“They get nasty when they’re told that they can’t take the basket out of the store and some walk out anyway,” a ShopRite employee said.
Garden State shoppers who are ticked off over theare fighting back – by stealing hand-held shopping baskets instead of forking over a few cents for a reusable bag.
Workers toiling at food stores up and down the Turnpike said plastic shopping baskets have virtually disappeared from their shops since the plastic bag ban took effect in May following a 2020 state law thatAn employee at an ACME in Fort Lee said once upon a time, hand baskets were always available but these days, “not anymore.” Shoppers at New Jersey grocery stores are reportedly stealing plastic shopping baskets due to the state’s plastic bag ban.
“I’m thinking it’s easier for them to bring it to the car and just leave it in the car. You would think they next day they’d bring it back, but I guess not.” “Our customers are now more accustomed to the regulation, and we continue to remind them to bring their own bags, as well as offer our own durable and affordable 2 for $1 reusable bags in store,” the spokesperson said. Karen O’Shea, a spokerson for ShopRite, said the store has been forced to put up signs reminding their customers to leave the basket at the counter.
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