Envirosax Reusable Grocery Bags
If I didn't tell you these colorful, beautiful bags were meant to carry your groceries, would you ever think it? Designed in Australia (and made in China), the Envirosax are meant to replace the 500 or so plastic bags that each one of us uses once and then throws away every year. $33 for a set of five bags, each of which is lightweight but strong enough to carry the contents of two supermarket shopping bags, and they roll up into a pouch you can keep in your glove compartment. I buy groceries in small amounts but frequently, like a good New Yorker, so maybe I'll buy a set, keep two bags rolled up in the bottom of my bag and make presents of the three left. They're awfully pretty and I can't imagine my friends wouldn't appreciate them.
They're currently on pre-order at Delight.com, as their first shipment sold out in under two hours, but they expect to have them back in stock at the end of May; use the code "Shelterrific" at check-out and you get 20% off. Alternately you can buy the bags straight from Envirosax, they've got a lovely black-and-white set that I really like too, but shipping from Australia can be pricey and takes two weeks to get to you; they do list brick and mortar retailers of their products in the States. [via not martha]
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5 Comments:
Thank you thank you thank you for posting this!
I was just thinking the other day if it would be odd to take Trader Joe's or Whole Foods reusable grocery bags to our local grocery store (who gives out plastic bags by the millions it seems) and don't have anything reusable, though I certainly hope they plan too soon. I didn't want to appear to advertise other businesses in their store (especially as my mom works in their main offices) but I'm sick of wasting bags.
This is a perfect no-brand-name-on-the-bag, cute solution! Hope I can snag some soon enough! Thanks again, perfect timing!
bobcatsteph3 at 6:05PM on 04/26/07
I clicked right over and immediately bought the set! (with the discount, natch) Every time I exit the grocery store I remind myself to start bringing my own bags, but for for some reason have kept putting it off. These are perfect--and so sassy!
à la mode at 6:31PM on 04/26/07
Hi! I'm, so glad you like the bags as much as I do. Just as an FYI, the discount is good only until April 30th. You can see our original post about the offer here:
http://www.shelterrific.com/2007/04/20/paper-or-plastic-neither-bring-your-own-bag/
(p.s. I'm a big Serious Eats fan, too)
Angela M. at 9:12AM on 04/27/07
These are very cute--the australian site mentions a couple of other sites in the US that sell them individually, by the way.
NYminknit at 10:56AM on 04/27/07
Check out the bags at www.thegreatbag.com they have lots of styles and are hand made in the USA. They are made in the same pattern as regular paper grocery bags but they are 100% cotton. They even have a plain muslin bag that you can decorate yourself. You know pics of the kids or your own "green" statement etc, it's kind of fun!
Tammy at 8:35PM on 02/22/08