I don’t know about the bags, but one waitress had a new, Waffle House cap...still in a bag, and I gave her $5 for it.
(I collect caps).
Waffle House has been here in the South for as long as I can remember (I’m 72) and there was never a problem with them until recently.
Well, if they’re charging for plastic forks, they must be charging for their take out bags.
Maybe they should charge for parking too!