Most retail businesses today tend to give their customers plastic bags to carry their purchases and, although plastic bags provide a good solution, paper bags are equally as good, if not better, when it comes to carrying purchases from the store, back to your home. Below are some of the many benefits of using paper bags.
One of the best reasons to use paper bags is they have a lesser impact on the environment than plastic bags. Plastic bags contain toxic chemicals and do not break down easily when they are disposed of, whereas paper bags contain no harsh chemicals and will erode much more quickly.
In the retail business, it is important to keep your overheads as low as possible, and paper bags are a cost efficient product. Paper bags can be a more affordable option.
If your shop sells products that are popular with children, it is worth considering using paper bags rather than plastic. The reason for this is a simple one; plastic bags can cause suffocation, whereas paper bags do not so many parents feel more comfortable with their children carrying items in paper bags.
Paper bags are highly durable, too. A good quality paper bag will be just as strong as a plastic one. It will resist rain and keep its shape. Many people wrongly assume that paper bags will break easily, but in fact, they are less likely to get a hole in them than a plastic bag is.
Paper bags can be fashionable, these days, partly due to the rising trend for green, eco friendly products and partly because they can be made to look much more attractive and refined than plastic bags. Consider all the high end shops who use paper bags rather than plastic; they have realised the potential such bags have.
Here at Morplan, we stock a wide range of paper carrier bags, in many colours. We also stock plastic and fabric bags too.