Hello George!
** On Wednesday 10.05.23 - 13:26, you wrote to me:
I didn't like paying 5c for a bag either -- I just dropped
$40 on your store's wares, & you can't include a 5c bag
for free?!
I already offer 10-40% discounts across my product line all the
time. Anything over 40% discount is a loss in my industry.
I've been doing this for over 10 years now. There is an
expectation by the consumer to pay for plastic bags now, so I
am willing to oblige to that I can at least break even with the
bag expenses. ;)
I didn't mean you personally -- I'm more referring to the big corporates, like Safeway or Shoppers Drug Mart
Only one store did it right; Kin's Farm Markets gave free
bags, but if you used your own, they donated 5c to an eco
charity.
I contribute to the community in other ways that exceed 5c per
bag ever would.
Fair enough! I can see your POV in charging the 5c -- I think it'd be nice to write this up in a nice little opster to hang on the wall near the cash register. Maybe include a little chart showing average discount per item or per sale then compare to the cost of supplying a free bag. (costs include a portion of all overhead, obviously, to give people this opportunity not to be sucked into the corporate bookselling machine, to have the personalized service options you provide (I'll bet money you look for individually requested books?)
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* Origin: The Rusty MailBox - Penticton, BC Canada (1:153/757)