Well, after Monday's screed, I thought it was great timing to review some green products. And I might as well give something away while I'm at it.I am regularly contacted by companies hawking their new, improved green products or books, most of which I generally ignore. This one, however, caught my eye. I mean, any company that has a tagline of, "for those oh #@*! moments at the checkout line" should at least be given a chance, no?
The flip & tumble is a bag that is designed for those of you who constantly forget to bring your reusable bags to the store. This little number can be stashed in your purse or backpack. It has a stretchy pouch that conceals it into a small ball when, in fact, it is a full size bag. It takes a few minutes to figure out how to origami it bag into it's compact, ball-like shape, but once you do, it's a cinch.
It reportedly holds 25 lbs, although I haven't yet tested it to that weight. It has a little felty shoulder pad that really doesn't do much and makes the strap look a little hokey, but I would imagine it would be uncomfortable without it. The stretchy pouch doubles nicely as a small cell phone holder and it really does hold a lot. When the bag is unfolded it measures 12" x 14" x 5". In it's origami shape, it's about 3" in diameter.
My big problem with the bags is that I generally don't carry a purse and so I don't actually have anywhere to stash the balls. But, as you can see from the photo on the right, I have found the perfect place to store them. Plus, they serve a dual purpose - no disfiguring plastic surgery required. I'm sure you men out there have an equally suitable area for enhancement, I mean, storage.Anyway, once the bag reaches the end of its life, you can even send it back to the company and they'll recycle it for you.
Since I know you aren't buying anything this month, I'm having a giveaway! If you are interested in trying out the flip & tumble, you can enter to win a pink one by adding your name to the comments. I'll have a random drawing on Thursday. Time's up!
155 comments:
Sounds great. :)
Would love to be in for the bag.
I'd love to try it.
heck yeah, sign me up, I'm always forgetting my bag.
P~
Sign me up for the boob bag!
me too
I would love to be in for it - it looks like fun!
In!
Do you have any in a size "D"?
I'd love to try for one, I've been getting canvas bags/totes but never remember to bring them.
They look neat, but I've already got plenty of reusable bags. Hope whoever gets it can really use it!
-kim
You crack me up with your "storage" ideas.
I would love to win and try it out! Please sign me up!
CTDaffodil
I'm interested. They look cute!
Oooh, cute! Count me in! :)
This looks really neat! Like other, I have a few bags, but often leave them at home.
Cool little thing - perfect for my purse or diaper bag, count me in!
Looks great! How much are they anyway?
Ooh me! I've been eyeing chico bags lately since one of mine broke and it leaves me short one bag every time I go shopping.
I would definitely like that. The other day we (my family of five) carried all of our stuff by hand out of the store so I could avoid using even one plastic bag!
Melissa
I've been storing the unbagged groceries in my bra. This sounds more comfortable. Sign me up!
Please add my name to the hat for the drawing. I would love to try out the bag.
I am horrible at remembering my bags - I generally end up carrying several items myself!
My partner Papa Pan NEEDS these things! He would carry a softball in a pocket, but always forgets the bags in the car if he's just running about.
ooo... PINK! I'd love to try it.
Oh, count me in!
Put me in, please.
These look great - I need a small bag to carry in my purse
Please count me in!
My very first reusable bag is starting to fall apart. Fixes # 1 and 2 prolonged its life considerably, but the end is near. I would love to replace with one of these.
Thanks for the new word! 'Screed', it even sounds insulting. And such a picture, you are tooooo funny. And no thanks to the pink bag-it just wouldn't be manly enough ya know.
10 canvas bags in my car and 3 out of 4 times I walk into the store without them. This sounds idea. Sign me up.
Not always forgetting them, but often enough that I'd love one!
I don't normally enter drawings, because I never win, but this sounds interesting. I don't forget my bags when I'm headed to the grocery store, but there are times when I'm out and about and I don't have one of my bags with me and I end up carrying plastic home. You'd be amazed at how many people yearn to give customers a plastic bag. Plus, there's plenty of ... er ... room for me to carry them when I don't have my backpack ;).
Anyway, sign me up, please :).
I need to win this, seeing how I STILL have not made my own bags!
Woohoo! Reusable bags *and* bigger boobs. Count me in!
Yum, and in pink even!
I really think you should create a post detailing all the storage possibilities for those of us who are not so creative. I mean, they're in bags anyway, so why not utilize them more, right? ;)
Dude! I've been coveting the flip and tumble for some time now...Please, oh for the love of all that is green, please add my name to the drawing!
Sounds nice.
Rebekah
I can always use another bag!
