Bags & totes, understood.
Specify branded bags properly: canvas ounces and non woven gsm, denier and RPET fabrics, panel and seam limits on decoration, handle types, and reusable bag rules by state.
Start with Custom tote bags: material, size, handles and decoration, the overview for this topic. Each guide after it answers a separate buying, preparation or troubleshooting question.
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Custom tote bags: material, size, handles and decoration
Specify a custom tote bag by material, finished size, handle type and decoration area. What cotton canvas, recycled polyester and paper each do well, and where each fails.
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What oz canvas for a tote bag? Weight, gsm and load
Canvas weight is mass per square yard. Around 5 to 6 oz suits giveaways, 8 to 10 oz suits daily shopping, and 12 oz and up suits heavy loads. How to convert to gsm.
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Non woven gsm vs cotton canvas: which reusable bag lasts
Non woven polypropylene bags are quoted in gsm, typically 60 to 120. How that compares with cotton canvas on durability, reuse, washability and bag law definitions.
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Tote bag print size: panels, seams and where a logo can go
A bag's print area is the flat part of one panel, not the bag width. How gussets, seams, pockets, zips and linings limit decoration, and how to design around them.
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Reusable bag laws: what a branded bag has to be
Roughly a dozen states plus DC regulate carryout bags. What counts as reusable, California's recycled paper rule since 2026, and New York's machine washable definition.
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Tote bag handle types: what carries the weight and what fails
Handles fail before panels do. Compare double carry handles, webbing, shoulder straps, drawstrings and twisted paper handles by load, comfort and decoration clearance.
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Drawstring bag vs tote bag: which one to give away
A drawstring bag closes, carries on the back and suits kit. A tote is open, carries in the hand and suits paper. Compare capacity, decoration and who keeps them.
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What does 600D polyester mean? Denier and RPET explained
Denier is yarn thickness in grams per 9000 meters, so 600D yarn is heavier than 420D. What that predicts about a bag, and what RPET recycled polyester adds.
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Custom paper to go bags: sizes, handles and food contact
To go bags come in five sizes from 5.5 x 3.25 x 8.25 in up, carry 10 to 20 lbs, and print in one color on the front. What food contact really means for an outer bag.
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