Woolworths' eco-friendly Christmas solution raises eyebrows for some shoppers
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The holiday season brings out the best in people—as well as heaps of extra waste from gift wrapping, shopping bags, packaging materials, food scraps, and more.
As one of Australia's largest supermarkets, Woolworths wanted to spearhead a solution to this yearly environmental headache.
This year, Woolworths offers limited-edition Christmas Paper Shopping Bags that can be designed into wrapping paper for your Christmas gifts.
The bags are said to be 70 per cent recycled and cost 25 cents a piece.
However, this move has left many with mixed opinions regarding its durability.
'I can't reuse mine because it broke and all my groceries fell out on the driveway this afternoon,' one Woolies customer griped.
'They're probably better off used as wrapping paper because they don't function well as bags. Put one bottle or anything heavy in there, and it rips,' said another.
However, for Vanessa, a shopper from Sydney, the holiday bags serve a greater purpose. She said that it had dotted lines that you could cut to make a brown-patterned Christmas paper.
She was delighted to discover this and stated that it can be put to other good uses, too.
'I love to recycle, and I use the bags to stuff my packaging so things don't rattle around,' she said.
'It saves me from buying so much paper.’
You can also use the bags to line kitchen and wardrobe drawers.
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Some shoppers were thrilled with the 'money-saving' budget tip.
‘I actually love this! Because otherwise, those paper bags have no purpose,’ one said.
Another commented, ‘So good. It doesn't look bad either, I thought it would look super tacky.’
Others expressed doubts and were disappointed with the results, saying it was still an expensive option and that they ‘looked worse’ than regular wrapping paper.
'Good idea, but really expensive Christmas paper when you factor in how much you can wrap compared to a roll,' one customer wrote.
'I don't get a chance to cut the handles off—they break off in two seconds when you use them,' another chipped in.
'I tried this, but my sticky tape kept unsticking from the paper,' a mum said.
'Didn't work!'
Similarly, some shoppers have been frustrated with the use of paper bags ever since major supermarkets have shifted to this greener alternative for groceries. They complained that this is an added challenge of remembering to bring reusable bags. Read more about the story here.
What do you think of Woolworths’s Christmas shopping bags? Have you tried using them for wrapping presents? Share your thoughts in the comments below!
As one of Australia's largest supermarkets, Woolworths wanted to spearhead a solution to this yearly environmental headache.
This year, Woolworths offers limited-edition Christmas Paper Shopping Bags that can be designed into wrapping paper for your Christmas gifts.
The bags are said to be 70 per cent recycled and cost 25 cents a piece.
Woolworths introduced its limited-edition Christmas shopping bag that can be used as wrapping paper. Merged photo credit: Seniors Discount Club
However, this move has left many with mixed opinions regarding its durability.
'I can't reuse mine because it broke and all my groceries fell out on the driveway this afternoon,' one Woolies customer griped.
'They're probably better off used as wrapping paper because they don't function well as bags. Put one bottle or anything heavy in there, and it rips,' said another.
However, for Vanessa, a shopper from Sydney, the holiday bags serve a greater purpose. She said that it had dotted lines that you could cut to make a brown-patterned Christmas paper.
She was delighted to discover this and stated that it can be put to other good uses, too.
'I love to recycle, and I use the bags to stuff my packaging so things don't rattle around,' she said.
'It saves me from buying so much paper.’
You can also use the bags to line kitchen and wardrobe drawers.
You can watch the video below:
Some shoppers were thrilled with the 'money-saving' budget tip.
‘I actually love this! Because otherwise, those paper bags have no purpose,’ one said.
Another commented, ‘So good. It doesn't look bad either, I thought it would look super tacky.’
Others expressed doubts and were disappointed with the results, saying it was still an expensive option and that they ‘looked worse’ than regular wrapping paper.
'Good idea, but really expensive Christmas paper when you factor in how much you can wrap compared to a roll,' one customer wrote.
'I don't get a chance to cut the handles off—they break off in two seconds when you use them,' another chipped in.
'I tried this, but my sticky tape kept unsticking from the paper,' a mum said.
'Didn't work!'
Similarly, some shoppers have been frustrated with the use of paper bags ever since major supermarkets have shifted to this greener alternative for groceries. They complained that this is an added challenge of remembering to bring reusable bags. Read more about the story here.
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