hmm… national bookstore has this device that the cashiers scan the items on to deactivate code for the exit scanner alarm. this being said, there should be no need for plastics as long as you have the receipt as proof of purchase. and both SM and national have the reusable shopping bags already. i prefer national bookstore’s red see through bag. they are supposedto give you a 50 centavo rebate/discount every time you use it to shop there but the last time i did they didn’t put it in :(. shoemart on the other hand gives points to smac holders who use the reusable green bag.

Another time (also in SM) I used my US debit card (with the visa logo), its brand new and have not signed it, it has my picture on it, and the 3 cashiers won’t take it till its signed. Well, can’t find a “permanent marker” (had to buy one with a cash from one of my staff), and when I finally signed it, I had to show them another signature specimen by writing on a blank piece of paper, and showing another ID, they then try to compare the signature, which took forever, ignoring my pointing out of the photo which is laminated securely on the card.

Here in the states, when buying yards of fabric, they “pin” the initial receipt to the cut fabric itself, and this “pre-receipt” is what front cashier uses for the price confirmation, after he/she “un-pin) it before wrapping. Not only 1 I have seen them get pricked with this process, and when the cashier don’t take out the pin, I am the one who gets pricked since I always forget that its there when I reached for other items in the plastic bag. Hahaha, I wonder if its better they “staple” it.

I remember “ice crumble” back in elementary days, it is infact one of my street foods faves… although I DO NOT have a recipe, but as far as i can remember, it is made of shaved ice, some pink colour flavouring (sorry i can’t bring up the exact flavour) and its topped with choco syrup, right? Maybe you can substitue other flavours or so..good luck.