What’s in your bag? At Mixed Bag Designs, we want to offer bags that are versatile, durable and fashionable. We want totes and storage that are cute AND useful, letting us tuck away all of our odds & ends into fun, stylish boxes and bags. Here at Mixed Bag Designs headquarters, we went around and asked our staff what they carry in their bags and what they use our bags for. There’s a few surprises and some funny discoveries (cats apparently love our bags)!
Co-founder Jan Mercer likes to hide all of her inventory files and paperwork in the stylish damask file boxes in her office to keep her desk looking clean and her shelves looking pretty. Amy Lombard in the marketing department uses the Navy Flower large zip tote to cary her Kindle (in the Navy Geo Kindle Case) and bike helmet that comes in handy on her daily commute. Here’s a list of 100 items found in our Mixed Bags both around the office and at home! What’s in yours?
Check out our full list here!
1. Tupperware containers
2. iPhone (with our Aqua/Paisley iPhone case)
3. Make-up bag
4. 2 shampoo bottles
5. Foodie bags filled with snacks
6. The Hunger Games trilogy
7. Apples AND oranges
8. Hair ties, bobby pins, scrunchies and hairbrush
9. Box of tissues
10. The Blossom lunch bag holds all my snacks for the work day!
11. Camera
12. Magazines
13. Popcorn
14. The catch of the day (a friend took the large zip tote with him on a fishing trip)
15. 2 six packs in the department store bag
16. Bandages and cough drops
17. Mini notebook with pen
18. I carry all my goodies for my Bunco group in a department store bag or tall tote
19. Gift cards
20. Library books & reading glasses
21. Gardening tools in the hold everything bag in my garage
22. Beach towels storage
23. Zip pouches are great for keeping receipts – no more receipts jamming up my wallet
24.Cheese and baguette
25. Farmer’s market goodies (mushrooms, romaine hearts, peaches, nuts, rotisserie chicken)
26. Box of chocolates
27. Bottle of wine
28. Backyard compost
29. Bouquet of sunflowers
30. Flip flops
31. Cleaners under the sink
32. Recyclables! Paper/cardboard, glass, plastic to take down to the recycle bins
33. Clothes returns
34. Coloring books for the kids
35. Beach prep: sunscreen, sunglasses, bottle of water, towel, sarong, snacks & a pail and shovel
36. 2 reusable water bottles
37. Diapers & wipes (the six-pocket tote is my diaper bag!)
38. Art supplies
39. Scrapbooks and photos
40. Scarves and a hat
41. My winter sweaters hibernate in the underbed storage boxes
42. Clothes samples for photo shoots
42. Sandwich
44. All of my makeup fits easily into the cosmetic bag
45. My car would be disaster if it weren’t for the trash tote!
45. Tweezers & scissors
46. Extra socks for my son
47. Earrings
48. Hand sanitizer and handiwipes
49. Pens and paper
50. Umbrella
51. Papers for recycling
52. Wallet and credit cards in my Mixed Bag nylon wristlet
53. Pajamas
54. Frozen food
55. Snow brushes and windshield cleaner in the fold and hold
56. Extra pair of shoes
57. Note cards
58. Electric toothbrush on its base & change of clothes on overnight trips
59. Dog bowl and food
60. Road trip must-haves (almonds, chips, water bottle, fresh fruit, games, books)
61. Tennis racquet, sneakers and tennis balls
62. Make up and mirror
63. Toys
64. My kitty cat fits easily in my bag and he loves it!
65. Finds from my favorite thrift shop
66. I take the weekender tote with me when I go to Ikea
67. My daughter’s dance leotard and accessories for her afternoon dance class
68. My dog
69. All my toiletries
70. Linens (tablecloths, dishtowels, hand towels)
71. Ribbons & craft supplies
72. Picnic items (plates, placemats, cutlery, napkins)
73. Soccer gear
74. Dinner party items
75. Paint supplies
76. Freshly baked cookies
77. Barbie dolls
78. Take-out menus
79. Onesies and bibs
80. Cheerleading pompoms and uniforms
81. Extra toilet paper rolls
82. Chapstick
83. Post cards
84. Wine glasses & bottle of wine for a BYOB party
85. Dried fruit snacks
86. Jars of freshly made marmalade
87. Goggles, towel and swimsuit
88. Hammer, nails, DIY tools
89. Hiking gear
90. Posters and large pictures in the garment bag
91. When it’s hot, I put my cosmetics in the insulated cooler and leave it in the car
92. Sunglasses
93. Potatoes fit nicely into a tall tote in my pantry
94. Textbooks and flash cards
95. My 90-year-old mom uses the drug store bag for groceries – it’s the perfect size for the weight she can carry
96. Single socks in my laundry room
97. Safety pins
98. Coupons
99. Everyone’s take out for lunch
100. Even more bags!
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