Have You Tried a ChicoBag?
June 19, 2008 by Peggy
I’m hoping to have a ChicoBag review up soon, but what about you?
Have you tried a ChicoBag or two? We’d love to hear what you thought.
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I use my ChicoBag constantly. I was sent two of them to review a while back and I use one and gave the other away on my blog.
It fits in my small pocketbook, holds a lot, is washable (I’ve washed it), and it’s always with me when I need it.
I thought too late this year that they would have been great end of the year teacher thank you’s, but I’ll remember it at holiday time this year.
You can see my review at:
http://robinshreeves.blogspot.com/2008/04/chicobag-helping-humanity-kick-single.html
I love Chico bags. They are easy to pack, carry and hold quite a bit. The only drawback, if you have a mouse living in the car (and you don’t know it), and your son leaves a power bar in the bag, the mouse will chew a hole through the bag, leaving you with another bag to dispose of.
Hey Dh. I’ll tell you more about this in my review, but ChicoBag does have a cool recycling program. You can send bags back to them and they turn them into other new products, not bags.
Robin, by washable do you mean hand wash with a damp cloth or did you put it in the machine? Thanks for the link. I’ll check it out.
So, assuming you do keep a mouse away from it —- how long does the ChicoBag hold up?
The other chico bags have held up very well and even do well in the washing machine. I have a front loader, so it doesn’t catch on anything. I love that you can be very flat, or you can stuff them into something and it takes up so little space.
I have four Chico Bags, Whole Foods was selling them (although the one near me seems to have stopped) and I instantly fell in love. The collapsibility is the big factor that makes me love it, and it’s nice and sturdy. I haven’t owned them very long, so I can’t report how long lasting they are, but I’m really happy with them so far. My only complaint is that for the farmer’s market I’d really like something I can wear over my arm, like a purse. I’ll probably pick up some of those ubiquitous string bags for the farmer’s market, but for the grocery store and other shopping, the chico bag is perfect.
Thanks Dh. I haven’t used a nylon bag like this before, so I wasn’t sure about the durability. I do love that they are easy to stuff back into the pouch.
Liz, I managed to get a ChicoBag over my arm, but it only had a few things in it and it wasn’t that easy. That’s one of the areas where I feel like they can improve.
Thanks so much for all the replies!
I love, love, love the chico bags. In part because I’m bad at remembering to bring reusable bags, but because these fold up so small I always have one in my purse. I don’t find them as handy for big grocery shops – our grocery store sells super-sturdy flat bottomed bags – not because they don’t hold a lot, just because they’re not flat bottomed. But for a few groceries, or when you’re running errands at the pharmacy, the bakery etc they’re so much better than accumulating a bunch of little bags.
They are also great to pop in my purse and then when I’m out and about with the girls (2 & 4) and they shed their coats, or their socks get wet, or we bring home artwork from daycare etc. I always have something to put it all in. Also, whenever I pull one out of my purse everyone asks about them.
Plus I love the colours. Plus I love that they can be recycled (Chico says they last about a year I *think*, I’ve only had mine for about 4 months so I can’t comment). I’ve put mine in the washer (top loading in a delicates bag) and hung it to dry no problem.
I have about 3 so I can rotate them or when I’m doing lots of errands. I’ve bought about 7 and I’m constantly giving them away. They are hard to find locally (I live in Vancouver, BC) so I buy mine online from chop chop timber (www.chopchoptimber.com) but I just saw them (branded) in Whole Foods today.
Okay, enough raving. I just love them so much! Admittedly I’m not an expert tester like you, but I’ve only heard positive feedback on chico bags.
Annemarie,
Thanks for your response. I think I may agree with you that these bags are ideal for smaller shopping trips. And yes, they come with a one-year warranty, but they may last longer than that. I can’t say. Oh, and the colors are awesome!
I love love love love love love these bags. I bought mine at my local Co-op a year ago and they are so nice to use for that reason. They are small and clip to my purse and the bag left in the car. I need to take them with me when I buy produce so I can put them in there.
They are small so big trips (which is what I usually do) they don’t work so well but like someone else said they are great for wet clothes, library trips etc. I’ve thrown mine in the washer a couple of times and line dried them and they seem fine. I haven’t had a problem with them at all.
Thanks Kisha. I haven’t thought of using them for produce bags. It’s also nice to know they hold up well in the washer.
I meant to comment on the colours as well. But I felt I’d waxed poetic enough. I have them in orange, green & pink.
I looove my Chico bag! I picked one up at my Co-op a while bag and I always throw it back in my purse after each use. It’s great for small grocery trips and loose produce. I also use it for regular trips to Target, WalMart, etc…
I love this bag, too. I keep most of my cloth bags in my car for shopping and I keep finding myself going into the store with my son for one thing and finding many sales going on and then I have only one bag with me at checkout with a 4 yr. old so I can’t run out to the car to get more bags.
Now, with this bag always in my purse, I am covered and they are pretty strong. My local health food store sells tons of them. Genius idea for the stuff sack to be sewn into the seams so you can’t lose it.
I forgot tot meantion that my daughter loves them and I’ve had to buy her a pink one (she is in a pink stage right now) for her for when we go shopping. I think the colors I have are pink, orange, black, brown, and blue.
My review is up
http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/review-chicobags-a-fun-solution/
And I linked back here so everyone could read your opinions too. Thanks!
Kisha, oh, that pink one would be perfect for a little girl’s bag!
FYI – ChicoBag has new bags coming out. The new bags have longer handles. Now you can have a choice if you want the longer or shorter handles. I prefer the shorter ones, but everyone is different and I would think having some of each makes it convenient for different uses. The bags are highly durable. I’ve even carried rocks for my garden in them that I know weighed more than 25 pounds.