A savvy shopper has proved that you really can get a bag for life by re-using the same plastic carrier for 34 years. Martin McCaskie ...
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A savvy shopper has proved that you really can get a bag for life by re-using the same plastic carrier for 34 years.
Martin McCaskie still keeps a neatly folded Tesco plastic bag, made to commemorate the supermarket chain's '50 years of shopping service' in 1981, in his coat pocket for emergencies.
Grandfather-of-three Martin's family were completely unaware of the vintage keepsake until he produced it at his daughter's house on Monday night when collecting some magazines.The retired process technician, from Mold, Flintshire, estimated that he had used the pristine red, white and blue number more than 2,000 times in the last three-and-a-half decades.
When the bag was made in 1981, the first Personal Computer (PC) from IBM was only just being registered and the first domain name on the internet was still four years off.
Martin, 72, said: "I can't even remember which store it came from but it has served me well.y motto is 'waste not, want not'. I always keep it folded in the pocket of my coat in case we ever need one.
"It's proved very handy since the charge came in for plastic bags in Wales four years ago, but even before then I would never throw away a plastic bag.
"I just use it as and when it's needed. You can't put anything too heavy in it but it's fine for groceries."
Matt Tomlinson, store manager at Tesco's Mold superstore, said: "We've been proud to serve the community here in Mold for 26 years, and that bag's been serving Mr McCaskie for even longer."
Since the plastic bag was made, there have been five British Prime Ministers, six US Presidents, three Popes and 836 UK Number Ones. - Express UK
"It's proved very handy since the charge came in for plastic bags in Wales four years ago, but even before then I would never throw away a plastic bag.
"I just use it as and when it's needed. You can't put anything too heavy in it but it's fine for groceries."
Matt Tomlinson, store manager at Tesco's Mold superstore, said: "We've been proud to serve the community here in Mold for 26 years, and that bag's been serving Mr McCaskie for even longer."
Since the plastic bag was made, there have been five British Prime Ministers, six US Presidents, three Popes and 836 UK Number Ones. - Express UK
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