I rarely have to buy their bags anymore. I usually have a stack in the car, so this is the first time I've seen the ones with pre-holed handles for rapid destruction. But every bag they had in stock had the holes, so I'm guessing they addressed durability issues by making them a little less durable. If they've still got the pre-holed handles next time I forget bags I'll just pile my things in a trolley and bag things at home. It's not the price that bothers me it's the thinly veiled fallacy that they've started selling re-usable bags to help the environment rather than improve profit. Because we all know that thicker plastic is obviously better for the environment than thin plastic bags. The new re-usable bags will stick in the environment for far longer.