Free white plastic bags that bring in huge profits
Why do supermarkets provide free rolls of plastic bags, and even allow you to take as many as you want? In fact, behind this small plastic bag lies the wisdom and strategy of the supermarket owner.
– First, providing free plastic bags can create convenience for customers and improve the shopping experience. When customers enter the supermarket and see the free plastic bags, they naturally think about taking some home. They feel that they have taken advantage and become particularly happy.
Placing rolls of white plastic bags at all counters helps customers to feel the generosity of the supermarket, thereby increasing their satisfaction with the supermarket and promoting shopping habits. Moreover, these plastic bags have no value, so supermarkets are willing to provide them for free to customers.
– The second point is that the seemingly free plastic bags are actually part of our cost. Every time we put an item into a plastic bag to weigh it, the weight of the plastic bag is also included. Especially when we buy items with higher value, the cost for the plastic bag will be correspondingly higher. However, many customers do not pay attention to this and often use large bags to weigh small amounts of items for convenience, but in the end, they have to pay more for the plastic bags. Therefore, the seemingly free plastic bags actually make us spend a lot of money.
In our daily life, behind seemingly free services or products like this, there often hides a higher price. For example, when buying a fur coat, the weight of the threads is also taken into account; when buying food, the weight of the packaging is also considered,… These seemingly free services or products actually involve additional costs that we have to pay when shopping. Therefore, when shopping, we should not be greedy for small benefits, but only need to choose suitable packaging.
– The third point is that plastic bags in supermarkets also have different thicknesses. Some plastic bags are made of very thin materials, while others are thicker. We often choose to use thicker bags because they are more sturdy and can be used to hold trash or other items after we bring them home. However, these thick plastic bags will also be heavier, which will increase the cost of shopping and make us spend more money.
– The fourth point is that we should also pay attention to the safety of plastic bags in supermarkets. Some plastic bags will be labeled “food-grade”, meaning that they can be used to hold food. However, most supermarket plastic bags are made of PE and are not suitable for storing food. Some customers even use these plastic bags as food storage bags, which not only can contaminate the food but also harm our bodies. Therefore, we cannot consider these white plastic bags in supermarkets as treasures, as they have no value at all.
Supermarkets provide free plastic bags seemingly for the convenience of customers, but in reality, there is the wisdom of supermarket owners behind that. We should realize this and reduce the use of plastic bags as much as possible to protect the environment. As ordinary consumers, we can not only reduce environmental pollution but also save money for ourselves. Therefore, we should pay more attention when shopping and avoid being deceived by seemingly free services or products like this.
