Bags For Clothes Shopping

[Ann]

I bought a white top the other day in a large clothes shop and was asked "Do you need a bag?" "Of course" I said, "it can't just be thrown in my handbag!" So I have a question .........Now the bag tax is coming in for large stores and supermarkets I presume that means that M&S and other large retailers will charge for the bags they put clothes in too? If I use my own usual shopping bag that has had vegetables, and other shoppping in, how can I stop it marking the new clothes and if it did, would I be able to return them if I needed to?

[Georgiesmum]

Youre not allowed to bag your own items at the till? I didnt know that. Our new Aldi opens locally next month.

[naomi24]

Georgiesmum, at the till, everything goes back into the trolley - and you take it to a long shelf provided and pack at your leisure. Easy.

[dizmouk2009]

Georgiesmum: The tills have huge conveyor belts but at the end is just a small area. If you're buying a trolley full they won't allow you to bag it at the till. You have to take it to one side (usually a long shelf that runs along the back/front of shop) and pack it there. The first time I shopped at Aldi I had a full trolley load and they made me throw all my stuff in the trolley then I had to pack it into bags out the way. They do it so they can get people through the tills quicker.

[Georgiesmum]

Thanks Naomi!

[dizmouk2009]

It isn't easy, it's a pain the arse. You feel like you're getting rushed - which you are. I don't think it helps when you get a member of staff that takes pleasure in making you pack your items like that - which is what most at our Aldi are like. Obviously it must just be at my local Aldi.

[mallyh]

after i've put my shopping on conveyor belt in aldis i put three bags in my trolley and just put stuff in as its scanned.

[Georgiesmum]

Thanks Dizmouk! I didnt know they did that.

[Georgiesmum]

Ive never been in an Aldi before..

[naomi24]

Diz, it's not the member of staff who's making you pack like that - it's the way the stores work. As you said, it speeds the tills up. I don't see a problem with it. I hate holding other people up at the tills when I'm packing.

[factor-fiction]

Hi dizmouk 2009- you have two years to practise standing your own larger bags in the trolley once you've unloaded the goods onto the conveyor, so you can then drop them straight into your bags as the cashier hands them over. You can put the odd large item (eg pack of 12 cola cans) in the trolley without bagging it. To me it's quicker than trying to fill their little plastic bags.

[dizmouk2009]

My mum won't shop there anymore because she witnessed something she thought to be 'wrong'. A woman was made to empty her trolley onto the conveyor (rightly so) and then throw all her shopping back into her trolly only to have to empty it onto a shelf. The problem was she had a bad arm and was using one of those trolley on wheel things (old peoples) and couldn't pack it properly. My mum ended up helping her even then the member of staff was rushing her on. Like I said maybe it's just the Aldi here.

[factor-fiction]

Some stores ask if you need help with packing. I always say no but there may come a time when i need it. I don't think Aldi have the staff to do it though- they can barely find enough staff to open a second till in my Aldi.
But the issue of not being able to bag stuff quickly enough applies whether we have to pay for bags or not, so, whilst it's important for some, I don't see why it's relevant to this issue

[dizmouk2009]

I think it is just a general hate for Aldi. I've been in more than one store and every time you have to hear the cashier say "cash or card" in a suicidal, bored, demeaning way. I can pack quick but I don't seem them cattering properly for disabled or people of an older generation. I'm going to jump off this band waggon now before I end up offending people. Tatty bye :)

[naomi24]

Diz, Service costs money. No free bags, few staff - that's how they keep their prices low.

[Dee Sa]

my friends all save their plastic bags for me as I take the dogs out for walkies and might need them, I also have to clear up my own garden and then I do boot sales and people ask for a bag for their items. Its just another money making scheme. I shop in Aldi & Lidl as well as the bigger supermarkets I understand that if these newish stores want to keep the prices down then they want to get u thru as quick as poss, I don't mind repacking after if my bill is much smaller that the bigger supermarkets and it definitely is.

[friedgreentomato]

Well we have had it here for a while and you still get bags from clothes shops they just ask if you need it - so what

Its a good thing our bags are going up to 10p next year

[boxtops]

It's ALDI policy everywhere - whizz you through the till into the trolley, then you pack. Not local policy. Personally I'd rather do that if it keeps prices down.

[fairycakes69]

I always have a bag that folds into it's self, I use it and put it straight back into my handbag, been doing this for years. Took me a while to find a large one that folds small. Not a problem.

[Boto]

We've had to pay 5p for a bag in Wales for a while now. You soon get used to carrying one or two just in case.

[Ratty2E]

Like Fairycakes I keep a couple of nylon shopping bags in my handbag, they were from Sainsburys and fold almost to the size of a matchbox but are probably slightly larger than a carrier bag in use. They are easily washable so can be kept nice and clean for clothes etc. I have loads of bigger bags that I keep in the car for the supermarket shop.