I bought Rick's lightweight nylon shopping bag several years ago, but it appears to be discontinued. It had a quite small pocket that you could fold or stuff the bag into and zip it in. The current tote bag folds into a pocket that is much larger. The old one was so small that you could carry it on a keychain, although slipping it into a pocket was much more convenient. Does anyone have a suggestion for a replacement bag?
Ricka
Lots of bags at grocery stores in Europe -- I got one at Monoprix in Paris for about €1. But it's just a shopping bag, no zipper.
Also in the U.S. at Target.
You can often find these type of bags near checkout counters at gift stores or the little boutique shoppes that sell hostess gift items. I think I've seen them at Hallmark or check out the Vermont Country Store/Miles Kimball/Chinaberry type catalogues.
Eddie Bauer usually has a few options like this.
Chicobags come in a few different styles and colors of shopping bags that roll up into small keychain bags. They're fairly sturdy.
They also come in bundles of 4 for a discount:
Ikea and REI both sell ones that can be folded down small enough to fit on a keychain or in the pocket of your jeans.
I use my Civita bag as an all purpose daypack and/or shopping bag. The bag works well but my favorite feature is it shrinks to almost nothing to throw in my carry-on when I'm not using it.
Thanks, everyone! Sorry that I didn't respond sooner. Apparently, Rick's system email me to let me know that people had posted answers.
