Musings from the Merse
Monday, June 22, 2009
See Two Get One Free
This is good news for the Wife and the other supermarket eco warriors: here but of little immediate use to us in Duns. No Sainsbury's here and no prospect of one and I would have thought little possibility of the Coop following suit. The back of the Coop on Newtown Street effectively blocks the pavement every weekend with piles of packaging awaiting collection by the Environmental Hygienists on Monday. They still shove plastic bags at you at the checkout without fail but at least you can recycle them in the Borders unlike say Norn Iron where even envelopes have to go to land fill sites because of gum contamination.
One sad aspect of having see-into cereal containers will be the end of the excitement in tearing open the carton to see which of the Dinosaur set in tasteful green plastic you have 'won' or which Harry Potter character you still need to complete your set pops out with the Rice Crispies. No doubt Sainsbury's will be packed with school kids and Senior Citizens riffling through the cereals on offer hunting for the free gifts before parting with pocket money or pensions.
Saving the planet is all very well but not at the expense of taking the fun out of breakfast
And memo to Lord Sainsbury: if you really, really want to save the environment do something about your bloody trolleys. Photo essay here
This is good news for the Wife and the other supermarket eco warriors: here but of little immediate use to us in Duns. No Sainsbury's here and no prospect of one and I would have thought little possibility of the Coop following suit. The back of the Coop on Newtown Street effectively blocks the pavement every weekend with piles of packaging awaiting collection by the Environmental Hygienists on Monday. They still shove plastic bags at you at the checkout without fail but at least you can recycle them in the Borders unlike say Norn Iron where even envelopes have to go to land fill sites because of gum contamination.
One sad aspect of having see-into cereal containers will be the end of the excitement in tearing open the carton to see which of the Dinosaur set in tasteful green plastic you have 'won' or which Harry Potter character you still need to complete your set pops out with the Rice Crispies. No doubt Sainsbury's will be packed with school kids and Senior Citizens riffling through the cereals on offer hunting for the free gifts before parting with pocket money or pensions.
Saving the planet is all very well but not at the expense of taking the fun out of breakfast
And memo to Lord Sainsbury: if you really, really want to save the environment do something about your bloody trolleys. Photo essay here
Labels: Recycling, Sainsbury's, The Coop
Comments:
None of the supermarkets get the point about all the wasted packaging in fruit and veg. I don't want prepacked quantities and I don't want plastic film or tags. Morrison's even pute tags on its bananas. I could get fresh fruit and veg froma local grower but the stuff comes in plastic-packed large quantities.
Only get croissants in the CoOp (they are seriously good, which is the strangest thing). Otherwise can't bear CoOp which is expensive, uninspiring and miserable.
Only get croissants in the CoOp (they are seriously good, which is the strangest thing). Otherwise can't bear CoOp which is expensive, uninspiring and miserable.
# posted by 
: 7:03 PM
: 7:03 PM
Le Coop is on the Taste de France circuit. Hence les Croissants. On veg you need to try the Vegggie shop in Duns-choose what you want and stick them in your pockets if you like. But if you can flog in to Berwick the Green shop is the place.
Ah - she doesn't look at you as if you've walked in with a doggy gift under your sole, then - must be your charm, etc.
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