Dear Hassie,

Not sure whether they're Green, Red, Blue, or Polka Dot or even
Left, Right or Middle of The Road -
but the information is from Scientific Sources both here and
overseas - including
our own CSIRO. But compared to you - what do they know?

I can't recall where I recently read it but some competent scientists (not aus academics) apparently found traces of plastic in some DNA or something to that effect.

Don't they make enough money on the items we buy that go into the bag to cover the cost of the bag?
I'm going to frown upon anyone who gets stingy over a stupid bag, and I might just stop the purchase and walk out leaving whatever it is on the counter.
Here's a thought...
Just put every item that goes in the bag up 1 cent then they won't have to advertise your greed and stingyness.
Greed and stingyness or even the appearance of such will cost you business.

Its like a pie and sauce, only worse.
The sauce should be free and you should get to squirt on as much as you want yourself.
This is Australia dammit.

Stupidest bloody moron idea they've come up with yet...
Since the last stupidest thing;
The record gets broken pretty often these days, sometimes weekly.

It's like 'What's the latest Irish invention?' only for real...

I've just finished reading an "I hate Coles" blog site.
Seems nobody hates Coles more than those that work there!

AC

I'm ready for their Irish joke. Purchased 600 plastic shopping bags from EBay...bring it on Coles!

Foxy, with respect the hasbeen, hey said he has never seen a shopping bag in the ocean. I have, but not too many.

The bags you do see in the ocean are mainly bait bags, and as more and more fishermen, and ladies, are becoming environmentally aware, they usually stop and collect them. As hassie says, you don't see carry bags, which are the ones being banned, not bait bags. Go figure.

Meanwhile Coles and Woolies are rubbing their hands together. Who would have ever thought their biggest margin would come from a simple plastic bag.