9 ways to make your printed carrier bags stand out

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  If your business offers printed carrier bags to customers, then you could be sitting on a marketing goldmine. You are literally marketing your products or services wherever the customer takes your printed carrier bags – and all for the small cost of that bag! The question is – are you making the most of […]

How carrier bags revolutionised the shopping market

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The modern lightweight carrier bag, dating back to the 1960’s, is the invention of Swedish engineer Sten Gustaf Thulin. Thulin, who worked for Celloplast, the well-established producer of cellulose film, developed a method of forming a simple one-piece bag by folding, welding and die-cutting a flat tube of plastic to produce a bag. This simple, […]

Reusable printed bags: the unsung hero of the packaging world

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  How many different printed bags do you have at home? Quite a few I imagine. We use them to carry groceries, to carry our gym kit, to pack our children off to school each day, to store other bags (we all do it!) etc. We use printed bags so frequently and with such little […]

Why Buying Printed Bags Isn’t All About The Price

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If you’re going to the trouble of buying printed bags for your business, you will want them to be a bag your customer will be happy to receive, and something that reflects the quality of your product. This is why buying printed bags isn’t all about the price. At The Printed Bag Shop we want […]

The boom in printed bags for life

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It’s unsurprising that across the United Kingdom, there’s been a steady increase in the amount of reusable bags, or ‘bags for life‘, being sold to consumers. As we all try to live in a more environmentally friendly way, and as the levy on single use carrier bags spreads across the UK, making the most of […]

Benefits of buying bags from The Printed Bag Shop!

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Now, we know what you’re thinking – of course we would say that it’s most beneficial for you to buy your bespoke printed merchandise from The Printed Bag Shop, we wouldn’t be in business otherwise! But, hear us out. We genuinely think that, compared to other printed bag suppliers, or going direct to manufacturers, there […]

Paper Vs. Plastic: Which Printed Bag Is Best For You?

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Today, there’s a battle of the heavyweights on the TPBS blog – we’re putting plastic and paper bags to the test, in order to find out which material is best for you! We know it can be hard to choose which kind of bag you’re after (I mean, a bag is a bag, isn’t it?) […]

Do You Know How to Tell Your Brand’s Unique Story?

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Storytelling is an essential form of human communication. It helps each of us make sense of our life experiences and shows us our place in the world. Your brand’s story is just as fundamental to building your business as your finances, products and customer service. When you get it right, your brand’s unique story helps […]

How Printed Bags can Enhance Your Customers’ Experience

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Highly cost effective and versatile, printed bags present your brand to the world. They are an essential piece of kit for any business owner, marketing executive or events professional. Part of what makes printed bags so great is that they can improve your customers’ experience in many clever ways. They create positive feelings towards your […]

The Printed Bag Shop’s 2015 Guide to Upcoming Events

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Exhibitions and trade shows are a great way to meet new customers, showcase your brand and network in your industry. Having a beautifully designed printed bag to give to those you meet can help to reinforce all the positive aspects of your business, reminding people of who you are and what you have to offer. […]

Why Printed Laminated Bags are the Perfect Choice for You

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Printed laminated bags can really help you to market your business to a wide audience. They can be found in all the best places – high-end retail stores, prestigious exhibitions and conferences – reinforcing the desirable product or service you want to promote. As well as looking great, printed laminated bags an incredibly cost-effective and […]

The guide to printed retail bags

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  Printed bags are often the unsung hero of retail; thousands of them are provided for customers in high street stores across the UK every day, and they are an invaluable tool for helping your brand get seen by an exponential number of people. There’s a whole host of different types of bags that would […]

Product Profile: Printed Plastic Bags

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Printed plastic bags are one of the core products here at The Printed Bag Shop, which is why we already supply millions of them to customers across the country each year. Though plastic bags may often receive negative criticism, we are dedicated to ensuring our products are as environmentally friendly as possible, often using recycled […]