Just then I realized how lucky I'm to live in the area not yet affected by this new trend. For most people lack of shopping bags is just a minor inconvenience, or even a welcome sign of their participation in "saving the environment". Not for me.
I arrived in USA more then 20 years ago from the country that does not exist today: Soviet Union (USSR). There were few things that really impressed me in my first month in the USA. One, was a selection in a meat section of a supermarket. It's not that we didn't have meat in the USSR, it's just that I never knew there are different parts of beef: sirloin, steak, fillet, etc... Seeing so much of meat at the same time was quite impressive. But even more impressive was the fact that I didn't have to carry bags with me to every store. The bags were included with purchase.
Unfortunately the time flies and things change. Today I know about foie gras and kobe beef, and I need to start carrying shopping bags with me again.I even nostalgically remembered net shopping bag, we used to have in Russia (it was called "avoska" in Russian). At least it didn't take any space in the purse.
Ой не говори! Я даже думаю сделать бизнес - импортировать авоски =)!
ReplyDeleteLOL. May be a good idea. Mesh bags are not as convenient as авоська.
DeleteI hate this new law.
ReplyDeleteYep. I yet to see anybody who likes it. As far as protecting the environment, I'm not sure how much energy was used to make those multi-use bags. And when they become old, it will be much harder to dispose of them also.
DeleteI read it is not much this will do for nature
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