King Soopers' SWAT Team

I don’t even bother looking at them and walk right by without saying a word.

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Originally Posted by brutal

Given the numerous studies showing the move away from plastic bags is actually worse for the environment, they should rescind that stupid law. But we all know they never will.

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They charge a dime for each flimsy plastic bag... but for whatever reason now wanna charge for paper as well.

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Originally Posted by Clint45

They charge a dime for each flimsy plastic bag... but for whatever reason now wanna charge for paper as well.

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Silly state law...

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Originally Posted by Clint45

They charge a dime for each flimsy plastic bag... but for whatever reason now wanna charge for paper as well.

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Except you can't even get plastic bags in the stores any more.

However, you can buy 1,000 of them from Amazon for 3 cents a pop.

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Originally Posted by brutal

Except you can't even get plastic bags in the stores any more.

However, you can buy 1,000 of them from Amazon for 3 cents a pop.

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Exactly what we did. Amazon and now have bags for cat box cleaning.

We expend quite a bit of effort to avoid shopping in person at the corporate grocery stores.

Place pick up orders
Place orders to be shipped to home
Place orders with online vendors
Source fresh products from producers - farmer, rancher, produce our own
Search out local independent grocers

We facilitate the above with extensive planning and careful pantry/freezer inventory management.

After many years of massaging/adjusting/managing our system have found we spend less, waste less and can afford better quality foods.

A good example of independent grocers is Heritage Market in Eaton, CO and Ridleys in Laramie, WY.

We especially like Heritage Market for being a pleasant place to shop. Good selection, courteous employees, no self check out. They automatically bag with good quality(reusable) plastic bags and a very polite courtesy clerk carries your groceries to your car. The experience is well worth the extra couple percent in cost over Kroger and others.

Even the poorly managed and expensive independent market in our nearby small town is preferable to big corporate stores.



If you're unarmed, you are a victim

Every store I have been in asks you to "self report" the number of bags you used.

Funny, I've always used zero.

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Originally Posted by buffalobo

We especially like Heritage Market for being a pleasant place to shop. Good selection, courteous employees, no self check out. They automatically bag with good quality(reusable) plastic bags and a very polite courtesy clerk carries your groceries to your car.

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Wow! You live in 1958. Watch out for Wally and The Beav playing stickball in front of the Donaldson's place!

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Originally Posted by buffalobo

After many years of massaging/adjusting/managing our system have found we spend less, waste less and can afford better quality foods.

The experience is well worth the extra couple percent in cost over Kroger and others.

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So does your experience costs + or - ?

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Originally Posted by eddiememphis

Wow! You live in 1958. Watch out for Wally and The Beav playing stickball in front of the Donaldson's place!

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Damn straight and we like it. There is value in service.

If you're unarmed, you are a victim