There are few “utility” products that get me excited. Once in a blue moon I’ll find a new shampoo that makes my hair bouncier or a dish liquid that gets my glasses sparklier, and this makes me very happy. Most recently, in July, we discovered Damp Rid, and the job it did on our sometimes-musty basement blew our Borucki minds. But never ever ever have I been more excited and gotten more use out of a product than the fifty-nine cent miracle that is the blue IKEA shopping bag.
Justin made fun of me for buying no less than a dozen of these on a trip to IKEA more than two years ago, but now he will happily eat his words. This is the GladWare of bags… stuff it and give it away without a worry of it returning {that’s a total lie, I would flip if someone kept one on me}. We’ve used these bags countless times to lug our crap and we haven’t had a casualty yet. It folds flat to fit in your purse or backpack and expands to elephant-size to suit all your excessive-American-consumer needs.
You should also pack this bag in your apocalypse kit. It will save your mad max ass when NYC is under water and the zombies move in next door.
Just some of the ways we put our IKEA bags to work for us:
beach bag for sandy beach booty and towels
three in the trunk for bulk-store purchases {because they don’t provide bags} lugging firewood back to the camp site laundry bags weekend duffle for the kids {will easily fit several days worth of clothes and a sleeping bag} rummage sale tote
I'm with you there! Its the perfect go anywhere, do anything bag.