The Consumer Product Safety Commission has passed new regulations that will be going into effect on February 10, 2009.  Most consumers are looking at this (if they have even heard about it) and thinking that it is a good thing - tighter regulations on lead in products that are sold for children.
What they don’t realize [...]

Drumroll please…

This is the inside:

Yes, that is a second earth appliqué on a starry background & surrounded by crashing waves.
The outside is a sturdy dark navy fabric, and the shoulder straps are lightly padded so that the groceries aren’t too heavy when you are carrying it.
So… what do you think?
Starting on Saturday, August 16, [...]

So, I’ve had the button for the Craftster 350 contest up for a couple of weeks now to share the info about the contest with all of you, and as a reminder to me that the deadline is fast approaching!
I need that reminder!
I have been intending to make a special bag to enter into the [...]

If this video doesn’t get people’s attention, I’m not sure what will. This is the real price that is being paid each time we use a plastic bag. Look closely at the pictures… they are heartbreaking!
(to view the slide show in better quality, visit the Pocono Record)
San Francisco has instituted a bag tax, [...]

Wow, we are just squeaking in with this one!
Yes, we are participating in the Bloggy Giveaway Carnival, but you have to hurry! The deadline is 12:00 pm PDT on Friday, Aug 1st!
What do you need to do?
That’s the easy part! Just leave a comment below & we will do a drawing around 12-12:30-ish [...]

Today, April 22, is Earth Day, a day set aside to think about our planet and what we can do the make it a better place.
Those of us here at Mimsi Bags are thinking about it as well. We already make and use reusable grocery bags, we have planted a couple of trees this [...]

Grocery bags are a huge thing!  In a single day of shopping - not just at the grocery store - I can come home with up to 10 bags, each holding only 1 or 2 items.  When I bring my own bags, I can fit everything into 1 or  2 bags if I purchase a [...]

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New for 2008, we will be featuring one of our great bags each month, or offering a limited time combination! Each month the Featured Bag will be announced on Mimsi-Bags.com, here on the blog and in our newsletter.
For the month of January, we will be featuring our Toshi Fabric Grocery Tote.

Toshi is a [...]

The Holiday rush is over the presents have been given, and new year’s resolutions have been thought about… it’s January!
Here at Mimsi Bags we have a new year’s resolution of our own to share… actually a couple of them 
1 - we are trying to reduce our carbon footprint.  We recently signed up to purchase carbon [...]