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Baggu

I’ll be honest, I have reusable grocery bags just about coming out of my ears.  The one big problem is that I leave the darn bags at home exactly every time I head out to the store.  I feel like a nasty whale killer every time I walk out of the store with a boat load of those thin plastic bags.  Sure, they’re good for cleaning cat liter, but still… the whales.

Baggu figured it out for us.  Reusable shopping bags that fold and scrunch up into a little pouch that you can keep in your purse or in the back seat of you car.  I think they’re actually everything bags.  I’ve used mine as a gym bag, as a quick overnight bag and as a purse… but I’m a little hippie like that sometimes.

I have three bags that I think you should have.  Let’s go ahead and call this a giveaway.  Three bags for three readers.  One each.  

Want one?

Leave a comment.  Tell me whatever you like.  You’ve got until Saturday, and then the random drawing and mailing begins.

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  3. Hi! Like you I have tried to become more green. My problem is that I share 2 cars with my kids, and invariably the one I’m in when I stop to shop is NOT the one with the cloth bags! I could use one of these and the address where I could buy more of them!

  4. Love your blog…thanks for all the great inspiration…those bags look like they hold a lot of stuff!

  9. I enjoy little kittens (i just got one today)
    My middle name is ayn, as in i-y-n.
    Soft shell crab hullabaloo!

  11. I have the same problem with remembering bags. I just started leaving them in boths cars & at work…that way they are always there!

  13. I like torturing myself looking at all the beautiful and delicious food I’m trying not to eat. Must be a masochist to come to htis luscious site daily!

  14. I keep my “green” shopping bags in my car. As soon as I unload and put away the groceries, I immediately take the bags back out to the van. *shines perfect green consumer badge* LOL

  15. i’d love a cute, new reusable shopping bag.
    btw, i love your blog. it always makes me hungry.

  16. I hope I’m not too late. I have no reusable bags as I usually us plastics for dog poop. This is great.

    prestodog[at]gmail.com

  18. I’ve seen so many utilitarian looking bags that I know would work but don’t excite me. In addition to being very attractive, I love that they are so “compressable” so that they can be carried conveniently to the store. I visited the website and saw the larger bag with a carrying strap to carry your bags to the store. Great idea ! Why didn’t I think of that?
    These are really cool !

  19. Of all the sites out there these days, just wanted to say that your’s is just…………well, enjoyable.

    I have learned, been entertained and relaxed reading your site. Besides the photography is beautiful and very pleasing to the eye.

    Thanks :)

  20. I have the same problem – I never seem to remember to bring my fabric bags when I shop. Joy, I love your blog!

    Amy

  21. oooooooooo pretty bags!!

    I will tell you today that i’ve a cold and “womens issues” as my father in law would call them, maybe a bag would make me feel better………………but with all these comments i won’t hold my breath (seeing as i can’t breathe through my nose that would be bad anyway) tee hee.

  23. Those bags certainly make grocery shopping look more fun! Love your blog by the way the design is very appealing and the photos look wonderful :)

  26. Its a great idea for everyone to start chipping in by using reusable bags for their shopping! It makes me smile to think that you are helping to spread the word. Can’t wait for the next delicious recipe.

  27. I have a couple of bags that I’ve started keeping in my car. I remember to take them into Aldi’s but forget to take them to the stores I do my major shopping at.

  28. I am in love with your Chocolate chocolate chip banana bread! And in love with your blog!

    :)

    I’m a sneaker too. I’ll be more outgoing!

  29. Joy, I love your blog… and yes, I’m one of those people quietly sneaking around. Your “give love through baking” attitude made me want to bake for everyone I know on Valentine’s day, and I’ve been planning it for weeks. I always looks forward to your posts, keep it up.

  33. I found your blog recently… I think I was drawn by the red velvet black and white cookies. Thanks for the site and the great photography!

  40. wow, I’m sure no one will ever read this all the way at the bottom, but Joy that’s a hellofalotta comments. I am sure it is all out of concern for the whales, and not just some attempt to get a free bag. I use envirosax (https://www.envirosax.com.au/), they’re very funky.

  41. I only have one bag that doesn’t have a store logo plastered all over it ugly-like, and it is a rather thin one with uncomfortable handles. This would be wonderful to have – and it would certainly see more than just groceries, too.

  43. Joy! a purple re-usable bag…I cannot resist entering into the drawing. :-) I keep 2 or 3 in the trunk, so I am always ready, but like you, I tend to forget to bring them inside sometimes. Yikes! I do recycle ALL my bags, though, so I am trying to be a good citizen.
    XO
    p.s I can’t wait until 3/16 to see if your blog wins!!!

  44. I just thought about getting a reusable bag the other day because I’ve collected so many that my dog shaped grocery bag holder is getting stuffed it looks like it’s pooping plastic. Baggu would help my dog shaped bag holder correct the constipation problem for good.

  45. Those bags are So cute! I was introduced to your website through the rice crispy-peanut butter-chocolate fudge recipe which I made. But I didn’t like it, (hangs head in shame). You have me hooked though, with the stories and wonderful pictures. Someday I’ll aspire to another recipe.

  46. I use “green” bags all the time, but the ones I have are not nearly so bright and attractive as these. I’d love to have one! This is very generous of you — I hope it brings good things back to you.

  47. I have that same problem. Just this weekend, I went to get them out of the back of the car, to realize they were sitting at home.

  48. I would love one! I don’t have one reusable bag and never use it! What can I carry with one? With two I could rule the world! bwahahahaha Okay, maybe not rule the world but I would have enough to use!

  49. I love the intensity of the colors and especially the size. They look like they give much more room for your things than the square-ish looking ones stores want you to buy. I’ll be happy to to get one!

  50. I have two, but that makes for lots of shopping trips during the week. I could really use another!

  51. I keep buying the Target / Walmart re-usable bags but then forget them at home! These look handy and “purse” sized – very clever and “green.” Sign me up!

  52. Fun recipes!! I would love to win a bag. I use reusable bags now but they aren’t cute, I need cute ones.

  55. Every time you post a recipe, I think to myself “Wow, that looks so wonderful, there is no WAY I could make something that good.” But now I have succeeded in making several of them! The lemon souffle pudding was one. I read the recipe, and became more dubious the further along I got. Then I hit the boiled water part and knew. This is way out of my league. But it worked just like you said it would! You rock!

  58. Oh hi. Just wanted to say that you’re fab. I have lurked on your website for quite some time and have never posted. Sounds creepy but I promise it’s not. Just wanted to let you know that folks in Canada are in love with your site. Thanks for brightening these darn cold days!

    ps – I love the bags, but love your site more.

  59. I do the same thing with grocery bags–I have a few that I keep in the car but once they enter the house, it’s hard to remember to take them back out. I think it’s because they are so bulky–the ones you are giving away are nice b/c I could stash them in my purse or something like that, which would help me actually use them! :)

  61. Joy,
    I’m a huge fan of you blog. I love to look at the pics and often make the recipes for the people in my office. They’ve come to expect my baking every Monday morning…they’re all so spoiled :-D

    These bags look so cute! Love that they come in so many different colors!

  62. I do the same thing – never seem to have my reusable bags when I need them. These look great – small enough to carry around all the time, but big enough to fit a lot of stuff. Love the colors!

  64. L-O-V-E
    L-O-V-E
    L-O-V-E
    these nifty bags! i know how you feel about forgetting your bags at home, i too do the same thing! it stinks! i love their colors. awesome! you know….. my daughter would probably want to help me at the grocery store with one of these….. **keepin my fingers crossed** have a delightful weekend! :)

  65. I’m the same way, I leave my reusable bags at home or in the car all of the time. I’ve tried keeping one in my coat pocket that has it’s own pouch, but it’s too bulky. This one looks thin and perfect.

  66. I like food. I like sugar. Beautiful pictures and descriptions of food and sugar are even better. I’m enjoying the website and the bags look pretty handy too.

  67. I always forget to take the bags with me, and I feel the same way. However I say “what about the polar bears”. =D I think these bags are awesome, and I would also use it as a purse. They seem pretty durable.

  68. I love grocery totes..but I always forget to bring them to the store with me! These would be pretty practical to throw in my bag so I don’t have to remember :)

  71. Wow! Those are so cool. I have that same problem. I never manage to get inside the store with them. What a great giveaway!

  72. Thank you so much for all the recipes you provide us with I have tried several and they are GREAT. Keep them coming. I also Love the bags.

  73. I absolutely love these bags! I have a set of 3 and I use them constantly. They’re so sturdy and I love how carrying a gallon of milk in one of them is so much easier and lighter than lugging it around in a horrible plastic grocery bag! And the large drop-shoulder is great so you can just slug it over your shoulder and make your trek. I also love that they have THEIR OWN POUCH so you can throw them in your purse, your tote, whatever, and always have them with you when you need them. However, I do have a hole in one of mine. I’m going to have to patch it up before it gets worse. :-( So beware, Baggu users! Holes happen! But they’re so worth it!

