DJC wrote
Mike Barnes wrote

The bags I bought eight years ago are showing no signs of giving up.

I also find it quicker and easier to transfer shopping in two or three
decent bags than a dozen flimsy ones, and stuff doesn't escape in the
boot.

Reusable bags are fine if you shop by car. They are even ok if you
deliberately set out to walk to the shops. But if you shop on the way home
etc you tend to find yourself in a shop without a bag.

So you get to pay the 5p if you dont have enough of
a clue to keep a stash of bags at work and put one in
your pocket as you leave for home. Hardly the end of
civilisation as we know it.

Not that I think it makes any sense to charge for bags.