an environmentally friendly supermarket in your area, packaging-free ?

Question

Would you use an environmentally friendly, packaging free supermarket?
i.e. one where you brought in your old coffee jars, detergent bottles, egg boxes, washing powder boxes etc etc and had them filled up. It wouldn't sell everything, but most of what you need. If you had no container, it would be supplied in a paper bag, or in a container you could re-use next time. Products would be the same trusted brand names that are sold everywhere else, not cheaper, inferior versions.
Concerns about food in tamper-free containers would be addressed.
Please answer honestly as I'm opening this shop next year, and this is my paper-free, environmentally friendly market research! (Well, it's relatively green compared with mailshots, paper surveys etc..)

Answer 1

Saw your questions last night & thought it was a great idea & yes, I'd shop somewhere like that. Now I'm thinking.....as the retailer, selling trusted brand names, would you be able to buy your stock without the usual packaging or would you just have to dispose of it yourself? I guess you'd just buy in 'catering pack' sizes??
good luck with your venture...there is WAY too much packaging!!

Answer 2

I would shop there if the prices were reasonable. Also I don't care much about brand, I care more about price. I've only tried a couple of things where I didn't like the cheapest version I could find, and I usually like the next cheapest thing just fine. I normally buy most of my regular stuff like milk, eggs, flour, fresh veggies at a discount store. Milk is $1.88 for 1 gallon where I shop vs. usually being at least $3 a gallon elsewhere. So I would have to be getting a great deal on stuff to shop where you are.

Answer 3

I would. It sounds very intuitive but difficult to accomplish.

If you can do this all the power to you. Seems as if this will be a lot of work on your part. But if you sell brand names I would imagine you would have to work with the companies to buy in bulk but how would they let you without plastered packaging labels?

I think it is a fabulous idea. An updated, modernized mom-n-pop store focusing on the reduction and reuse aspect of recycling! Beautiful! Kudos to you and good luck!!!