envirosax review
The kind people at Envirosax sent me a tote to sample, and I’ve been using it around town lately in an effort to reduce the number of plastic bags I receive from stores. I debuted it at the supermarket, where I filled it up to the brim. The unstructured nature of the bag allows you to stuff random-sized objects inside it but also makes it a bit wobbly to carry. Because it doesn’t have a flat bottom like the RuMe bag (which I still want to test out), it was difficult to balance two bottles of alcohol, a quart of OJ, tortilla chips and salsa and a couple bags of instant rice. It was also quite heavy, and, although the bag has been tested to carry up to 44lbs, I was still so nervous my groceries were going to fall out the bottom that I kept one hand underneath the bag as I wore it on my shoulder. To remedy this, I think it’s best to use the Envirosax for items like cookies, chips and deli meat rather than containers of liquids.
I do love how small it rolls up; I keep it stashed away in my handbag and it takes up very little room. I also love the pattern–birds! I’ll continue to use and recommend that others give reusable bags like Envirosax a try.
I find that the envirosax is much more useful as a bag for smaller purchases wehre you might pick up a plastic or paper sac – say at Walgreens or the fabric store. I use the cheap and reusable whole foods bags for groceries. We actually have a use for those plastic grocery bags (two dogs…you figure it out) but since I have started to use my envirosax and the whole foods bags, we are running low!