Twitter reacts to the 5p plastic bag charge
Brace yourselves – from today many shoppers in England will have to pay 5p for plastic carrier bags in a bid to slash the 7.6 billion handed out every year. Here’s how Twitter reacted.
There was CHAOS.
(If you are attempting to flee THE CHAOS, be warned most neighbouring countries already charge for bags). pic.twitter.com/HkBdSLt9PZ
— The Media Blog (@TheMediaTweets) October 5, 2015
And business opportunities.
What a perfect day to start my 4p plastic bag business.
— Stuart Heritage (@stuheritage) October 5, 2015
But mostly people were just checking that everyone was OK.
how's everyone coping with the 5p plastic bag charge chaos today? everything is rubble, cats walking on their hind legs, dogs driving trains
— Bim Adewunmi (@bimadew) October 5, 2015
Absolute chaos at the plastic bag shop today. Nobody knows what to do. Plastic bags flying everywhere. #plasticbags
— Carl Maxim (@carlmaxim) October 5, 2015
Wales has been on fire since the plastic bag charge was introduced, and people have had to eat their own young. Have we learned nothing?
— World Of Crap (@theworldofcrap) October 5, 2015
UK • You're right to be nervous about the 5p plastic bag charge. When they implemented this in California the streets ran red with blood.
— rob delaney (@robdelaney) October 5, 2015
Mums everywhere are reaching for the bag full of bags that previously held no purpose and are holding them aloft like Simba. #plasticbags
— Dunners (@the_dunners) October 4, 2015
Last year, #DailyMail celebrated their six year campaign to ban #plasticbags. Tomorrow, it's a different story. pic.twitter.com/cM87Fhq4pU
— dynamicthinking (@dynamicthinking) October 4, 2015
Beat the 5p #plasticbags charge by packing your shopping in free bottle carriers. @TwopTwips pic.twitter.com/yHg5FUnBjd
— BonsoirB (@BonsoirB) October 5, 2015
My mother is officially a millionaire. She's been hoarding carrier bags since 1963
— sanya burgess (@sanyaburgess) October 5, 2015
I have been stockpiling free plastic bags for a long time, and am now prepared to sell them for 4p each #bargain
— Richard Osman (@richardosman) October 5, 2015
I can remember the days before plastic bags, when nobody was able to carry their purchases home and we all had to live in shops.
— paul bassett davies (@thewritertype) October 4, 2015
There were poems;
To mark the introduction of a 5p charge on plastic bags tomorrow, here's a poem about bags. pic.twitter.com/Nq16OrDxty
— Brian Bilston (@brian_bilston) October 4, 2015
And warnings;
UK • You're right to be nervous about the 5p plastic bag charge. When they implemented this in California the streets ran red with blood.
— rob delaney (@robdelaney) October 5, 2015
[Terrorist hq] "How do we destroy England?" "Plastic bags!" "Eh?" "What if they were 5p?" "…" [Massive applause] pic.twitter.com/8qZay81V5W
— Dean Burnett (@garwboy) October 5, 2015
Of course, if Thatcher hadn't closed down the plastic bag mines back in the 80's…etc. etc.
— Matt Owen (@MJowen174) October 5, 2015
Can't believe the chaos outside. Grown men on their knees, crying in the rain, staring at a plastic bag. Complete turmoil and confusion.
— Jamie East (@mrjamieeast) October 5, 2015
SAVE 5p on plastic bags by rifling through local dog poo bins. @TwopTwips
— Marty Lawrence (@TeaAndCopy) October 5, 2015
"Here's my shopping" "It's 5p for the plastic bag" "Oh. Ok." CHAOS pic.twitter.com/yaod4g4dz9
— Anita Singh (@anitathetweeter) October 5, 2015
Growing up in Liverpool in the 1970's I used to think plastic bags grew on trees.
— ohchrisburton (@ohchrisburton) October 5, 2015
Imagine slamming a pound coin on the Tesco counter before eating 20 plastic bags whilst continually maintaining eye contact with the staff.
— Dan (@ThatConnArtist) October 4, 2015
That'll be 5p please… pic.twitter.com/D7Jr4dizI2
— IncrediblyRich (@IncrediblyRich) October 5, 2015
Looks like WHSmith are cashing in on this new plastic bag opportunity http://t.co/q524eeK8fN #plasticbags pic.twitter.com/Bj4PHEtMBV
— The Poke (@ThePoke) October 5, 2015
"Do you need help with your packing?" "Yeah, can you lend me 5p?"
— Robin Flavell (@RobinFlavell) October 5, 2015
Avoid the plastic bag tax, by eating everything at the checkout.
— TittyBiscuits. (@dawneywawney) October 5, 2015
Plastic bag charges are the start of a brave new England. Let’s remember them fondly.