  74. Oh these are so cute! I have a few that I keep in my car but none as cute and colorful as these!

  75. I want a reusable grocery bag. I really feel embarrassed that I don’t have one yet. And I feel even more embarrassed when I’m carrying a plastic bag… tho I do try to use them for as many things and as many times as I possibly can. I hope I am randomly chosen to win! Hooray for randomness!

  77. I have been planning on buying reusable bags and really haven’t had the extra money to do so. This would be a great start.
    Those bags are ultra cute too.

  78. Just discovered your blog. I Love It! These bags are perfect for just about any use. Great give away!

  79. I’m so shocked as you with the amount of comments… congrats!!!
    But I deserve a bag for being a so loyal reader =)

  80. I have a set of big bags I take for larger trips but I really need a few of these to keep in my purse. The thing is once you start remembering them every time you get stuck without any bags on cat litter day.

  82. Good gracious – crazy comments!

    The bags are so prettily coloured – they remind me of spring, a comforting promise of warmth to come as I trudge through the subzero temperatures of a Minnesota winter. ;)

  83. haha 540 comments…holy wow is right. I keep canvas bags in my car and manage to forget them anyway. I’m working on it. haha

  85. I actually learned to crochet just so I could make reusable bags out of my cupboard full of plastic bags. But these ones look neat, too. And much brighter, which is always good :)

    P.S. I may just lurk (usually) but I love your blog, Joy. It’s full of yummy goodness

  86. My daughter has re-usable bags from:

    https://www.chicobag.com

    Much the same idea…they hold a ton of stuff and squish up into a tiny pouch held inside the bag…

    Would love to win one of these! THANKS for a great site…6 of us at work love you.

  87. Love your website. I stumbled across it by accident recently, while randomly checking out links on some of the other food blogs I read. I bookmarked you right away, and then saw your page popping up on lots of other blogs I read, and the awards, etc. Guess great minds like the same things. :) Nice site, beautiful photos. Thanks for sharing with us.

  88. ROTFL. I came to check when you posted this and went back coz there was no recipe. I’m a stalker here, and have resurfaced to say that I do not want the bags :) I have some of them myself and just need to remember to take them everytime I go out.

    But well, it was fun to see so many people comment :) I love your blog too btw ;)

  89. Love you, Joy. Love your honesty. Love the simple yet elegant confections you create. Love the butterfly sweater. And you and your boyfriend are both adorable.

  90. They look so great and all those colours! I have been using some reusable plastic bags for grocery in the last 2 years. But they aren’t so easy to wash. They are the first thing I select, even before the grocery list – and sometimes I forget the list, but not the bags.

    It’s too bad I can’t get any of those bags here: too many taxes, they don’t deliver to Brazil, etc.

    Thanks so much for the giveaway – and all the awesome recipes!

  92. I too never remember my reusable shopping bags. Baggu looks great, I would definitely keep one (or two) in my purse at all times.

  98. I’ve been enjoying reading your blog- and drooling over your photos- for some time now.

    I love reusable bags but I’m terrible about remembering them. I do have one stashed in my purse- I LOVE it! Since it’s always with me- I always remember to use it! Plus, I love love love how much you can stash in a reusable bag as opposed to the plastic ones.

    Cool giveaway!

  99. I got given one of these as a conference…I love it and have been looking to pick up some more.

  102. I am one of those that has been lurking around for awhile. Your site inspires me to be better cook. Thank you.

    And I love the bags. I would love to win, but if not I think I may just have to buy 1 or 2 or …

  103. Good golly, that’s a lot of comments!
    I try to leave my reusable bags in my car, but forget every third or fourth time anyway!

  104. Another lurker, coming out of the woodwork…

    I made your super yummy holiday cake back for Christmas, btw. Everyone loved it :)

  105. I’m laughing, so many comments, I started to just skip the give-a-way…looks like everyone needs a bag!

    Loive your blog!

    Tina~ Cherry Hill Cottage…

  107. I love your blog. Not just because you have an awesome name. :-)

    I always try to bring reusable shopping bags around with me, and these would make it so easy!

  108. I am in the “shoot!” club. That’s what I always think when I’m at the checkout line and remember that the reusable bags are in the trunk of my car! These look front seat worthy! Or glove compartment worthy!

  110. Awesome! The way they fold up would make them so much easier to carry around (and remember to bring with).

  111. I could use a better quality reusable bag than the ones I have. Yours look really good!

    (still waiting on those blueberry cranberry muffins to pop up..LOL)

  112. your blog is inspiring! it makes me want to keep up to date on mine. i love your pictures as well. reusable bags are great! I have a few and i keep some in my car, a couple in my purse and some by the door. plus, it keeps me from having all those pesky plastic bags around the house!

  114. Those bags look yummy – like super-saturated sherbet! And I would love a bag that fits into my purse.
    My husband has bought the printed ones from the grocery store (too stiff, and they don’t hold enough), but then even he doesn’t use them. I’ve started using them as gift bags, to help my friends and family save the environment!
    Thanks for the great giveaway!

  116. Looks interesting. I could keep one in the glove compartment of my car and have a handy bag with me whenever I need one.

    :fingers crossed:

  117. I just found your site and – oh man – I am so glad I did! I love all things sweet.

    Also, thanks for giving out these bags! That’s mighty fine of you!

  119. i am totally the same and leave my bags at home or more frequently, i’m just stopping by the store on the way home from work so don’t have one with me- i would LOVE a bag to carry around all the time!

    and your photographs are beautiful (and make me want to eat everything)- no wonder i found your blog on foodgawker :)

  120. So cute!

    I live in eastern Canada and in the city I live in one of our local giant supermarket chain (Atlantic Superstore) has started going completely bag less- as in you HAVE to bring your own ( or buy one of there re-usable) or your plain out of luck. Though I applaud there steps to be greener- I don’t applaud myself when I’m walking home from work and i think I might pick up a few things at the store- but can’t because I am once again without a bag- also I’m at the point where I refuse to buy anymore of there’s cause I have like 10 at home in my cupboard! I love the bag your showing simply because its adorable and compact! I could put it in my purse!
    Love your blog by the way! keep up the interesting work!

  122. oh wow! not only are we surprised with new and amazing (and actually make-able) recipes, but now a giveaway as well? sign me up!!

  124. great giveaway! sharing the greening.

    hmm. what to tell you.. my wii says i’m 74 years old (in wii fitness)! was that TMI?

  125. Absolutely love your recipes! I’ve just started baking some desserts for a local restaurant and you have inspired me to try more things. I’m trying to get up the nerves to enter some of my recipes in the Pillsbury Bake Off.

  128. Thank you for such a nice giveaway!
    I’ve been reading you for a while and I really want to try some of the stuff you’re making. It looks really yummy.

  132. yep, you’ve got a lot of us hangin’ around! I think I found your blog through the recommendations on Google Reader, and I’ve stuck around! Hope you win the Bloggy!

  137. Yes! I need only one more bag to complete our set. I never have enough bags for our bread items. Winning one would be perfect.

  138. I am a new reader. What a great blog. I’m bad about using my bags for everything but groceries.

  140. These are adorable!

    I recently discovered your blog and I am hooked after making your Applesauce Blueberry Muffins. Keep up the good work!

  142. I want a bag like that. I have some reusable bags, but I want a bag I can fold up and fit into my purse. It would be nice to not have to pull out the bag until it is needed.

  143. I found your website through PW & can I just tell you I love it. On an eternally gray day in Washington your site is like a sunbeam streaming through the clouds. Thanks

  144. Thank you for this post! I, like you, forget to take my reusable bags everytime I go to the store. Thankfully our grocery store takes back the plastic bags to recycle.

  145. I bought reusable grocery bags a loooooong time ago when the only option was to get a hideous green square with a grocery store logo plastered on the front. I know this is extremely petty, but every time I head into the supermarket with my pile of disgusting green bags under my arm, I resent whomever was so ecologically-minded but style-deficient.

  148. I have to admit, a high of my day is when I click to the bookmark for ‘Joy the Baker’ and find there is a new post. Imagine my glee today, there are two! If only I were as consistent at updating my blog as I am at checking yours… thanks for putting all this wonderfulness out there in the world!

  149. Grocery bag??? Do you know how much yarn on of those would hold?

    I’m a knitter, it’s always my first thought! :)

  150. Oh, those ARE clever! I usually forget the one I have (a freebie from a local mall) at home whenever we go shopping. I think I’ve remembered it once in the year that I’ve had it. Weak.

    I have planned for ages now to get some decent reusable bags – not just for myself, but for my husband as well. No idea how I’m going to persuade him to use them though…

  151. hey Joy :)
    recent devotee, first time poster. love your foodie blog and the pictures !
    i appreciate all the time and effort you put into this blog … and the giveaway ;) i love the colours blue and green !
    thanks and keep up the great work !

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  153. today I will tell you that I’m so excited to get home from work to find my flip mino hd video camera waiting for me – already checked fedex to find that it has been delivered!

