I’m not a plastic bag!
The hype behind this simple yet creative eco-friendly creation from Anya Hindmarch is incredible and be warned demand is high! The “I’m not a plastic bag” goes on sale today and if you’re looking to get your paws on this re-useable shopping bag which retails at £5 each then get down to your nearest Anya Hindmarch store quick time, or visit wearewhatwedo.
Now personally I love this bag and I adore Hindmarch even more for designing it, but I do wonder if like every other “must have” everyone is dying to get one because of hype rather than the genius of the design. Its been promoted endlessly with reports of Lily Cole, Erin O’Conner and Keira Knightley seen bag in hand and the sceptical side of me wonders if they forked out their fiver, or if they received the bag as a gift. Either way as a result of the celebrity endorsement the bags were going for £200 on ebay. Madness! While it is a cute alternative to the plastic bag, there are and have been loads of stylish eco-friendly bags on the market for a while now so what makes this one better than the rest?
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check out ebay, they are ripping pepole off with thier prices, £45 upwards, even seen one for £400!!! like what is going on here! i would love one, but i am no prepared to spend that kind of money when i know what they retail at! them people are not very eco friendly at those prices, are they?! i think not!
I think the reasons that these are so pricey are purely all of the celebertities who have been seen carrying one.. If only all celebrities would be keen to wear eco-freindly clothes?! I know for a fact one of my friends is eager to get one.. not becasue shes interested in “helping the environment” its purely because she is fashion consious as hell.
the bags have not been going for £200 pounds on ebay, that is a lie, they have been going for £110 approx, i checked!
£5 is enough to pay, £110, bit much no matter how nice it may be or which celbs hav 1! like thats madness, you wouldn’t get some1 paying £110 for something normally priced a a fiver anywhere else, would you?! money to burn these people!!!!
I’m going to laugh at the stupid people that forked out for this bag when Sainsbury’s start selling this bag at the end of this month!
will every sainsbury’s be selling the “i’m not a plastic bag”… i really want one!
Hey i work for Sainsburys our store is only getting 30 thats it so get down there people
I WANT ONE!!!!
ive been down to sainsburys this morning and by the time i got there they had handed 30 raffle tickets out (so, first come first served)and theyd all gone already. does anyone no where i can get one?
These bags were sold out of Sainsburys before 07.30 when it was advertised that they would be selling them from 8am!!! Apparently, each Sainsburys store was only allocated 30 bags to sell. If this bag was designed to encourage people to save the environment, then it should have been mass produced and been available nationwide. The fact that they only produced a limited amonut gives it exclusivity and celebrity status which defeats the object of producing it, as it is just a fashion item!!! It’s Stella McCartney does H&M all over again!!!
I work for sainsburys we had 90 come in and they haD all gone by 90 i was so gutted. does anyone know where i can get one from.
EBAY I FEAR LOL
hey jade i work for sainsburys we had got 90 bags but i think other store just got 30. good point. they started selling them at 7am when the store opened. unfortunately i didnt get one.
To be honest is a bag really that important how is this supposedly designer save the world bag gonna save anything when all these supermarkets are sourcing there products from thousands of miles away. Clearly it s not gonna do anything its a PR stunt i say dont worry about the bag people will be old hat in couple of weeks cheer up. Emmet
Hiya all, well i was one of the saddos who was outside sainsburys before opening and i got one of only 30, in store!!!! nice bag but not worth what they are going for on ebay!!!
I got one! Was there at 7am and out by 8am with bag in hand. They were turning people away by 7.20am as they were overrun!
After queuing at my Bolton store b4 7am i was unlucky as only 30 tickets were handed out(i was number 35) i then found out that the next nearest store in Darwen opened at 8am i rushed over there and arrived in time to be allocated ticket number 28 !! i just feel sorry for all the young girls that turned up after me only to be leaving empty handed , why have’nt they made enough of these bags for everyone???
I managed to get one this morning for a £5 our nearest Sainsburys it was very good and didnt start selling them until 8am. Although they did have 90 - The guys @ work think I am mad for not selling it on ebay BUT I wanted one when the Anya Hindmarch site sold out in March. They just dont understand
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the bag is fab i luv it 2 bits lol i got up at 3.30 n went to sainsburys at 4.45 i was at the front yay and it fits nearly everything in it !!!!
