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Coles raises in-store paper bag price from 25 cents to 30 cents
Coles has raised the price of paper bags in its Australian stores from 25 cents to 30 cents.
The supermarket says higher material and transport costs led to the increase.
The price of larger chiller bags has also risen, from $4 to $4.20.
The changes have drawn complaints from some shoppers and workers, who say customers are already facing rising costs.
Coles and Woolworths stopped giving out free single-use plastic bags in 2018 and began charging for bags.
Customers can bring reusable bags, and Coles encourages them to do so.
The flat $2 fee for bags on online orders has not changed.
Coles has raised the in-store price of its paper bags from 25 cents to 30 cents.
The increase is 20 per cent and was attributed by Coles to higher material and transport costs.
The price of larger chiller bags has also risen, from $4 to $4.20.
Some shoppers and Coles workers criticised the increases, while Coles said it had tried to keep them as low as possible.
Coles’ online bag fee remains $2, regardless of how many bags an order needs.
- Who
- Coles raised the price of its in-store paper bags.
- What
- The price rose from 25 cents to 30 cents.
- When
- The change was reported on 12 October 2026. The exact date it took effect is not stated.
- Where
- Coles stores in Australia.
- Why
- Coles said material and transport costs had risen.
Shoppers and Coles workers critical of the increase
Coles
Reason for the change
Shoppers and Coles workers critical of the increase
They criticised the higher bag prices, with some calling the charge unnecessary or a scam.
Coles
Coles said increases were due to changes in material and transport costs.
What shoppers can do
Shoppers and Coles workers critical of the increase
Some suggested bringing reusable bags.
Coles
Coles encouraged customers to bring and reuse their own bags.
We know value remains important to our customers, and we've worked to keep these increases as low as possible
Unfortunately, from time to time, prices of individual products may need to increase due to changes in costs such as materials and transport.
It’s the $3 to $3.20 price increase that bugs me the most. Do they not realise how simple it was to say it was three bucks for a bag?
Coles and Woolworths phased out free single-use plastic bags and began charging for bags.
Coles increased its online bag fee from $1.50 to $2.
The Daily Mail reported that Coles had raised the in-store paper bag price from 25 cents to 30 cents.
- In-store paper bag
- 25 cents to 30 cents
- Price increase
- 20 per cent
- Larger chiller bag
- $4 to $4.20
- Online bag fee
- $2
- Online fee change
- Rose from $1.50 in May
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