I too will miss those bags. They make great laundry bags when travelling. I have two of them when I travel. The plastic seems to be more longer-lasting, and their double-wall just feels great. I'll keep my current Apple laundry bags until they disintegrate.
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Apple to Phase Out Plastic Bags for Environmentally Friendly Paper Bags Starting April 15
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Same here, I use them for just about everything. They really came in handy when I moved too.
I heard paper bags have cockroach eggs.
No, I didn't. I just wanted to contribute to 8+ pages of debate on paper bags. :|
No, I didn't. I just wanted to contribute to 8+ pages of debate on paper bags. :|
Ever since Angela took over, the shops have become lazy. In London, they wore the red "cheap" t-shirts well into February which we usually only wore during December. The quality of our t-shirts are horrible, they don't pass the quality test, but then that's not the only thing that doesn't pass it these days. They make us look like slobs. Most chubby people are forced into a size that make them look like a silk worm which is really unappealing. Angela is taking away so many of the things that used to make Apple a great store. Her role and actions don't justify her pay check at all. I don't get what she is doing.
The shops are dirtier, clothes looks terrible, the layout has lost the Apple feel to it, tables are not just dirty but scarred and damaged and it's visible now. The bags were great, but once we used to only give it out to people who bought items for x amount of Dollars or Pounds. But now, with paper bags it will just look even cheaper. We'll get paper cuts and the layout for where we'll get the bags won't even be from under the tables anymore. Unless we get new tables and knowing Angela I bet we won't.
Don't be fooled people it's not about the environment, because it's 2016 and if these bags were such an issue, we would have had paper bags long before Steve Jobs died and he didn't care.
It's all about saving money, yes, Apple is trying to save money because they are not generating enough these days according to the planned roadmap for how much they were estimating.
Cuts are being made left and right within Apple and soon you'll see it in the products too. If you look closely you'll see it already.
Point in case is that Angela isn't helping the Retail business of Apple but making it ordinary and less competitive. I've been with Apple for years, I've been with Apple since Steve Jobs and I can see the quality of Retail for employees and customers how much quality and service has dropped.
So no, it's not about saving the environment. It's about saving money for Apple who already is making tons of money on products that are overpriced.
You know... for the sensitive Apple fanatic, this won't make sense, for everyone else, you knows this to be true will be a bit more awake next time they enter a shop and see how the new Employees are nothing like the old, how service isn't the same and quality is much lower than anything Steve Jobs would have agreed to had he been alive.
THIS is the new APPLE... For as long as it is... enjoy it because, it's just not getting better at this point.
Apple was an amazing company who forgot who they were, got tied up in Politics and fame and invested all of their money in smoke and mirrors to hide how little the machines have actually improved over the years.
Too many flaws in software updates, too many flaws in hardware releases... yes we see it daily and when I started at Apple in 2007, compared to today... its unforgivable when you consider how much they ask for their products.
If this bothers you as you are reading it, then I guess you are part of the problem and not the solution. Demand more from Apple... If you love them, like their products, voice your opinions and try to be more critical and not choking on the cool aid that's been forced down everyones throats.
Apple has risen from the ashes twice before, but that was thanks to Steve Jobs... Tim Cook is part of the problem... not the solution... so will there be a third time around? Or are we closer to the end of what once was a great computer company... That's really the question everyone should think about.
The shops are dirtier, clothes looks terrible, the layout has lost the Apple feel to it, tables are not just dirty but scarred and damaged and it's visible now. The bags were great, but once we used to only give it out to people who bought items for x amount of Dollars or Pounds. But now, with paper bags it will just look even cheaper. We'll get paper cuts and the layout for where we'll get the bags won't even be from under the tables anymore. Unless we get new tables and knowing Angela I bet we won't.
Don't be fooled people it's not about the environment, because it's 2016 and if these bags were such an issue, we would have had paper bags long before Steve Jobs died and he didn't care.
It's all about saving money, yes, Apple is trying to save money because they are not generating enough these days according to the planned roadmap for how much they were estimating.
Cuts are being made left and right within Apple and soon you'll see it in the products too. If you look closely you'll see it already.
Point in case is that Angela isn't helping the Retail business of Apple but making it ordinary and less competitive. I've been with Apple for years, I've been with Apple since Steve Jobs and I can see the quality of Retail for employees and customers how much quality and service has dropped.
