EDIT: Giveaway CLOSED!
I consider myself to be an eco-friendly gal. I’ve greened my cleaning products, many of my personal care items, and even some of the food choices I make. But there’s one area where I have failed. I bring my lunch to work almost every single day. While bringing my lunch is very wallet-friendly and arguably good for the environment since I’m not motoring all over town to find some fast food, I make a crucial error when it comes to how I transport the food.
Almost every single day, I use plastic sandwich bags. And I don’t wash them and re-use them. I just throw them away. Frankly, I didn’t give that habit much thought at all until recently. But I realize now that I’m being totally inconsistent by breaking out my reusable totes for every grocery trip, where I proceed to buy more plastic bags to use and throw away.
There is another option, I am pleased to say. Did you know that reusable snack and sandwich bags are available? And even better, they are really cute! Bleu Roo is a shop that has the cutest reusable snack bags that you’ve ever seen!
Amanda is the brains behind Bleu Roo, where she combines a love of the environment with her crafty skills and her embroidery techniques! She sent me a reusable snack bag to try out, and I’ve been toting it with me to work every day since. The outside is a cotton and the inside is a waterproof and stain resistant nylon. The bag secures with velcro. I have already washed the bag after using it for my peanut butter and jelly sandwich, and it held up beautifully in the wash. It also line-dried very quickly. The bags are large at 8×8, so they can hold enough food for kids and adults, alike. Overall, I found these snack bags to be excellent, and I only wish I had tried them out sooner!
Bleu Roo offers so many beautiful items. I’ve put the hand embroidered snack bag on my wish list for Mother’s Day, birthday or Christmas, and I also love the personalized totes that Amanda offers.
Buy It!: If you use ziploc bags for your own lunches or for your kids lunches, consider making the switch to reusable bags. They are so much more attractive than plastic, and they will pay for themselves in just a few months. Bleu Roo has a beautiful selection with prices starting at just $5.50!
Win It!: Bleu Roo is spreading the love by offering one lucky Stuff Parents Need reader one plain snack bag AND one embroidered snack bag of your choice so that you can go green in style! The contest will run until Sunday, May 9th at 7:59pm CST. A winner will be randomly selected and emailed, and will have 48 hours to claim their prize. Open to residents of the United States. Be sure to leave your email address in your comments or have it in your profile or else I can’t contact you to tell you that you won!
How to Enter:
Mandatory entry: Tell me the embroidered snack bag you want if you win (choose wisely, as this will be your bag if your number is drawn!)
Additional entries:
1. Subscribe to my blog via RSS or email (one extra entry total, even if you subscribe both ways)
2. Follow me through Google connect
3. Put my button on your blog (leave blog url)
4. Follow Stuff Parents Need on Twitter (leave your TwitterID)
5. Subscriber to the Sampler Village Etsy Team blog (Bleu Roo is a member)
6. Subscriber to the Bleu Roo blog
7. Enter any other currently open giveaway on my site (one extra entry per giveaway that you enter)
current giveaways: Hen and Chicks cloth diaper (ends 4/30), Sugar Free Allstars children’s cd (ends 5/4), MAM pacifiers (ends 05/07)
Disclosure: I received a product sample for review purposes. The opinions expressed here are strictly my own.
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I'd love the cute blue bird Reusable Snack Bag: http://www.etsy.com/listing/45327409/reusable-snack-bag-hand-embroidered-you
Thanks! =)
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I would like the Reusable Snack Bag- Lined- Hand Embroidered Bird- Large Size.
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I like the Reusable Snack Bag Hand Embroidered Stars..would be nice for my son's cookies! tylerpants(at)gmail.com
Anonymous says
Love the red bird:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/46124897/reusable-snack-bag-hand-embroidered-you
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I want the Bird Eco Friendly. garrettsambo@aol.com
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My favorite is the bag with the Hand Embroidered Stars
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I subscribed to the Bleu Roo blog
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I would choose the Reusable Snack Bag Hand Embroidered Apple Eco Kid Friendly if I win
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Izzie says
Love the Guitar bag.
