Comments on: “Plastic Bag” Craze Inspires “I’m Not A Smug Twat” Version

By: julia

julia — Fri, 02 May 2008 22:25:46 +0000

fyi-
It’s Anya Hindmarch not Anna Handmarch

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Wed, 25 Jul 2007 15:13:08 +0000

[...] over “I’m Not a Smug Twat” bag. Another Anya Hindmarch knock-off has come to town – it’s the “I AM a [...]

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 13:54:10 +0000

I think your version is a little too expensive to be honest…I hear where you’re coming from but I’m in NY and I’m not going to pay $60 for your bag…

By: Violet

Violet — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 15:42:25 +0000

Fancy starting your own green anti-plastic bag trend? Have a look at the Bags of Change shopping bag. Itâ€™s beautifully designed and made from organic hemp-cotton: http://www.bagsofchange.co.uk

By: Lily

Lily — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 16:00:56 +0000

There is a backlash against this bag for a reason…and all you had to do was be at Fred Segal in Santa Monica the day the bags went on sale. The majority of the mob of VULTURES outside the store were not there because they cared about the enviroment or the message of the bag- they were there because A. they say celebrities wearing the bag in the media B. they wanted to turn around and sell the bag on e-bay for $200 or C. they are insipid fashion victims. Aside from that when the bags sold out people where shouting and swearing at the Fred Segal staff. PLEASE! No one in their right mind would stand in line for five hours for a shopping bag and be rude and abusive when if you are really that passionate about not using plastic you could just as easily go buy a canvas bag at the grocery store. After seeing this hoard I would be embarrassed to wear that bag by association.

By: Kat

Kat — Sat, 05 May 2007 19:12:50 +0000

It doesn’t really matter where it’s made, or what it’s made out of… The point is, people who like this bag will want to use it and that in itself can reduce the consumption of plastic bags.
The goal wasn’t to diminish child labor or cheap labor in China.

If people like this bag and decide to use it as an alternative to plastic shopping bags, then the message and goal is effective.

People who want this bag know its intended purpose and ultimately it’s a personal choice to stop using plastic or not. The bag itself doesn’t make a difference, it’s the attitude people adopt.

The message is boldly imprinted on the bag so it’s promoting awareness and a 2nd look at things.
Like if you bring it to a supermarket where everyone is packing their stuff in plastic, they might think twice next time

By: Chopper

Chopper — Fri, 04 May 2007 14:49:21 +0000

Hilarious!

Can she make one that says “Made by small Children thousands of miles away” too?

I hate it when companies try to show they’re doing the right yet at the same time do something else that’s completely wrong (intentionally)!

By: Selah

Selah — Fri, 04 May 2007 12:30:37 +0000

My take on the original bag was that it is a lot easier to criticize than to find the good news in the product. Since when is being a little green so bad? The original bags made a statement about reusing, and avoiding plastic bags. Nowhere was it claimed they were organic, or produced locally. In fact, they offset the carbon, and used SA 8000 compliant factories to produce them. It is nigh on to impossible to make everybody happy, and the I’m Not A Plastic Bag is fine by me. If you want to look at a corporation that borders on slave labor, look no further than WalMart. Talk about hypocrisy!

By: ~ I'm not a plastic bag either... reprise ~ « ~ Urbania to Stoneheads ~

~ I'm not a plastic bag either... reprise ~ « ~ Urbania to Stoneheads ~ — Fri, 04 May 2007 12:00:07 +0000

[...] not a plastic bag” bag. Marissa Vandersee has come up with her own version: the “I’m not a smug twat” bag. Its greener, doesn’t use cheap labour to create it (or, as she put it, other [...]

By: Alison

Alison — Thu, 03 May 2007 18:47:55 +0000

Lol, these are great! if only they were sold in USD$ :\