So no, it's not about saving the environment. It's about saving money for Apple who already is making tons of money on products that are overpriced.
You know... for the sensitive Apple fanatic, this won't make sense, for everyone else, you knows this to be true will be a bit more awake next time they enter a shop and see how the new Employees are nothing like the old, how service isn't the same and quality is much lower than anything Steve Jobs would have agreed to had he been alive.
THIS is the new APPLE... For as long as it is... enjoy it because, it's just not getting better at this point.
Apple was an amazing company who forgot who they were, got tied up in Politics and fame and invested all of their money in smoke and mirrors to hide how little the machines have actually improved over the years.
Too many flaws in software updates, too many flaws in hardware releases... yes we see it daily and when I started at Apple in 2007, compared to today... its unforgivable when you consider how much they ask for their products.
If this bothers you as you are reading it, then I guess you are part of the problem and not the solution. Demand more from Apple... If you love them, like their products, voice your opinions and try to be more critical and not choking on the cool aid that's been forced down everyones throats.
Apple has risen from the ashes twice before, but that was thanks to Steve Jobs... Tim Cook is part of the problem... not the solution... so will there be a third time around? Or are we closer to the end of what once was a great computer company... That's really the question everyone should think about.
So basically, just like the rest of us, you don't know why this change is being made.
Apple was once frowned upon by environmentalists , its amazing how they became one of the most "environment friendly" companies with renewable energy and recycled products.
I remember when they had low scores because of materials used in their products
I remember when they had low scores because of materials used in their products
Oh yes, I am the same way. Definitely not alone here. They're of great quality. I have every bag I've received for the past 10 years, and recycle them myself by using them when in need for a small bag.
You mean like my 2007 iMac, which can run El Capitan? Apparently they plan at least a decade or so for obsolescence these days. Can't say I see the problem. Hell, even once I can't upgrade it, I'll still be able to use it. I have yet to face that problem though.
Wow... All of this discussion over which bags are better. Each person has a preference in terms of use and their own feedback for application preference. I respect that and will refrain from comment on that part.
However, if we are going to argue about the environment, then you need to take every step from creation to bio-degration into account. What is the products total carbon footprint, total chemical by-product waste, and time to completely biodegrade?
In each case, paper is the run away winner. And it is not close.
However, if we are going to argue about the environment, then you need to take every step from creation to bio-degration into account. What is the products total carbon footprint, total chemical by-product waste, and time to completely biodegrade?
In each case, paper is the run away winner. And it is not close.
Their watch bags were so nice. The handles were even made of paper and they did an exceptional job at it!
It could be worse, you could have to pay for that paper bag like you do at the grocery store when you forget your reusable bags. 
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*this only applies if you live in a city that passed bag laws years ago, which I do and still always forget my bags.
* *this only applies if you live in a city that passed bag laws years ago, which I do and still always forget my bags.
There's no Apple store in San Antonio? In Houston there's like 7. Two @ The GalleriaIt 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.
I get what Apple is trying to do but I hate paper bags. They're always breaking or ripping. Can't stand them. I'm going to miss the Apple plastic bags.
When i was a kid, we abandoned paper bags in favor of plastic to save the trees. Now plastic is bad and paper is good. And in 10 years plastic will be good again. Make up your minds.
Ugh don't you guys just hate that dreaded weekly errand of buying eight iPads?
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And your point of such a snarky comment is...
To be snarky? Or are you one of those types that loves free speech and expression of ideas as long as they run parallel to your own.
Yes, just like every one else here I have no inside info to Apple's decisions. It's true, I can only make an educated guess based on what I do know, just like every one else here... So do you have a legit point to make did you just wake up grumpy?
Plastic takes less space in landfills. Oil is cheap. Plastic is more durable and likely to be reused. Paper takes trees or recycled paper is really intense chemically.
There is no right environmental choice. This is just virtue signaling by Apple (or money savings) and as such I view as loss of focus stupid stuff. But I don't own any stock, so who cares. It's not my company or my money.
There is no right environmental choice. This is just virtue signaling by Apple (or money savings) and as such I view as loss of focus stupid stuff. But I don't own any stock, so who cares. It's not my company or my money.
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.
That's odd seeing that there are TWO Apple Stores in San Antonio that are constantly packed. (See: La Cantera and Northstar Malls)
Samsung releasing memo... "Distribute Samsung paper bags before Apple paper bags"