Boxes at Homebase

I don't think it's really worth giving you a full run-down of Homebase in Ewell. It's much like most of the rest of the Homebases out there -- good if you don't want anything too unusual, stock control horrible, fairly long queues on a Bank Holiday...

They did make a good impression when we popped in there earlier on today, though. In an effort to reduce the number of carrier bags they're giving out, they now have an area behind the tills which has cardboard boxes for the taking. I realise this isn't a new idea -- supermarkets used to do much the same, though I've not noticed them doing it lately -- but there are so many things you might buy from Homebase that would work much better in a box than in a carrier bag (e.g. china). It must make life easier (and cheaper?) for them to not have to recycle/dump so many boxes, too.