  154. I don’t have a single reusable grocery bag. I’ve thought about getting one many times before, but still have yet to do so. I do recycle all my plastic bags, however. I would love to finally have a reusable sack. On behalf of everyone, thank you for this generous offer!

  155. I’m so glad to hear that I’m not the only one who forgets to bring the darn bags. I bring them in the house full of stuff and forget to put them back in my car for next time. Maybe this will help!

  156. Hope I win!
    I just bought some ugly black bags at Wally World…would love these much more!
    Thanks!

  158. I’m normally a lurker at your site, but I had to un-lurk for this!

    :) I hate plastic bags, not only are they bad for the environment, but they also don’t hold enough stuff in them.

  159. as a self-proclaimed “tight-wad” these are good investments and it is too bad it has taken until recently for everyone to invest in them. Remeber episodes of the Brady bunch and Alic would always come back from shopping with the canvas bags exploding?

  160. I always forget the bags that I buy. Anyway, I love Neil Gaiman’s imagination.
    More recipes please!

  163. WOW! the number of responses is CRAZY!
    It makes me feel good that so many people are hanging out with Joy!

    I would like to bake doens of muffins and cookies
    wrap them in pretty cellos
    fill the baggu
    and walk around handing out treats to all of my friends
    and probably some strangers on the street
    YUMMY!

  168. Ooh. those are some cute bags. I have some made by Envirosax and they come in such cute designs – i love them!

    I love your site and save a lot of your recipes to try for later (I’m preggo right now and have gestational diabetes so I have to restrain. *lol*) I can’t wait to try them all out!

  169. i never remember mine either. everytime i go to ikea i swear i’ll bring my own bag next time, you have to pay for them there like someone above mentioned about ireland so i end up with a tunk full of items rolling around.

  171. Oh I would love to win- I feel so guilty with the plastic bags that I cant throw away- I say I will use them for poopy pup pick up but really they just take up room in my pantry.
    Pam

  173. Say anything huh? I am addicted to spaghetti. I cannot wait until work is over each day to get back into my cozy bed…winter is taking its toll. My daughter at 13 is a much better baker than I am at 37. Your Seattle postings made me homesick for my family. I need windshield wiper fluid. I hate to travel. I troll your site daily. I wish I could sew. My dogs are shedding other dogs I think..its ridiculous! I am afraid of height but love roller coasters. I love the color hot pink pink!
    random I know.. but I wanted to follow the rules… :)

  174. I would love a bag like that. I too would use it as a gym bag and purse I’m sure, because I’m a hippy like that too. (I also use plastic bags for cat litter. What else are you going to do?)

  175. Would love a bag, but was really hunting for a recipe for a non-chocolate dessert. I have had to give up chocolate, alcohol and caffeine. (Shoot me Now). So that means trying a lot of desserts and dishes and drinks that I have rarely had.

  176. How cool are those bags!?! I have never seen them before. I am trying to do better about bringing my own bags but so far only have a couple of Trader Joe’s bags that I use, when I remember them.

  179. Oh, pretty! I love the little bags that you can stash places, makes it much easier to always have one on hand when you need it. Thanks for the giveaway – I’m so glad I found your blog.

  181. Great bags! I like using reusable bags but mine are bulky and don’t fold neatly like baggu. I can definitely see myself carrying one in my purse. It doesn’t seem to take a lot of room. P-E-R-F-E-C-T!

  183. Hey, those are cool! Much nicer than the ugly ones our local stores offer for sale. I would love them!

  184. Awesome! I just graduated from college and have only recently begun learning to cook…who knew you had to learn how to grocery shop too? I’m in!

  186. I came upon your blog when I suddenly got interested in baking (I’ve never baked before). But after looking at the scrumptious stuff you post, I got intimidated and didn’t even try to bake. Instead, I drool at the pics you post!

    I would love to get a bag! It’s not easy carrying those plastic bags with a toddler running around!

  189. I just recently posted about being in Walmart and the lady bagging my groceries in the plastic bags and then, putting them in my reusable bag. Sigh…..I do try. I would love to try in style…those are cute.

  191. So funny! Cat litter cleaning bags- exactly what I use the plastic grocery bags for. I also am overcome with guilt when I realize I forgot my reusable bags at the store. Those Baggu bags are really cute, though.
    Great blog.

  194. Wow looks like myself and a gazillion others love the idea of cute fashionable grocery bags. When I was at the store last week I saw a woman with hodgepodge of various bags to be used a recycleable bags. I have two random ones at home from various events, and I need to remind myself to use them when I go to the store…I just can’t get over how cute these are and all the fun colors.

  195. I’m already wondering what kind of soup I’ll make for next year’s soup swap.

    I borrowed the “Pooh Cook Book” from my local library. It’s cute and I wonder if it’ll appeal to my almost-five-year-old niece. :)

    And I’m always forgetting my reusable bags too. oops.

  196. I have been following your blog and enjoying it alot! The bags look very cool! I’ll take a chance and see if I get one! Thanks for your time!

  197. These bags are great – what nice colours! Thanks for the giveaway, I really hope to win one…

  198. I do the exact same thing…leave them home ALL the time. These would be perfect and exactly what I NEED! :)

  200. I’ve been reading your blog for about a month. Love the pics, the posts and the food. Keep up the great work.
    I’d love to be included for those bags. Thanks!

  202. I fell in love with your blog the first time I found it! You’re doing a great job giving and sharing with us your wonderful recipes and experiences. I’m hooked!

  203. I’ve been wanting to try these bags, just haven’t bought one yet. I have a couple other fold up bags that I’ve started to use (when I remember to put them back in the car and then take them into the store) and I really like them. I got mine at Kohls and they’re more like a paper bag size. I’m interested to try some that are more sack-like.

  206. All of a sudden I began to change
    I was on the dance floor acting strange
    Flapping my arms I began to cluck
    Look at me..
    I’m the disco duck!

  210. No! I leave my reusable bags in my trunk!! At least my loving man runs out and gets them for me…but when I am shopping alone….screw it. LOL

  212. I said a hip hop the hippie to the hippie
    The hip hip hop, a you don’t stop
    The rock it to the bang bang boogie
    Say up jumped the boogie
    To the rhythm of the boogie, the beat

  213. I always forget to bring my reusable bags- half the time end up carrying my groceries out in my arms instead of getting plastic!

  214. I would love to use these. I try to keep bags in my car, but I don’t have a trunk so they are always in the way and consequently get put back in the house. Thanks for giving them away!

  215. I found your site while voting for Bloggies and now I’m hooked. :)

    I’m a bit of a bagaholic and could find many uses for these bags. So cute, too!

  216. Geez, everyone comes out of teh woodwork once you give something away! i love your blog, pics, and recipes. my two favoirtes are the pumpkin chocolate chip cookies and the peanut butter fudge rice krispey treats! Oh and i think you should pick me :)

  217. Goodness, I love those bags; the colour, the compact-ness… sounds kinda like me in a way. Those would be great for trips to the farmers’ market!

  219. I’m the same way…I have all these great intentions on using the darn bags, but never remember them when I go to the store…as a matter of fact, it’s amazing if I can even remember my grocery list! LOL I just found your blog last week….love it! :)

  222. Nice and colourful bags, mine are bland…but I learnt to keep them in my purse when I came in Ireland: here there is a govern levy of 0.30/0.50 euro every plastic bag you buy… (and the bag are little and thin you couln’t re-use it in anyway!) so I think green and try to save some money! Nice idea to give some away
    Martina

  223. I would love one of these! Not only are those bags eco-friendly, they’re absolutely adorable – a win-win!

  224. wow, is this a record amount of comments? :) loved the photo of full bags, btw :) … oh, and the other day i caramelised some apples like you did in your podcast, and then used those apples to make apple strudel and it was the best apple strudel ever, so thank you for that video!

  225. I love the colors of the bags. I have my own but they are completely worn out and falling apart.

  226. These look so great – I’m forever forgetting to bring re-useable bags with me, fab idea. Love the colours too!

  228. Me…me…me..pick me.
    I would use it, I really would try super hard to remember it…even on those spontanious stops to the market when I suddenly recall I have nothing for dinner. It would be there with me, my shopping buddy.

  229. I saw these types of bags all over France this summer. The small size makes them really easy to always have one on hand wherever you go.

  230. Everyone should have a Baggu…everyone should do something to help our Earth…I’ve written my personal Kyoto protocol and trying to do my best to be helpful. You’ve had a wonderful idea, my compliments from an “over the ocean” reader! : )

  232. My mom has several of these bags, and they are spectacular! They hold a lot and the colors rock. Now I want one!

  233. Looks great! I wouldn’t mind having one of those as I also always come out of the shop with a new plastic bag. In spite of all my good intentions…

  234. Hello,

    I`m from Germany and I need these baggu-bags. Otherwise I have to cook all your recipes and eat it because of my sadness. Please don`t let this happen. (Well, uh… not that I don`t want to cook your recipes but not all at the same time).

    Greetings from Cologne, Germany
    Brigitte

  235. I’m from the states but now live in denmark and you have to pay for your plastic bags here. which is a fab idea because who wants to actually give someone money for your soon to be garbage! i always take my reusable but i don’t have a teeny one like that i can just throw in my bag so i always have one. i could really use that!

