Every time I write about another 'eco' bag I vow never to do so again. But they will keep bringing out new ones that are somehow crucially different from the last, in such ways that I can't help thinking someone would find useful, and that it might just persuade one more person to stop using plastic bags. So here we go with a new-fangled idea called the footprint bag. Follow the jump to find out what's special about it -- if your bag-fatigued mind can take it. It does have some rather fun features.
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Designed by two busy Huddersfield Mums, the Footprint bag is intended to be an antidote to the bulky, often scratchy bags for life that many supermarkets sell and that some people claim to find awkward to fit into their day-to-day lives (you can't easily fold one up and carry it around with you all day) and contains a number of smaller bags within one neat holdall that's designed to fit on to the back of a trolley.
One feature I know I'd find useful is the 'trolley coin' that's permanently attached to the outer bag, so you'll never need to go in search of change when you want to do a big shop. I can see it being a success for that reason alone! But you'll certainly never need to say 'yes' to a plastic bag if you have this with you at the checkout.
The Footprint Bag is available at a 20% reduction online for £15.60
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