reuseit Dual-Handled Tote, Hemp

I have 2 black and 6 or 8 beige. I love these! They hold a lot! The two handle options are perfect when I need to sling half the groceries onto my shoulders and load up my hands for a single trip into the house. They DO shrink a bit (and become awfully wrinkled when air-dried) when washed (by hand in cold), so I recommend NOT using to tote freshly dug (aka dirty) produce home from the market. I anticipate these will last longer than the recycled plastic bags, and possibly even my cotton ones!

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I've bought six of these. I even have it in the old brown-bag color, which you guys need to bring back! In fact, I think reuseit.com should offer this bag in more colors. It's just the best. I've given away two and still have four of my own. I rotate three bags for work and home and keep the fourth one unused, as a possible backup. I'm in love with this bag because it's strong, not overly long (and for short women, a longer bag is terrible because when you carry it in your hands, it drags on the sidewalk) and you can either use it as a shoulder bag or carry it using the short handles. I've put these bags through a lot, believe me, and they're still holding up over a year now. That's why they're popular: versatile, strong and fun! Highly recommended.

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I bought 8 of these bags in black, four for my car and four for my husband's car. I have used them for a few weeks now. They are very light, but seem to be strong and well made. I know from my experience using hemp inserts for cloth diapers that hemp is very durable. The black bags look great, and I love the slightly coarse feel of hemp. I find the dual handles to be slightly confusing at times, because as I try to pick up a filled bag I have to fumble to find the handles that I want (and get the same length of handle on each side), but not a big deal. The convenience of the different handle options is worth the tiny time delay experienced each time I pick the bag up. That said, if I was using this bag all day every day (using it as a main bag instead of just for grocery shopping), I would become very annoyed by the dual handles and would opt for a different bag. For using just for grocery shopping or to carry some overflow gear to the car, they are great. The black is nice, because it won't show dirt and stains easily.

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These bags are absolutely wonderful! Made well with nice sturdy organic hemp fabric. Love the two handles. I have not had them for long but they really do hold a variety of things from groceries, to clothes, and recently random (heavy) camping related items. I was a bit hesitant prior to buying these bags since they are not designed to fold into a pocket or scrunch down compared to other bags. However, I'm so very glad I went with these because they make my other bags seem like a joke. They are easy to fold into a smaller size which is great. These are definitely my go to bag and I will most definitely be buying more!

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I got these on sale when they were $4 each. I ended up getting three of them. I like the hemp material (I'm a big fan of hemp products) but I do have a few complaints about these. As compared to the recycled PET version [ACM-042], these are much smaller, they also attract a lot more lint when washed (I have the black color). However, if you're just doing some light shopping, then these are great. I would recommend getting them only when they're on sale, though.

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I have used these bags since they first came out (years) and they show no signs of needing replacemnet--so I bought them for everyone in my family for Christmas. They are washable and can easily be stored inside each other. I especially love the 2 lengths of handles, for when I am really loaded down with groceries. I can carry a huge watermelon, pumpkin or even a turkey easily in these bags. I live upstairs, so they are a big help transporting groceries/shopping items and many things up the stairs.
Thank you!

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Bought these black Hemp totes on sale thought I might use with gifts but dont know if they will be finding a new home or not. I love this bag, the size is great so its not overfilled , it is very durable and love the two handles on it short and longer. Im known as the bag lady but believe this with my shopping baskets are all that I need. Thank you again , great product.

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Love them! Often order them as gifts for friends...

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Great bag, versatile, 2 handle lengths is a nice feature. I use this for shopping, to carry my kids' stuff to daycare, to gather all the miscellany we need for a car trip. I've used mine almost daily for about 2 years and just developed a small hole (now oversewn) in the bottom, but it has held up well to pretty constant use. It washes well, although a bit wrinkly afterward, the black color has held up through a couple of washes without much fading. No issues with color transfer when wet.

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I bought these as Christmas gifts and gave them early - just tied a pretty hemp bow around them - no wrapping paper or anything. They LOVED 'em!!

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Bought these hemp bags to replace a cotton canvas tote I was borrowing from a friend. The canvas tote was much thicker and heavier, and wouldn't pack down as small as these bags do, so I'm happier to have something lighter that seems to be about as strong. These bags are advertised with a feature that the canvas tote had as well, handles plus a shoulder strap. But in both cases, they're too short. The carry handles are ridiculously small, such that if the bag is very full, you can't bring them together to hold in one hand. The "shoulder straps" are indeed long enough to stick your arm through, but not long enough to put on the opposite shoulder, meaning I can't use them to carry the bag while I ride a bicycle, to which I'd become accustomed with the canvas tote. In fact, the "shoulder straps" on these bags are the same length as the shorter carry handles on that Whole Foods canvas tote. Add a few inches of material to the shorter handles, and a few more inches to the shoulder straps so that a normal person can sling it around the opposite shoulder, and these bags would be perfect.

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This is a nice basic bag. I use it for loads of things -- groceries, drugstore, tote bag. It's lightweight but sturdy, and I love the dual handles!

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I love them but keep frogetting to bring them in the store with me :(. They do stay in my truck - LOL

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I was looking for simple classic bags and found exactly that with these hemp bags. one of the reasons I chose these over others was the Dual-Handles which I have found to be unnecessary to me. The long handles get in the way and make it harder to find the smaller handles. These would be good for perhaps shopping at a farmer's market, but just from check stand to cart to car there is no need for a shoulder strap. They seem to be well made but each bag has two large tags, one sewn on either side, I think I may cut off the tags.

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i really like the bag, but was distressed by the number of unnecessary tags- two fabric tags on the outside, one says "hemp" which is OK, i guess, and the other with an "acme bags" graphic- i hate carrying or wearing things with ANY company name on them...sorry, just won't do it. and inside, two non-biodegradeable, non-recycleable tyvek/plastic tags. yuck! totally not environmental at all. not only have i had to remove all the tags from the bags i bought (i silkscreened hundreds for a fundraiser) i thought of all the extra effort of attaching the tags in the first place. what a waste! and why do the bags look so plain and nice on the website?

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