The Anya Hindmarch website will be taking orders for the U.S. version from the 7th May. This one will be in Navy (nicer colour) but again will probably be on a first come basis.
I think it’s a great concept and although I wasn’t one of the few that got one, it has made me more aware of environmental issues and I’m one of the most fashion conscious people that exist! Now, when I’m shopping I’ll try to put things in one bag instead of taking a bag from every shop I visit. Good luck on 7th May!!!
Well done if you got one - I queued and got one from Anya’s shop in March and yes it is lovely.
My husband also bought one for me online so I have a spare so if anyone does want it (without resorting to silly ebay prices make me a sensible offer and I will gladly send it to you.
hey rabbit how much my girlfriend wanted one
As I say make me an offer =:x)
I COULD ONLY AFFORD SAY 20 POUNDS
I didn’t get one..had to go to work, I asked a friend to try to get me one from his local sainsbury’s but the tickets had already been given out when he got there.
I don’t want to be annoying competing, but I could give you £30 for it, can’t afford any more.
i called into Sainsburys at 7:10AM they had all gone!! i realy realy want one everyone at work laughs at me, where can i get one at reasonable price does anyone have one they dont want? ebay is just silly money.x
I was also lucky enough to get one this morning but they were turning people away by about 7.20 as there were 30 people there. I got there at 6.50 and was number 25. Its a lovely bag, but not worth ebay prices!
I am in Canada, does anyone know where I could find this bag or if anyone wants to sell one to at a reasonable price, I will take it.
I can pay with PayPal!! please let me know
me0kat@gmail.com
I got one!!
was up at 5 this morning at sainsbury’s by 6. got the 5th ticket and my bag!
i love it!
I HAVE THE BAG AND IM LOOKING TO SELL IT PLEASE EMAIL ME ASAP boxerpup_rani@hotmail.co.uk
please email me with a reasonable offer as i am so in love with this bag an would love to have one!
hey, amber il buy your bag if your selling it at a reasonable price not some silly ebay price though as im a poor person! x
hi amber am willing to buy youir bag for any pirce you wnat please as lobng as its not to much lol! am desperateeeee plzzzzzzzzzz.
email me on angel_queen16@msn.com. plzzzzz
if anyones willinhg to sell me their bag i will pay wateva they wnat as long as its not to expensive like ebay plkzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
I think your all mad, sorry but I went to see if I could get one at 9ish and sold out but that mad part is u people actually wait at 3am for a bag for a coupe of quid! I think people are stupid and if they want a bag that much that celebs have theres plenty in the mags every week for people to have but because ppl wanna buy a canvas bag that looks like a normal sainsburys enviornment bag you all go crazy. I didnt get one so I just said oh well sad people who wait from 3am til 7am for it!!
People are pathetic! I didnt get one and i dont care it was fait and if they are sold for 200 quid more fool the person who pays that
I’m purely fascinated by this human attitude.
I suck at fashion and can’t understand how something like that can generate that much money transaction.
I mean, hurray, people are making money out of it but
It’s absolutely destroying the spirit of an “ecological way of life”. It makes it look as a fashion superstar farce.
I’m not saying people buying this are consequently not ecologically aware, but you got to admit…madness
I use eco-bags all the time, and don’t give a damn if I look hot with it, that’s not its purpose.
If you want to look good, train or act for your community or simply for your planet… I guess you’ll be more beautiful to the eyes of people around you then, rather than if you “wear” an eco-sexy-bag.
IMHO and no offense to anyone, just incredibly amazed and had to say so:)
Jerry
how much do u want amber? not daft money tho??
Hi Anya Bag Loversx
I was one of the lucky ones to get a bag yesterday morning, got to my local Sainsburys at 7.30am to a queue of over 50 people I was on my way out and a lady told me to get a ticket - apparently not all Sainsburys nationwide were selling 30 bags per store this particular store was selling 239 and another was selling 400.
This store sold their bags at 8.00am
I hope everyone enjoys their bags and maybe look forward to adding to their collection - I am not a plastic bag in other colours (blue and Green) will be out in May/June from USA and Japan.
i went to sainsbury’s yesterday to get one. was too late they only had 24, then when i looked a the people queing up to get them i was so put off and did not want the bag anymore, everyone is going to be carrying one around soon , i realised its a fad that will be over very soon.
