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| Five Little Bags |
I've had my own cloth grocery bags for a few years now. I made them myself when I was first learning to sew, and to be perfectly honest, never really liked them. They were a thin, woven canvas-like material, the proportions were all wrong, and they were always messy in the trunk of my car. Eventually I quit using them, and while I felt guilty about getting plastic, it wasn't enough for me to bring in my own cruddy old bags. Thus, I was delighted to have the opportunity to review the Envirosax 5-in-1 Pouch, offered by ConservingNow.
I headed over to their site to choose a pattern. There are (at current count) 18 sets to choose from, and I must've spent a good 45 minutes perusing them before settling on Nomad. The bags arrived via USPS in a recycled paper sleeve.
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| The bags just as they arrived |
I always do self-checkout at the grocery store because I prefer to organize and pack my own bags. I unsnapped the bags and packed them one at a time, starting with the milk. The bags are advertised as being tested to hold 44 pounds, so I loaded one of them up with a gallon of milk, two containers of juice, and a quart of cream. There was room on top, but I did want to get to the other bags. For $110 worth of groceries, I only ended up using four of the five bags, and I could easily have fit more things into those four if I'd needed to.
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| All my groceries and one bag still left over! |
Buy It!
You can purchase your own reusable bags or totes at ConservingNow. Bags range in price from singles Envirosax bags at $7.99 to Envirosax 5-in-1 pouches at $34.99. They also carry a line of reusable cotton totes and Market Bag sets.Win It!
For your chance to win your very own Envirosax 5-in-1 Pouch in your choice of pattern, enter here. Contest is open to US and Canadian residents. All entries will be recorded using Rafflecopter and a winner will be chosen at random. Contest is open from August 13, 2011 12:01 am EST until September 13, 2011 11:59 pm EST.RULES:
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34 comments:
A very important thing that ConservingNow does on their website is provide information on teaching children how to be environmentally conscious and gives practical ways children can be involved.
All the EnviroSax designs are pretty cool, but I really like the Bloom series.
My whole family will enjoy the bags, but we always forget to bring bags to the grocery! Looking forward to having these handy so we will (hopefully!) forget less!
Educating kids about conservation is a very important step in changing our world. I love that Conserving Now is focusing their main effort on that. I also like that they are partnering with other groups to help spread the word.
Juliefree3@gmail.com
Love the Bloom Envirosax's
I love the Envirosax - Bloom 5-in-1 Pouch. When I was in China, we have to pay for plastic bags, and soon I learned that to recycle even plastic bags took a long while! Everyone over there saved a lot of money by bringing their own bag. I will really enjoy this bag for grocery/traveling purposes.
they dream children born today will never use a plastic bag
on_extra @ yahoo dot com
I like the animal planet ones
on_extra @ yahoo dot com
my kids will like them. I took them shopping with their money the other day and they liked each carying their own reusable bag and they liked they got .05 off at target for it.
on_extra @ yahoo dot com
I like that they put effort into education on being "green" for kids.
carriethegood(at)gmail(dot)com
I like the After Dark set.
carriethegood(at)gmail
I'm impressed... They have a Classroom Kit to help teach children in school about being green!
I'd love to win the Sesame Street Series!
We'd keep it for our family and use them for everything from grocery shopping, farmer's market trips, and library days.
love the bloom series, and how compact they roll up!
pulchrabliss(at)hotmail(dot)com
I like it that they have a simple pledge on their website that everyone can pledge to reduce their use of plastic bags!
aniwilsonintx at hotmail dot com
I really like the optimistic set!
aniwilsonintx at hotmail dot com
I think we will all enjoy them! My kids have to unpack the groceries and they'll probably love unpacking them from these bags instead of the plain grocery ones...
aniwilsonintx at hotmail dot com
my kids would really enjoy the bags
joni.taylor3710@gmail.com
The Household Survey is a great way to wake folks up and show them just how much they are wasting!!
juliedianebaker at aol dot com
I love the Bloom series!
juliedianebaker at aol dot com
I could always use more Envirosax, but I think I would give these to my Mother-in-law who still uses *gasp* plastic bags!!
juliedianebaker at aol dot com
I love that they have classroom education kits!
mannasweeps (at) gmail DOT com
I like the Planet Green!
mannasweeps (at) gmail DOT com
I would keep these for me!
mannasweeps (at) gmail DOT com
I would love to have the Animal Planet Series!
daisies0999(at)yahoo(dot)com
I would definitely keep these for myself! LOL
daisies0999(at)yahoo(dot)com
They have tips on reducing plastic bags, like bringing them to the dog park, and they have a teacher kit (it would be great if my kid's teachers used it!).
Marysa {at} marysa {dot} com
Love the Planet Green set (and the travel one too!)
Marysa {at} marysa {dot} com
I would keep some and share some bags!
Marysa {at} marysa {dot} com
Those classroom education kits are such a great idea!
melissa_morrisATlive.com
I think it is neat they give away free window clings.
Elissapugh at gmail.com
Origami!
Elissapugh at gmail.com
I love bringing sacks with me! Oasis Series would make my groceries happy
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