Shoppers not offered plastic bags at select Walmart stores

Some Walmart shoppers were surprised when the single-use bag weren't available at the checkout ahead of the state's March 1 deadline.

A WEEK BEFORE THESTATE'S BAN ONSINGLE USE PLASTICBAGS GOES INTOEFFECT.TAKE A LOOK AT THESEPICTURES.SOME MAJORRETAILERS AREALREADY PULLINGTHOSE PLASTIC BAGSFROM THE CHECKOUTLINE....MANY OF YOU HAVEBEEN LEAVINGCOMMENTS ON OURFACEBOOK PAGE..."SOUNDING-OFF" ONTHE MATTER.OUR ALI TOUHEY IS ONTHE CASE OF THEDISAPPEARINGPLASTIC BAGS.NAT PUTTING ITEM INTRUNK.ONE BY ONE--MANYSHOPPERS LOADEDTHEIR ITEMS INTOTHEIR TRUNK OUTSIDETHE WALMARTSUPERCENTER ONSHERIDAN DRIVEMONDAY MORNING...73YEAR OLD LINDA BERGINCLUDED...BERG: WHEN I GOTINTO THE STORE, IDIDN'T REALIZE INEEDED TO USE THEMNOW.IN FACT--MANY SAYTHEY WEREN'T GIVENANY WARNING THESINGLE-USE PLASTICBAGS WOULD BEDISCONTINUED AHEADOF THE MARCH FIRSTDEADLINE.I ALREADY HAVE BAGSFOR OTHER STORESJUST WALMART I DIDN'TTHINK I NEEDED MYREUSABLE BAG.STANDKIM: IT'S LIKE THEY'REFORCING YOU TO BUY AREUSABLE ONEBECAUSE ONCE YOUGET UP THERE WHATARE YOU GOING TODO?

PUT EVERYTHINGBACK?NAT POP: PLASTICRATTLINGSHOPPERS AT THEWALMARTSUPERCENTER ONWALDEN AVENUE INCHEEKTOWAGAFAIRED NO BETTER...THAT LOCATION WASALSO OUT OF BAGSMONDAY AFTERNOON.NANCY BARR CARTEDOUT ALL HER LOOSEGROCERIES ANDBAGGED THEM USINGOLD BAGS SHE HAD INTHE CAR....NANCY: IT IS ANINCONVENIENCE.

PLUSTHEY'RE MAKINGMONEY BECAUSE THERECYCLE BAGS COST$1.MEANWHILE BACK INAMHERST...SHOPPERSWERE OFFEREDLIMITED SINGLE USEBAGS BY ABOUT NOONON MONDAY.ALTHOUGH IT'SUNCLEAR IF THEY'LLBE OFFEREDCONSISTENTLY UNTILTHE BAN TAKESEFFECT ON SUNDAY.WE REACHED OUT TOTHE COMPANY FORCLARIFICATION ON ITSPOLICY, BUT WEHAVEN'T HEARDBACK...SHOPPERS LIKE LINDABERG SAY THEDAMAGE IS ALREADYDONE...ALI: WERE YOUFRUSTRATED WHENYOU REALIZED?

NOTFRUSTRATED.

JUSTTIRED I WANT TO GETHOME, MY BACK ISKILLING ME.IN AMHERST, ALITOUHEY, 7EWN.