I’ve been reading about this a bit lately. Personally I just take my reuseable fabric bags.

I get the whole better for the environment thing but man they need to do better still. We order one delivered and sometimes its 2 items per bag and I end up with so many. And they don’t fold away easily to be re used like the plastic ones either so they end up being wasted. Its not better for the environment at all or the pocket.

We get home delivered groceries and they only put 4 things in each bag due to how flimsy they are so we end up with heaps!

I found that they aren’t that strong. I wonder what they could do? Luckily I usually keep 385 re usable bags in the boot of my car……..I just need to remember to take them in to the supermarket!

I have just started now to pick up any empty boxes left in the shop to put my groceries in

Probably just better to bring your own bags, or to just dump everything back in the trolley and pack at the car like aldi.

Gave up on Woolworths paper bags long ago, we take our REAL bags from Malibu Fresh Essential – Fresh Organic & Gourmet Food …
Malibu Fresh
https://www.malibufresh.co Never a problem. Shop a great deal less at Woolworths, they removed the plastic bags AND the fresh meat section at our store and introduced prepackaged meat in bullet proof plastic. YES plastic container that would probably make about 10+ plastic bags. So Woolworths has NOT done away with plastic. ***The plastic meat trays probably to contain the water infused in their meat*** Doesn’t cost for water.

Reminds me of America where you see these types of bags in the movie except they don’t even have handles!
I don’t know how they would last with things that are wet or frozen.

I highly doubt they carry 6kg haha

Hmmmm, as soon as I heard of paper bags I was picturing this sort of thing happening. I’ll use my reusable as usual.

it is so sad that we have got to this as a society…. where are quality standards?

From the greatest legal thieves they steal our money jack up prices all the time I hate them and they continue to stick it up us all . What can we do ? We have to accept the garbage they give us because we can’t do a thing .

Paperbag quality isn’t like the old days. They were sturdy according to my parents. So far, I have had ok luck with woolies paper bags but the handles do tear after carrying for awhile, so have to hold it like a child in my arms. And no, never overfilled.
Good on Woolies wanting to do better for the environment but missed the mark on quality paper bags.

These bags are absolutely shocking another way for Woolworths to make more money. I’ve had the same problems with these bags.

I was having this issue as well. I have now moved to cotton reusable bags that I bring with me.

Don’t worry too much, the greenies will remember why paper bags were stopped in the first place before very long and they will also be stopped. It was something to do with cutting down timber to make the paper bags, so we turned to plastic. I’m sure the trees will be happy again before long too.

I use my own bags but I do wonder how well they will hold up with the fridge and freezer products?

Oh wow, so many not so happy shoppers. I leave grocery bags in the car so I don’t have to use the paper ones. Some days I forget but I’ll grab a box or ask for a box for my groceries.

I always take my own bags when shopping in store but my main shop I do online and they pack into my boot. I think they need to be taught how to pack bags though. I have to buy long-life milk and they’ll put 8 into one bag and 4 into another so naturally it rips and yet if I get one dishwashing liquid and flyspray they will each go into a separate bag by themselves. I worked in a supermarket for over 30 years and we only had paper bags. Mind you those bags didn’t have handles, that could be part of the problem I suppose but think it’s more to do with over-filling them.

Always use our reusable. These paper bags are just no good