  236. Orange is my favorite color, you are my favorite blogger. Do you like orange? Just something to think about.

  237. Geeze, people just come right out of their holes in the wall when you are giving something away for free! love your recipes!oh and pick me!!

  238. I’ve been secretly addicted to your blog for 1/2 of 2008 and now into 2009. When did you get so big?! It took me forever to scroll down to leave this comment! I love this blog! Keep doing whatcha do!

  239. Oh my, there’s no chance winning this bag :)
    On the other hand, it’s so great that people are obsessed with this “go green” idea (in the good way).
    I would be so happy if I were one of those three ‘luckies’ ;)

  241. Ooo, I love your site. And I’d love to try out some of these bags. Albeit, I don’t carry a purse, but if it fits in a pocket, I’ll be stellar.

  245. I guess I can’t get them over here in the netherlands, isn’t that a good reason to send it to me?

  247. I’m super bad at forgetting those bags at home too…. I have a collection on a hook inside my storage room :p

  249. HI! I found your website just in time! I love reusable grocery bags. I too feel guilty for leaving the store with “those other bags”. Your recipes look amazing, and I can’t wait to try some!

  253. I love reusable bags. I always end up loaning mine out. I always have one with me and not just for groceries, but also for clothes shopping.
    On a different note, I love your site. My friend Diana and I want to be you :-)

  254. Love your blog!

    I too forget my bags whenever I go to the grocery store! But I do have quite a collection sitting at my house!!!

  256. Dear Joy,
    I’ve always wanted to leave you a message telling you how pretty I think you are. The giveaway has provided me with an excuse, so thanks. But for real, your pretty eyes slay me.
    blushing,
    Stephanie

  258. Yippee! I thought I was the only one who gets to the check-out stand without my bags; either because I’m in the “other ” car, or I’m with a friend in their car. Happened just yesterday. I love this bag idea!

  259. I just love your blog — I’ve marked it as a favorite! And, of course, I voted for you as Best New Blog!!!

  268. Would love a bag. But most importantly – love your site. You inspire me!! Thanks again for sharing your recipes with us!

  270. Hi! I recently discovered your website. My mom is COMPLETELY anti-internet, and yours is the first blog I have ever sent her. The pictures are GORGEOUS and the recipes looks scrumptious. I think this is one blog she could really enjoy!

  271. Your blog is too great for words. Good luck with your nomination. You deserve it. Do up another webisode of Joy the Baker, you’re a natural on camera! Thanks for the treats!

  274. So I have a bunch of bags that I leave home too. I really dislike the plastic bags but they’re so much easier than carrying in a ton of paper bags. Please pick me! You’ll be my new best friend and I’ll tell EVERYONE (that I haven’t already told) about your wonderful site and the bags as well.

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  276. I love these bags! And I love Joy the Baker! I would love to have them to add to my *one* tote bag that I use when I go to the store and the library.

  277. I keep saying that I’m going to get some reusable bags from the store, but most of them are too small or plain ugly (which shouldn’t matter, I know). These from Baggu are really cute and would be easy to stash in my purse or in the car.

  278. The colors make these bags absolutely spectacular! The hard part is going to be stopping at just one.

  279. Oh wow .. I would love to have one of those bags. The one that I’m currently carrying around is much smaller, so I end up including 1 or 2 plastic bags as well especially if I’m on a grocery shopping “binge”. By the way, I love your blog and recipes, absolutely fan!

  281. I’ve been looking at reusable bags and had not seen the baggu bags. Thank you for having this drawing. It would be fun to get to try these bags.

  282. these are awesome! i’d love to have one. genius, really, since reusable bags are ONLY better for the environment if they actually get used :)

  284. I love reusable bags and I usually remember my huge stash of them for the grocery store — it’s other stores I forget like Target, Goodwill, Dollar store so I need one for my purse! I love your blog too!

  285. Oh please give me a bag! It would make me so very happy. My mom has these and they are so cool. She has about six so I thought about stealing one, but winning one would be better. I don’t like stealing from my mom.

  288. I saw someone with a fold up bag at a Christmas party…she had some things to take home with her so she whipped a crafty foldy bag out of her purse and filled it up..brilliant! :)
    ps i’m not sure learning how to make donuts at home was a good thing…it’s tough to eat just one…or three! yummy!

  289. I would love one of those bags, I have some homemade canvas totes that are wonderful but it would be great to have something I can stash in my purse.

  293. I have the exact same problem! I keep buying the ones at whole foods and leaving them at home, then I have a mini panic attack when I get to the counter and they ask “paper or plastic??” I still don’t know which one is better and I silently curse my forgetfulness

  295. OK those are waaay cuter than the one from Trader Joe’s that I keep telling myself I need to get. So gimme one! I’ll give you a foot massage and feed you sprinkled donuts….at the same time ;)

  297. Those are some seriously awesome looking bags! Mine keep breaking… think I stuff them too full? I keep one usually in my car for emergency grocery runs, but if I need more than that I’m in trouble!

  298. I just started reading your blog a week or two ago and I’ve really been enjoying it. Now a chance to win a bag! Yea!

  302. thank you, joy, for giving me some cooking inspiration. everything always looks so lovely and yummy. i especially loved the pear spice cake!

  303. I do the EXACT same thing … leave the reusable bags either home or in the car when I do the shopping, and of course, I’m waltzing out with a cart full of plastic bags. These baggu’s look like a VERY convenient way to carry reusables. Love your blog!

  305. My comment didnt’ sound right…I meant I don’t like the grocery store provided plastic bags that don’t hold up like my reusable bags…just got so excited typing I guess.

    Tammy

  309. Hi,

    I don’t like the grocery bags…I try to use reusable bags whenever possible.

    I would love to win!

    Tammy

  310. Those are awesome – yep awesome. I’d love to win them. I too always forget them but these would fit in a purse (diaperbag) great!

  311. Please enter me in the giveaway. We have reusable bags, but they are kept in the other car and I always forget to get them when I go to pick up a few things.

  312. just wanted to let you know that i truly enjoy your blog… i too forget my reusable bags, so these sound like a great idea!

  314. Ok…I sooo want these!! No because the look awesome but because I need to get re-usable bags – really, I do. I disgust myself sometimes with the amount of plastic bags that accumulate…

    So, to say the least, I would love to win these bags.

  315. I voted for you (;
    I do love these bags! I had one but I ended up giving it to my grandma.. Anyway, this is awfully nice of you!

  316. I LOVE my reusable bags. What is even better is telling the cashier that you don’t want a bag when you have 13 tubes of acrylic paints…

  317. That’s a cute big bag…and I so agree with you. When I forget my bags I’m consumed with guilt, not to mention a feeling of shame; I just know all those folks in the parking lot are cursing me under their breath.

  318. I do that too! And when I walk out the store, I can almost swear some birds drop out of the sky, dead. :P

  320. Holy beans, lots of people want one of these. Well, consider me one of them, because those bags look so awesome!

  321. Oooh.. these bags remind me of Hong Kong, where they REALLY encourage the use of these bags and hand them out for free!

  323. I have been dying for one of these! I was actually searching all over for them around Christmas but couldn’t find them anywhere! I really hope I get one now!

  324. whoa those are so neat! i need to make it more of a habit to use cloth bags. i always forget to carry one around with me AHHH.

    great great blog! you are absolutely dashing!

  327. I’m a new reader — a friend turned me onto your site to convince me to bake more. I think it’s working — your photos are so tasty looking!

  329. I CANT BELIEVE IT- I DO THE SAME THING – I LEAVE THE GROCERY BAG AND MY SHOPPING LIST AT HOME ON THE TABLE EVERY TIME I GO SHOPPING! IM TOO YOUNG FOR OLD TIMERS! THIS IS THE PERFECT BAG TO KEEP IN MY PURSE!

  332. holy jeez…305+ comments girl. i have to say that i have turned my car around to get my bags…but only if i need more than two, otherwise i am nasty whale killer too.

  335. All of the “long time reader, first time commenters”, like me, are coming out of hiding for this!

    Please tell your random number generator that Canadians are way cuter!

    Thank you for writing this blog Joy.

  336. What a great giveaway. I love that green color. I started bring bags in stores years ago. When I moved West, 2 yrs ago, every one was looking at me with my bags. Even the girls bagging were upset to bag in my bags. Now these days I see that people are shifting. But now many in my town. I don’t know what it would take them.

  337. Oh, these bags! I’ve seen them randomly, and love them. They actually are supposed to be an ‘everything bag’, or tote, if you will. It’s just so annoying to have the larger, regular cloth bags, because they just aren’t compact, so the idea of these is very appealing.
    I could definitely use them for school, or gym clothing (I have an enormous and fugly WalMart bag).
    Pick me! Pick me! ;-p

  342. I’m in the exact same boat as you. All my good intentions still have me leaving the house without my bags. These sound perfect for groceries, and lugging my books to class. Thanks for the giveaway!

