A ban on plastic bags or a charge places the onus on the retailer. Imagine customers who are charged extra when they want their purchases double-bagged, or when they want multiple items in multiple bags to prevent wrinkling. The city of Dallas doesn’t bear the brunt of the citizen’s wrath; rather, it is probably going to be some minimum-wage cashier.
As a cashier, I know all of these scenarios. Some say “the store should absorb the cost.” Easy to say, but stores already absorb many … [visit site to read more]