Mom Time in '09: Be Good to the Planet with Chico Bags
Sunday, January 25, 2009 Posted by Jolly Mom
Also on my list of resolutions this year is to do what I can for the health of our planet. I admit I haven’t been using reusable grocery bags. Yes, I am hanging my head in shame, but I have vowed to change that this year! I recently came across Chico Bags though and I love how convenient and affordable they are. They come in two styles: the ChicoBag Original and the ChicoBag Vita.
The Original holds 25 pounds and the Vita holds 40 pounds of groceries. The Vita is really cool because it has shoulder length straps! Both styles are designed to be stuffed into the integrated pouches. The fabric is designed in such a way that it easily and quickly stuffs into the pouch. You don’t have to fold it a special way or anything. Just stuff! When they are in the pouch, they are TINY. I mean really TINY! Both also come with a clip, which means you can hook the bags to your purse, diaper bag, belt loop, or key chain and always have one on hand.Here you can see the Vita stuffed with groceries:
Want it: Visit the ChicoBag website to purchase. You can buy the Original for $5 and the Vita for $8.
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January 25, 2009 2:39 AM
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January 25, 2009 4:44 AM
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January 25, 2009 5:48 AM
I read that you can Buy Any Five Original ChicoBags and the Fifth is Free! :)
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January 25, 2009 5:49 AM
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January 25, 2009 6:46 AM
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January 25, 2009 8:02 AM
The bags are named Chico Bags because they are small and were created in Chico, CA.
January 25, 2009 8:51 AM
Love the Bag Monster!! I entered a few of the other giveaways. But I didn't enter them all. I Like the Chico bag Vita. It can hold 40 lbs and works over the shoulder. This is great because I pick up at least 40 lbs worth of groceries twice a month.
Thanks for the giveaway. I hope these bags catch on.
January 25, 2009 9:14 AM
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January 25, 2009 10:15 AM
It's nice that they are machine washable just in case something spills in them.
January 25, 2009 10:22 AM
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January 25, 2009 10:41 AM
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January 25, 2009 10:46 AM
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January 25, 2009 11:09 AM
You can get a Chico bag that features the title and artwork from the book Gorgeously Green by Sophie Uliano.
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January 25, 2009 11:25 AM
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January 25, 2009 12:04 PM
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January 25, 2009 12:23 PM
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I'd be delighted if my kids came home with this CHICO as their next fundraising project.
January 25, 2009 12:23 PM
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January 25, 2009 1:10 PM
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January 25, 2009 1:19 PM
I actually love these Chico bags the best. SO much so that I went and bought one in case I didn't win!!
January 25, 2009 1:19 PM
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January 25, 2009 2:00 PM
Why are they called ChicoBags?
ChicoBag Company is nestled in the northern California town of Chico. Chico is 3 hours north east of San Francisco and home of the Wildcats, Sierra Nevada Brewing and our friends at Klean Kanteen! Chico also means small in Spanish and all ChicoBags are small enough to fit in your pocket!
January 25, 2009 2:19 PM
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January 25, 2009 2:20 PM
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January 25, 2009 2:20 PM
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January 25, 2009 2:21 PM
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January 25, 2009 4:05 PM
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January 25, 2009 4:25 PM
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January 25, 2009 5:06 PM
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January 25, 2009 5:09 PM
The Vita Series bag can be machine washed in cold water and hung to dry.
January 25, 2009 5:10 PM
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January 25, 2009 5:37 PM
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January 25, 2009 5:51 PM
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January 25, 2009 6:18 PM
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January 25, 2009 6:18 PM
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January 25, 2009 6:24 PM
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January 25, 2009 6:59 PM
I love the grateful thread rug! I can't believe on average how many plastic bags a person uses each year. It should be law that they have to be recycled!
Thanks for the great giveaways!
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January 25, 2009 7:19 PM
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January 25, 2009 7:19 PM
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January 25, 2009 7:19 PM
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January 25, 2009 7:45 PM
If everyone in the United States tied their annual consumption of plastic bags together in a giant chain, the chain would reach around the earth 760 times!
