The Bag Book: Over 500 Great Uses and Reuses for Paper, Plastic and Other Bags to Organize and Enhance Your Life (Lansky, Vicki) (Paperback)

~ (Author), Martha Campbell (Illustrator) "Obviously, mankind has used flexible containers (i.e., bags) from earliest times..." (more)
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Product Description

Everyone accumulates them, but few have so many inventive ideas for bags as Vicki Lansky. Pinatas, kites, jump ropes, and hand puppets are just the beginning in this lively compendium of ways to get organized, make crafts, and clean up.

Product Details

• Paperback: 120 pages
• Publisher: Book Peddlers, The (September 30, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0916773892
• ISBN-13: 978-0916773892
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 5.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #688,719 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Chock full of tips for using bags to organize your life, September 12, 2000

By	D. Williams "Host of By the Book Radio" (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The Bag Book is chock full of tips and ideas for using bags to organize your life. With categories for paper, plastic, and miscellaneous bags (totes, garbage, and so forth), there is a practical use for almost any type of bag you encounter in your household.

Ms. Lansky provides us with an interesting primer on the history of bags, and her environmental comparisions will finally help you solve the age-old dilemma of every grocery shopper: paper or plastic?

From getting organized with ziplock bags in the junk drawer, to staying organized using grocery bags in the closet for outdated clothing, using the tips found in The Bag Book will streamline your home organizing system

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good ideas for reuse, but..., March 10, 2004

By A Customer

While the book is full of useful tips and suggestions it doesn't have much in the way of reducing getting all these bags in the first place. Would have been nice to educate people on this aspect too. E.g. encouraging people to use resuable shopping bags.

5 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Courier-Post of South Jersey says. . ., October 6, 2000

By A Customer

Vicki Lansky has all sorts of ideas for using new bags or recycling old ones. 'The Bag Book' is full of ideas for a household item we take for granted. (excerpted from an article by Judith W. Winne, Courier-Post Staff)