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   > 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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