As managing editor of Everywhere they're introduced, the "I'm not a plastic bag" reusable shopping bags are causing a stir. It's kind of like Beanie Babies and Harry Potter ... the frenzy feeds upon itself. And the opportunity to make money by selling them for a big profit on eBay certainly helps.
The newest stories are from New York, where Whole Foods retailers offered a limited supply of the bags today. They actually had crowds waiting to buy them, and sold out of the $15 designer totes in minutes.
This CNN story says the bags are selling for $200 to $250 each on the Web.
Certainly no Plastics News readers were among those standing in line for an "I'm not a plastic bag," were there?
Comments (1)
OK -- I was there. I was the guy with the permanent marker, marking through the word "not."
Posted by Marshall Ronin | July 18, 2007 9:37 PM
Posted on July 18, 2007 21:37