The Tote Buddy, a New Organizer for Reusable Shopping Bags, Makes Eco-Friendly Easy

DEL MAR, Calif., March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Julie Zizka noticed that lots of other busy women were having the same problem she was: forgetting reusable grocery bags at home or in the car. After deducing that the solution depended on keeping bags handy, she sewed together a portfolio-like organizer with materials from a fabric store. It worked like a charm, and did the job with style, so Zizka contacted a manufacturer. Soon afterwards, The Tote Buddy (http://www.thetotebuddy.com) was born.

"This is the world's first reusable grocery bag organizer," Zizka said. "Many cities across the U.S. have adopted 'ban the bag' or 'bag tax' legislation. Reusable bags are clearly here to stay."

The Tote Buddy enfolds reusable grocery bags in a flat, neat bundle, allowing for easy transport on shopping trips to grocery stores, farmers' markets and so on. Shoppers keep the organizer in the car until they reach the store or market and then place it in the shopping cart. The Tote Buddy organizer reduces the space that would have been occupied by multiple reusable bags loose in the cart.

"I attach my shopping list to the Tote Buddy with a clip so I can easily see the list items, but my hands are free for shopping," said Zizka. "At checkout, I hand The Tote Buddy to the packers so they have all the bags they need. Then I put it and any unused bags into one of the packed bags."

Once Zizka unpacks everything at home, she returns the bags to The Tote Buddy and hangs the organizer on the door to the garage so she remembers it the next time she goes to her car. In the car, The Tote Buddy slides easily into a door pocket. Instead of being spread about the car and house, the reusable bags are once again in one convenient place.

"This April 22 will mark the 40th anniversary of Earth Day," Zizka said. "We're making progress in environmental stewardship, and reusable bags are the easiest and most inexpensive way for consumers to help heal the planet. With The Tote Buddy, switching from paper or plastic to reusable bags is a cinch."

As part of her ongoing mission to give back, Zizka is currently considering partnering with a charitable organization in San Diego to host a "tweetup" for local Twitter users. Interested parties can contact her through Twitter @thetotebuddy or her Web site's contact form.

Zizka's company, Momentum 1 Products, Inc. offers The Tote Buddy in black or a bright floral pattern. Buyers can opt for a Tote Buddy with one black reusable grocery bag for $9.99 or a Tote Buddy Solution collection, which has three accompanying orange jumbo-sized bags, for $12.99. Individual reusable bags are also available for purchase. The company ships internationally, and orders may be placed online.

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SOURCE Momentum 1 Products, Inc.