Hello
I got a bag yesterday morning - got to my local sainsburys just after 6.. but they were turning people away by around 7.30, store didnt open till 8 though! the nice man looking after us bought us a coffee and everything! There were alot of girls giving the staff ‘attidtude’ once they told them there were 30 people in the cue! Come on ladies.. its not their fault. Also a huge surprise to see many men there queing for their partners / daughters!!!
P.s… i would be willing to sell but it would have to be a GOOD offer as i do LOVE the bag… it really does fit everything in it! (not expecting an offer though… they are pricey on Ebay!)
Name what your willing to pay send me an email me boxerpup_rani@hotmail.co.uk Iv already been offered 60
I missed out! I knew they would all go in the 1 day, but people queing from 6, noway! I didn’t expect that! Oh well… the whole fad will blow over soon, that many people will have them, so will get 1 at some stage or other! Will just stick to my ‘little brown bag’ from bloomingdales for another while, lol!
I “cringed” at my latest venture joining a bunch of gullible ladies at my local sainsbury’s it was odd why do you want one they are horrid certainly not sexy or “look at me”.
They bags basically emit “I am desperate maybe bunny boiler”.
I will treat her indoors to a much nicer bag something Chloe, something nice, yes I didn’t get one THANK GOD!
I have 3 of these bags, one im keeping and shall be putting 2 of them on ebay
love the bag!
*tut* ebay scrounger….missed the point there love.
It doesn’t really matter where it’s made, or what it’s made out of… The point is, people who like this bag will want to use it and that in itself can reduce the consumption of plastic bags.
The goal wasn’t to diminish child labor or cheap labor in China.
If people like this bag and decide to use it as an alternative to plastic shopping bags, then the message and goal is effective.
People who want this bag know its intended purpose and ultimately it’s a personal choice to stop using plastic or not. The bag itself doesn’t make a difference, it’s the attitude people adopt.
The message is boldly imprinted on the bag so it’s promoting awareness and a 2nd look at things.
Like if you bring it to a supermarket where everyone is packing their stuff in plastic, they might think twice next time.
people just dont understand charity and its purpose.
you wouldnt sell a comic relief red nose on ebay to pockey the money to yourself would you?! so why do it with a bag thats been designed by someone else for a purpose of charity!
you people are greedy whoever chooses to sell on ebay!
and i have you know people are wanting heaps of money for a bag worth only a fiver! its disgusting! its sick! and its wrong! last time i looked on ebay the first bid was for a £1000 that was from the person who placed up suprises that no-one was gunna bid upon it!
I found these:
www.checkoutmybag.co.uk
I like the doodle graphics on them much better than ‘I’m not a plastic bag’.
Just got mine
PX
I just had to respond to ANON’s comment!
I think it’s ridiculous that your getting so shirty about people making a bit of money from these bags! Not once did Anya Hindmarch state that these bags would be for the benefit of any charity! The message is simple, and the sole purspose was to TRY and stop the world using so many plastic bags.
To compare these bags to Red Noses is ludacris.
I do not think for one minute that people putting these bags on ebay is greedy! It’s human nature everyone want’s to make a bit of money! It’s just like you going into a shop and saying, ‘i’m not buying anything from here becuase they’re making a profit’ It is neither ’sick, disgusting nor wrong’
Your probably just jealous that you didnt manage to get one of these bags, and your too tight to buy one of ebay! They’re selling on there, so it appears that most of the people buying these don’t have the same attitude as you.
Get over it love!
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Getting 2 of these on thursday - one for me and 1 spare - email me at torisutton@hotmail.com if you want the other one. Its brown uk version - my dad bought it for me today from villa moda in kuwait - as per the anya hindmarch website which tipped me off about the other worldwide stockists. can show copy of receipt if required. offers considered.
how 2 buy it?
email me at torisutton@hotmail.com with your best offer. i am selling these on ebay for £70
I’m desperately looking for this Anya Hindmarch “I’m Not A Plastic Bag” bag i’m in love with. I live in Barbados, Caribbean and it is not available here. Can you please tell me where I can buy it? Please don’t tell me eBay. My arm is lonely without this bag.
http://www.yuppiegurl.blogspot.com
I am still trying to find a “I’m Not A Plastic Bag” Please email me if you have one to sell, with you requested price. I live in the US.
i have one last of these available email me at torisutton@hotmail.com and we can talk.
