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'Don't waste my bag': Hawker takes plastic bag back from woman, says it's expensive

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Much ado about a plastic bag. A diner was left puzzled at a hawker centre last Friday (July 21), when a hawker approached her table while she was eating and “took back” a plastic bag meant for her takeaway drinks. The woman, surnamed Lim, told 8world she...

“The bag is very expensive, don't waste my bag since you're drinking here," was the hawker’s reply.

She suggested that the hawker charge for their plastic bags if the cost was high, and let customers know and decide if they want a carrier in the first place.

 

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