Help me find the get rid of my backpack! [more inside]
posted by ouchitburns on Oct 26, 2009 - 29 answers

At the end of woven straps, makers will put a metal cap to prevent the end from fraying. What is this cap called and where can I buy one? [more inside]
posted by iwhitney on Sep 29, 2009 - 14 answers

Minneapolis Filter: Where can I find this bag in or near Minneapolis tomorrow (Tuesday 9/22)? [more inside]
posted by xotis on Sep 21, 2009 - 11 answers

You: intrepid traveler. Me: in need of travel purse advice. [more inside]
posted by Leezie on Sep 12, 2009 - 17 answers

In what store (not online) can I buy a messenger bag? [more inside]
posted by k. on Aug 26, 2009 - 19 answers

I am writer in search of a messenger bag. What is your opinion of the Saddleback Leather Company, specifically its briefcase? In your opinion, is really it worth a month's rent?
posted by litterateur on Jul 29, 2009 - 23 answers

Help me get the vomit smell out of a cotton canvas messenger bag. [more inside]
posted by chalbe on Jul 29, 2009 - 24 answers

How do I remove (can I?) a screen-printed logo from a vinyl (?) bag? [more inside]
posted by softsantear on Jul 27, 2009 - 9 answers

What are the pitfalls, annoyances, and deal breakers of different briefcase types? Help me not regret a purchase! [more inside]
posted by FuManchu on Jun 24, 2009 - 13 answers

This public transit commuting young woman needs a bag that will fit her 15 inch Macbook Pro as well as gym clothes/sneakers. [more inside]
posted by metamush on Jun 1, 2009 - 21 answers

I need a backpack that won't warp or crumple paperbacks. Cheap, plain, no frills. Should simply hold books in place and maybe a binder. I don't carry a laptop or any fancy accessories. Bonus if it doesn't make me (25 y/o grad student) look silly.
posted by limon on May 16, 2009 - 4 answers

Best Checkpoint-Friendly Laptop Bag? [more inside]
posted by hokie409 on May 14, 2009 - 5 answers

Can anybody recommend a laptop bag that will hold two laptops? [more inside]
posted by TurquoiseZebra on Apr 29, 2009 - 14 answers

Need source for wholesale jute/burlap bags for holding bulk foods. Should be tight weave for holding fine food items such as flour; produced in the USA if possible; and made from organically grown jute if possible. [more inside]
posted by franklen on Apr 23, 2009 - 21 answers

Laptop rain cover/bag... does such a thing exist? [more inside]
posted by asterisk on Apr 22, 2009 - 12 answers

I bought my wife a unibody aluminum 13" Macbook for Christmas. She loves the laptop a lot but only has an old fashioned clamshell briefcase style carrying case for laptops, which was designed for 8 pound, 15.4" screen lap monsters. Can anyone recommend a female specific purse/laptop bag that is stylish and designed specifically for the 13" Macbook, or a vendor of an assortment of different styles of such bags?
posted by thewalrus on Feb 23, 2009 - 18 answers

Boss's Birthday meets Traveling Work Bag Essentials Filter: I need to give my boss something more than just a handful of zip-ties...help [more inside]
posted by Smarson on Feb 20, 2009 - 10 answers

I would like to know a superior form of backpack. It should be primarily appropriate for day to day backpack and school usage but also useful for light travel use or light camping use. I am ~6'4", usually weigh about 185 pounds, and male. [more inside]
posted by TheOnlyCoolTim on Feb 1, 2009 - 22 answers

I've made a new fabric product that I hope would sell 5000+ units. For viable efficiency I need to buy manufacturing of the product or its parts. I don't want to reveal my product idea, but let's use a SLR camera bag made in sturdy fabric as an example. My product has similar materials, size and complexity. How do I go from there? [more inside]
posted by nolnar on Jan 23, 2009 - 6 answers

I am obsessed with this bag. I cannot afford it. Please help me find a substitute. [more inside]
posted by peachfuzz on Jan 21, 2009 - 22 answers

The other day I spotted a very handsome shoulder bag of brown leather with a red stripe. I want to own one just like it. I wasn't able to ask the owner where he got it, but I was able to spot the manufacturer's logo. It looks like a heart, split down the middle into two lobes, and lying on its side. I've drawn a very crude version of it here. It looks faintly familiar to me -- does anyone recognize it? And in general, is there a good resource somewhere for looking up logos?
posted by Eater on Jan 21, 2009 - 7 answers

Help me find this grocery bag using trash bin., or something similar, please. I StumbledUpon this link and think it would be an awesome gift for my mother. She doesn't want to use reusable bags because she takes 8-10 empty aluminum cans to the recycle bin every morning along with a bag of cat poop/liter from cleaning the litter box. For convenience she uses two grocery bags a day for the job. If she's going to use bags I figured I may as well make it easy for her.
posted by RunawayOctober on Jan 7, 2009 - 4 answers

What sort of bag am I looking for? Over-the-shoulder, big enough for a laptop but without padding, no messenger-bag flap. [more inside]
posted by Godbert on Jan 5, 2009 - 10 answers