  343. I have the same problem as you i’m always leaving my bags at home and generally end up buying more, these bags would be just fantastic, I would love to win one.

    Thank you

    Have a great day

    Tracie

  344. I feel the SAME way when I leave my bags at home. And when they ask paper or plastic I look down like a little kid whose been bad. That happened today actually and I just said in a little voice, “Plastic please”

  347. Love your blog, love you, love the bags.

    Also, they rhyme with Ragu … and that’s what I threw on some pasta tonight out of lack of time and total desperation =).

  349. I guess now is as good a time as any to mention, as I have to my friends, that your blog has been part of my weight loss motivation!

    By paying attention to my cooking and baking, and making the most of every calorie of food I have by being creative and making light versions of food, I’ve lost 50 lbs so far!

    And enjoyed every bite more for the reading!

    Thank you!

  350. I always get excited to see that you have a new post up! The peppermint meringues were a huge hit at Christmas and I am looking forward to what you will come up with next :)

  352. The green bag would fit lovely into the back pocket of the huge diaper bag i carry every where. It seems that as a mom i’m prepared for any baby accident you could throw at me but if a pit stop to the market arises no reusable bags will be in site! This is manly because they’re all to bulky to fit into the small space that’s left in the diaper bag for anything non baby related! Hope to win a solution to my problem :)

  353. ohmygoodness how stinkin cute are those?

    it’s wednesday which is our breakfast for dinner day… my daughter has requested crepes and it’s a wish i’m more than happy to oblige. love your blog!

  357. I have been meaning to get one of those for a while now. I have some old tote bags that I take to the grocery store, but every so often I will randomly decide to stop on my way home, and I won’t have a bag.

    Also, I have made your applesauce cranberry muffin thingies twice now. They are delicious and they are now my go-to breakfast. Perfect timing!

  358. Those bags are just the cutest things >_<
    I can see why you’d use them as a purse too… I love the versatility!

  360. We have a huge green one that my husband always remembers to carry. I would love one of these though, they are so much cuter :)

  367. Grocery stores in my area are starting to charge for plastic bags, and rightfully so. I’d love one of these!

  371. I just have TJ’s and Target bags tucked in a little cubby in the back of my car, but still forget half the time!

  373. How fun. I have a Broncos bag that I use to go shopping with. It always annoys me when I am in line and I see the shopkeeper put one item in each bag like there was no tomorrow…which is probably what will happen if we keep using those!! I finally piped up and he’s happy NOT to give me bags now! Good for you!

  374. How fun! Although I’d probably use it for something other than hauling my plastic bags to the market – it’s too cute!

  376. It’s not that forget my bags, it’s just that I find so many other uses for them around the house!

    And how pretty are those pink ones?!

  377. ugh, i totally do that with my reusable bags (forget them)
    but, ever since i bought myself an envirosax bag.. that’s never happened. i love my envirosax bag
    https://www.envirosax.com/products/graphic_series/
    when it’s rolled up, it’s about 4″x1″. it’s always in my bag. it also holds up to 40 lbs.. grocers are pretty amazed when i take this tiny rolled up bundle out of my bag and unravel it to reveal such a spacious (and stylish) bag.
    :) reusable bags

  379. My husband cooked dinner tonight for the FIRST TIME EVER since we’ve been married. It’s only been 4 months – but I didn’t have to cook for a change! I’ll have to get him onto this blog after a few more of his own cooking episodes – I’d love to wake up to some Coffee Cake Anyway one morning!

  381. I grocery shop on a whim sometimes, so being able to have these in my car would be heaven! Just in case I go grocery shopping.

    Long live the whales :)

  382. I suppose this is a good time to tell you my sourdough starter turned out, the pancakes were delicious and I’m in love with your blog. <3

  385. I’m exactly the same way! I never remember to bring bags with me, and then I get so guilty when I add to the quickly accumulating stash of plastic bags. (I’d feel guiltier throwing them out without giving them some other use first.) Your blog makes me crave so many things that I ended up going to the grocery more often so I can make some of it!

    I also can’t help but think that Tim Minchin’s “Canvas Bags” song is way appropriate here. https://youtube.com/watch?v=KdOEGjnRQHg (Hilarious, catchy AND environmentally conscious.)

  387. I just came back from grocery shopping and darn it, I forgot to bring a reusable bag with me! So off I went home with plastic bags :( I sure felt guilty about it!

    Those bags are ever so lovely..I love me some bright colours! :)

  389. First time reader and commentor, these are cute. The fact that they can easily be tucked away makes them more appealing. Some other reusable bags get forgotten at home or in the car.

  391. I do the same thing! I leave the damn bags at home or in the trunk each and every time …. and feel very “ungreen” with myself as I stroll the aisle!

  392. These sound really nice. i too have tried to switch to cloth bags, and maybe I would be better about remembering them if they could compact like these do.

  393. Here’s a random fact that I’d like to share:
    My favorite dessert is really really tart lemon squares (and I currently have a few sitting in the fridge which I am trying really hard not to eat), though I’m not too picky about dessert…it could be called my favorite meal of the day. Ha. My waistline, however, disagrees.

    Anyways, I’d love one of those bags since I walk to the supermarket and am always lugging 8000000 plastic bags. When one rips…the world pretty much turns upside-down, as I try to untangle myself from all of them. Ugh.

  394. I think these are the best reusable bags I’ve seen so far. They are pretty spacious, and I love the fact that they fold up so small! Oh, I hope I win!

  398. Ah yes, although ethically made in China and lightweight–they’re still coming all the way from China. That’s a haul.
    Think of the whales!!!

  401. I am vowing to always bring a bag such as this lovely one with me when I grocery shop. One place where I shop practically gives a bag for each item–such waste! Thank you for this giveaway.

  402. They are so freakin cute! And they look alot sturdier than the 2 reusables that I have already.

    Btw – I’ve just come across your blog and I’m addicted already. :)

  403. I recently carried home a 10lb bag of ice in a reusable bag, only to get home and realize it had a big tear in the bottom. I guess I’m just lucky the stuff didn’t all fall out!

    Thanks as always for your blog and for the giveaway.

  406. love your blog! and I love those bags. Add me in with everyone else who has reusable bags that get left at home. one of my resolutions was to do better, and I am a little better but I still could use some help. Help in the fashion of one of those Baggu bags.

  407. I love reusable bags! I, like you, used to leave them in the house or some other random place and never seemed to have them when at the store. I have been better about this though! I am always on the lookout for cute, new bags. I have never heard of these, but I LOVE them! The colors…the fabric…the shape! Great find and great giveaway!

  409. I found your site through Tastespotting.com and other sties. It’s fun and I log on every day. Here’s hoping!

  410. Oh I just love the purple bag, and they are great for the environment. I recently found your site and love it.

  411. I love these!!!! I have the same problem. I have like 100 reusable bags at home but I always forget them at home. I also LOVE purple!!!!

  412. Joy, I love your website! Your photography is wonderful and you have inspired me to start baking again!! The bags are adorable, I would love one!!

  413. I leave my cloth grocery bags in the car & have been known to run out of the store in a panic to retrieve another bag from the car because I bought more than I came for.

    I love them because they feel so much more secure when you are carrying them. Always hated the plastic bags with the feeble handles.

    I’d like to win 1 of your bags, but will still look for 1 if I don’t win.

    Thanks for the contest & your great site. ;o}

  416. I like that these bags fold up. I have reusable bags that I use and love, but they are really bulky!

  419. These would be great! I also leave mine at home more often than I remember to take them with me. Thanks for the giveaway.
    JessicaC

  420. I would love one of these to keep in my purse…we are forever forgetting our reusable bags until we pull into the parking lot at the Safeway… :)

  421. ME ME ME!!! Those are so cute and the one I bought from Trader Joes is unbelievably small! I love the bright colors and they fit so much stuff in them!

  422. Whoa those are super cute for reusable shopping bags. Most of them can be quite the eye sore.

    By the way. Ive started making your Hungarian paprika chicken. I serve it over Israeli couscous. SO GOOD!

  423. those are so precious! although, i must admit i’d probably use it as an overnight bag more than a grocery bag. it’s just too cute not to use everyday.

  424. i just added your blog to my Google Reader last night (really!) …is this a sign of affirmation? :D i think it’s very cool that you’re promoting awareness for our environment by giving away these bags (not just saying that to win)! hip, hip, hooray! :)

  426. The bags are so cute! I keep my reusable bags in my car and I still never remember them until I get to the checkout line- maybe if I could keep them in my purse I would have better luck! :)

  428. the bags are adorable and i’d love to own one…….i also wouldl like to have that much space between my legs!!! :)

  429. Oooh! Those are *really* cool! Clever idea to make them so small and I’m a total hippie, too, because I would use these for library bags, toy bags, overnight bags….anything.

    I love the bright colours, too. One gets so tired of all the blah colours out there. :)

  430. I do that too… Forget to bring the bags with me to the store. And then I feel terrible. And then I get over it and hope to be good next time. But I surely could use some more of them… To forget at home. ;)

  431. I just bought my first reusable grocery bag the other day…I’m a little behind, huh? I’m vowing to pick more up when I’m out shopping. I hope I win one of these!

