All this belly-aching over a bag? What are we 3 and need an adult to scold us that plastic bags are not toys? Seriously? It's a BAG for crying out loud.
I can't recall caring about a store's bags... Ever. But plenty of stores -- high end stores -- have paper bags. Neimans, Nordstrom, Bally, Zenga, Saks, on and on. For all you fretting, they work just fine transporting your purchase home.
Now as for the enviro claim, a lot of knee-jerk reaction here too. My guess is Apple's primary motive here isn't environmental but that makes great sub-text to further Apple's eco image. More plausible is that Apple's current bag is quite expensive to make as far as shopping bags go. This is a way to cut expenses the same way, say, peanut companies do by stealthly start filling 90 peanuts per jar instead to 100 & launch the "shorted" bottles with a new mesmerizing label to distract buyers. Over time that extra 10 peanuts x millions of jars sold = lots of $. The Eco wrapper Apple is putting on it gives Apple cover to look caring rather than corporate penny pinchers. But Apple missed a PR beat here releasing the bag on tax day rather than Earth Day. But that's predictable under TC's Apple.
Environmentally though, paper is heavier and denser than plastic. That means fewer bags per box & also more energy needed to transport them. So paper is not necessarily better for the enviro. Most plastics are recyclable these days & most communities Apple has stores have comingle recycling. Plastic bags made of majority recycled plastic also exist.
But again I can't get upset over a bag. Absence of a 64MB 9.7 Pro for $599, well, yes.
I can't recall caring about a store's bags... Ever. But plenty of stores -- high end stores -- have paper bags. Neimans, Nordstrom, Bally, Zenga, Saks, on and on. For all you fretting, they work just fine transporting your purchase home.
Now as for the enviro claim, a lot of knee-jerk reaction here too. My guess is Apple's primary motive here isn't environmental but that makes great sub-text to further Apple's eco image. More plausible is that Apple's current bag is quite expensive to make as far as shopping bags go. This is a way to cut expenses the same way, say, peanut companies do by stealthly start filling 90 peanuts per jar instead to 100 & launch the "shorted" bottles with a new mesmerizing label to distract buyers. Over time that extra 10 peanuts x millions of jars sold = lots of $. The Eco wrapper Apple is putting on it gives Apple cover to look caring rather than corporate penny pinchers. But Apple missed a PR beat here releasing the bag on tax day rather than Earth Day. But that's predictable under TC's Apple.
Environmentally though, paper is heavier and denser than plastic. That means fewer bags per box & also more energy needed to transport them. So paper is not necessarily better for the enviro. Most plastics are recyclable these days & most communities Apple has stores have comingle recycling. Plastic bags made of majority recycled plastic also exist.
But again I can't get upset over a bag. Absence of a 64MB 9.7 Pro for $599, well, yes.
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