One of my daughters is a solo mum, and we look after her daughter as she works weekends. Down to pick her up last week, they stayed overnight with an old friend, also a solo mum a couple of towns north. They went shopping the next day. Although we have no law, the major supermarkets are jumping the gun and banning single use plastic bags. So, her friend is using plastic bags. ''Hey, where is your reusable bag ?''...'Oh, um....' ''Grrrr, well I'll bloody well make you one !''
So a bag was duly made, and ended up online...and then people are wanting one. My daughter is a dressmaker, but that is not how she earns a living, her friend has marketing skills, but not what she does. So, now, in a week it has got out of hand, they are even exporting - to the South Island and Australia. My wife was out tonight, and has orders for 8 kits, that's 48 bags ! My daughter's flatmate has a graphics business, he has designed a logo, and printed off fabric labels. There is a Facebook page. All this in a week.
Here is Smokey Joe checking them out...in this small bag are 6 full size shopping bags, they roll up with a tie. I asked Smokey if he'd like one...he said he'd sleep on a it. A joke for the cat people...
So a bag was duly made, and ended up online...and then people are wanting one. My daughter is a dressmaker, but that is not how she earns a living, her friend has marketing skills, but not what she does. So, now, in a week it has got out of hand, they are even exporting - to the South Island and Australia. My wife was out tonight, and has orders for 8 kits, that's 48 bags ! My daughter's flatmate has a graphics business, he has designed a logo, and printed off fabric labels. There is a Facebook page. All this in a week.
Here is Smokey Joe checking them out...in this small bag are 6 full size shopping bags, they roll up with a tie. I asked Smokey if he'd like one...he said he'd sleep on a it. A joke for the cat people...