Cluelesshusbandfilter: Ladies! Help a semi-clueless husband find a book bag for his lovely wife!!! [more inside]
posted by Ponderance on Dec 19, 2008 - 15 answers

I am a Final Cut editor working on a first-class Mac Pro. But since I work at a shop with three other editors, I always seem to be hunting for various cords and cables (headphone splitters, rca to quarter-inch connectors, DV deck firewire cables, etc). I'd like to create something like a first-aid bag for myself, complete with all the accessories I seem to lose time searching for - like a CF card reader. My question is what would you put in the bag and what kind of small, manageable bag would you use. Links welcomed. Thanks.
posted by captainscared on Dec 14, 2008 - 4 answers

Where can I buy Yoshida & Co. Porter bags in New York City?
posted by davidriley on Dec 7, 2008 - 2 answers

I have an "MP3 Accessory" bag now I use for tools, but it's falling apart and nothing else I've seen online or in stores does quite what it does... [more inside]
posted by ostranenie on Dec 5, 2008 - 2 answers

Please point me to a stylish gym bag. The key word is *stylish.* [more inside]
posted by Slarty Bartfast on Nov 8, 2008 - 13 answers

I can't believe it's so tough to find a simple black purse. I'm sick of my current bag – a thrift shop find which I've used for years – and having become acquainted with its shortcomings as well as its attributes during that time, I'm ready to invest in a new one, if y'all will help me find it! [more inside]
posted by snowleopard on Oct 22, 2008 - 17 answers

What bag should I get to fit my (new) Macbook Pro + charger, Bose QC3s, big graphing calculator, Asus AspireOne + charger, and a binder or two? [more inside]
posted by speek on Oct 22, 2008 - 7 answers

Pen/small item organizer insert for backpack exterior pocket? [more inside]
posted by Zed_Lopez on Oct 6, 2008 - 4 answers

I have a Timbuk2 messenger bag. When I ride with it on, it wants to slip down to the right under my right arm. What can I do to make it more friction-y or tacky on the back, such that it is not so slidey? [more inside]
posted by everichon on Oct 4, 2008 - 15 answers

Where can I find a place that does leather repair in the NC Triangle area? [more inside]
posted by greta simone on Sep 22, 2008 - 9 answers

I'm looking for some type of book bag that would be easy on the arms/shoulders, i.e. as comfortable to carry as possible - any ideas?...more inside.... [more inside]
posted by kilohertz on Sep 18, 2008 - 7 answers

I'm looking for a sturdy, high quality, somewhat large bag to put up with some abuse. [more inside]
posted by warriorengineer on Sep 5, 2008 - 13 answers

What (early 80's?) Apple Computer was this nicely constructed nylon "carry-on" bag made for? [more inside]
posted by SmileyChewtrain on Sep 5, 2008 - 16 answers

So I went and bought myself a Sierra Messenger bag from Fossil the other day because I dig its funky style – yes, I know it has leather in it and yes, I know this makes me a hideous person – but I’ve got a real problem with it: it’s getting dirty. [more inside]
posted by turgid dahlia on Sep 1, 2008 - 20 answers

I need a durable waterproof laptop bag for under $100, and I need to buy it in the Boston area today. [more inside]
posted by genefinder on Aug 21, 2008 - 10 answers

I want to buy a new Timbuk2 Large Messenger but I can't decide what colors I want. Please help me design a custom one!
posted by stevechemist on Aug 18, 2008 - 9 answers

Where can I buy a cool piece of luggage in Los Angeles tomorrow (Sunday)? [more inside]
posted by drjimmy11 on Aug 16, 2008 - 4 answers

Please help me find an alternative to this Jack Spade bag. [more inside]
posted by mendel on Aug 12, 2008 - 7 answers

She wants shoulder bag, but it needs to be cute, light and simple. [more inside]
posted by Cogito on Aug 1, 2008 - 21 answers

Where can I find a reasonably priced, stylish, rugged, and roomy messenger bag?
posted by meta.mark on Jul 23, 2008 - 18 answers

What bag do I get for going back to grad school? [more inside]
posted by senseigmg on Jul 22, 2008 - 15 answers

Help a college student find a (simple) no-frills man bag! [more inside]
posted by bradly on Jul 17, 2008 - 16 answers

I want a real or very good fake tortoise shell evening bag - help me find one [more inside]
posted by chickaboo on Jul 3, 2008 - 8 answers

Where are some general places I can store my luggage? [more inside]
posted by champthom on Jul 2, 2008 - 7 answers

I'm looking for a travel backpack with removal daypack that is gadget friendly. [more inside]
posted by nitsuj on Jun 27, 2008 - 3 answers

I am the unproud owner of the world's most hideous weekend bag. I'd like to right the wrong by moving up to a really sexy-looking weekend bag (I'm a guy). [more inside]
posted by jimmyjimjim on Jun 2, 2008 - 26 answers

What does this bag say? [more inside]
posted by o0dano0o on May 31, 2008 - 6 answers