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Shopping Experts - Need your help

I am looking for little zippered bags.

My criteria are:
Zips.
about 9x6 inches
about 9x4 inches
very lightweight woven fabric, that is very thin, drapeable hand (can wad up to the size of a jawbreaker), and woven, like polyester charmeuse. Not interested in mesh bags.

All the little zippered bags I find are heavy cotton canvas.

I found a pack of 3 at Barnes & Noble of all places a couple of years ago. It was a 16x16" drawstring, a 9x6 and 9x4 zip.

I immediately went to their website to see if I could order individual bags from the manufacturer. "Not available on-line or in stores". And of course when I went back to B&N, they had no more.

Got any ideas?

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Laundry bags for delicates—the ones meant to be tossed in the washing machine? I think the smallest size would work for you.

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Amazon is a good place to look.

Some ideas:

Gox Pouches

Pack All Pouches--small

I have what you are talking about unfortunately they usually come in a pack of three of different sizes.

Do you have a Container Store near you? They might have what you are looking for.

You might also check a camping store.

Amazon - small pouches: equinox marsupial pouches - ultralight.
Look up zip mesh pouches. Hear me out. I bought zip mesh pouches (variety size pack) on Amazon. The mesh is contained inside the clear material for reinforcement. Will last a while. Not forever. Cheap. I like the variety pack for size choice and to share with others.

Check out pencil pouches.

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Something like this might work for you. I stumbled across a very similar bag to the mini version in the craft section of Walmart. I was looking for something lightweight and small to hold my airplane essentials: AirPods, chapstick, eyedrops, candy. The mini is the perfect size. It’s a lightweight nylon fabric.

https://a.co/d/axxzB12

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@khansen I am always interested in a good zippered bag! Should I be re-thinking my mesh bags? Is the reason for not wanting mesh is so that you can fold the bag up? If so, won't the zipper hinder that? Just curious.

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Thanks everyone.

The Bagail pouches look just like the flimsy material I'm after, so of course, they are discontinued. Boo!!

Calpak and Gox look promising.

I will check out the others.

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the EnV pouches look great!
I have a "thing" about small bags and can't help collecting them. I also like the plastic-coated mesh bags for packing things like art/writing supplies, phone and laptop accessories, small items to have handy on flights, etc. I ordered a set of various sizes and they come in handy (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D266LM56/ref=dp_iou_view_item?ie=UTF8&th=1), including in my kitchen catch-all drawer (formerly known as my junk drawer) for things like bag clips, tweezers, nutcrackers, etc. They're not very aestehtically pleasing, and they don't have good drape, but they are super lightweight.

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I do love those Env bags, so cute! and I’m glad Amazon didn’t have them because in to my cart they would have gone. And I really don’t need any more zip bags! I got a set very similar to the bags milgreen2 posted the link to in the comment above. My set is 16 bags, 8 sizes, so more size choice and they are different colors. I’ve traveled with them on many trips now and they have held up very well, better than I expected. Easy to spot and grab in your personal item. Which color has the charging cords, which color has the emergency Oreo stash?

@milgreen2,
Those are the same pouches I bought off of Amazon. Only I bought a different variety package than you. I like the different sizes and colors. I also like the see-through mesh for security checkpoints and identifying contents. I got so many for little money that I gave some out. Big ones can be used for clothing, wet clothes, and paper documents. Small ones can be used for snacks, toiletries, and first aid kits. Easy for organizing day packs and suitcase, totes, etc.. Aesthetically boring, but useful.