Fashion
I'm Not A Plastic Bag -- Just a Fool for Waiting for One!

On Wednesday, the lines on Robertson Blvd. were longer than the ones in Pete Doherty's bathroom!

Trendy shoppers with nothing but time queued up as early as 4:00 AM to get their manicured little hands on British designer Anya Hindmarch's limited edition, eco-friendly $15 canvas handbag emblazoned with the words, "I'm Not a Plastic Bag" across it. That bag will go perfectly with your SUV!

By 2:00 PM the bags were sold out, but fashionistas can still hit up eBay -- where they are going for more than $100.
Nothing like getting screwed for a cause!

Tags: Anya Hindmarch, AnyaHindmarch

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1.
The flip side reads..... I'm saving for my plastic surgery

Posted at 3:19AM on Jun 23rd 2007 by Ellie

2. Paid for with plastic.

Posted at 4:00AM on Jun 23rd 2007 by vito

3. 4am for a bag? That mother better be laced in GOLD! hello......

Posted at 11:07AM on Jun 23rd 2007 by C Ya

4. In England someone's made an anti-'I'm not a plastic bag'-bag, it looks exactly the same but has the words 'I'm not a smug twat' on it. Says it all really!

Posted at 11:26AM on Jun 23rd 2007 by Alexandra TAylor

5. " 'I'm not a smug twat' "
LOL!

That is too funny!

I'm a big hippie, and have been using canvas bags that are recycled and/or organic cotton. And I nearly fell off my chair when I heard this story on the news. My husband looked at me and laughed..."suckers..."

I cannot believe this is a marketable product. How incredibly arrogant and snooty they look...at least to me...

Posted at 12:39PM on Jun 23rd 2007 by AJ

6. I stood in line since 6am! I was the 23rd person in line and it was worth it cuz ppl tried to cut and offer money to get a bag

Posted at 1:13PM on Jun 23rd 2007 by Josh Williams

7. #9 California loopy??? Nah.....

Twisted values, wayward priorities, militaristic police, generous pro drinking, drug and porn values....you just don't understand do you? As I type this, my pants are off. There!

Posted at 2:41PM on Jun 23rd 2007 by SuperStarSteve

8. Another reason they hate us! How shallow and sad.

Posted at 3:31PM on Jun 23rd 2007 by Mary J

9.
#11. "Another reason they hate us! How shallow and sad."


Who's they? and do "they" hate us because of a canvas bag!
omg now who is shallow & sad? lmao

Next time "they" need money remind me how much "they" hate us.

Posted at 3:58PM on Jun 23rd 2007 by Do U Like Us Check Yes Or No

10.
"Another reason they hate us?" What kind of liberal crap is that? People who hate us are simply envious of our wealth, resources, creativity, inventiveness, capitalistic economy, and opportunities for personal advancement.

The Cuban immigrant wife of a columnist, viewing Moore's Sicko film, said, don't people notice how many people are dying to get into this country (USA)? If things are so great in Cuba, why are they leaving any chance they get?

Now, on the other hand, I have no fondness for idiots who would spend a lot of money on a silly canvas bag. And I want to see them line the cat litter box with it, since they apparently will have no plastic bags around.

Let's see the investigation of what it takes to produce a canvas bag. I'm betting there is some environmental waste and hazard going on in the production of said bag. These liberals never look into the whole picture.

Cameron Diaz and her communist bag, flaunting it in the face of people who have suffered and died by communist hands. She and Drew Barrymore have definitely smoked too much marijuana. Why haven't they been arrested?

This is why no one should listen to this liberal garbage. Many of them are simply stupid, uneducated, and spouting some line someone fed to them.

Give situations some reasonable, deep thought and study before you go jumping on the band wagon.

And watch out... The next ice age is rapidly approaching, according to scientists.

Posted at 6:44PM on Jun 23rd 2007 by Standard

11. aren't plastic bags made out of recycled materials? if we don't use recycle bags, then why are we recycling???????
i will use a recycled plastic bag before i make some brit filthy rich for writing on a canvas bag. OR, maybe i will just eat my groceries at the store, eliminating the need for ANY BAG.

Posted at 4:51PM on Jun 23rd 2007 by annab

12. Back in April it came out that this supposedly green and eco-friendly canvas tote is produced in China, the materials used to make the bag are neither organic nor fair trade. And the fact that the bags have been sent thousands of miles from China raised questions about whether its carbon footprint is threatening to offset its environmental benefits.
It should say "I'm not an ethical bag" instead!

Posted at 10:47PM on Jun 28th 2007 by Oh

13.
Now I just can't believe the American people fall for anything. ummm well yeah!!

Posted at 10:37AM on Jun 30th 2007 by mypoint

14. I do love it. If they went for $10,000 on ebay, some loser would pony it up.

Posted at 12:35AM on Jun 25th 2007 by Big Cup

15. First of all if the bag was made in China, at least its re-useable making its "carbon footprint" a one-time deal...instead of plastic bags which has by products in manufacturing and its carbon footprint is on-going.

Plastic bags also pollute the ocean...look up "Turning The Tide"...this is a quote from the website:

"Plastic food wrappers, bags, balloons, bottles, cigarette filters and packages, monofilament fishing nets and line, foam packing peanuts and other plastic objects make up about 60 percent of the trash found on the beaches and about 90 percent of the debris found floating in the oceans worldwide.

Use a canvas tote bag for groceries and other purchases. Many grocery stores have recycling bins for plastic grocery bags."

It causes pollution yes, but also kills coral reefs and the number of microscopic animal life such as plankton, which happens to be a core building block of the Oceans foundation, and future survival.

The big point here is the message, waiting in line at 4am is kind of dumb, if you ask me, but at least we are here talking about it...and making people aware of the problem. Recycling alone does not solve this issue.

Posted at 8:08PM on Jun 25th 2007 by Axman

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