  432. Cute bags, I would love one! I just have the cheepies from the grocery. They get the job done though.

  433. i love how they are functional and FASHIONABLE because although i hate to admit it, the look of some of these canvas totes have veered me away from purchasing them.

  434. These look fabulous! I just started reading your blog and absolutely love it! I’ve even gone back and read all your old posts. Hehe. You’ve inspired me to start documenting my cooking and baking and perhaps even start a food blog of my own!

    Now just to come up with a name! Hehe.

  436. I really enjoy your website. I made the lemon whoopie pies for a theatre function and they were a massive hit. The salted chocolate and vanilla bean cookies are my next project. (those bags are pretty great, too)

  437. I will tell you…that I am stressed out of my mind, and I can’t logically explain exactly how a cute bag would help, but I think it would!

  441. Both me and my imaginary guinea pig Bruce love your blog. He even registered an e-mail address so that he too could vote for you in the blog awards! And I drooled (yes, accidentally dribbled saliva!!!) onto my laptop keyboard reading the chocolate chip pancake post. No harm done this time, but if you will keep posting stuff like that I’m gonna have to check with my insurance company if they will cover damage by drool…

  443. These bags look great! I hope I win! Your blog is great, too, btw. I started reading it last week — the molten chocolate cakes are amazing! Love the pictures, too.

  445. I love reusable bags and have been meaning to buy some more. I keep them in my purse and pull them out at the grocery, Target or wherever. So handy!

  447. Oooh, I like those! My reusable bags are nowhere near that big. I’m terrible about remembering to bring them with me too. Maybe the bright color will help =)

  448. i love that reusable bags are all the rage right now. several grocery stores in my area offer a small monetary incentive for customers that bring in their own bags. some of the designs and patterns of these bags are just so stylish and chic. i also love your blog and have made several recipes for work functions – all of which have been a tremendous success. thanks for taking the time to share the baking love with the rest of us!

  453. i love the color of those bags! they’d be great for lugging around everything i lug around. hmmm, i wonder if i could fit my cat in there?

    i’m a new reader, the chocolate/vanilla cookies lured me in and not only do your recipes look delish, your food styling is exceptional. (and i’m not just saying that to get a bag, honest)

  454. … not sure wether you’d send one of these to Germany, but if so, I’m in. I have some nice reusable bags already, but one of these would be nice :)

  455. I always, always, always leave them at home. What’s wrong with me? Why can’t I remember once simple damn bag. Possibly because it’s not in my crammed purse eh. I want one, even if I do end up leaving it at home (I promise I’ll try not to)

  459. I am such a sucker for cute reusable shopping bags! I bought a ton of them, and continue to espcially if they are colorful and fun! These are great!

  460. I love those Baggu bags! Everyone should definitely get a couple of these – so useful! If (by some crazy chance) my comment gets picked, please go ahead and choose another – I just wanted to say how great they are! And they definitely help ease whale-guilt!

  461. The bags look great but really wish I could wear those skinny jeans!! Just recently found your website – love it!

  463. I totally make the same mistake all the time. I head out to the store on the way home from work with no bags and yet, at home, I have a bag of bags waiting to be used. This would be so handy. Thanks for the giveaway!

  465. That is so great. I even carry my bags in my trunk and find I end up in the grocery store with a full cart and no bags because I left them in the car.

  467. I just discovered your blog a few days ago! Since then I’ve made your rice pudding and chocolate brownie cookies. Now I’m making my way through some of the others!

  468. freebies? Count me in. Take me off lurker status too while you’re at it. Those bags are the cutest I’ve seen. I love your blog by the way, dropped by after the girls at coveiter had a link up. I love baking and have seen quite a few things that I would like to try my hand at. I also voted for you on the bloggies. Not that I’m trying to butter you up for a win here, but just thought that now that I’m commenting I should air it all out.

  469. Exactly!! My bags are hanging in the closet and I always forget to haul them out….Plus you can always use more…with four kids, they fill up fast:)

  471. Aren’t those just the cutest bags ever?? I, too, keep forgetting my bags (in the CAR–as in, right beside the store!) but would love one of those, too. :)

  475. Neato! I also leave my reusable bags at home 3 times outta 4. Tragedy! Those are super cool too! I really like your blog, but it makes my hungry and jealous every time I visit. Keep up the great work!

  476. I’m good about bringing my reuseable shopping bags grocery shopping (as our store requires you to purchase plastic bags), but it’s other shopping excursions I have trouble with.

    Something I can keep in my purse would solve that. I could never forget!

  477. I love the bright colours of these bags! I’ve only just found your site (through Down To Earth) but I think I’ll need to be spending some time here looking at the yummy food! And I arrived just in time for the competition – bonus!

  478. I do the exact same thing! And my 5 yr old points out everytime…”mommy we have those bags, why don’t you use it?” Shhhh…mommy is lucky she left the house with matching shoes.

    Now if I had a grocery bag in a vibrant colour that screamed “here I am, let’s go buy some grapes….”

  479. I have the same problem – all my bags get left at home! I love the idea of being able to shove them in my purse. Of course, I may have to get rid of the sippy cops, broken crayons and such to make them fit… :)

  482. My wife has hundreds of plastic bags at home and she has several take along bags, but she always forgets them at home, too. I think we need an intervention.

  484. I will tell you that I am splitting my summer between London and NYC while my hubby is an intern. I have a one year old, so I will take all the help I can get! I love these! Thanks for being so wonderful!

  486. Hi Joy! I love your site and these bags, of which I already have several. If I win I’ll be giving them to my sister, who is graduating from college this spring and moving to North Carolina with her boyfriend. I am worried for them. Maybe a reusable grocery bag will help!

  487. I’m an awful citizen. I am trying to reform my evil plastic ways and you’d help me if you pick me… Please…

  488. I’m with you on the leaving them home thing. Those look so awesome and not so potato sack like mine… I hope I win. They’re gorgeous.

  489. I recently found your blog via the 2009 Bloggies nominations, and now, after just going through two months’ worth of posts, consequently have a dozen more recipes in my vast vault of backlogged recipes to try… So scared to read through the rest of your tempting archives. :)

    Would love a baggu; one of my reusable grocery bags is falling apart.

    Take care,

    Elissa

  491. Hi Joy, I love your blog and your delicious recipes! Your photos are so professional, they really make each post super special. I would love a reusable bag – I keep wanting to get a few of them to go grocery shopping with because I feel so bad at the checkout when they ask me “paper or plastic?” and I don’t have my own bags! :)

  492. WOW! They come in such pretty colors. I know how you feel tho’ I have 2 that I bought and I use 1 for my doggies when we go to the park and another is for me but I would love to have more for groceries as my store offers discounts if u bring in your own bag.

  496. I always forget my bags as well, and then they fill up the bin under my sink and then I take them to the bag recycling spots, even though I’m never sure about the rules for what is recyclable there, so I’m probably messing up the whole recycling stream.

  497. I’ve been trying to use big LL Bean bags when I go grocery shopping, but I have the same problem as you–I never remember to bring them! I have been wanting to try one of these Baggus for a while!

  498. Those are awesome! I have committed to using reusable bags and I hate it when I forget mine. I try to throw the bags in the trunk as soon as I’m done unloading my groceries.

  499. I’d like a baggu!! I’d probably use it for anything but groceries, lol….that is, considering I don’t do much grocery shopping.

  500. I am a complete and tragic fan of this fantastic blog!! I also leave my reusable bags at home whenever I go shopping, so these bags might be a fab solution!

  502. Oh yeah, I think my sister (JS) would totally use these as a “purse” — that’s because she doesn’t liek carrying bags… but sometimes would have to resort to plastic bags. This is the perfect plastic bag replacement!

  505. Those bags are so cute!! I just moved from London to Chicago, and I left my reusable bags behind!! I would love some new ones =)

  506. I couldn’t agree more, I have tons of reusable grocery bags that don’t do me a lick of good since they spend their lifetime in my kitchen and not in the grocery store helping me carry my food. I love these bags you have! How cute, compact and practical!!

  508. Oh jeez. I have bags and bags that i constantly forget. Even when they are in the car I forget them. I always rationalize it because i do use the plastic ones for cat litter and trash and lunches.

  512. I have two reusable bags that have managed not to fall apart for the past year but that seem to be on their last legs! These look like the perfect replacements!

  513. Hi! Here some greetings from Germany!

    I love your Blog and everything you write about food and baking. Reading this Blog is important for me: 1) I learn new things and 2) I hope to improve my English by the way :)

    p.s.: I would also like to have one of these nice bags :)

  517. I already have several cloth grocery bags but most of them have become stained and ratty – would love to have one of these beauties!

  523. Weird – I was thinking about this exact thing just this morning. I was really good for a while but then I started forgetting the bulky canvas bag in the trunk. It would be good to have a reusable bag that I could keep with me. (Although I’m with you on the cat litter use!)

