Mixed Bag {review & giveaway}.
Congratulations Ashley and Rachel!!!! You are the winners!!!!! An email is coming your way! (You may wanna go play Power Ball tonight since you’re lucky!).
Sometimes friends, luck is on our side.
And in my case, it certainly was when Mixed Bag Designs contacted yours truly to do a review and giveaway! I happily said yes, and I have been enjoying several products from this great company since.
The interesting thing about Mixed Bag Designs is not only are they an online retailer, but more importantly, they do school fundraisers! Wouldn’t you rather your kid sell things of use like bags, purses and cups than candles and fudge?
Here’s a great video that showcases one of their grocery bags. I LOVE MINE.
Pretty cool, eh?
Mixed Bag Designs was founded in 2008 by two mothers living in the San Francisco Bay Area who had a lot of experience with fundraising for their children’s schools. They had realized that most of the products out there for school fundraisers weren’t really useful in our day to day lives. How much cookie dough and wrapping paper can one person really need? They felt that if they could offer something that people would actually use, it would in turn help raise fundraising profits. Hence, they started with reusable grocery bags and it just took off from there.
Since they first entered the fundraising market, it has been the fastest growing part of the business. Mixed Bag Designs has helped thousands of organizations across the country meet their fundraising goals for their important causes while spreading colorful and fun style. This company is young enough to be refreshingly different, yet experienced enough to understand how to handle many different types of fundraising opportunities. They take pride in their commitment to make your fundraising experience successful and enjoyable.
Forget paper or plastic, these reusable bags are green and gorgeous! I truly love these products. The prints and colors make me happy. The fact that they are helping the environment makes me happy. Helping out local communities and fundraisers makes me happy.
See? Happiness.
Here are the items that I chose to review….
1. TL190 Pink Paisley Cold Tumbler 20oz
2. EB166 Navy/Green Flower Dry Erase Board
I have been writing our weekly memory verses on this board every week. It’s wonderful!
3. HE177 Pink/Green Swirl Hold Everything
As you can see, the back of our SUV is a very stressful and messy place. Do not focus on the mess, but on the bag please.
4. TB100 Damask Big Travel Bag
Bitzy is a natural model, don’t ya think?!
5. NG100 Damask Insulated Grocery Store Bag
LOVE these products!
6. WL212 Green Croc Zip Lunch Tote
So, here’s the skinny: I LOVE THIS STUFF. The colors are bold and fabulous. Even though I’m not an environmental activist I still like to do my part to keep God’s creation as lovely as possible, so I love that these products are made from recycled material. And more than anything I love that schools can sell these products that are practical rather than crap that no one actually wants/uses.
Out of all of these products my most favorite is Number 5, the Damask Insulated Grocery Store Bag. I keep it in the trunk of the car and when I go to the store I put all of my cold/freezer items inside. Easy Peasy. It’s cute, fun and very practical!
Ya know what else is happy? Mixed Bag Designs is giving 2 lucky readers a $50 gift card to their online store! Amazing!!!!
Leaving a comment on this post is all you have to do to enter! Of course, for those over achievers, you can gain one extra entry by tweeting this:
Mixed Bag Designs is giving away 2 $50 gift cards! @littlestories http://littlestorieseverywhere.com/mixed-bag-review-giveaway/
Just tweet it and come back here to leave ONE ADDITIONAL comment on this post letting me know that you tweeted and what your twitter name is. Any comments that don’t follow these rules will be deleted.
This giveaway closes at 11:00pm EST WEDNESDAY JANUARY 30TH. The winner will be announced the next day.
Good luck!
Disclosure: Mixed Bag Designs has provided this package to me and is covering the cost of this giveaway today. All opinions and words herein are my own.
I am a sugar addict. This, you must know. Any sugar will do. Well, except for those weird smushy hamburger candies and I've never been much for black licorice. I'll pass on those. But any other sugar is fair game. 
That looks cool. I always love bags!
I would love to win! Glad the sweet babes are feeling better.
http://www.twitter.com/ashleyjnc
the designs on the bags look like just my style! I would love to win one
I love bags like this almost as much as I enjoy reading your blog!
Love! I’m all about reusable shopping bags
Tweeted by hvnfunwith3sons
I can’t wait to try some of these products! They look awesome and eco friendly.
These are so cute! I would love to try one of their bags out – and how cute is that cup??? =)
Great idea! We’re supposed to be selling magazines as a fundraiser right now.
Looks awesome, thanks!!
https://twitter.com/Pepper8129
heck yeah! Cudos to those moms! Fundraisers generally bite the big one, but you can never have enough bags!
Ooooh! These are so cute!! I want to win!
I tweeted too!
@annie_ellis
Yes, they look great! Would love to win one!
So fun! I love these! We’ve been working on becoming more “green” and these would be an awesome addition!
These are SO MUCH FUN!!! I love anything with paisley! And lots of other fun designs, too!
Andddd add me to the tweet list, also!
Hope I win!
I’m all about reusable grocery bags, love their different styles! I would love to win!
Love these bags, and the many other functional items they sell!
I have several of their bags….and I use them a lot. My 8 yr old daughter does too. She likes to fill them with her dolls and accessories!
I have the insulated grocery bag and I LOVE IT!
I like the patterns!
These are soo cute and so much better than wrapping paper
tweeted!
Love Mixed Bags! Our fundraiser starts soon and I can’t wait!
Love the cute design.
I love the bucket totes!!!!!
I love the bucket totes!!! (My email was wrong in the last post)
I tweeted it too!
@mudpuppysmom
This will be my 3rd year running a Mixed Bag Designs Spring Fundraiser at our smaller elementary school and it has been sooooo successful!!! Love all the different options and that we can promote going GREEN! Great review and video!!
I tweeted too with my twitter name @angela_arnett. Thank you for offering this great giveaway!
Love resuable bags!!
This stuff is super cute!!
My students sold these this fall. This is the first time anyone at our school has attempted this fundraiser and it was a great success. We raised over $2000. We hope to do another fundraiser for the 6th grade next fall. Of course I ordered TONS of bags! I love my grocery shopper bags, but my favorite is my hold everything bag. I put literally everything in it!!! We went to Augusta this past weekend, and instead of cramming out dirties back in the suitcase, I took my bag and stuffed it full. When I got home all I did was take my bag and hit the laundry room. They are wonderful and Great for the environment!!!!
Pick me! Pick me!