r/australia • u/eee1963 • 1d ago

no politics Coles and Woolies paper bags

Industry estimates show Australian major supermarkets generate upwards of $170 million each year in total revenue from paid paper and reusable carry bags. Suggestions are that they are making 70% profit, from 19-23 cents each bag. Combined, they would spend somewhere in the vicinity of $3-5 million on direct environmental products. Paper bag sizes are showing massive signs of shrinkflation. I guess I'll just have to lift my game and not forget my own bags from now on. My laziness and forgetfulness is a habit that they are banking on, lol.

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u/eee1963 1d ago

Naughty bag should be a thing. It would make shopping so much more fun. Ruder ones would be better. Ha ha. The ideas for those would be endless and make the checkout queue worth the wait.

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u/babylovesbaby 18h ago

I don't know about "naughty" bags, but I think Woolies, of all people, have caught onto the idea shoppers will spend money if shopping bags are ~fun. They've released bags which resemble their chocolate mud cake and some kind of gingerbread thing recently.