  524. These are Absolutely Fabulous! So far I only have one reusable shopping bag and it’s from target. I got it as part of a Christmas gift and so want to use it but I always forget too! These look like they hold a lot too. I hope I win!

    P.S. you take fantastic pictures! I need a camera that has that kind of quality.

  525. Fabulous! Just like everyone else, mine get left a lot–one to carry in my purse would be ideal.

  526. I have way too many reusable bags too, but I have the same problem about remembering to actually bring them with me. If I had one that I could fit in my tiny purse, maybe I’d have better luck.

    Love your blog!

  527. I work at a local organic/natural food store and we are currently doing a “borrow-a-bag” system. We are discontinuing the use of plastic come Earth Day.

  528. Oooo! I love it – pick me! I have exactly one reusable bag that I always forget at home! I’d love to be able to stuff one in my purse.

  530. what lovely bags! and i also love your blog. i’ve been working my way through the archives bookmarking all these great recipes you have posted!

  532. I think those bags are adorable! I need more reusable bags and I live that they are small so they store easily!! Thanks!!

  533. These are quite nice!
    I always bring my Monoprix reusable bag with me… but it’s so ugly I’m ashamed to use it.
    Those would be far better looking!

  535. These are awesome…. I too always forget my reuseable bags at home… & that fuscia color is gorgeous. Love your blog! Thanks for the chance to win the bag…thats a great idea to smoosh it up into your purse.

  539. Joy – I love you’re site; it’s a daily stop for me (sometimes multiple times during the day when I could use a sugar pick-me-up!) Simply delightful! I agree – I feel like a whale killer when I have to use the plastic bags at the store, ok more like a turtle killer since I love turtles so much… but you get the point!

  540. Cool giveaway or whatever you want to call it. I have reuseable bags but they just the plain old grocery store variety that you buy for .99 cents. These are MUCH cooler!
    ~ingrid

  541. I tried to use a reusable Whole Foods bag at Trader Joe’s once.. the check out guy gave the bag a dirty look and gave me a free TJ’s bag.. SCORE! I heart free bags.

  542. I do EXACTLY the same thing!!! Every single food trip, my roommate and I spend all this time sitting down, writing our a grocery list (we are poor and budget conscious) discussing our strategy (lowest unit price!!!) and then we walk out without my handful of canvas bags, and I don’t remember them until we are halfway to the store.

    le siiiiigh…. one day I will be on top of it.

  543. Love your site! I enjoy taking/looking at pictures of baked goods almost as much as baking them:)

  544. Love your blog, love your fun attitude, and love the bags! I, too, have a super-forgetful mind with those reusable bags. Each time I am at the store without my trusty bags, my guilty conscience kicks in and I usually just by more reusable bags — so now I have at least a dozen. Way more than my hands can hold. I try to leave half in the trunk of my car, and the other half at home just in case!

  547. I’m SO glad I’m not the only one that keeps forgetting to bring my re-usable bags with me to the store. Glad the weather cooperated while you were here in Seattle last weekend.

  549. I make your chocolate chip cookies all the time. the ones that call for peanuts. I sub in peanut butter chips for the peanuts… and the crowds go wild. great recipes here – keep it up.

  550. I just found you yesterday and I’m already in love with the blog. Thanks for the baking inspiration!

  552. I am so behind the times and really need to get me some reusable bags! I just adore your blog, but you know that :) I also am jealous that you get to write about food for a living – it’s my aspiration. If you have any tips or helpful hints on how to get started, feel free to give me free advice, I’ll take it :)

  554. Those looks great. I need one or two to put in my purse for expontaneous shopping, like clothing and other things. I hate getting so many bags in those situations as well,

    We have a few reusable biiig shopping bags in the car for when we go to the supermarket, but sometimes I just don’t go by car.

  555. Ooh, I would love love love one of those. So pretty. I am trying to be better about using only reusable bags at the grocery store, but currently I don’t have enough to quite do so.

  556. What a fabulous idea! I always opt for paper bags whenever possible…plastic bags are the scurge of the earth. I have a kitty box to clean out and I still cant use up the ever growing plastic bag collection I have in the pantry closet.

    Though if I had one of these colorful, handy-dandy bag in my purse I’d always have one on hand!

    P.S. I love your drool-worthy photos and scrumptious recipes! What a great blog you have here!

  557. LOL! I’m just like you. I have bags from every store I visit b/c it was the “right” thing to do. I leave them at home but most of time use them for everything BUT groceries. I use to be pretty good about putting back in the back of the car…but hey, they take up a lot of room. And…I always feel guilty for another store’s bag! I know…just weird. Please throw my name in the hat, I love something compact and useable at ALL stores! Thanks! And I’ve enjoyed the blog. I live in Portland and loved your blog about Seattle. So many good food places here…we are very lucky indeed.

  558. I want try to make the Cranberry Coffee Cake with rhubarb instead of cranberries. (I made it with cranberries and my husband who doesn’t like cranberries ate it)

  561. I love these! I am always standing at the rear of my car, searching for the reusable bag that has the store name on it that I’m about to shop!

    I just can’t bring myself to walk into a big box store, with a re-usable grocery store bag, or vice versa.

    These would solve my “problem” nicely!

  562. Those bags are so cute! I’m trying to get into the habit of using reuseable bags for shopping and anything else I can think of. Thanks for a great blog!

  564. nice bags! i usually put my empty bags by the door so i can grab them on the way out. i also try to keep extras in the car.

  565. Did you know that some grocery stores give you $0.05 off for every reusable bag you bring in? That’s motivation enough for my husband and me to remember. I’d love to have more, though!

  566. I have those bags too. Aren’t they great. I keep one in my purse so I always have one. Have the rest in the trunk of the car.

    I’d take another one. It’s hard to choose from all the yummy colors.

  568. I found your blog while I was voting for the Bloggies and have been a faithful reader ever since!

    I don’t care what everyone else says, I love desserts and I’m looking forward to more posts involving cookies, cakes, etc.!

  569. I absolutely love cloth bags but none of mine are as stylishly designed as these! So I’m crossing my fingers that ‘random’ will, for once, work in my favour!

    Love your blog!

  572. I read your blog all the time, but I rarely comment because I get the posts by RSS feed. Your writing is always entertaining. It’s nice to see so many people are on board with reusable bags. I have 5 bright green ones from Publix that I take everywhere. Trust me, Kate. No one gives a damn what you look like with them. :)

  574. Love those bags. I’m always after my husband “Don’t forget the bags honey!” These look like they could be stuffed in his back pocket as he leaves for the store!

  579. These are super cute. I always keep a few bags in the backseat of my car and usually remember to use them. These look like they would fit nicely in my purse, which my other bags won’t. Thanks for the giveaway. Have a nice day!

  586. Oh, I want bags like that, too, because like everyone else, I always leave my reusable bags hanging on my front doorknob.

    If I win, I’m going to give one to my mom and one to my sister.

    My goal is to limit myself to ten plastic bags a year.

    I read an article on Salon.com on plastic bags and one statistic in particular struck me: Because they are petroleum products and rarely recycled, the amount of plastic bags that Americans throw away is equivalent to dumping 12 million barrels of oil.

    Twelve MILLION BARRELS of oil. Every year!

  587. those are really nice bags! i’ve thought about buying the reusable bags but haven’t because the ones i’ve seen don’t look like they would fit my groceries lol. those look like they would do a good job :)

  588. Why is it I never have one of these when I get to the grocery store? I always plan on it and then forget.

    Oh yeah, your blog makes me lick my screen with joy!

  589. I really should bake more; your blog always inspires me on my lunch hour, and then, by the time I get home, I’m in no mood. :(

  590. I make grocery/everything bags from old t-shirts. Cut off the arms, cut out the neck so that front and back are fairly even, and sew the bottom closed. Holds an amazing amount of stuff, and I get to keep showing off old t-shirts that–sadly–don’t fit any more.

  592. I have one bag that is kind of like that, but not nearly so pretty! But I never buy just one bag full of groceries, so I always feel pretty silly walking out of the store with one fabric bag and one or more plastic bags. I would love to double my capacity!

  593. I share your problem of going to the grocery store without bags in tow virtually every time. Maybe one of those bags stowed in my backpack will make it easier for me to just drop by on the way home and not use more plastic!

  594. I have the exact same problem… I have a ton of reusable bags, but always forget them. I would love one of these bags! :)

  596. I love my reusable bags, I always leave them in the car so I can have them when ever I need them. My problem is I never bring the right amount with me I always fall short.

  597. The bags are wonderful, I like the green, purple or blue one! I am not hard to please! I have a wonderful time reading your blog.
    Thanks.

  598. I love using reusable bags but have the same problem as you. I end up forgetting them at home or I’ll have left them in the other car. I would love to win some of these handy purse-friendly bags!

  601. Those are adorable. I am always leaving my shopping bags at home and always feel like such a jerk using a plastic shopping bag.

