haha don't you lot pay for pays in England then? 5p each bag or better still just take your own.

On the subject- primark clothes are made in India, where the labour is cheaper than over here. over they can 50p-£1 an hour

Think it's only us poor souls in Wales who are paying
at the moment,getting into the routine of keeping bags
In the car,that's after forgetting them in the begining
Annx

I've been pretty good on times but some times needing to buy one if run out room or in rush to pick one up.

Well in we lucky to have to buy bags.... not!!

OMG took my bags in town today for some xmas shopping , its so awkward trying to stuff clothes and footwear in to the bags , it was so much much easier when the sales assistant folded and packed the bags for you , now they dont even bother asking if you would like them to do it for you where before it was taken for granted and part of the sales service

I still can't get used to taking my own bags. I've just about got to the stage of remembering to take my bags when i do the weekly food shop but I went to town Xmas shopping yesterday and forgot I needed to take bags. The first shop I went into I bought a lovely longish wool cape and the assistant asked me if i wanted a bag? i had to pay 5p because I couldn't very well walk out of the shop with it draped over my arm Anyway, I stuffed as much as I could into that bag and luckily my sis who was with me remembered she had a spare bag so everything else I bought went in that.

At the check outs in supermarkets my daughter and myself
are always asking each other have you any spare bags
at the start of this we were always paying 5p for extra bags
getting better now and keeping lots in the car
annx

you do realise that most of the English and Scots members haven't a clue what you are going on about!!

you do realise that most of the English and Scots members haven't a clue what you are going on about!!

I worked it out, simples, Welsh stores (not just Primark) are requied by law to charge you a minimum of 5p for a carrier bag if you don't have one with you and want your items bagged.

yes its all shops not just primark..

rule is remember your pages or pay 5p

I was in Broughton a few weeks ago and remembered about the 5p that you have to pay - had bags with me wouldn't have minded if I had to pay when I was told all money goes to charity but what charity?

I was told all money goes to charity but what charity

The money raised from the levy is to be donated to a charity of the retailer's choice. Stores with 10 or more employees will be obliged to account for how the money raised has been used and should have some form of information regarding which charity / charities they are donating proceeds to.

.....that's what I thought it said but I've dug out the latest version of the guidance notes and it now says that there is nothing specified in the regulations but the Government expects retailers to donate the profits to good causes.

http://www.carrierbagchargewales.gov.uk/?lang=en the retailers notes are more informative than those for customers, especially the list of exempt items.

Anyway, this has gone way off topic for Primark but would be quite useful in the Welsh tourism thread (if we had one).

Primark Edinburgh opens next Saturday.... YAY.