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WHAT ARE SHOPPY CHIC BAGS?

Shoppy Chic is an eco-friendly line of fashionable handbags. Simplistic in design, the Shoppy Chic bag was created for everyday use to replace the convenient (but toxic) plastic bag.

Plastic bags are toxic to our earth, air, oceans and animals. Shoppy Chic bags offer a solution to this problem. This solution does not cost millions of dollars and does not require any political or social change. The solution is simple ‒ we each need to make the choice to stop using plastic bags. Shoppy Chic bags are a beautiful and stylish solution and a chic way to shop!

Shoppy Chic bags are unique and innovative in design. Shoppy Chic bags are 100% reversible - each fabric is paired with an equally gorgeous, coordinating fabric for the inside of the bag.  The handles on a Shoppy Chic bag are made entirely from zipper to give maximum strength and a unique style. Whether you have just stopped at the farmer’s market and have a pound of fresh fruits and vegetables to carry or are on your way to the office and need to carry extra shoes and jogging clothes, Shoppy Chic bags will serve your needs with convenience and style.

HOW DID SHOPPY CHIC GET IT’S START?

When Cyndi Ritger, former owner of a leading textile factory in Minneapolis, noticed an increasing amount of excess scrap fabric, the concept for the Shoppy Chic bag began to emerge. Cyndi simply could not let all that perfectly good, brand-new fabric go to waste.  She took some home and experimented with creating a set of coordinated shopping bags for herself. She loved them and received compliments wherever she went. Cyndi sent a set of bags to her daughter Jen, in southern California. Jen began using her bags for her groceries. The bags attracted so much attention and received so many compliments that people were literally trying to place orders on the spot, in the grocery line and in the parking lot. Cyndi sent 10 more sets immediately and in 6 short months, Shoppy Chic bags were spreading over southern California. With 350 bags sold at a local farmers market in La Jolla and the growing interest from word of mouth and emails, Shoppy Chic was launched. We are thrilled to see the growth of this idea into such a beautiful and useful product.

WHY ARE SHOPPY CHIC BAGS DIFFERENT THAN OTHER BAGS?

Shoppy Chic bags are made in the USA, and always will be. The majority of reusable bags on the market today are made outside the United States. Not only does this overseas production weaken our own economy, but conditions for these workers are also often horrible.

Shoppy Chic bags are eco-friendly. They are made entirely from remnants of beautiful designer fabrics. Ranging from earth-toned suede to bright colorful stripes and swirls, to beautiful, simple cotton prints. Our selection is extensive. In fact, Shoppy Chic offers over 400 different patterns and textures.