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Plastic Bag Charge Causes People To Completely Lose Their Cool

The 15 Most WTF Reactions To The Plastic Bag Charge
Chris York
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Monday saw the introduction of a compulsory 5p charge for plastic bags in UK shops and you'd be forgiven for thinking it was foretold in the Book of Revelations.

While most people saw the reaction as a lot of fuss over nothing, plenty of others were utterly outraged.

Here are some of the more... passionate reactions

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15 People Completely Losing It Over The Plastic Bag Charge
The CAPS LOCK brigade were represented (01 of16)
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There was also general confusion about where the 5p goes...(05 of16)
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Some mourned the multi-purpose effectiveness of the free plastic bag(07 of16)
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There may have been SOME embellishing... (09 of16)
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Don't forget the poor staff(10 of16)
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And LOADS of people are worried about turning into walking billboards(11 of16)
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Somehow, someone managed to make it about refugees...(14 of16)
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Bloody environmentalists(15 of16)
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There was some common sense on show...(16 of16)
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Using the Welsh statistics, an infographic from pesonalise.co.uk predicts that England can expect to use 5.4 billion fewer single use bags and between £425 and £550 million raised for good causes by the 5p charge.

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We suspect the nation will cope.

Some people may find the following images upsetting…

Chaos As Plastic Bag Charge Is Introduced
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A worried checkout worker debates whether some oranges should be placed in a plastic bag. (credit:Dave and Les Jacobs/Lloyd Dobbie via Getty Images)
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An angry customer argues with a fishmonger about whether she has to pay for a bag for a piece of halibut. (credit:Image Source via Getty Images)
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A furious customer carrying an Anya Hindmarch reusable shopper tries to carry on her daily routine but clearly resents helping the planet. (credit:Adrian Brooks/PA Archive)
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These signs have already started to appear - chilling reminders of the penalty customers face if they fail to bring their own receptacles. (credit:Claire R Greenway via Getty Images)
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A reenactment of the confusing and often distressing exchange that must now take place at the till. (credit:Benjamin Wright/PA Wire)
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A couple begrudgingly agrees to pay a whole 5p for each plastic bag they have used. (credit:Monashee Frantz via Getty Images)
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