Please enter my name. Won't we need 2 if we're going to Store them as in the photo?!
oh! oh! oh! pick me! pick me! lol
good luck everyone! (not really, i just want to SOUND like a good sport)
Yeah! I love give-aways! AND I'm always forgetting my canvas bags!
OK, so these were made for me! Especially since I am always looking for a way to remember my bags ;)
Sam @ Loving Green
Sign me up! I use canvas bags but I often stop for things walking home from work and never have a bag with me. These would be great.
A pink bag? Why not!!!
Sign me up. I always forget my bags.
They sound neat. I do always forget my bags!
Oh ya, count me in. I could use the extra....storage.
I could always use some fun-bags!
Hi ,
New to your blog ,it's wonderful. So much info , will be reading for awhile.
Please enter me in your drawing.
Please enter me! I have reusable bags (they're what I generally carry my lunch with me to and from work). But because they don't fold up very well I often forget them on my way to the grocery store. This would be great stuffed in my glove box!
I'm in!!
Oooh I'd like to enter! Thanks! (Since I've been entering the trader joes raffle for months and haven't won anything yet some woman has managed to win twice.)
Definitely looks more fun than my whole foods bags :-)
hey crunch
i'd love to try it! put me in the draw.
thanks :)
Flip and tumble me in!
So I've been lurking here for a couple of weeks but have decided that since I have lots of room for "storage" that now is the time to out myself. Sign me up. :)
Put me in the flip and tumble bag with the other posters- just not in your shirt please
I need one! Er...two!
I've looked at these a few times... I'd really love to try one!
Love it!
I'll give it a try!
Erin
I'm in!
(Wait a minute...if you're only giving away one, won't I look lopsided?)
I already have many Baggus in my purse that I love (same concept, but folds flat, but not as good for those of us that could really, really use some cleavage!) so I hope whomever wins, will love it as much as I love my reusables!
Mom of 3, could definitely use a "pick me up" uh for groceries too!
Ohh, me!
Heck yeh! I'd love to win! My name is Ashley and you can reach me at bosssanders@gmail.com.
Ashley
www.bossSanders.com
Sign me up! I just talked my honey into using the canvas ones so I could have this one ... he wouldn't touch the pink.
Yet another purpose for the pouches: juggling balls!
(And yes, I'd love one :D)
I'd love to win one, only you could make the pic so hilarious.
You are awesome, Crunchy! Love your posts...and I could use some enhancement! (Not sure how one would fit into that need, but I could try to make that work!)
LMAO, I'll put 'em in my bra if I win. Put me in the drawing.
I'd love one to keep on hand - unfortunatly I do not need any extra "enhancement storage," so I guess I'll have to carry a purse. sigh
Could always use another bag...
Throwing my name in the ring...
I just found your blog. I bought the book Afflenza (USED! from Powell's) and have now loaned it to my neighbor.
Thanks for considering me for your cool bag!
I so totally need a "bag" job. ;)
Kimberly P.
I'm getting good at remembering my bags, but these are so cool I need to throw my name in the hat.
Sign me up!!
I have enough reusable bags for myself, but want to try to get my mother to start carrying them, so please enter me in the draw!
I'm interested.
I'm in, too!
I'd like in, please!
these are way cute. i'm game for some enhancement....er...eco-friendly bags! thanks for the giveaway!
this seems like something perfect for my diaper bag. If we didn't need it for shopping the tots could toss it around.mmm, I like the idea.
count me in: i'm glad to learn i'm not the only one who forgets to put the bags back in the car for the next grocery trip.....
Please sign me up:>
If I win, will they hold up the saggies from 7+ years of nursing? Thanks.
I am a fan of your blog, and have finally figured out why I couldn't leave comments before! Darn Internet explorer. Anyway, please put my name in for the bag contest. Thanks!
What a great giveaway!
These look great!!!
Sign me up!
That sounds handy.
i'm up for enhancement- i'm not much of a purse carrier either and when i do, it's generally a cloth grocery bag;-) thanks!
OooOoo I would like to enter. Maybe I could it to even the girls out a bit ;)
**Insert a "use" somewhere in that previous comment.
Put my name in please!
Jo
I like the bag... the ball-up into a little something I can stash is a good bonus.
Also, "hello." I have not left a comment here in quite some time.
first visit to this site and hey a giveaway.
cool
{vicki}
What a neat product! I'm in!
count me in too. :O)
sign me up, but only if i don't have to wear it in my bra....
:)
very cool...sign me up!
Sign me up. That'll save me from making a bag.
Great timing! I just saw these on GreenGirlLA's blog and started to covet them, then I went to your blog and felt a sting of shame. Now I can win a Crunchy-sanctioned bag!
Sign me up :)
Lauren H
Cool! Count me in please!
