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Downsizer bags should be:

A big strong bag, with a gusset able to hold a lot of shopping.

19%

[ 6 ]

A cotton bag, of carrier bag dimensions. The sort of bag you can alway have tucked away in your coat pocket.

80%

[ 25 ]

Total Votes : 31

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Lozzie

Joined: 25 May 2005
Posts: 2595

Posted: Mon Oct 03, 05 7:40 pm Post subject:
I would happily pay money for one of each. I use diffrent bags for different things - normally go out with something small in my pocket but often use large bags when taking drums and instruments to gigs.

nora

Joined: 20 Mar 2005
Posts: 1539
Location: West Yorkshire

Posted: Mon Oct 03, 05 7:43 pm Post subject:
I voted for the small one, but agree with Lozzie and would prefer both types if that would be possible. Any chance of them being available in time for christmas?

Nanny

Joined: 17 Feb 2005
Posts: 4520
Location: carms in wales

Posted: Mon Oct 03, 05 7:44 pm Post subject: downsizer bag

i would go for the big one...

i have a fairly substantial canvass bag that folds up fairly small. i use it in tesco (sorry, did i use a nasty word) and also for farmers markets etc. i find in invaluable..........

you could do a choice i guess

the downsizer shopper "spread the word in the supermarket"

the downsizer forager "never be caught out on a food for free sortie"

both could perhaps have the logo and downsizer.net on them

footprints

Joined: 26 May 2005
Posts: 234
Location: North Wales

Posted: Mon Oct 03, 05 7:53 pm Post subject: Re: Downsizer bags

jema wrote:

A downsizer bag as a carrier bag replacement has been talked about on and off for months. A variety of things has stopped it getting to fruitition so far.

But to try and get near the completion of the process, I'd like to do a straw poll of what would interest people?

Obviously any bag we do, will be ethically sourced, and reasonably priced, the aim is only to cover costs, reduce carrier bag usage and give us publicity.

Big bag,comfy handles.

Sorry if this missed the poll.

ele

Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Posts: 814
Location: Derby

Posted: Mon Oct 03, 05 8:56 pm Post subject:
There's something about going to the shops with a sturdy empty shopping bag that makes me feel like I've turned into my Mother so I voted for collapsible. It's somehow okay when the bag is full I'm just a bit too vain

dougal

Joined: 15 Jan 2005
Posts: 7184
Location: South Kent

Posted: Mon Oct 03, 05 9:51 pm Post subject:
I believe that the string bag is overdue for a comeback, but that its a lousy way of displaying a logo. Anyway, I voted for the one you should always carry with you, just in case you should get lucky, (even if it won't fit in your wallet ).

otatop

Joined: 01 Jun 2005
Posts: 1425
Location: North London

Posted: Mon Oct 03, 05 9:54 pm Post subject:
I work for a charity that recently produced a load of cotton shoulder bags that fold very nicely into a pocket or handbag. Very useful for late night shopping on the way home from work. The production cost was a little less than �1 each - with logo. My church is doing hessian bags - but they don't fold up so nicely to keep in a pocket or handbag.

Lloyd

Joined: 24 Jan 2005
Posts: 2699

Posted: Mon Oct 03, 05 11:15 pm Post subject:
I imagine carrier bags are the size they are, because it's a popular size, with regard to the weight shoppers want to carry, etc, so I'm going with public opinion, ......carrier bag size.

Gertie

Joined: 08 Jan 2005
Posts: 1638
Location: Yorkshire

Posted: Tue Oct 04, 05 6:19 am Post subject:
I voted for the small, carrier bag type, primarily because if I was humping about a big bag full of shopping I would expect Lundy to chauffeur me home!

Mrs Fiddlesticks

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 10460

Posted: Tue Oct 04, 05 7:25 am Post subject:

I've voted for the foldable sort as thats what I find most useful. I generally take a basket shopping and a couple of cotton fold up bags inside it which I then use instead of carriers. I like to have one in the car and one in pocket as then I'm prepared and can easily say no to a carrier. I also like them as project bags for craft things to keep the relevant bits altogether whilst working on them. Can't have enough cotton bags IMHO!

Northern_Lad

Joined: 13 Dec 2004
Posts: 14210
Location: Somewhere

Posted: Tue Oct 04, 05 7:53 am Post subject:
Any reason both can't be done? I can see myself using both in different times. What would be the large one made of, if the small one's cotton? There is the problem, though, that if I always carried a cotton bag with me that I'd never get a carrier bag again and need to go out and buy bin bags.

Mrs Fiddlesticks

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 10460

Posted: Tue Oct 04, 05 8:04 am Post subject:

Northern_Lad wrote:

There is the problem, though, that if I always carried a cotton bag with me that I'd never get a carrier bag again and need to go out and buy bin bags.

We were discussing this point at the picnic. I've very few carriers left now, but I need to line the kitchen bin with something!

jema
Downsizer Moderator

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 28247
Location: escaped from Swindon

Posted: Tue Oct 04, 05 8:07 am Post subject:

Fiddlesticks Julie wrote:

Northern_Lad wrote:

There is the problem, though, that if I always carried a cotton bag with me that I'd never get a carrier bag again and need to go out and buy bin bags.

We were discussing this point at the picnic. I've very few carriers left now, but I need to line the kitchen bin with something!

Carriers have there uses. I wouldn't forage for Elderberries with a cotton bag!

Mrs Fiddlesticks

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 10460

Posted: Tue Oct 04, 05 11:19 am Post subject:

jema wrote:

Fiddlesticks Julie wrote:

Northern_Lad wrote:

There is the problem, though, that if I always carried a cotton bag with me that I'd never get a carrier bag again and need to go out and buy bin bags.

We were discussing this point at the picnic. I've very few carriers left now, but I need to line the kitchen bin with something!

Carriers have there uses. I wouldn't forage for Elderberries with a cotton bag!

me neither, I used a plastic box!

Helen_A

Joined: 26 Jan 2005
Posts: 1548
Location: MK, Bucks.

Posted: Tue Oct 04, 05 11:33 am Post subject:

Hmmm - well re: bags for bins isn't that what neighbours are for?

TBH I'm hopeless for remembering to take cotton bags out, but very good at donating on to the local wholefood shop all the plastic ones that don't end up as bin bags, thus ensuring that they are getting at least another use or two (there are a couple of selfridges plastic bags that have been back and forth to that shop over a dozen times each now, cos the shop is keeping an eye on them, lol).

If a bag does get remembered it inevitably ends up awith all sorts of other things in it than shopping... nappies, magazone/book, flannel, wet bag.... the general detritus of havind children...)

Hmmm - could go for one for the library run though... it would get lots of use that way and be seen far and wide

Helen_A

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