Richard White
Senior Member
As someone who tends to get things while out and does not own a car it's not as easy as you think to shop at Wal-Mart or No Frills without a bag.
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LCBO / The Beer Store
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As someone who tends to get things while out and does not own a car it's not as easy as you think to shop at Wal-Mart or No Frills without a bag.
afransen
Senior Member
They are far worse, because they take a lot of resources to manufacture.
Northern Light
Superstar
No, LOL, but they took maybe a dozen men to carry; and worth saying, I doubt they smelled great when they collectively yelled 'Honey(s) We're Home, and we brought 'food'. LOL
Also I don't think Mammoth was all the breakable.
W. K. Lis
Superstar
evandyk
Senior Member
I have gotten mostly in the habit of carrying a reusable bag with me. I'm not at 100% yet and obviously one bag isn't going to carry a load of groceries, but I usually have at least the one in my pocket.
Bayer
Senior Member
I have always used a small shoulder bag, and now I use it mostly to carry a large fabric bag wherever I go.
Northern Light
Superstar
In winter the small fabric bags will fit in a coat pocket fairly easily. Not so much in summer when one may not be wearing a jacket and in any event the pockets are likely to be much smaller.
Again, I'm fine w/re-usable bags, I just find the ban on supplying disposable bags silly. Which, I used to reuse as kitchen garbage bags btw. Now, funny thing, I can still buy plastic, kitchen garbage bags which are just as disposable......
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evandyk
Senior Member
Yeah, we buy plastic bags now for kitchen garbage. Probably makes carrying my own bag mostly meaningless. We should focus on making it possible for people to walk to stores. 15 minute cities, anyone?
Northern Light
Superstar
Simplest, fastest effort there (near instant results) is letting every supermarket sell beer and wine.
Then moving to cap store size so we get fewer behemoth stores and more local ones.
After that, you work on resolving key walking challenges (crossing 401 as an example) by both offering more connections and making the existing ones safer and more pleasant to use.
W. K. Lis
Superstar
Have pubs next to parks and playgrounds, like they have in Europe. As the kids play on the swings, the adults can watch them from the pub patios.
Richard White
Senior Member
Walter,
Are you serious? You come up with some absolutely stupid ideas but this takes the cake.
Can you not see how bad this idea is?
W. K. Lis
Superstar
Why? Especially if you don't have to drive far away to get to and from a pub. When you can walk.
Or should we ban beer and wine during your backyard BBQ while the kids play on the backyard playground of your home?
If you don't have a backyard, then it'll be tough luck.
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Richard White
Senior Member
Right. Leaving kids unattended while the parents get blottoed next door?
You're right Walter. Such a good idea.
W. K. Lis
Superstar
Unless the pub patio is next to the playground, like they have in Europe. Just like your backyard swings are next to your BBQ, where you drink your beer.Right. Leaving kids unattended while the parents get blottoed next door?
You're right Walter. Such a good idea.
afransen
Senior Member
I find walking any distance with disposable plastic bags is far riskier than with reusable bags or a cart.