{"id":1266,"date":"2015-11-07T03:56:34","date_gmt":"2015-11-07T03:56:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/imjussayin.com\/blog\/?p=1266"},"modified":"2015-11-07T04:05:04","modified_gmt":"2015-11-07T04:05:04","slug":"currency-money-plastic-bags","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imjussayin.com\/blog\/currency-money-plastic-bags\/","title":{"rendered":"Currency, Money &#038; Plastic Bags"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imjussayin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/ijs-000reclycleplastic.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1271\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/imjussayin.com\/blog\/currency-money-plastic-bags\/ijs-000reclycleplastic\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imjussayin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/ijs-000reclycleplastic.png?fit=200%2C319&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"200,319\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ijs-000reclycleplastic\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imjussayin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/ijs-000reclycleplastic.png?fit=200%2C319&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1271 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imjussayin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/ijs-000reclycleplastic.png?resize=188%2C300\" alt=\"recycle plastic bag\" width=\"188\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imjussayin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/ijs-000reclycleplastic.png?resize=188%2C300&amp;ssl=1 188w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imjussayin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/ijs-000reclycleplastic.png?w=200&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" \/><\/a>Recently, back from my hols in Mexico, I unpacked my plastic bags. \u00a0Every time I made a purchase, I got a <em>free<\/em> plastic bag to take home. \u00a0Home to England where it is the new currency.<\/p>\n<p>Have you not noticed how mean we have all become with plastic bags? There was a time when I forgot the\u00a0pooh bags for my\u00a0dog\u2019s walk and I would ask a neighbour for a plastic bag.<\/p>\n<p>Not any more.\u00a0 Such a recent misadventure cost me a future three bag forfeit.\u00a0 Imagine, I saw the refusal in her eyes.\u00a0 I proffered ten whole pennies. We bartered.\u00a0 The final price? Three plastics in exchange for one!\u00a0 I knew I was becoming mean, when I measured the said bag. \u00a0The three will be of a similar size or smaller.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imjussayin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/106349414.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1288\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/imjussayin.com\/blog\/currency-money-plastic-bags\/attachment\/106349414\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imjussayin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/106349414.jpg?fit=346%2C494&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"346,494\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"106349414\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imjussayin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/106349414.jpg?fit=346%2C494&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1288\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imjussayin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/106349414.jpg?resize=210%2C300\" alt=\"carrying a pile of books\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imjussayin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/106349414.jpg?resize=210%2C300&amp;ssl=1 210w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imjussayin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/106349414.jpg?w=346&amp;ssl=1 346w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a>Whether you are buying clothes, food or personal items, we are now left bag less. \u00a0With the exceptions of online shopping and the local corner shop. \u00a0It&#8217;s wrong, never mind that the money is allegedly going to charity. I\u2019m thinking of opening the Plastic Bag Foundation!<\/p>\n<p>I have found a small cure. \u00a0 I tip my apples and salad out of their huge plastic containers and fill it with the rest of my shopping.\u00a0 I have also become known for wearing my new clothes out of the shop.\u00a0 The extra socks, tend to make my shoes tight though!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imjussayin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/ijs-000condismirking.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1273\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/imjussayin.com\/blog\/currency-money-plastic-bags\/ijs-000condismirking\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imjussayin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/ijs-000condismirking.jpg?fit=272%2C344&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"272,344\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ijs-000condismirking\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imjussayin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/ijs-000condismirking.jpg?fit=272%2C344&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1273 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imjussayin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/ijs-000condismirking.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" alt=\"condi smirking\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>The imposed\u00a0charge has brought out a new smug trait in the cashier.\u00a0 The Bag Smirk.\u00a0 It is a sense of superiority expressed at the checkout.\u00a0 It happens when I have bought ten items, instead of the three that I intended when I entered the store.\u00a0 As your goods reach the top of the conveyor belt, we are now asked &#8216;would you like a carrier? Five pence.\u2019\u00a0 You look at the flimsy, transparent offering and say NO.\u00a0 It\u2019s followed by a huge grin, the condescending one and the words \u2018looks like you might need two\u2019.\u00a0 The cashier&#8217;s observation is made as I stuff my pockets and the hood of my jacket with shopping.<\/p>\n<p>I refuse to use money to buy my new currency of plastic bags. I won&#8217;t even swap for a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.coindesk.com\/information\/what-is-bitcoin\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bitcoin<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I am as green as I can be. \u00a0My plastic bags were most versatile. \u00a0They were used to flour and marinate in the kitchen, as bin liners around the house, waste bags for the food recycle bin and doggie do\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imjussayin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/freshproduceplastic.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1275\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/imjussayin.com\/blog\/currency-money-plastic-bags\/freshproduceplastic\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imjussayin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/freshproduceplastic.jpg?fit=1400%2C1206&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1400,1206\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"freshproduceplastic\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imjussayin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/freshproduceplastic.jpg?fit=1024%2C882&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1275\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imjussayin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/freshproduceplastic.jpg?resize=300%2C258\" alt=\"produce in plastic\" width=\"300\" height=\"258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imjussayin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/freshproduceplastic.jpg?resize=300%2C258&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imjussayin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/freshproduceplastic.jpg?resize=1024%2C882&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imjussayin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/freshproduceplastic.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>I mourn the loss of my free carrier, especially as I cannot find cardboard boxes to pack my groceries. \u00a0Is the Government legislation a triumph? Not as long as four apples are wrapped in more plastic than my flimsy freebie bag, that now cost five pence. \u00a0If the Government really wanted to make a difference they could have\u00a0followed\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/imjussayin.com\/blog\/180\/\" target=\"_blank\">Rwanda\u2019s example<\/a> or at least insisted on minimal and alternative packaging by manufacturers.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019mjussayin.<\/p>\n<div class=\"likebtn_container\" style=\"\"><!-- LikeBtn.com BEGIN --><span class=\"likebtn-wrapper\"  data-identifier=\"post_1266\"  data-site_id=\"632a645f943ec93423ce055c\"  data-style=\"\"  data-unlike_allowed=\"\"  data-show_copyright=\"\"  data-item_url=\"https:\/\/imjussayin.com\/blog\/currency-money-plastic-bags\/\"  data-item_title=\"Currency, Money &amp; Plastic Bags\"  data-item_date=\"2015-11-07T03:56:34+00:00\"  data-engine=\"WordPress\"  data-plugin_v=\"2.6.59\"  data-prx=\"https:\/\/imjussayin.com\/blog\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?action=likebtn_prx\"  data-event_handler=\"likebtn_eh\" ><\/span><!-- LikeBtn.com END --><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, back from my hols in Mexico, I unpacked my plastic bags. \u00a0Every time I made a purchase, I got a free plastic bag to take home. \u00a0Home to England where it is the new currency. 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