I'm Not A Plastic Bag

[elizabethann]

Have you heard about this bag? I guess it's the new "in thing". Check them out on ebay. I can't believe they're going for hundreds of dollars. They were originally $15. Wouldn't a plain ol tote bag suffice? ;)

http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?from=R40&_trksid=m37&satitle=I+am+not+a+plastic+bag&category0=

[smokey the elder]

That's all well and good, but what would I use for used kitty litter? :p ;)

[elizabethann]

That's all well and good, but what would I use for used kitty litter? :p ;)

LOL. That's a very good point! :)

[~jessie~]

Wow... what exactly is the point? lol. I haven't seen any yet around here, thankfully.

[catnapper]

I don't get it. What is it? Just an alternative to using plastic bags at the grocery store and now they're some over-priced trend? Either way, I like my free tote bags that I get from convention-type things ;)

[lizbud]

I have several canvas bags, but they don't have writing on them. :)

I just love them. They are so handy to have for packing traveling stuff. Never used them for grocery shopping through.

[I_luv_rusty]

I just saw that on the TV on the news, it said people are waiting out in the rain to "save the envoirment" by getting those bags for $15 each. But on ebay why buy bags like that for so much money, might as well just get a bunch of cheaper tote bags without the "I'm not a plastic bag".

[chocolatepuppy]

Some people must have a lot more money than I do to throw around. :rolleyes:

[columbine]

And for the truly upwardly mobile, introducing the Me Neither!
http://www.apocalypse.org/pub/u/hilda/pix/temp/meneither.jpg
Shown here with a contrasting PAPER bag full of "And we're not newspapers any more either! Nyaah nyaah nyaah!" (Otherwise known as Yesterday's News cat litter)

Love, Columbine

[moosmom]

Okay, I missed something here. $250 for a BAG?? :eek:

[Roxyluvsme13]

I don't get what's so special about them to make them $100+.. they're not designer or anything o.o.

[Kfamr]

I don't get it.

There's no way I'd spend over $20 on any sort of bag/purse, designer or not.

[wombat2u2004]

People wanna pay that for a bag ??? Fine.
The number of bidders just reinforces that old saying that an idiot is born every minute !!!!
Wom

[K9karen]

That's all well and good, but what would I use for used kitty litter? :p ;)

yeah, or dog poop??? :p :D

[Giselle]

It's "saving the environment" :rolleyes: . Hey kiddos, why don't you spend $250 on planting new trees???

Guess it's not cool enough! *shrugs*

ETA: Also, there are biodegradable doggie poop bags. My shelter uses them and they always let me take a few to use on my own, heh.

[Marigold2]

Trader Joes has really nice ones for I believe $1.99 that I use all the time when I shop.

[ChrisH]

Okay, going back to March, here's what's behind it all.
e-bayer sellers cash in on charity (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6448687.stm)
And from April
It's in the bag darling (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/6587169.stm)
Shoppers queue for designer bag (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/6590791.stm)

[Pembroke_Corgi]

Okay, going back to March, here's what's behind it all.
e-bayer sellers cash in on charity (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6448687.stm)
And from April
It's in the bag darling (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/6587169.stm)
Shoppers queue for designer bag (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/6590791.stm)
Wow, there's always some scum-bag who will want to turn a huge profit on a charity item. :rolleyes: Wouldn't it be nice if they donated the extra $200 they are charging to the charity?

[Catlady711]

But on ebay why buy bags like that for so much money

You have to remember, on Ebay things are by supply and demand. If there are say 50 identical items and there are say 200 people that want them, they will have a bidding war to be the one that gets the item regardless of cost.

I once payed $175 :eek: for an expansion set to a board game on ebay. Granted it is a long since out of print game, and we DEARLY love playing it, but it's now considered a 'collectors item' so we have to bid high to get it. There are NO stores that carry it and it's long since dissapeared from garage sales/flea markets.

Whether it's a part to a board game or a tote bag, the number of bidders vs the supply will dictate how high the price goes. If we're all smart we'll buy some of those bags for $15 and get rich selling them on ebay while the trend lasts. ROFL ;)

[Catlady711]

Okay, going back to March, here's what's behind it all.
e-bayer sellers cash in on charity (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6448687.stm)
And from April
It's in the bag darling (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/6587169.stm)
Shoppers queue for designer bag (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/6590791.stm)


Quoted from above article link: ""Our main objection is the people who claim on their listing that it has already sold out and that the only way you can get it is by paying over the odds. Their buyers are being ripped off.

"People who say it is already sold out are at best being misleading and at worst telling downright lies."

Whether it's Ebay or a brick & morar store: Do your research and let the buyer beware!