Nicole says
I like the guitar bag. Thanks for the contest!
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i subscribe thanks for the chance
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I would choose the guitar bag thanks for the chance
Erinn says
I entered the pig onesie giveaway.
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I entered the Mocha's soap giveaway.
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I entered the Mozella jewelry giveaway.
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I entered the silk scarf giveaway.
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Reusable Snack Bag Hand Embroidered Guitar Eco Friendly
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I like the Reusable Snack Bag Hand Embroidered YOU Pick Bird Color.
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I like the guitar
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Charlene says
I would choose the stars bag.
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K says
I would choose the one with the single blue bird (top left in the photo of all four bird designs).
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AEK says
I like the embroidered star snack bag.
Thanks!
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Lentil says
I like the bird that's facing left, walking
Lacie says
I love the blue bird!
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Kimberly says
I'd pick this one:.Reusable Snack Bag Hand Embroidered Bird Eco Friendly.
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Caroline says
I would love to will the Reusable Snack Bag- Lined- Hand Embroidered Bird- Large Size- Eco and Kid Friendly.
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Shelley says
My favorite embroidered bag is the you have posted on your blog (the blue bird on the branch). too cute!
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Allison says
sorry i forgot to leave that I want the same one you picked out! love these! they would be great for taking my lunch to work this summer!
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Jenn S. says
I would choose the green apple embroidered snack bag because green apples are my kids favorite snack. 🙂
Sara says
I'd pick the guitar embroidered snack bag. Thanks!
Erinn says
I entered the MrSogs giveaway.
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I'd pick the bird bag
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I entered the Mr. Sogs creature giveaway
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jdine says
I like the little blue bird that looks like he is running.
AmbreRose says
I really like the Reusable Snack Bag Hand Embroidered YOU Pick Bird Color. I like the little heart at the end of the tail, so cute! ambrerose(!at)aol(dot)com
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I like the little bird in blue
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Sarah Osborne says
I would choose the stars bag!
Melissa says
I love the bird bag! (http://www.etsy.com/listing/45327409/reusable-snack-bag-hand-embroidered-you)
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I like the bird bag
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I want this one- http://www.etsy.com/listing/37843506/reusable-snack-bag-hand-embroidered-bird
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Katie says
I would like the bird on a branch. Cute!
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I am subscribed to the Bleu Roo blog!
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I follow Stuff Parents Need on Twitter as PSVintage.
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I love this little guy: http://www.etsy.com/listing/45327409/reusable-snack-bag-hand-embroidered-you
Thank you for this opportunity 🙂
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AM says
The little bird bag in any color, the birds are very cute!
Thanks for the giveaway!
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mogrill says
I like the little blue bird bag.
Thanks for the chance.
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Kathryn says
I would pick the cute bird one!
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Erinn says
I entered the MAM giveaway.
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I entered the Sugar Free Allstars giveaway.
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I entered the Hen and Chicks giveaway.
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Erinn says
I like the red apple bag.
Renee says
Entered Sugar Free Allstars
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entered Hen and Chicks
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I like the blue bird that's walking.
Sarah says
Love the green apple!
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That's fab!
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i love the Hand Embroidered Bird!
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i love the bird!
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Loving "Hand Embroidered Bird- Large Size- Eco and Kid Friendly"
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Attila & Tamara says
I entered the MAM pacifiers giveaway!
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I entered the Hen and Chicks Cloth Diaper giveaway!
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I really like the Apple!
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Entered Hen and Chick cloth give away.
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Michelle Hrin says
The little blue bird bag is my fav.
Kristen says
I like the bird the most.
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I would choose this apple embroidered bag:
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Madeline says
Those are so cute! Well, since my hubby would be taking these to work, I guess I shouldn't pick that adorable bird. I'd have to go with the apple.