Lately, my inbox has been inundated with designers/retailers pitching their “eco-friendly” totes. Everyone from HSN to Whole Foods, is jumping on the eco-friendly bandwagon.
And....
So have I....
But for totally different reasons. While, I, like every other person on this world, is trying to be more environmentally conscious, I’m really drawn to these bag because they’re cheap. These totes often sell for less than $30 bucks, which make you think about how much they mark-up their non-eco friendly totes.
$2000 bucks for a Anya HIndmarch handbag, Hells to the Nah. $15 bucks for a canvas tote? Oh Yeah.
But… seeing that these bags probably cost around a $1 or so to make and virtually none of them donate any portion of their proceeds to environmental causes, are the retailers using our need to be green to make some serious green?
So what do you think Eco Friendly Totes: Yea or Nay?
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I agree with the point about the proceeds not going to environmental causes...I have several of these which may be a couple too many. The most embarrasing thing is that I often forget to take the tote in to the store. MY BAD. It will be my New Year’s resolution!
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The grocery store my husband and I use, Publix, has been selling canvas totes with their logo for less than $6. They’re nice and deep, have a small pocket on the side, and have comfortable handles.
We bought a few of them to use, not to be fashionable or even to be eco-friendly (though that’s certainly a bonus). We just found them easier to use than those flimsy plastic bags that rip easily and dig into your hands. Using the canvas bags, we make fewer trips from the car to the kitchen and our hands don’t get pinched by those plastic bag ‘handles’.
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I’ve been using re-usable grocery bags since early this year, and I will never go back. I though it would be much more of a sacrifice thank it actually is. While I applaud a good effort to get people to buy and RE-USE (a key point many seem to miss) tote bags, I’m on the fence about a profit margin. Mine were $30 for a five bag set with a manufacturer donation, but my man bought his mom several for Christmas from Whole Foods for 99¢ each, which I find much easier to agree with.
