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Vancouver speech pathologist Judy Rother has plenty to canadian goose jacket say about Bunchi Bags.
She first spotted the reusable, washable and bunchable shopping sacks at a market in South Africa last year; she liked the bright colours, the size and the way they folded into a canada goose outlet uk sale handy pouch.
She decided to get involved and to bring the eco friendly bags to Vancouver. Since canada goose outlet then, she’s sold more than 400 bags to canada goose outlet reviews everyone from friends and family to co workers.
“It’s both a good product, and I think people feel good that they’re doing something that’s directly helping somebody else,” Rother says, adding canada goose outlet black friday people like the colours and how strong canada goose outlet online uk they are.
“The response has been amazing,” she says.
We asked Rother some questions about Bunchi Bags, including where shoppers can find them.
1. How did you become involved with selling Bunchi Bags?
I liked the Bunchi Bags as soon as I saw them…. I also liked that they were light canada goose jacket outlet but strong. I particularly liked the idea of having a reusable bag, canada goose store which I could keep in my purse or on a key chain.
When I began using the bag in Vancouver, I realized what a fabulous bag it was and wanted to buy another one. I started to think that other people I know would like this bag and would want to support a project helping women canada goose outlet Canada Goose Outlet parka make a living wage canada goose outlet new cheap canada goose uk york city under fair working conditions.
2. Who makes them?
Bunchi Bag is a community development project, and the bags are https://www.dvu-nds.de produced in Soweto and Johannesburg by canada goose outlet IsiYalu Fashions, which employs disadvantaged women, including the disabled. There are about six women making Bunchi Bags. What makes them so special?
The bags are made of parachute material, which is Canada Goose Coats On Sale light, soft and very strong. They easily bunch up into a little pouch, which fits perfectly into a purse, pocket, glove compartment, as well as on a key chain. And when you open the bag, the pouch stays attached and goes on the inside to become a canada goose outlet online change purse.
The pouches come in either solid canada goose uk outlet colours or a variety of African prints.
4. Where can cheap canada goose I buy one?
The Bunchi Bag costs $11 plus postage, payable by cheque or money order, and almost canada goose outlet canada all the cost goes back to the women in South Africa.
They will not arrive in time for Christmas, however.
5. What’s the most rewarding part of selling this product?
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