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Supermarket plastic bag charge has led to 98% drop in use in England, data shows
(www.theguardian.com)
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this post was submitted on 01 Aug 2023
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Doesn't everyone else just click no bags? Free bags baby.
Cameras, I mean you could pretend to scan stuff and walk out if you wanted.
@Wooly @Magnus I click no bags.... after I've scanned them.
What's the outcome of that?
@Wooly I pay for the bags, but only once.
Isn't that how it's supposed to work? Either you scan them, or tap however many bags at the end. Not both.
Btw you don't need to @ me when replying, this is double bag scanning but for Lemmy.
Yes, that was kind of the point.
(The @ ing is because I'm replying from Mastodon, it does that by default)
Even the federators get confused by federation.
Oh fair, first mastadon person I've met.
If you have like, more than a few things and click no bags they often freeze and signal an employee to override. Annoying when you brought a bag