I was looking for a handy grocery bag to carry in my purse or car, and this bag offers a very practical design. It's not as lightweight or compact as the other foldaway bag that I have been using, but the other bag is ugly, frankly, and not nearly as rugged or stylish as this one. This bag is better designed to hold heavy items like milk, glass bottles, etc. The zip up "wallet" built into the design acts as reinforcement. I am keeping this bag for myself, but I would highly recommend it as a thoughtful gift, and I can see that it will soon be doing double duty as a travel essential, too.

Very cute and practical. Love the bold stripes!

This bag is perfect for grocery shopping as well as packing for an overnight. Plus, I can fold it up and keep it in my car:)

This is a cute way of having an extra bag in your purse.

Having purchased last year's bag and thinking that was great I didn't think it could be improved on, but now I have this and compare the two this is the one I always choose first. The bag itself feels sturdier with the fabric feeling a lot more robust ( better then the thinner cotton of last year). I have put four 2liter bottles of drink in here and have had no concern that the stitching would fail under the weight or that the handle would stretch out . I can put the handle over my shoulder and off I go. I got the multi lupin which has wonderful bright yellow stripes. The zip up cover is easy to locate in the bottom of ones handbag as it is not dark and I love the ease of whipping it out when I am shopping or at the library and get more than I expected. It's good to know one is helping the environment too.