Subj : Re: Internet
To : poindexter FORTRAN
From : Vela025
Date : Mon Dec 18 2023 07:55 pm
Re: Re: Internet
By: poindexter FORTRAN to Phigan on Sun Dec 17 2023 07:41 am
> I was in Italy this summer. At the little corner stores, they'd scan
> your items, but then leave them at the bottom of the conveyor and look
> at you strangely when you asked for a bag. They'd sort of pull off one
> of those thin plastic bags that most US states have banned, and have
> you bag away.
"This is the way"...across much of Europe, cashier scans the products and you
bag as they do; preferably in to a bag you've brought with you. Depending on
which country you're in there may be a tax on plastic bags this means you
usually pay a small amount for the ones you use from the store or you buy a
more durable bag at the checkout for a bit more. The advantage of the more
durable bag is when it falls apart you can take it back to the store where they
will exchange it for another new bag and recycle old one.
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