Just found a webiste that list all of them and i just had to share.Brill idea this girl got and helped me get mine at last Yippeee (uk and us) her name is cristina i think .
http://www.shopping-store.co.uk/promo/im_not_a_plastic_bag
Hi,
I have a I’m not a plastic bag for sale (USA version with navy blue lettering). It’s brand new in pristine condition with Holt Renfrew tags attached (copy of receipt can be given to you to prove authenticity). If you’re interested, please submit me an offer. Please note that it will cost $20 US to ship to North America (not including Hawaii or Alaska)…this includes insurance and would be shipped out by expedited post (received in 10 business days). I will ship worldwide, but shipping rates will vary. ** The bag will be shipped from Montreal, Quebec Canada and sent in bubble wrap and a water resistant courier bag to help prevent damages during the shipping process.
If you have questions, please feel free to ask…thanks!
…sorry, my email address is bkwong@can.rogers.com. Please put Anya Hindmarch Bag in subject line so that I see the message right away.
Thanks again.
I’ve just been slected to receive one of the latest “I’m not a plastic Bag” Bags via the We Are What We do site. I registed back in March before the first release in the UK but was unlucky and also had no luck being selected on June 20th when they released another limited number!!
But yesterday evening I got an email saying that as other lucky people had not taken up the offer of purchasing the bag their 7 day limit was up and I was now being offered the chance to purchase !!
I’m really pleased and it was a nice surprise … I would never have paid the money being asked on eBAY and I thought my chance had passed by
Hi,
I have a blue version that I would like to swap for a green/grey version if any is interested?
I live in the UK (Essex/Suffolk).
Please contact me on shelljimb0@hotmail.co.uk
Many Thanks.
Hi
I have a blue version that I would like to swap for a green or grey version if any is interested?
I live in the UK (West Midlands) and am will to post just about anywhere.
Please contact me on chrissie.norton@gmail.com
Many Thanks.
Hi,
I have been trying to get hold of a bag but I am in Australia and it is quite hard to purchase one down here!
I don’t really want to pay the over the top prices on ebay but am willing to pay a reasonable price plus shipping to anyone who may be able to help me out.
My email is jandjoconnor1@optusnet.com.au
Thanks all.
I am looking for one of these bags; if you are willing to sell one, please message me with your requested asking price @ lillianccheng@gmail.com.
Thank you!
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Thanks to all who wrote to me - but this is to let you know that I had sold my Anya Hindmarch bag that I had listed on this site back on July 4th.
these bags will be out of fashion and in the garbage dump this time next year. definitely just a dumb pr stunt.
this is definitely image building by anya instead of “environment consciousness”. I despise such cheap action by a designer. If you have the talent, you should be able to excel like other designers but not this “limited edition, evironment conscious” trick. give me a break.
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so I was on line for HOURS at a Whole Foods Market to get my hands on one of these babies, and finally I got them!
I bought two, so i am selling the other one on ebay if anyone’s is interested!
I even have the original receipt to prove it is original!
http://cgi.ebay.com/IM-NOT-A-PLASTIC-BAG-by-Anya-Hindmarch-ORIGINAL-WRAP_W0QQitemZ180140824232QQihZ008QQcategoryZ63852QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
I AM NOT A PLASTIC BAG
I HAVE 7 OF THESE UNIQUE BAGS
ARE YOU WILLING TO PAY $ 1000.00 PER BAG?
Are These Broads SERIOUS??
I have an old “Pet Rock” for sale.
That was the must buy of the 80’s.
I am developing the a knock-off of the Beanie Baby.
Its the Gravy Baby.
Simple bear shaped bag of gravy in a Zip-Lock back… ANY TAKERS>?
I AM NOT A PLASTIC BAG
DID YOU GET YOUR?
I HEARD THAT THIS UNIQUE BAG WON’T BE AVAILABLE ON EBAY.
WHY? PEOPLE ARE BUYING LIKE CRAZY AND SOON IT’S PRICE WILL GO UP TO $2000.00 DOLLARS.
I think it’s crazy that the prices are that high for this bag and the designer is not giving ANY of the proceeds to charity! She designed it for a ‘good cause,’ then took all the cash for herself!
They sell canvas bags at the grocery store for a dollar. Go get some.
Does anyone have a bag that they are willing to sell????? I can’t afford ebay but want one of these bags so badly, I spend hours on the websites looking. Husband is starting to get a little irritated!!!! I want to prove him wrong and find one. PLEASE email me. I am a super nice person, found tickle me elmos for people at Christmas and sold for what I bought instead of ebay, had 3 Tony Dungy books that were autographed (I waited in line for 6 hours after working a 12 hour night shift) and gave two of them to friends. I am just hoping it’s my turn to be lucky!!!!