  602. Such beautiful colors!

    Confession time: I totally made your brown sugar cream cheese icing the other day so I could eat a spoonful of it with my girly movie. ;_;

    It was the most delicious movie I’ve ever watched. I’m not ashamed.

  603. Ah, i do the same thing, what with the leaving my reusable shopping bag at home, or even in the car. i usually remember at the checkout.

  605. Ok, so…love the hot pink one, and the blue one…who am I kidding?? Love the green one, too! I’m ashamed to say that I don’t own a single reusable bag…so how do you feel about making me green(er)?? You got me back in the kitchen, the least you can do is go shopping with me at the grocery store (at least in spirit and bright colors)!

    Are you going to draw names out of a mixing bowl and then reveal the winner in chocolate sauce written letters?? Or spell the names out in decorative cookies?? Or…like YOU need any ideas! ;o)

  606. I bought a bag very similar to these and I have it in my purse at all times, but I find it difficult to stuff ALL my groceries in there as it probably only holds 5-8 pounds of groceries. Would love to have another! Thanks so much!

  607. As I told you before, I just love your blog and yes, I have a gazillion bags, but never when I get to the store. Purple is my favorite color. I hope I win.

  608. I just discovered your blog and it makes me so hungry everytime I read it. I am gluten-free so I am constantly trying to figure out how to adapt the recipes (some are easier than others).

    On the subject of resuable bags, the cashiers at the major chain grocery store I go to seem to hate them. But Trader Joe’s encourages them and that is why I do my best to shop there.

  609. Keeping it in your purse is the BEST idea! I keep one in my car, but then it somehow doesn’t always get back down there after I actually USE it! Then comes that whale killer guilt that you spoke of! LOL! This is a great idea because they are so compact and easy to keep on your person!

  610. I’m a sucker for reusable shopping bags as well. thanks for feeding my addiction. after clicking the link and seeing all the colors available i’m hooked. i may just have to go out and buy some.

  613. I just got a new car and am aiming to keep everything inside it super neat and tidy. Right now I have a tangle of mismatched bags in the back of the car. It sure would be nice to start a collection of pretty bags that fold up all small and tidy! Great idea for a giveaway!

    J.

  614. How nice of you! I have had my eye on these reusable bags but have delayed getting one as I believe I would do what you mentioned and constantly leave them at home when I most need them. But maybe now that NYC is considering a plastic bag tax it’s time to bite the bullet.

    Keep the great photos coming on your blog!

  617. How cute are those bags! They’re way better than most of the ones that the grocery stores sell. I love your blog, Joy. I want to make pretty much everything that you make, and that’s the truth.

  618. What a perfect giveaway! I love doing things that make me feel ‘greener’ and I could really use a Baggu. :)

    I also LOVE your blog and think you are great!

    Thanks!

  619. I seem to have the same problem. Every time I leave the apartment and head to the grocery store, I realize I’ve forgotten my reuseable grocery bags. Also, these bags come in great colors too!

    P.S. I love your carrot cake pancakes recipe. They’re simply divine.

  620. These are SO COOL. The colors are so much nicer than my lame tan with brown writing “Not a plastic bag” bag.
    Thanks for the entry… I really want to win!

  621. If I like fun colors, then I will like this bag.

    I like fun colors.

    Therefore, I will like this bag.

    Modus Ponens.

  623. I do the same thing! I have a bunch of totes that I have to remember to take with me everytime I go to the supermarket. It’s just not convenient when I want to make an impromtu stop at the market.

  624. Brilliant! I am also drowning in bags, love the whale killer comment. Hilarious! (Sad too, really, I am remorseful.)

  625. Great giveaway! I love using my own bags at the grocery. I feel like I am saving the earth one shopping trip at a time! Though I have forgotten them a few times (like this week-twice) and felt very guilty with my plastic bags in tow.

  626. Did you know that baggers at Lowes Foods grocery stores look at you funny when you hand over a huge red and white Trader Joe’s bag? It’s true, I saw it

  627. I thought I was the only one who regretably left my reusable at home everytime I purchased groceries and the like. Gah! I hate how guilty I feel when the Safeway ringer puffs as she laods the goods into my cart. I could totally benefit from having these Baggu’s handy!

  628. i have the exact same problem as you…so many great reusable bags, yet i leave them at home! then i feel so bad. these bags sound like they would fix that problem well! thanks so much!

  629. I’m in love with every photo on your sidebar atm, except for the icecream because I don’t like bananas. Really.

    On the subject of reusable bags, I have several from Publix and Kroger, but I never take them in the store. I feel like a dork walking in there with bags already on my shoulder? Why? Dunno. But a Baggu I could just stick in my pocket and walk right in…

    Kate

  630. I always leave mine at home too!!!!!!!!!! I like how Trader joes has a sign outside their store to remind you to grab them from your car – it has sent me back many times. =)

  632. ooohhhh, those bags look rockin’ (and very convenient). I try to use reusable bags whenever I shop, alas, sometimes I forget them (and then I feel guilty guilty guilty).

    Love your blog. It often puts a big ol’ grin on my face.

  633. I concur with Lemmonex on everything.

    Also, it always cracks me up because every staged grocery bag always has a baguette sticking out of it. First of all, I don’t buy one every time I go to the store. Not even close. Also, if I did, I would sure hope it was wrapped up in something to protect it! And what’s going on here – the baguette is surrounded bu huge leaves of lettuce, also totally exposed to the elements. So weird.

    But the flowers, I can get behind!

  637. I discovered your blog not too long ago and now I’m totally loving catching up on all your past action! Love it ALL!

    A Baggu bag would be awesome! I’d love to win one! But I’ll keep reading the blog even if I don’t. :)

  639. These look like great bags. I too have soo much trouble remembering to bring my reusable bags with me into stores…so keeping them in my purse sounds like a great idea!

    Also, I just recently found your blog, and I love, love, love it! Thanks for taking the time to share so many wonderful treats :)

  640. I have the same problem you do – they are all in my house when I go grocery shopping! These for the car would be great – especially since farmers markets here in Louisville will start opening soon. Can’t wait – and how handy would they be!?

  643. My wife and I just discovered your site. Your photography is astonishing, and your interjections of your personality into each post is perfect. We’d love to use these bags for recipe runs!

  644. these would be so much easier for groceries! we have roughly 1000 of our local grocery chains bags. but they are bulky. ugh.

  645. I keep an extra bag in my car – but then I use it and its not there the next time I need it! So now I keep two :) Those bags’ colors are so pretty.

  646. I’ve been in love with your blog for a few months now, but since I hate my kitchen I dont bake as often as I would like. I guess you could say I live vicariously through your blog. I’ve got a couple bags but I feel like I need 10 to fit my groceries, these look like an awesome size.

  647. I love love your blog! One of the few that I read religiously….you have such a great positive outlook on life! I need a reminder of that when work is stressful sometimes….*sigh*

    I have reusable bags that I was good about using for a while, but the last few weeks seem to forget in the car a lot. BAD!!!!!

    Such pretty colors on the Baggu bags!

  648. i usually try to leave the bags in the trunk of my car. now they only need to come up with something that will help me remember to take the bags out of the trunk when i go into the store, and put them back in the car once after i’ve taken them into the house.

  649. I collect bags like that! I love reuseable grocery bags, I have them from all different stores but I don’t have any that look like that! would love one.

  650. I’m just so happy there isn’t a sugary dessert in today’s post! I am off sugar for a couple of weeks, and I have been hesitating to come here for fear of temptation…
    So those bags look great!

  651. ooo! this is going to sound bad, but i really want the bag so i can make a pattern from it to make more bags! i’m cheap and crafty like that… but i too feel shame every time i walk out of the store with a plastic bag, knowing all my ‘green’ bags are under the kitchen sink at home.

  652. These are SO CUTE! My New Years resolution is to be “greener” so this is a great place to start. I love the bright colors of the bags I really hope I win :)

  654. if I had one of these, I wouldn’t have to keep a wadded up plastic bag in my purse. I have secretly become my grandmother.

  655. i totally understand your dilemma…i do the same thing and leave my bags at home. these bags are super cute and i love that they are so compact. thanks for the freebies! love your blog to pieces!

  657. I have some bags myself and always leave them by my back door. If I happen to get them to the car, they often get forgotten on the way in to the store. You would think I would not be so lazy and go out to the car and get them, but when you are dragging five kids along with you, speed is essential in the grocery store.

    Our store even gives us a 5 cent credit for each reusable bag used when you check out!

  658. How is it everytime I click through to your site there are 4 recipes on the right column that look more amazing than the 4 that were there before? Mini Gooey Chocolate Cakes & Raspberry Almond Cupcakes. You’re killing me.

    Re: the bags. I mostly wear black and fuschia. Obviously the magenta bag in the photo was meant for me because, while I use reusable bags, I’ve yet to be able to fully color coordinate with my clothing. And you can make that happen!

    Plus, I live in town, so you save on shipping :)

  659. I have wanted a set of Baggus ever so badly for ages, but have always found something in a more dire need of my money, like, say, bills or rent. It’s sad, but I’m hoping to win one of these and start my collection.

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