You have to remember that NJ is the state where it ts illegal to pump your own gas at a service station. All control. All the time.
Oregon is that way, too. I never understood it. I won't ever vacation there because of that.
And charging for grocery bags? Idiotic. Those bags have a lot of uses. So do paper bags. And I already pay for the bags when I get my groceries; it's part of the cost of every item sold.