January 25, 2009 8:41 PM
I learned that "Reusable bags need only be used 11 times to have a lower environmental impact than using disposable plastic bags." I gave reusable bags as stocking stuffers for Christmas and I use mine religiously.
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January 25, 2009 9:30 PM
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Thanks for the opportunity! This looks like the best reusable bag I have seen. The size and the fold up size is great! I think they will get some good business from your review!
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January 25, 2009 9:55 PM
They are machine washable!
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January 25, 2009 10:12 PM
I love these little bags. I saw them at EarthFare (at least I think they were the same bags!) last week and started to buy one, but wasn't sure how strong they were. Now I will definitely get one. Thanks for another great giveaway! I love all the earth friendly products you have featured recently. Thanks!
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January 25, 2009 10:43 PM
The average American uses between 300 and 700 plastic bags per year. If everyone in the United States tied their annual consumption of plastic bags together in a giant chain, the chain would reach around the earth 760 times.
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January 25, 2009 10:43 PM
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January 25, 2009 11:13 PM
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January 25, 2009 11:13 PM
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January 26, 2009 12:41 AM
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January 26, 2009 12:41 AM
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January 26, 2009 10:22 AM
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January 26, 2009 11:22 AM
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January 26, 2009 11:47 AM
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"The average American uses between 300 and 700 plastic bags per year."
This is really shocking! I promise to be more diligent in taking my reusable bags into the store with me! Thank you for this giveaway!
January 26, 2009 12:31 PM
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January 26, 2009 1:18 PM
The bag can hold up to 40 pounds!
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January 26, 2009 1:18 PM
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January 26, 2009 1:57 PM
I learned that we use 300-700 plastic bags in a year - I can't believe it! That is astounding - we gotta all work together to save our planet!
January 26, 2009 3:10 PM
that they are washable!!!!!
January 26, 2009 3:20 PM
Chico will take anyone's old, broken reusable bags and distribute them to fixed and low income families ready to start a reusable bag habit or recycle them into new useful products like rugs!
January 26, 2009 3:21 PM
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January 26, 2009 4:11 PM
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January 26, 2009 6:47 PM
They can be silk screened.
January 26, 2009 8:10 PM
"Custom ChicoBags are an excellent way to promote your company while also aligning yourself with leaders in social responsibility."
too true, what a great way for a company to promote itself!
January 26, 2009 8:35 PM
The bags can be sold as fundraisers; I bought a few from a neighbor selling them for her drama club. They're great!
January 26, 2009 8:51 PM
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January 26, 2009 9:01 PM
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January 26, 2009 11:17 PM
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January 26, 2009 11:44 PM
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January 27, 2009 3:52 AM
The vita weighs two ounces and it 19" x 15.5" when open. I have one of the original bags, I bought it at a grocery store two years ago and it's still going strong. Reisenthal has a similar bag, but it doesn't fold into itself, and it's easy to lose the little bag it slips in.
I'd love another one!
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January 27, 2009 4:32 AM
They also carry "theme" bags for various causes, such as EarthShare. Thanks for the giveaway!
January 27, 2009 4:35 AM
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January 27, 2009 6:06 AM
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January 27, 2009 6:06 AM
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January 27, 2009 8:43 AM
we use WAY too MANY plastic bags, 300-700!!
January 27, 2009 8:58 AM
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January 27, 2009 10:48 AM
They use a factory in China that is fair-labor and fair-wage.
January 27, 2009 5:25 PM
The Original weighs only an ounce and a half! Incredible that it can hold so much weight.
January 27, 2009 5:25 PM
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January 27, 2009 6:52 PM
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January 27, 2009 9:06 PM
ChicoBag wants people to laugh all the way to adopting a healthy reusable bag habit.
January 28, 2009 9:53 AM
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January 28, 2009 11:01 AM
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January 28, 2009 11:11 AM
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