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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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jema
Downsizer Moderator

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 28239
Location: escaped from Swindon

Posted: Mon Oct 03, 05 6:26 pm Post subject: Downsizer bags

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.

Treacodactyl
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 25795
Location: Jumping on the bandwagon of opportunism

Posted: Mon Oct 03, 05 6:29 pm Post subject:
A small cotton bag I can keep in my pocket is also ideal for carrying with me for foraging.

jema
Downsizer Moderator

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 28239
Location: escaped from Swindon

Posted: Mon Oct 03, 05 6:32 pm Post subject:

Treacodactyl wrote:

A small cotton bag I can keep in my pocket is also ideal for carrying with me for foraging.

I can see advantages to both, but I am also in that camp. Fiddlesticks had an excellent one of these at the picnic, and it folded up ever so small and conveniently. I could see have a couple of these in a pocket.

2steps

Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Posts: 5349
Location: Surrey

Posted: Mon Oct 03, 05 6:48 pm Post subject:
both would be good but personally I'd prefer a bag I can keep with me always. Mostly I shop for small amounts at a time and it'd be good for cayying things home from school and foraging

Res

Joined: 07 Apr 2005
Posts: 1172
Location: Allotment Shed, Harlow

Posted: Mon Oct 03, 05 6:50 pm Post subject:
The carrier bag size is very convenient and something most of us are not only used to using but also being creative in their uses, so cotton bag for me

nettie

Joined: 02 Dec 2004
Posts: 5888
Location: Suffolk

Posted: Mon Oct 03, 05 6:53 pm Post subject:
I vote for the big strong bag, because the places I'll use it (farmer's markets, farm shop etc) will be places where likeminded people will be most likely to see the logo. I don't much see the point in getting them printed if they're going to be in people's pockets half the time!

Bernie66

Joined: 14 Jan 2005
Posts: 13967
Location: Eastoft

Posted: Mon Oct 03, 05 7:38 pm Post subject:

nettie wrote:

I vote for the big strong bag, because the places I'll use it (farmer's markets, farm shop etc) will be places where likeminded people will be most likely to see the logo. I don't much see the point in getting them printed if they're going to be in people's pockets half the time!

So eloquently put, and so right!

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:

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.

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