By Elvia ortiz
Student Reporter
One day in my media writing class we were asked to look through our bags to see if we could come up with a potential story that college students would be interested in. Luckily for me the night before class my BAGGU duck bag had just come in the mail and I was excited to show it off and to tell everyone how they should shop from BAGGU.
That morning my professor was the first person to notice my BAGGU bag and commented about how she thought the pattern was cool.
Back in 2019, I was on Instagram scrolling away and I noticed a company called BAGGU. Of course I was instantly drawn to it because their advertising not only captured their products well, but each of their posts either showed diverse models or people in different age ranges, which I had never really seen before, so I immediately went to their website and purchased my first reusable BAGGU.
I was mainly influenced to buy the duck bag because a girl on TikTok uses one for her student teaching. I am currently doing student observations, so I felt that it was a necessary purchase. I can carry my HP computer that is 13.5 inches long that is protected safely by a laptop sleeve from guess where- BAGGU. I can also fit a pencil bag, two notebooks and a one-inch binder in my duck bag.
The thing that makes this company so worth it is that everything is sustainable and made from products like recycled nylon or canvas. When creating the reusable bags, BAGGU takes the leftovers and turns them into a little pouch to store your bag in. These bags are incredible, not only can they carry up to 50 pounds, but they can fold back up into a five-by-five pouch and if the bag gets dirty, you can just toss it into the washing machine.
The BAGGU reusable bags come in three different sizes: baby, standard or big BAGGU. So, there’s a perfect BAGGU for every occasion. In fact, I now own three standard and two baby BAGGU bags. I like to use my standard strawberry bag as a sleepover bag because it holds all my personal items plus two pairs of shoes. I also use my really cute baby BAGGU that has elephants and flowers on it in my car to put trash in.
Reusable bags are not the only product that BAGGU offers. The company also sells purses, totes, cloud bags, socks, computer sleeves, slippers and pillow cases to name a few. The cloud bag uses both recycled nylon filament yarn and pre-consumer waste. The cloud bag is essentially a lightweight bag that can carry a laptop, a set of clothing, vegetables or anything you desire.
The two latest BAGGU items that left my bank account feeling overwhelmed were the medium nylon crescent bag in the color Bay Laurel and the duck bag in the Moss Trippy Checker print. Let me start with how shocked I was by the crescent bag.
I was no longer sad about the amount of money I had spent. This bag has two deep side pockets and overall has all the space I need without it being too big. It can carry a book, a 32oz water bottle, a wallet, a little make-up bag and any other extra day-to-day things I can not live without.
BAGGU just came out with their spring collection and I have my eye on a few bags. I really want to buy another crescent bag in the colors, avocado and marine blue. The mini nylon shoulder bag in black and the nylon shoulder bag in taupe. The thing with BAGGU is that if you wait too long to buy a product it will sell out in that color wave and be months before it’s released again.
Needless to say, BAGGU is a company I will continue to buy from and recommend to anyone when I am asked where I got my bags from. The price is spot on for what you get and it’s good for the environment- and if you can catch a sale, it’s even better because it allows you to purchase more items while still feeling like you have helped the environment when you no longer use plastic bags.
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