Sir, – My family and I visited a large garden centre in Wicklow at the weekend and decided to have lunch. We purchased four plastic bottles of water.
On checking my receipt, I realised that there was a 60 cent deposit charged.
I asked where I could get my deposit back. I was informed that I would have to take my bottles home and get a refund elsewhere.
I don’t think it’s practical or desirable to expect patrons of restaurants or other establishments to have to bring their own empties home. – Yours, etc,
READ MORE
‘I know what happened in that room’: the full story of the Conor McGregor case
Eating disorders in later life: Some of my peers have had teenage weight levels for decades
Eoin Burke-Kennedy: Is remote working bad for productivity?
David McWilliams: The potential threats to Ireland now come in four guises after Trump’s election
FERGUS MADDEN,
Goatstown,
Dublin 14.