condition for membership. But as far as I know, Walmart is not allowed to. They can't even stop people who set off the security alarm.

If Walmart (or any other store that is not a club) tries to force you to give up your receipt - they may claim it is "store policy" or some other bullshit like that - then they are in violation of the law. They can ASK for your receipt, but you don't have to give it to them.

Non-club stores may only force a stop & search if they have reasonable suspicion that a customer is shoplifting. They can't just do it whenever they want.
 
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Dr. San Guinary said:
IANAL, but Walmart does not have the authority to search your carts (or bags).

Places like Costco or Sam's Club may do so, because they are private clubs and such searches are a condition for membership. But as far as I know, Walmart is not allowed to. They can't even stop people who set off the security alarm.

If Walmart (or any other store that is not a club) tries to force you to give up your receipt - they may claim it is "store policy" or some other bullshit like that - then they are in violation of the law. They can ASK for your receipt, but you don't have to give it to them.

Non-club stores may only force a stop & search if they have reasonable suspicion that a customer is shoplifting. They can't just do it whenever they want.
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Exactly and my mom and I weren't shoplifting. We bought the items. They only searched since said items weren't bagged. Such bs.

And Walmart has a track record of doing this crap. Since at least 2007 or so.
 
When you think you know someone.

Finding out that you’ve been deceived about something that on the one hand is trivial and really none of anyone’s business, but at the same time, seriously undermines your trust, and throws a dirty light on accounts previously recalled.

When tall tales ring true.
 
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Almost all stores around here charge 5 cents for plastic bags. (Some cashiers won't bother charging you for them, though.) I don't know anywhere that still offers paper.
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A few cities in my region have banned plastic bags for environmental reasons, so stores only have paper bags available for 5 cents.

Kor
 
Picking a cute name/picture for my "Halloween Reverse Persona" identity, and foolishly uploading the pic a full day (so far) BEFORE the name change is implemented.

GET ON WITH IT!
 
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