{"product_id":"the-trash-bag","title":"The Trash Bag","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNow, this is a story all about how a completely unremarkable tote bag took over my life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt wasn’t an exciting tote bag. It wasn’t from a particularly cool brand. I don’t even remember choosing it. It simply entered my life and, over time, became the best bag I had ever owned.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt was wider than it was tall, which, it turns out, is the secret. Instead of becoming an endless vertical pit where your keys go to die, everything spread out in front of you. It had a proper chunky base sewn in. The base is KEY, guys. It gives all your stuff somewhere to go besides directly upwards.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd it accommodated an honestly \u003cem\u003eungodly\u003c\/em\u003e amount of it. Books. Shopping. Jumpers. Parcels. Laptop. Water bottle. Several things I had been carrying around for weeks for no good reason. It took all of it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI used it constantly. I wore it absolutely to death, until it was looking distinctly sorry for itself and I had to accept that its long and extremely well-used life was probably nearing its end.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis was when I discovered that I hadn’t just enjoyed this tote bag. It had become my emotional support tote bag.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI hunted HIGH AND LOW for a replacement. Every other tote was too narrow, too tall, too flimsy or too short in the handle. I went increasingly deep into the world of wholesale canvas bags, comparing measurements like I was vying for a Nobel Prize in tote geometry.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAND THEN I FOUND IT.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt was a white-label bag.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSo naturally, (as literally anyone would) I thought: FUCK IT. I’M MAKING MY OWN.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd thus, The Trash Bag was born.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is enormous. The wide landscape shape means you can actually find things inside it, the gusseted base lets it sit properly when full, and the long, wide handles remain comfortable over your shoulder even when you have made some ambitious purchasing decisions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is made from sturdy natural cotton canvas, with extremely orange TRASH LOBSTER lettering on one side and a pair of extremely orange lobster claws on the other. It is bright, silly and surprisingly good at attracting compliments from strangers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFundamentally, I had these made because I wanted my favourite bag back. There are some available in case you would also like to become emotionally dependent on a tote bag.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe nerdy details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e100% natural unbleached cotton canvas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSturdy 8oz fabric\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e52cm wide × 40cm tall\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e13cm gusseted base\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e30cm handle drop\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLong handles for comfortable shoulder carrying\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTrash Lobster lettering on one side, lobster claws on the reverse\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"trashlobster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44259117432919,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0581\/6677\/1799\/files\/TrashBagFront.png?v=1788959800","url":"https:\/\/trashlobster.com\/products\/the-trash-bag","provider":"trashlobster","version":"1.0","type":"link"}