Envirosax reusable bag review + giveaway

I LOVE everything about this bag-
especially the wide shoulder straps!

I was really excited to stumble upon a great website called Conservingnow.com. This website is filled with many different reusable bags- over 100 designs! One of the easiest ways for people to be more "green" is to forego the plastic bags at the grocery store and bring your own reusable bags. Conserving Now makes this easier with their Envirosax, which fold down, making them easier to carry. It is also nice to have a choice of pattern instead of purchasing the same old mundane bags you can get at the grocery store (which also don't fold down!)







For this review, I chose to receive the travel bag #3- which is a print of all things Paris. It took me a while to make a decision because there are so many cute bags, but as soon as I saw this one, I knew I had to have it! When I first got the bag it came folded up and looked like this:

See how small and convenient it is?  Do you see that little white circle next to it? That is a window cling that you can place on your car so you don't forget to bring your bags in- a mistake many people make often (including me!) You can get your own FREE window cling here!

 As I unfolded the bag, I realized that it was a little bit bigger than a typical shopping bag. It also has wide shoulder straps to make it more comfortable if you needed to carry it on your shoulder at the mall Library or Farmer's Market or anywhere else you could think of really. I know I plan to get more of these bags to take to the grocery store with me, but even just one bag has several uses. I know I will definitely use it as a bag for my kids' stuff when we go places! Another cool thing about Envirosax is that besides being "green" AND cute, they also aim to give back. 100% of the profit from these bags fund classroom kits- Conserving Now's way of helping teacher's educate their classrooms about the hazards of plastic bags. It is Conserving Now's goal to be able to get a classroom kit to every teacher in America!

Overall, I love everything about this bag and I would definitely recommend it to anyone wanting to say goodbye to plastic bags.

Conserving Now was generous enough to offer one Cristi's Reviews reader the chance to win a reusable bag of their own. Enter via the Rafflecopter below. Winner gets to pick which bag they want!

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*Disclaimer- I received a complimentary Envirosax reusable bag for the purpose of this review. All opinions are 100% my own.

Tax day Freebies- Where to go today to get your FREE on!

There are many retail locations and restaurants offering freebies today for Tax Day.
Some of the offers include 30% off your entire purchase at Banana Republic, free curly fries at Arby's, A free scoop of ice cream or frozen yogurt at Maggie Moo's or Marble Slab, a free appetizer or dessert at Chili's, half price drinks ALL DAY LONG at Sonic, even free paper shredding & copies at Office Max.

Head over to MSN.com & Forbes.com for the full lists as well as links to the coupons and Facebook pages of the companies.