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Tesco forced to take extreme measures after shoppers overreact to plastic bag charge

Published 11:18 14 Oct 2015 BST

Updated 12:28 14 Oct 2015 BST

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Tesco forced to take extreme measures after shoppers overreact to plastic bag charge

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The 5p plastic bag charge isn't going away any time soon, but some people are reacting in strange ways.

A Tesco store in Oldham has been forced to put security tags on their baskets after shoppers were seen making off with them to avoid paying for bags. "It is not a blanket policy, but we have introduced security tags as a result," Tesco said. Of course it's not a blanket policy - it's a basket policy. You'd have to be off your trolley to nick a basket, surely?

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Tesco forced to take extreme measures after shoppers overreact to plastic bag charge