The Anya Hindmarch bag sells out in Sainsbury's - each in a giant plastic bag *groan*
If you weren't sad determined enough to camp out in your local Sainsbury's car park last night, the chances are you won't be getting your hands on Anya Hindmarch's I'm not a Plastic Bag bag anytime soon. The bags had already sold out by the time shoppers were buying their morning papers and croissants, and they won't be making any more of them. Shrewd designer Hindmarch has made no secret of her wish to keep the bags 'exclusive', and appears to have succeeded in this aim. But if you missed out, don't take it too badly - you can have a free 'bag for life' on Friday...alternatively, Sainsbury's website has a competition to win one of the fabled items.
Popular as the bags may be, Sainsbury's won't be earning any green points from us, as a tip-off who visited the supermarket's Merton branch this morning revealed that the Hindmarch totes were being handed out to customers in huge plastic bags. My source added that she was 'the only person I saw to refuse the plastic bag (the clerk smirked; 'want to show it off, do ya?'), though I suspect that most other buyers wanted to make sure they stayed clean so they can put them on ebay within the hour...' Shame on you Sainsburys!
[picture: Getty Images]
[Via Catwalk Queen]
I'm Not a Plastic Bay but who made me? On a 'Green' website I read that the bags were and are being made in sweatshops where the workers are making wages so minimal that they couldn't buy one of these bags if they wanted to.
This is just represents again that so many will buy anything to be in the 'In' without knowing what's really behind the making of these products.
Posted by: Shane | June 21, 2007 3:41 PM