Would you use one of these stores after the novelty wore off?
A Waitrose store in Oxford is on the second day of an 11-week trial in which customers can fill their own containers with groceries, including lentils, pasta and rice, as well as beer and wine. But what do the customers make of it?
Declan Smith, 44, said his teenage daughter had been pushing him to be more mindful of how much plastic he used, "so fair play to the younger generation".
Seeing the displays, he impulsively bought wine in a refillable bottle for his sister.
He said: "I came to get my lunch and I happened to see the new facility so I thought I'd try it.
"I'm going to have a wander and see what else is available.
"People have realised at last how much waste we produce so it's overdue but I'm still glad they've done it."
Elise Engim, 20, came straight to the store in Botley armed with containers after seeing BBC coverage of Waitrose's Unpacked campaign.
"They should continue it past the 11 weeks because everyone loves it and is really into it," she said.
"Oxford is very eco-conscious and I think Waitrose have acknowledged that, and I think it's a good step forward in the right direction, especially with what's going on with Extinction Rebellion and all these new movements.
"I think this is particularly focussed on the youth generation and we're a lot more conscious about it. My friends are all ecstatic that it's going in this direction."
Read in full https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-48517126
A Waitrose store in Oxford is on the second day of an 11-week trial in which customers can fill their own containers with groceries, including lentils, pasta and rice, as well as beer and wine. But what do the customers make of it?
Declan Smith, 44, said his teenage daughter had been pushing him to be more mindful of how much plastic he used, "so fair play to the younger generation".
Seeing the displays, he impulsively bought wine in a refillable bottle for his sister.
He said: "I came to get my lunch and I happened to see the new facility so I thought I'd try it.
"I'm going to have a wander and see what else is available.
"People have realised at last how much waste we produce so it's overdue but I'm still glad they've done it."
Elise Engim, 20, came straight to the store in Botley armed with containers after seeing BBC coverage of Waitrose's Unpacked campaign.
"They should continue it past the 11 weeks because everyone loves it and is really into it," she said.
"Oxford is very eco-conscious and I think Waitrose have acknowledged that, and I think it's a good step forward in the right direction, especially with what's going on with Extinction Rebellion and all these new movements.
"I think this is particularly focussed on the youth generation and we're a lot more conscious about it. My friends are all ecstatic that it's going in this direction."
Read in full https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-48517126
handy only living 13 miles away haha.
