Huff PostIn case you were unaware, a new law has come into place meaning shops in England are going to start charging 5p for plastic bags, and some people didn’t take the news well.
Neither did the tabloids, with the Daily Mail and The Mirror predicting ‘plastic bag chaos’. This is perhaps surprising from the Mail, as they have spearheaded a campaign to get supermarkets to charge for bags for six years.
Bombings, war crimes, refugees… And some UK media leading today with threat of #plasticbags "chaos" pic.twitter.com/Coc38eDMYq
— Andrew Stroehlein (@astroehlein) October 5, 2015
But the internet has generally reacted in fine fashion:
“NO, SHARON, I DID NOT NEED TO PAY OUT AND BUY MORE #PLASTICBAGS TO DISTRIBUTE THE SHOPPING BETTER. I’M FINE” pic.twitter.com/fPnFImjviJ
— Amanda (@Pandamoanimum) October 5, 2015
GETTING PEOPLE TO DO THIS IS LITERALLY THE WHOLE POINT OF THE CHARGE YOU LOBOTOMISED SHITLARKS pic.twitter.com/4LtEwT7Jat
— anandamide (@anandamide) October 5, 2015
This #plasticbags fuss is ridiculous. They're they're totally harmlesAAAARGH ONE OF THEM'S GOT ME! SAVE YOURSELVES! pic.twitter.com/rqPGeTGOAs
— Dean Burnett (@garwboy) October 5, 2015
This guy had a genuine existential query:
https://twitter.com/KishanU14/status/650918431928270848
Obviously, somehow refugees are to blame:
No joke today my dad started charging for plastic bags and one of his customers blamed it on refugees
— Hussein Kesvani (@HKesvani) October 5, 2015
The great news is we’ve all become very wealthy:
Realising you've got about fifty grand's worth of plastic bags under your kitchen sink.
— VeryBritishProblems (@SoVeryBritish) October 5, 2015
Mum’s bag hoarding got a whole load of love:
Mums everywhere are reaching for the bag full of bags that previously held no purpose and are holding them aloft like Simba. #plasticbags
— Hannah Dunnell (@the_dunners) October 4, 2015
Aren't you happy that your mum kept the draw of plastic bags? #plasticbags
— Faite Djema (@Perfect_Jem) October 5, 2015
My mum has been preparing for this day for time! The amount of old plastic bags she has?
— Princ£ Of The 9ine™ (@Nigel_Dench) October 5, 2015
And one for the forgotten heroes:
This tweet is dedicated to those who work in retail who are going to have to put up with the angry moron that refuses to pay 5p #plasticbags
— Wriggy (@Wriggy) October 5, 2015
5p a bag? The end is nigh.
