On Tue, 02 Nov 2004 12:33:37 GMT, fred wrote:



Anyone else effected, unimpressed or disinterested?

This would be OK if the reason for doing it were genuinely as billed.

Unfortunately, I don't believe it for one minute. Some accountant
has looked at the number of bags that they get through and decided
that 5p a go is a good wheeze to recover that and more.

If they were genuine, they would do what is common in the U.S. and
offer a choice between biodegradable plastic bags or stout paper
sacks, free of charge.

That would demonstrate genuine environmental concern, not the
imposition of an arbitrary bag tax on customers.





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