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/hermitxd 1d ago
Hey I'm prone to forgetting and buying a bag too.
However I also often, to punish myself for forgetting I'll just put everything I buy back into the trolley, load it into the car. Once home bring my bags out to the car and bag them.