I read an interesting article in the newspaper yesterday. It is about designer paper bags in fashion-conscious Japan. The article revealed that some Japanese girls like to carry paper bags belonging to designer brands. They would keep their purse, gym clothes, plastic canister, lunch box and more in the bag and carry it around. Some even use a special brand bag for special occasion.
This sure brings back memories of my teenage years. I used to cringe when my mom handed me the pink or white plastic bags. I didn’t want to be caught carrying it. How uncool.
The ugly plastic bag
Back then there were no brands like Esprit, Gap or Benetton in Ipoh. So carrying the shopping bags of boutiques or well-known shoe shops were considered cool 🙂 That’s what I thought anyway. I remember going to Singapore and shopped at Esprit. When they gave me their plastic shopping bag, I treated it like gold. I also used their shopping bag to put my stuff and go shopping with it. Crazy huh? However, I won’t iron the bag after each outing like the girl mentioned in the article …..hehehehehe. Too bad I don’t know what happened to the Esprit plastic bag now. What about you? Did you do the same when you were younger?
Designer paper bag?
it was a trend to carry guess and dkny paper bag back then. It even became our sch bag can u imagine. Purposely go buy a DKNY baju to get the paper bag. Then collected the paper bags and kept ’em nicely in the closet. Now? dunno what happened to it.
I like those hard paper shopping bags but I’d never use them in public. Any bags or t-shirts or whatever with the company names printed on them are a big no-no for me. I don’t like to be a free walking advertisement LOL.
you know what ? hub keeps loads of them. when I first met him, he had a whole cupboard full of designer paper bags. We’ll use them for CNY ‘pai nien’.. aussino ones are nice, I like the cheerful color and size.
The best is still the ‘bak kwa’ ones..hardy and never goes out of shape. I use it to fill plastic bag of guppy fish when anyone wants to bring some home (I have plenty of guppies), I place them in a small white bag (the ugly ones like your photo) and place the white bag into the bak kwa bag. Hang to any hook in the car,, it won’t fall or leak. Steady huh ?
I like to collect the nice paper bag whether it is branded or not. Now i still keep it, but i won’t go shopping with the paper bag, normally i will give it out when i need to put a gift inside.
those days, got those brown colour paper bags..i also malu to carry also..with 2 strings on top.. like those ah poh used to carry one.. hahaha… funny..now i come to think of it, me also ah por-to-be also… should hv kept one bag and now it might be priceless…
I’d use the branded paperbags – DKNY, Armani, Guess etc – to bring the extra stuff I needed for school. Cheerleading pom poms ka, P.E bajus ka, stuff like that. I still keep some of the big paperbags nowadays because the really big ones are great when nak transport stuff to my parents’ or inlaws’. Haha! But nolah, I won’t use them for shopping. That one taking things to a whole load of different level already. Haha!
Haha. True, true. I have a whole compartment in my closet full of these paper bags too. It’s just a collection, I’ve never really used them unless I have 2 or more of that same design, and that also for putting gifts for people 🙂
I collect those paper bags too but I very sayang want to use them 😛
i wont purposely buy something just for their bag. anyway whatever paper bag i have now, it will be recycle..use to put things, give people stuff. those plastic ones, i will reuse it for garbarge
I am still keeping those paper bags that I collected a few years back in my closet leh!! All dusty now… shall find a way to use them… And bringing them out for shopping is a big no-no!!
no lah. i dun do that. i dun advertise for others. hahhahaa.. unless it’s paid post! lol
Hehe…bring back memories. I used to collect those “branded” paper bags too but never bring them out lah…just for putting some extra things or gifts for other ppl.
Oh ya..BTW, I’m using Loreal Casting Creme No.834(Honey Moka) for my hair colouring. I actually mentioned it in my post. 🙂
I have lots of paper bags, branded or not, as long as paper bag I will keep it for future use. Normally use it to pack extra stuff that don’t want to be pack in my bag when going out or put things in to send to ppl. I even sell some used paper bags in eBay and there are actually have ppl buying it.
haha.. remember how we used to laugh (behind his back) at one of the boys at our tuition class in Ipoh Garden and called him “chi toi lo” (plastic bag man)
It’s good to carry nice paper bags.. haha~
When I was young? I still keep them!!! I had sooooooo many that when I got married, my mum made sure I took them with me cos they were taking up cupboard space! LOL
Jusco Ipoh got Esprit lah..I like to collect those nice paper bags but won’t take them out.
no such thing for me. vhere can afford during skool time. 1 dolla a day, mana cukup..
i like to keep them but don’t use them..
Mrs Barb, my cousin had so many designers paper bags all packed neatly in the closet. But she does not carry paper bag out wor. As for me, I will carry paper bag when I have to bring more things on that day.
I still keep nice paper bags in my wardrobe,haha and would forbid anyone from using them
I think I still have some of the bags I collected as a teen!!
Great idea about sending gifts out in them!