Forsyth MO. – A local grocery
store named Country Mart is my store of choice for all my sundry
needs. That said, there are a few things I don't particularly like,
chief of which is the so-called 'bag credit. A credit of 3 cents, if
a patron comes in with their own means of carrying out their
purchases. I assume they give this credit in order to save on the
plastic or paper bags they would otherwise have to supply.
My problem is that the savings to a
customer is likely minuscule when compared to what it costs the store
to supply all that paper and plastic to the consuming public! At
three cents saved per visit, one would have to visit the store over
600 times in order to recoup @20! That's sort of a joke, if you ask
me.