Is there a store in NYC that sells this bag?
hey i’ve seen some on ebay… seems the price is dropping…
http://cgi.ebay.com/NWT-Anya-Hindmarch-IM-NOT-A-PLASTIC-BAG-US-I-am-BLUE_W0QQitemZ160141458663QQihZ006QQcategoryZ63852QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
I was fortunate enough to obtain 3 I’m Not a Plastic Bag totes when they went on sale on 7/18/07. I purchased them at the Greenwich, CT Whole Foods store. It was fun waiting on line , even though everyone got a little wet. The bags really are cute, and well made. I was pleasantly suprised by how roomy and stylish they were. Too nice, I think, to put my groceries in. Maybe I’ll use them to tote stuff to the beach, etc.
If anyone would like to buy one of mine, you may e-mail me at dheald1236@sbcglobal.net. I have saved the receipt and two haven’t even been unwrapped yet.
hi bonnie
tried to email you but it bounced back… mine is krystal.gomez@gmail.com if you’d like to email me with your asking price for one of the totes. thanks!
Hello Bonnie, I would like to buy a bag off u if u email me with price. Thanks!
SammieAnderson24@hotmail.com
Hi,
I have sent you mail. pls reply
hey bonnie i have been looking for 1 of these bags for months i will pay 20 pounds for 1!!! please get bac to me !!!
The bags are dropping in price says cristina
http://www.shopping-store.co.uk/promo/im_not_a_plastic_bag
hey every1, im from ireland an if u think queueing for 3 am is bad.. i have to queue all night i started at 8pm an the bags went onsale at 9 am.. but it was so worth it an the shop made a big fuss an have drinks an newspapers an all ther!
the bags are coming down on price on ebay. you just need to spend a few hours watching them and bid at the very last minute. ok, so there are still the odd 1 or 2 bags that go for like £200! but i got one the other night for £29.99 all in postage and all! arrived yesturday! so happy to finally get my hands on one! sad i know, but i love bags and this was a nice addition to my already growing collection! good luck to everyone that is still trying! oh, wee tip off, if you live on UK Mainland only, you can buy the bag from the ‘we are what we do’ webpage, while stocks last, and as I said UK Mainland only. I missed out on the webpage link as I live in Northern Ireland and it don’t get posted to there. well, all the best. feel free to email me: jammie_dodger_@hotmail.com
Majority of bags on Ebay are fakes. Make sure to read this before you bid;
http://reviews.ebay.com/HOW-TO-TELL-FAKE-Anya-Hindmarch-I-apos-m-NOT-A-Plastic-bags_W0QQugidZ10000000004118604
And if the auction is using the stock photos ask the seller to send you photos of the actual bag they have. Between reading the guides and asking for pictures I managed to dodge bidding on some inferior fakes.
Be very careful on eBay…
http://reviews.ebay.com/HOW-TO-TELL-FAKE-Anya-Hindmarch-I-apos-m-NOT-A-Plastic-bags_W0QQugidZ10000000004118604
apparantly you can get this bag for £20 on a particular website, a friend of a friend got one but it allows one per household, anyone know what site, can’t find out to get one?
Here’s the website. I managed to get one a month ago because they had a small surplus. I just checked the website and they are not offering the bag anymore.
http://www.wearewhatwedo.com
I just saw a funny knock off of this bag
http://www.cafepress.com/ohiso.166358374
I’m still awaiting my bag. I just can’t wait to hold it.
http://www.cafepress.com/yuppiegurl
Hi girls,
I bought two HK GREY versions, one for me and one for my friend from the we are what we do website a while ago. My friend got another one through ebay so im selling hers! If you are interested email me at isabelschilling@hotmail.com
thanks!
I got one and I find it very useful for toting shopping around as it’s really roomy. But still don’t understand what the madness is about. Fake ones are going for 3X the price!!!
Cute!
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Since I did not get my “I’m not a plastic bag” I now trot around with my cute chic Earth day reusable grocery bags. I’m warning you they can become addictive.
http://www.cafepress.com/day_earth/4563204
i have got the ‘im not a plastic bag’ and i am willing to sell it less than ebay.
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