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BAGGU Reusable Shopping Tote - 3-Pack | 
| Brand: BAGGU
Department: Womens
Buy New: $14.89 - $22.00
Rating:  63 reviews
Sales Rank: 139
Fabric Type: Nylon
Clothing Size: One Size
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4
Dimensions (in): 14 x 8 x 5
ASIN: B000V4TYH0
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| Called the "It bag of the future" by Teen Vogue, this stylish and ridiculously practical bag (sold in packages of 3 and 6) is one easy step in helping save the planet. Baggu ("bag" in Japanese) is machine washable, and folds up into it's own pouch small enough to tuck into your handbag or pocket. Made of super-tough ripstop nylon in bright, fun colors, it's the re-usable bag that's eco-chic. | | Photos courtesy of Dan Martensen. | Why Baggus are so great? You want to replace your old friends, the paper & plastic bags, with something that does their job without creating needless waste or harming the environment. Using one Baggu for one year replaces 300 to 700 disposable bags. -
One Baggu holds the contents of 2 to 3 plastic grocery bags. Six bags can hold a whole cart full of groceries. -
Baggu Bag handles are the perfect length: you can hold them in your hand, on your forearm, or over your shoulder. -
They are made from super strong rip-stop nylon (holds 25 lbs) so they are light (2 oz) and compactible. They fold into a flat 5 by 5 inch pouch that easily slips in a purse or pocket. That way they are always handy when you need them. -
Baggu bags have a nice big gusset in the bottom so they will sit flat when they are filled (good for eggs & milk.) |  | Smart Design
Baggu was designed by mother-daughter team Joan and Emily in California. They both saw the need for a better reusable bag, and after dozens of prototypes, came up with a solution that makes using reusable bags stylish, practical and easy. | | Baggu is great whether you shop on foot or drive to the store, you always need to have a bag or two that fold up small and can be carried in your purse, ready for an unexpected errand. |  |  | We use lightweight, hard working fabrics to make bags that will perform years of service in all of our daily toting tasks: groceries, pharmacy purchases, gifts, and books, and pet food, and clothes and ... All the tons of things we find ourselves accepting a disposable bag to bring home. Changing our own shopping habits is one small thing we can do to make a difference. We hope you feel good every time you use your BAGGU. | Plastic Bags & the Planet
The average family brings home 1,000 bags every year. Most of those bags end up in land fills. That really adds up - 100 billion plastic bags are sent to landfill in the US each year. In landfills, it can take up to 1000 years for a bag to decompose. Plastics don't biodegrade, they photo-degrade, breaking down into tiny toxic pieces that contaminate soil and water or harm wildlife. Every time you use your Baggu bag instead of plastic or paper you are doing something good. |
Amazon.com Product Description
Do your part for the environment, stylishly, with Baggu's reusable shopping tote. This fashionably PC solution, constructed of strong, durable rip-stop nylon, is also cared for easily: Just pop it in the wash and dry it on the line. Each bag in this three-piece set holds the contents of 2-3 plastic bags, and comes with a 5" by 5" storage pouch.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 58 more reviews...
 Finally, an answer to that drawer in your kitchen that is stuffed with bags you refuse to throw out... October 20, 2007
E. Miller (Seattle, WA United States)
39 out of 39 found this review helpful
There is something just so gross and wrong about throwing away those plastic grocery bags you get at the market, so at our house, we throw them in a drawer in the kitchen thinking we will somehow magically re-purpose them.... but how??? Weave them together and make doormats from them? If only we were so crafty.
This is finally the answer. I bought 3 in fuschia (why be basic, right?) and now I just keep one or two in my handbag at all times so that I can say no to the plastic at the store and just tote everything home in my own weightless little bag. They are also great for everything else, like hauling misc things to and from the car, throwing wet towels/bathing suits in after a trip to the gym or spa, etc etc.
The ripstop nylon is incredibly sturdy (more so than the flimsy plastic bags you get at the store) and carries as much weight or more as you could normally carry in said flimsy plastic bag.
If you're looking for a cool environmentally-friendly bag that's a little less granola and a little more hip, here you go.
Great little gifts for Christmas. Stock up and give out.
