SWEET TOTE SWAP: Reuseable Shopping Bag Exchange

SWEET TOTE SWAP Send one good quality shopping tote from your favorite regional store's or other interesting graphical promotional recycleable shopper bags and get one in return. This swap should say something about you & and your community as much as consideration of your swap partner's interests.

When I travel pick up an interesting or colorful bag that reminds me of my trip. I use and reuse these all the time and keep a couple in the car for for Garage Sale opportunities. This is an easy, fun, first time swap. If all goes well, the next will be an international one.

WHAT TO DO: Select and send one tyvek/recyclable shopping tote to your swap partner. Buy it or pick it from your own collection, but it must be clean, usable, preferably new. Sizewise is open, but at least 11"x14" with handles.

HOW TO SEND: These easily fit (folded) in a 9x12 or 11x13 envelope. (Mail Artists...If you can manage to enclose handles, tape closed, label and mail naked, YES!) Under cover of envelope is fine, decorate your envelope if you wish... have fun with this. Use your good common sense to make this work.

EXAMPLE: Trader Joe Bags, other standard sized 6-gallon shopper bags from independent grocery or regional stores that you'd like to share. Could be from a museum, arts event or community promotion, etc. Ideally you won't have to spend much, if anything on the bag, just postage.

DO NOT SEND PLASTIC T-SHIRT BAGS like WalMart still dispenses. Send only a bag you'd be happy to also receive & actually use.