On Monday, team members will start packing bags again and are also introducing a free ‘Better Bag’ at checkouts for those who want to swap an old, damaged or unclean bag.
The ‘Better Bags’ will be given out over the next two weeks and are recyclable through bins located at the front of all Coles supermarkets.
Mod: Updated link to Coles (thanks Taneda1988)
mine is dirty… it has 'Woolworth's' on it
Can we swap 15c bags for new ones too?
Had a search online and I think the Better Bag is the 15c plastic one.
Cheers
Nah, I think the best bags are those 99 cents plastic ones from Woolworths.
The 99c Fabric ones from Woolies is better
Sorry, we’re doing some maintenance on Coles Online right now but we'll be back soon.
We apologise for this inconvenience.
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Be interesting to see if they’re handing out the smaller size bags:
https://7news.com.au/lifestyle/coles-supermarket-responds-to…
I still have my bags from when Coles were giving them out for free :)
Debating whether to swap them for a smaller bag….
They are taking your old bags, extracting the DNA and making an army of coles workers. BE CAREFUL!!!
Sincerely from Karen Inc.
You probably aren’t funny at parties
nah i meant the Karen Inc part
Thanks for the heads up.
Will they swap my Woolworths Balaclava?
They are also doing this for Woolies bags at Woolies btw
Will they accept my Coles 15c plastic Better Bag?
underrated comment. well done
My wife tried swapping old Woolies bag and the checkout staff said they don't know anything about it. Here is the Woolies link https://www.woolworthsgroup.com.au/page/media/Latest_News/wo… in case you encounter the same issue
If you have an 'unclean' bag (we call em 'dirty' bags round here) you can just pop em in the washing machine with your normal wash. No need to even hang them out as they dry quickly. Wasteful to throw them out.
Applies to babies too, 30 min in the washer and they are sparkling clean
So no need to throw them out? 👶🗑
If you throw them out you get to make them again.
just give us free bag replacements all year round like W
I have about 70 Coles bags in the boot of my car. Can I swap them all at once?
Limit 69 per customer, so probably no.
"Oh, Behave"
agreed! double dipping by supermarket chains
Will try swap the old bag and see if Coles will take her
Does anyone remember the fabric bags for Coles? Or where to get them?
The Coles version of what Woolworths has now
I had a blue one and they were pretty good quality
had the word Coles on the vertical side of the bag close to the bottom
I must say the design of the plastic Coles bags is a master stroke in marketing. You can spot someone carrying one from a mile away. No mistaking where they’ve been. I can’t say that about any other shopping bag, let alone one from a supermarket.
Better make sure you don't your Wollies bags to Coles or you'll need to buy some new ones…
https://doublebaytoday.com/breaking-coles-announces-ban-on-i…
This decision probably came from the same jerk who said no trollies in the self checkout… or a different one. I look forward to the retraction.
I for one will specifically use any bag but a coles bag in coles from this day forward and will gladly cause a scene if necessary.
Shame I rarely shop there. I'd like to go just for the sport of it, but this might be their cunning plan to make me shop there.
I’ll be grabbing whatever bags I have stored behind my car seat at the time, there’s enough rules to have to follow already. This is ridiculous!
luckily I use my coles bag at woolies!
I thought you were joking about not being allowed to use non-coles bags!
But no. 😳
Pleeeeease tell me you're all joking, I feel like surely you are but I just can't tell. They even clarify it's a satire news website at the bottom of the article.
You answered your own question.
Just attempted to swap it. No luck
Even though head office has put out the statement!
What did you try to swap?
the 15c bags.
Worked for me yesterday. Maybe depends on who you ask.
I've been told by management that we're extending the bag swap program for another 2 weeks - expiring on the 28th of June. As usual, I don't know if that applies to just my store (Elizabeth, SA) or every Coles. Ask supervisors/managers about it first (just in case)
Do they have to be Coles branded bags or can I swap with my tatty Aldi bags?