We will stop using plastic carrier bags
Plastic bags will be sold until stock runs out.
It seems that plastic bags will start to be charged from April 2020.
A coffee shop owner I know also posted about efforts to reduce emissions.
As the store owner, I personally don't yet understand the essence of the problem, but it seems we need to take action before we can understand it, so the store plans to make preparations.
I think our restaurant is better off because it doesn't offer takeout food or drinks.
We will only use plastic carrier bags that we have in stock.
We are currently using only the plastic carrier bags we have in stock in our store.
I don't want to end up with excess stock, so I don't plan on buying any new ones.
We also have some inexpensive, fancy bags that we used at events, so we hope to be able to use those as well.
If you don't need a carrier bag, please let us know.
In the future, we will ask at the time of payment, but if you do not need a shopping bag, please let us know in advance.
If you bring your own container for the beans and don't even need a bag to put the coffee beans in, we'll give you a discount on the price of the beans. Thank you.
At some point, there will be a charge for carrier bags.
As a result, we expect plastic shopping bags to run out of stock before next spring.
We will make an announcement once we have a clearer idea of what the situation will be, but I think the basic policy will be not to provide shopping bags, and if they are needed, they will be available for a fee.
But paper bags are quite expensive.
Final thoughts
Customers have told us that we spend too much money on packaging.
Other roasters tend to only stamp the type of beans on their labels, which is pretty simple.
However, when it comes to packaging and wrapping, it is positioned as something that is necessary for Usagi and Me to be Usagi and Me, so I am wondering whether it is a good idea to make it too simple.
Therefore, I don't like to use the term plastic bags because it makes me think of bags from supermarkets and convenience stores.
I wonder what other stores do. If I find an example that I can use as a reference, I'd like to copy it.
