Woolworths has ditched plastic shopping bags, but the alternative has raised the ire of shoppers who say they aren’t up to the task.

Irate Woolies shoppers have taken to social media to share their frustrations, after the supermarket giant removed all 15c soft-plastic shopping bags from stores and online. It means if you forget your own shopping bags, the only alternative is 25c paper bags.

But it appears the paper bags aren’t tough enough to carry a load of groceries, with shoppers sharing their paper bag ‘fails’.

Woolworths responded to this shopper, saying, “Thanks for sharing these images with us and for reaching out about your experience with our paper bags.

“We’ve now shared this feedback with the relevant team for their awareness and review. We hope your future experiences with us are positive, thanks.”

However, she’s not alone, with others sharing their photos and experiences.

“You’re definitely not the only person, this happened to me last weekend and I noticed a women chasing cans through the carpark this evening after her bags broke,” Chantalle Handley commented.

The same fate befell me over the weekend when I did the weekly shop and forgot my reusable bags. My grocery-laden paper bags made it to the car, but no further, with one blowing out as I lifted it into the car.

Admittedly, they were probably overfilled, and this is a very ‘first world problem’. But, when groceries cost so much at the moment, it is frustrating if items are broken or damaged after falling out of a broken paper bag.

According to Woolworths, their paper shopping bag is designed to be reused, and can carry up to six kilograms of groceries.

“Our paper bags are made from at least 70% recycled paper and have been tested to carry up to 6kg through a range of conditions, whether it’s with chilled items or carried across long distances,” a Woolworths’ spokesperson said in a statement.

Coles has also committed to removing plastic bags by the end of June.

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