Customizable Book Bag: The Best of What Branding Can Be

July 16, 2019Bulletin Bag Products, Staff ReviewsPrinting IdeasBulletin Bag

What do you think of when you hear the phrase customizable reusable bags? Bags that you can pretty much design any way you’d like, right? Yep, us too, and that’s why our Customizable Book Bag is staffer Deborah’s current favorite.

Deborah says, “Who wouldn’t love this bag!?! The seams are tight and strong, the handles are sewn in firmly, and the lines are clean.” This bag’s made in the USA, which is an oft-desired characteristic in itself, and the construction is truly great. But that only tells part of the story. Continue reading →

Tariff Woes Cramping Your Style? USA Made Bags and Pouches Can Save the Day!

June 7, 2019Bulletin Bag ProductsCotton, Nylon/Polyester, USA MadeBulletin Bag

Question: Did you plan 2019 custom bag projects around the possibility of skyrocketing tariffs? If you did, you must have that ever-elusive crystal ball! Can we borrow it for a sec?

So your marketing plans are in a bit of a tailspin because the custom bags you budgeted for are 25% or more higher than you thought they’d be. What do you do? Scrap it all and try again next year? Perhaps. But there’s another option: choosing USA made custom bags and pouches. Continue reading →

Staff Review: Solid Laminated Gift Bag with Snap

February 26, 2019Bulletin Bag Products, Staff ReviewsNonwoven PolypropyleneBulletin Bag

Laminated gift bags are among our most popular products we sell. But they don’t usually come with a closure, unless you order custom bags. Enter the Solid Laminated Gift Bag with Snap!

This is a super-cute bag that offers great logo printing space on a solid canvas. The gusset color is the same as the front and back and it’s all finished with a matte lamination, which is also a hard-to-find characteristic! Continue reading →

Ripstop Collapsible Bag: Staff Review

June 25, 2018Bulletin Bag Products, Staff ReviewsFolding BagsBulletin Bag

Who loves a durable folding tote? Certainly, most everyone! And if you’re looking for a true workhorse, you’d be silly to overlook our Ripstop Collapsible Bag!

There is so much to love about this bag, and Deborah did an extended test to prove that point. Continue reading →

Colored Zipper Cotton Wristlet: Staff Review of a Popular Pouch!

June 15, 2018Bulletin Bag Products, Staff ReviewsCotton, Retail, USA MadeBulletin Bag

What do retail stores, food companies, and healthcare providers have in common? They all love our Colored Zipper Cotton Wristlet! So, we had Deborah, one of our staffers, do an extended test of this bag to see what all the buzz is about.

Well, for one…she loves the thick cotton canvas on this wristlet, and we couldn’t agree more. After all, it is 10 oz, which is more than durable enough to withstand whatever you can throw at (in?) a small pouch (note: the colored cottons are 9 oz.). The imprint is high quality, and it overall just feels like a sturdy pouch that’s going to last! Continue reading →

Newton Supply Co. and TradeWinds Custom Canvas Tote: A Success Story

May 25, 2018Bulletin Bag ProductsCotton, Nonprofits, USA MadeBulletin Bag

Recently we had a chance to chat with Laura Davis, Founder and Creative Director of Newton Supply Co. The company, based in Austin, Texas, offers sustainable and ethically made bags and accessories. They have been selling our TradeWinds Custom Canvas Tote in their online store since 2016. We love the mission of Newton Supply Co. as much as we love working with TradeWinds…and we are thrilled they have found each other, because the two organizations dovetail perfectly!

Bulletin Bag: What prompted your team to consider a project using custom bags?

Laura Davis: We produce handbags and weekenders, and were looking for a reusable shopping tote to add to our line to cater to our gift shop retailers that buy wholesale from us. We wanted to look for a partner that could manufacture for us, since we are currently at capacity production-wise. Continue reading →

Horizontal Thermal Tote: Staff Review

April 10, 2018Bulletin Bag Products, Promotion Ideas, Staff ReviewsInsulated Bags, Nonwoven PolypropyleneBulletin Bag

Looking for a custom insulated bag that’s not too small and not too big, like the one Goldilocks would gravitate towards? You’ve found just the bag with our Horizontal Thermal Tote!

This custom insulated tote features a three-sided zipper on top, which allows for more food to be stowed inside without getting smooshed when you close it and also keeps the cold inside, where it’s supposed to be! Continue reading →

Single Insulated Bottle Tote: More Than Just a Wine Bag!

March 22, 2018Bulletin Bag Products, Staff ReviewsInsulated BagsBulletin Bag

Insulated wine bags are great for toting your favorite chardonnay and keep it cool until you arrive at your destination. But what if you don’t like chilled wine? Do these bags turn into a big waste of money? Definitely not! Here’s why.

We recently put our Single Insulated Bottle Tote to the test, literally! Deborah (our awesome sales admin) visited her local liquor store. Together with the store manager, they grabbed bottle after bottle to see what they could fit inside of this handy insulated bag. You might be shocked (kidding, kidding!) to learn that traditional 750 mL wine bottles fit like a glove. But do you know what? 1.5 L magnums also fit (tightly, but if there’s a will…). That’s not all. Continue reading →

Custom Reusable Bags: An Integral Part of the Supermarket of the Future

March 9, 2018Green IssuesEnvironmental, Plastics ReductionBulletin Bag

Have you heard about the world’s first plastic-free supermarket aisle? It’s a 60 square meter space installed inside of an Ekoplaza store in Amsterdam, and its aim is to change the way you think about plastics consumption (do you see how custom reusable bags are going to come into play here?).

Instead of plastic fixtures and fittings, the supermarket aisle uses lampshades reclaimed from other stores, metal-and-wood shelves, and cardboard labels. Walk the aisle and you’ll see nearly 700 products-from meat and dairy to beans and veggies-and each one is packaged with non-plastic materials! Can you imagine stocking up on a week’s worth of groceries and yield no plastic waste? Continue reading →

Why Don’t You Have Any Custom Hemp Bags on Your Website?

February 20, 2018Bulletin Bag ProductsBulletin Bag

hemp reusable bags Here’s the low-down on one of our most often asked questions, and we sure do wish the answer was better: custom hemp bags are just are really, really hard to source.

It’s true. On a regular basis, we scour our sources and turn over every rock for one–just ONE!–hemp reusable bag for our site. We used to have a super awesome hemp bag on our site, but unfortunately that factory stopped selling them here.

We dream about the day that we can shout from the rooftops that we’ve hit gold and found another hemp bag. It’s why we still have that category (Jute is a great alternative, too, and so is cotton. Just sayin’). But this day may not come for a long time. Continue reading →