This is another great idea & good packaging & handles!
Great idea - and better looking than my current bags! I'd love to try it.
count me in!
Don't you think you should give away a pair for optimal enhancement? Otherwise we'll be lopsided ...
It looks similar to my Chico bags, which I LOVE - I keep one in the glove box and a couple in the outside pockets of my purse.
ME ME ME. Liz H
Please add me!-- Maggie
Oh, pretty colors, I'd love one!
Heh heh- at least now I know when I see a gal with ample bosoms, they are shopping bags! LOL baseball players must carry shopping bags too! Sign me up- I always wanted to look like a ball player!
sign me up :)
Count me in. Would love to have a "back up bag" when I forget to haul the regulars in!
Those look great!
Oh yes! I am the woman with 3 dozen Trader Joe's bags in my trunk, but never a bag in hand when I get to the check-out. Please, please pick me!
Wait, you're giving away two, right? I'll need two, you know, for balance...tee hee.
Cool! Please add my name to the pot!
Thank you for adding my name to your giveaway!
I LOVE pink!
Oh yeah - I could definently use one...I mean TWO of those.
I can't believe no one has commented on the process of removing the bag from "storage" while out in public at the checkout counter... All of a sudden "grocery store cashier" will become rather a coveted job!
:)
Sue
Western Great Basin
http://dogslittleacre.wordpress.com
I do so love reusable bags - and pink too, how devine. I'm in!
nicole
This is a great idea! I'd put them in the glove box of my car since I don't have any room in my purse.
My friend brought me something similar from japan: a tiny little tote bag that you can squish/fold a regular sized tote bag into! I have it attached by a length of chain (that bathtub drain type stuff you sometimes put keys on, or dog tags) to the outside of the Giant Tote Bag that Goes Everywhere. It's perfect!
Anyone wondering if these are useful... they are! I have mine, so Crunchy, please share with someone who needs it. But for those with ... ummm ... less need for chest-enhancing-storage ... and no room in the purse ... might I suggest the keychain strategy. :)
Great idea!
Sign me up for the giveaway. I love to take homemade healthy treats to my son's baseball games in reusable bags just for the sheer bliss of looking at the other botoxed, fake nail, SUV-driving mom's puzzled faces. They so don't get it! To paraphrase Bart Simpson: Eat my (organic cotton) shorts!p
How generous Crunch! Count me in if it's not too late!
Groovy. Please count me in.
Yes Please! Thanks!
sign me in on this one! Although i really don't need any enhancements-I could certianly use this!
I've found that hanging some of my canvas bags on door knobs helps me to remember, but count me in for the drawing. Debbie C
Cool ides. Thanks for the link!
me too please!
I'd love to try one. I forgot my cloth bag on Earth Day for the love of pete!
I would love the bag and my husband would probably like the bigger boobs.
This looks great! :) [Though my kids might claim it, like they do my other reusable bags, and use it to lug their toys around the house!] Haha!
I would love one of these! Just yesterday I forgot to grab my canvas bag for the grocery store and had to use a plastic one! $#@%!!!
I've been wanting to try one of these to see if the "stretchy" pouch is easier to re-stuff than the chicobags I have. And incidentally for those who don't carry a purse, the chicobags are the same concept but have a clip on them so they can be clipped to your keys, belt loop, etc.
I link here from time to time from Allie's Answers and I dig your site. I don't actually want to be in the drawing because I do fine in the "no bag" department, so someone else could make better use of them.
Just wanted to be a part of the comment parade, I guess.
Enjoy your blog... even if I typically lurk. Thanks for offering up your reusable bag.
These look great!
I'd love to try these. No more stuffing with tissue! ;-)
Count me in if it's not too late!
Is it too late to throw my hat in? if not, add me.
Perfect for me. I'm always having those Oh *#%@! moments ;)
Cool bags! No need to sign me up for the draw. :)
I have a few of the "Workhorse Style 1500" and I love them. Aside from the name of course.
http://www.reusablebags.com/store/acme-bags-workhorse-style-1500-p-1.html
Similar design to the Flip&Tumble.
Both my boyfriend and I each carry one with us all the time, 'cause who knows when you might need a bag . Or ...you know... an enhancement.
ack I missed it. Hopefully whoever gets it, loves it!
I am a proficient forgetter. I have one chico bag that rolls up nicely and love it! The key is remembering it put it back into the glove box. Maybe I'll try the boob stash. I'll need one more to look even.
I have to admit that I have many, many of those moments so this oh sh*t bag would be perfect for me.
I am enjoying your blog. I even resisted buying clothes at the local store and hiked on over to the local thrift store to get some much needed tshirts for summer.
Oooo... can I still get in on this?
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