It always happens that we get a phone call from a customer who wants bags. "what kind of bags do you want,?" we ask. "You know about the size to hold a thing a ma jig and a whatchamacallit" We've got to explain right here and now that we have no idea what those items are so next time when you have a need for a bag, here are a few pointers to help us both get you the right product for the job. You always measure a bag with the opening on the top. Then measure left to right. IF there is a fold on the side, from here on out called a gusset, the second measurement we need is that one and then the last measurement would be the height; that's from top to bottom. So to repeat that's (with the opening on the top) width, depth and height. Another very very important thing to remember is that a paper bag with a handle above the bag is called a shopping bag. A bag that you put a greeting card in or a bag you use to hold a magazine is usually called a merchandise or millinery bag and last but not least, a bag without a handle but still has a fold on the side (who remembers what we are calling that? RIGHT!!!! A gusset), a bag that also has a flat bottom is called a SOS bag or a grocery bag. The least expensive bag to get is a plain kraft brown bag followed closely by a plain kraft white bag. These bags can be found under plain shopping bags. These plain shopping bags are made from 50% recycled content and as most of you know this % of content are becoming more and more important depending on where you live. The next category is recycled shopping bags. Both the brown kraft and the white kraft in this category is made from 100% recycled content and comes with the appropriate emblems stating so. You can find those bags on our website under Shopping Bags 100% recycled. As of this posting you will have many more size choices in the 50% recycled shopping bags. All sizes are available in 100% recycled but for now those size choices are limited if you want a small quantity of bags. Be sure to call our customer service department at 1- 866-296-7130 to find out more about these bag categories.
