It would be nice if there was an Apple store where I live, many people think San Antonio is "South Texas"
I would settle for any bag, paper or plastic.
La Cantera might as well be South Texas
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Apple to Phase Out Plastic Bags for Environmentally Friendly Paper Bags Starting April 15
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La Cantera might as well be South Texas
Yeah, it's a good option (I was obviously just being silly above). Geez, last thing I bought in a store was a band for my wife and the bag was a larger size that was just totally unnecessary.
Also, how about Apple build a small forest in which to harvest these bags.
The cynic in me suspects this is just to avoid the legally required 5p charge on plastic bags in the UK.
... he says as he responds on his electronic device!
If it's not better, then why are you using it?! Reminds me of a friend in the mid-80's who wrote a college paper on how computers were making the world worse. Naturally he typed it on a Macintosh.
The current bags are a stylish reminder of Apple's capabilities. Sadly the companies desire to pander to the liberal progressive base, causes them to cave into the restrictions of a politically olitically correct stance.
England only. The rest of the UK (rightly in my opinion) also require a charge for paper bags.
Jony and Angela probably won't like this, but how about a plain white (or brown or whatever color) paper bag. I hate walking thru the mall advertising to potential thieves that I'm perhaps carrying pricey Apple goodies.
Why not simply make them out of biodegradable plastic like they could have done years ago.
I recall white (glossy) paper bags with a red apple logo on them. This was at one of the first retail stores in NJ at the time, so this is a while back. I also recall the blue bags with a white logo, before the current white bags. Either way, nice of them to ween themselves off the plastic bags.
It's a good thing to happen, but I'll miss it a little. I'm sure some people will be a little upset when they don't get that bag anymore.
Yet planned obsolescence in Apple computers today sends machines to the landfill quicker than ever before. Oh the sweet sweet nectar of irony...
Here in England a carrier bag has cost 5p since October (rightly so), and elsewhere in the UK the charge has been in for longer. I think a lot of other countries also charge for bags (Canada, Australia etc), hopefully this is Apple driving change in the USA and elsewhere.
Every time I hear the word "impending" my brain always puts "doom" after it.
Weird, we all know nobody here throws those bags away anyway. Every plastic bag ever given is neatly folded inside the closet of a macrumors member.
I'm not a green warrior whatsoever but I like and support this. I even signed a local petition to ask my city council to pass ordinances to have grocery markets stop using plastic bags. It makes sense to me.