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In October I want to get all the bags I need for the holidays ready, but I'm running low on the canvas foundations I use when I make them. I also needed some new reusable shopping bags to take to the farmer's market (all mine are too flimsy or worn out.) So I bid on a cheap lot of six totes for $4.99, and won the lot. When it arrived I realized I didn't get exactly what I wanted, but I can use everything.

These two matching plastic totes are perfect as new reusable shopping bags. They're both brand new with tags.

Since the original price was $10.00 for each of them I definitely got my money's worth with just these two totes.

This is the kind of canvas tote I use as a foundation for the ones I make, only I really like the design of the leaves that's already on it. Since it's perfect for the fall I might save and use this one for shopping, too.

The is actually a diaper bag that retails for about $20 new even without the monogram, and it's barely been used; all it needs is laundering. I can't use it for a holiday gift bag, but it will make a nice picnic tote/carry-all for when we go to the parks.

The pink pineapple canvas bag just needs a wash, too. It will likely go to Kat, as it fits right in with her locale.

This embroidered Cape Cod souvenir bag probably cost around $50.00, and is also in new condition. It's roomy enough to serve as a weekender tote, or as a bed quilt project bag. I'm thinking of using it to store the star patchwork quilt blocks I got in the NC lot.

With shipping the lot cost me $10.67 total, which works out to about $1.78 per bag.

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