5p Plastic bags

Sluffy · 1 5p Plastic bags Mon Oct 05 2015, 23:22

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Paid my first 5p for a plastic bag today.

I could have stuck a couple in my pocket from home but I'm not that petty and the money is I believe going to go to good local causes, so I didn't bother.

The thing is though, looking at my receipt, it looks to me that the 5p is subject to VAT!?

The receipt seems to say that 4p of my shopping attracted 20% VAT - it could only be the 5p plastic bag.

Not that I'm bothered but I did wonder if all my 5p is going to good causes or if 20% of it is basically a stealth tax!

I'm sure if it was that case the government would spend it wisely!

Guest · 2 Re: 5p Plastic bags Mon Oct 05 2015, 23:54

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I went to tesco today and they gave me a free bag for life. I only bought some calpol Very Happy

Guest · 3 Re: 5p Plastic bags Tue Oct 06 2015, 00:08

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They were giving bags for life away free last week, got about 15 in the kitchen drawer.

The front page of the Mirror made me laugh this morning saying how staff in shops were worried by the threat of violence because people didn't know about the charge and might turn nasty. Who is going to start a fight over 5p?

The self service tills have a woman stood handing out bags and before you pay a screen pops up asking how many bags have you used.

Guest · 4 Re: 5p Plastic bags Tue Oct 06 2015, 00:09

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And to answer Sluffys question 0.83p of every 5p goes to the government

boltonbonce · 5 Re: 5p Plastic bags Tue Oct 06 2015, 06:43

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Bag for life=Marriage. Surprised

Natasha Whittam · 6 Re: 5p Plastic bags Tue Oct 06 2015, 08:01

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Barb Dwyer wrote:Who is going to start a fight over 5p?

You've lived in Southport too long.

wanderlust · 7 Re: 5p Plastic bags Tue Oct 06 2015, 09:24

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The most stupid thing about this is that in England, independent retailers are exempt.
The scheme has worked miracles in Wales and NI reducing landfill from bags by 13% as well as raising money for "causes" but for some reason, Cameron wanted us to be different than the successful "pilot schemes". So now one shop might advertise "Free Bags" and the one next door can't.

If they want to address the landfill problem they should do it properly like everyone else.

Bwfc1958 · 8 Re: 5p Plastic bags Tue Oct 06 2015, 11:17

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Barb Dwyer wrote:The front page of the Mirror made me laugh this morning saying how staff in shops were worried by the threat of violence because people didn't know about the charge and might turn nasty. Who is going to start a fight over 5p?

You'd be surprised Barb. My mam works in a shop and the amount of abuse she gets for having to charge for bags is ridiculous.

She's been called all sorts of names and has to put up with idiots kicking off on a regular basis.

That's when they were only charging 2p. I can imagine adding an extra 3p on top of that will turn these people homicidal.

karlypants · 9 Re: 5p Plastic bags Tue Oct 06 2015, 11:23

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I see someone has been shot 3 times this morning round your way 58.

Hope you have been behaving yourself and not had a row with the milkman or something! Very Happy

karlypants · 10 Re: 5p Plastic bags Tue Oct 06 2015, 12:45

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Supermarkets are braced for hundreds of thousands of metal baskets being stolen as the 5p plastic bag tax bites

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Time for the brown paper bags now perhaps?

Bollotom2014 · 11 Re: 5p Plastic bags Tue Oct 06 2015, 13:38

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Let's assume you take 10 plastic bags, so that's 50 pence charged. Now if you can't afford 50 p then you wouldn't be buying so much food. Bear in mind some products are exempt from the charge. Also if you buy one get one free then this would pay for a few bags. As Sluffy says, going to good causes so worth it.

Guest · 12 Re: 5p Plastic bags Tue Oct 06 2015, 13:46

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karlypants wrote:Supermarkets are braced for hundreds of thousands of metal baskets being stolen as the 5p plastic bag tax bites

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The journalist who wrote that should be ashamed, what a waste of time that article is.

Bwfc1958 · 13 Re: 5p Plastic bags Tue Oct 06 2015, 14:26

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karlypants wrote:I see someone has been shot 3 times this morning round your way 58.

Hope you have been behaving yourself and not had a row with the milkman or something!

Probably a shopkeeper asking someone for 5p for a bag and got gunned down. This shit will happen more and more now.

If they ever raise the price of tenants super strength there will be rioting all over little Hulton.

Numpty 28723 · 14 Re: 5p Plastic bags Tue Oct 06 2015, 15:12

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HANDY HINT:
Cock a snook at the great plastic bag rip-off by only buying exempt items such as goldfish and unpackaged razor blades.

boltonbonce · 15 Re: 5p Plastic bags Tue Oct 06 2015, 15:17

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Whenever I have to pay for a bag,I make sure I turn it inside out at the checkout.

If they want me to advertise the shop,they should be paying me.

Numpty 28723 · 16 Re: 5p Plastic bags Tue Oct 06 2015, 15:23

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boltonbonce wrote:Whenever I have to pay for a bag,I make sure I turn it inside out at the checkout.

If they want me to advertise the shop,they should be paying me.

That's a very good point and the same principal should be applied to replica football shirts with sponsors logos on - they should be paying fans for walking around wearing them.

Norpig · 17 Re: 5p Plastic bags Tue Oct 06 2015, 16:20

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we have loads at home i must be a plastic bag millionaire i reckon, the wife never throws any of them out Very Happy

Emma Jansen 1 · 18 Re: 5p Plastic bags Tue Oct 06 2015, 16:23

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I use them for the kitten poops is good for and is good for world i think.

karlypants · 19 Re: 5p Plastic bags Tue Oct 06 2015, 16:56

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Emma Jansen 1 wrote:I use them for the kitten poops is good for and is good for world i think.

Maybe if you tied one over your head then that would be good for the world as well I think.

boltonbonce · 20 Re: 5p Plastic bags Tue Oct 06 2015, 17:10

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karlypants wrote:

Emma Jansen 1 wrote:I use them for the kitten poops is good for and is good for world i think.

Maybe if you tied one over your head then that would be good for the world as well I think.

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