 Not that great April 21, 2008
*Bones* (Middle of the Ocean)
16 out of 17 found this review helpful
I decided to start using reusable bags when I'm out and about to cut down on the plastic bag full of plastic bags that has been growing in my kitchen pantry. So, I bought some reusable bags from the grocery store for 99 cents a piece. Lo and behold, I can never remember to bring them into the store with me, and so my plastic bag full of plastic bags continued to grow.
I browsed Amazon and found Baggu where it was described as being bigger than a regular plastic bag and a lot more convenient because it folds into a pouch. I decided to get the three pack in fuschia, even though I knew it wouldn't be enough, because I wanted to test them before I bought the full 6 pack.
I'm somewhat disappointed. I don't know how big other places' plastic bags are, but the Baggu is not bigger or even the same size as the regular plastic bags the stores have. It does not have much of a gusset type bottom and I find that my things get scrunched easily in it, same as plastic but not better.
Furthermore, I drive to and from the store and by the time I arrive home, the bag has released the captive groceries all over the trunk of my car. Okay, so I should have tied it. But, that would require less groceries to fit in an already small bag. Argh!!
Moving on, I liked that it was compact and could fold into a pouch, except that the pouch is a separate entity so the chances of losing it is high, exactly what I managed to do. I, personally, think they should have the pouch attached to the bag to eliminate the opportunity of it finding a new home on the asphalt of the grocery store parking lot.
In conclusion, the Baggu is not worth the price, if I were to judge its convenience or size. It is strong, since I managed to carry tons of library books in it at one time. The color is beautiful, but the bag does not fulfill my needs. Pass...
Good, but not great March 15, 2008
A reader (Not lucky enough to be in Montana)
15 out of 16 found this review helpful
These bags are ok.....lots of hype made me order them. But...for the price, they are not all that fantastic. Bottom is not a 'gusset', and does not open wide. Each bag does not hold '3 times' more than regular grocery bags. Also...the color I received was not the color I ordered. After all that, the convenience of the small size when folded is nice, but the price is way too out of line to make me want to order any more.
Keep a New Year's resolution January 7, 2008
P. Grubbs (Nashville, TN)
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
Ordered these after a prompt from Amazon - they looked like just the thing to help me keep a New Year's resolution to use fewer bags. These bags are better than the canvas types sold in grocery stores - they hold more, they're lightweight, yet sturdy and they easliy refold into their little pockets. I keep mine in my glove box and usually have one in my purse. The ladies who developed this product should market them to grocery stores because they're a lot better than the ones I've seen available. Thank you.Baggu Reusable Shopping Tote - 6-Pack
 So useful, especially when you're forgetful! March 31, 2008
belacane (Sammamish, WA USA)
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
We have those poly-cotton bags that Whole Foods sells. I think we have five of them. And then a few months ago we got some from Fred Meyer when they were having a promotion (spend $50, get a free poly-cotton reusable bag). And I can NEVER remember to keep them with me! So, we have not been able to cut down on our grocery bag consumption. However, with the little Baggus, I can either keep them in my (admittedly gigantic) purse or in the tray of the car, and just grab them as we go into the store. Sturdy bags.
The only thing I wish is that the pouch was somehow integrated into the bag. Lands' End, for example, makes jackets that can fold up into one of their own pockets. Surely the Baggu could be redesigned so you don't have to worry about losing the little pouch when the bag is in use.
Edited to say that I emailed the Baggu people with the suggestion of integrating the pouch into the bag. Their response? Stuffing bags into attached pouches wrinkles them, and they wanted people to be able to fold them to avoid wrinkling. HUH? Come on, this is a utility bag, not a fashion statement. Is that a serious concern to users? Not to me. And their second statement was equally strange: they did not want people to be able to see through the thin ripstop fabric to the attached pouch. Again, I fail to see how this could be a show stopper. But, they're in charge, so I don't suppose we'll see any attached pouches anytime soon.
They suggested keeping keys or change in the pouch when it's not in use. I can't see keys or change staying put inside one of these pouches, which has no real closure except a sandwich-bag type of flip top.
Oh well. I'm still glad I have them, and I DO STUFF THEM INTO THE POUCHES!!
Edited again to say we already lost one of the pouches. I'm trying to figure out a way to sew them together accurately.
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