Trenton, MI, says the Stephanie Dawn line of quilted totes her store carries are used for traveling, for keeping knitting supplies all together, and for people like teachers to carry what they need back and forth to work. BAGGU, a line of bright bags founded in 2007, teamed up with Brooklyn neighbor Pilgrim Surf + Supply to create a bag for toting damp wetsuits home and another that makes it easier to carry surfboards (or other items like cardboard boxes and beach chairs). With so many options for use, tote bags fi t into a variety of stores. Whatever type of bag you’re carrying, be sure to show shoppers how they can fi t it into their lives. At West Grange Pharmacy, they stuff the bags full of paper. “They’re full and look like how they’d be used if they had items in them,” Miller says. If you’re carrying the kind of totes that can fold down into a super-small size, show them both condensed and larger so customers can see just how much they can really fi t into the bag when it’s unfolded.
With any luck, they’ll buy some great items in your store, then carry them out in their brand-new tote bag.
Haley Shapley is a freelance writer based in Seattle. She covers retail, travel, and lifestyle topics for a wide range of publications.
MAPTOTE TWO LUMPS OF SUGAR Article Resources
Wholesalers BAGGU
800.605.0759
baggu.com
Ella Vickers Recycled Sailcloth Collection 910.350.8878
ellavickers.com
EnV Bags 408.370.9090
envbags.com
Saky Sacks
sales@sakysacks.com sakysacks.com
Retailers
Marinus Home 617.410.6639
marinushome.com
Simply Bags 888.815.3455
simply-bags.com
West Grange Pharmacy 734.676.6622
westgrange.com
Envirosax 800.491.2533
envirosax.com
Gorilla Sacks 877.947.2257
gorillasacks.com
Lillian Rose Inc. 800.521.8760
lillianrose.com
Industry Experts
Spreadshirt 800.381.0815
spreadshirt.com
Additional Wholesalers
Abbott Collection 80.263.2955
abbottcollection.com
BRISA Entertainment 800.919.3990
brisa.com
Capitol Earth Rugs Inc. 800.562.1885
earthrugs.com
Dalia Pascal
daliapascal.com
Dog City and Co. 617.549.0463
dogcityandco.com Loqi
loqistore.com Maptote
wholesale@maptote.com maptote.com
Monogram Muse 570.585.0772
monogrammusegifts.com
Nashville Wraps 800.547.9727
nashvillewraps.com
Natural Life 800.884.3856
naturallife.com
Nhocchi
store.nhocchi.com
Paperfl avor LLC 626.318.4939 paperfl
avor.com
Poochie-Pets, LLC 860.408.9003
poochie-pets.net
SailorBags 800.639.1754
sailorbags.com
Scout by Bungalow 877.435.7217
bungalowco.com
Seltzer LLC 718.784.1533
seltzergoods.com SERRV
800.422.5915
serrv.org
Sum-bo-shine 800.817.5209
sumboshine.com
Two Lumps of Sugar
twolumpsofsugar.net
Weddingstar 403.529.1110
weddingstar.com
Quotable 212.420.7552
quotablecards.com
run run run 866.835.8004
runrunrun.com
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