Giveaway! GreenSmart Bags, Win Your Choice
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This is the Indri bag, named after one of the largest living lemurs, an endangered animal native to Madagascar. This bag takes 35 plastic bottles that would have wound up in a landfill and puts them to good use – it’s made from them!
I have a 15″ MacBook Pro that I needed a carrying bag for, and after learning about GreenSmart™, I was happy to be able to review their product. GreenSmart™’s Bottles to Bags® products are all made from plastic bottles and named after endangered animals, plus 10% of the company’s profits are donated to non-profits to help create a “greensmart planet” in support of these animals.
I chose the Indri because I really liked the looks of the Kea, but it is too small for my computer – the Indri is the same style, just bigger. My Indri is blue, but if I could go back, I would probably choose black – the blue and gray just isn’t bright enough for my taste (and yes, I realize black isn’t bright! I just like my blue to be bright).
One problem I have with laptop backpacks that are large enough for my computer is that the shoulder straps are very wide, not padded enough, and just generally uncomfortable. The Indri is the first bag I’ve found that fits my shoulders well and doesn’t hurt, even with a good amount of weight in it. The outer pocket has some organization, with small pockets and pen holders, while the inner pocket is roomy enough for a few books. The laptop compartment is in the back, completely separate from the inner pocket, so there’s no need to worry about your computer being assaulted by anything else you’re carrying. Padding for the laptop is adequate.
GreenSmart™ also carries laptop messenger bags, which are very attractive, as well as laptop sleeves (including one for the iPad), lunch bags, bottle koozies, and wine totes made from neogreene™.
Now for the fun part – your chance to win a GreenSmart™ product. Yep, anything you want! Don’t have a laptop? You can still win a laptop bag, just use it for something else! Or choose a lunch bag. Or a wine tote… it’s up to you.
Giveaway Details
- Prize: One product, your choice, from GreenSmart™ (Maximum MSRP $109.95)
- U.S. entrants only.
- Contest will run from today, October 10th, until 11 PM Central time (Midnight EST) on Saturday, October 23rd
- Winner will be chosen randomly, announced, and contacted on Sunday, October 24th
How to Enter
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- Visit GreenSmart™ (opens in new window), then comment here telling us which product you will choose if you win. (REQUIRED ENTRY)
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Greensmart Rocks! If I win, I will choose the Mandrill backpack (Olive!)
I agree
The Mandrill backpack is my favorite too
Greensmart Rocks! If I win, I will choose the Mandrill backpack (Olive!)
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Greensmart Rocks! If I win, I will choose the Mandrill backpack (Olive!)
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I like the Sifaka lunch bag.
I would choose the baringo messenger bag in brown
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I would choose the black Baringo messenger bag
I would love to have the Puku Messenger Bag in olive.
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I would pick the Indri in blue.
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nice colllection. but my personal and i think perfect choice is indri.
I like the Mandrill backpack in Olive.
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I would really be able to use the Mandrill backpack.
Indri in Ocean Blue
I pick the Kea backpack.
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I would choose the Indri #4212 (Olive).
I WOULD LOVE TO WIN THE BLACK MANDRILL BAG!!! THAT IS AWESOME AND I’M A SINGLE MOM THAT WOULD PROBABLY NEVER BE ABLE TO BUY ONE FOR MY SON. PICK ME PLEASE!!!
At Green Start I’d pick the 17″ Komodo Lap Top Sleeve ($29.95) Item#12371 if I was lucky enough to win this great giveaway.
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Lauralee Hensley
I would choose the Puku bag in black.
I would get the Mandrill in black.
Mandrill looks great
baringo messenger bag
I would love the narwhal messenger bag
Indri
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Thank you so much for the chance to win…I would choose the Baringo Messenger Bag in blue.
Thanks,
Maureen
I subscribe via email…glad to have found your blog!
If I win I would choose the Mandrill in Black.
Hi– thanks for the great opportunity!
If I were lucky enough to win, I’d choose the Baringo in Olive.
Have a great day!
Lisa
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Oh goodness! this is hard but i think i’d choose the Puku messanger bag in green/ brown OR the Finback wine tote….so hard!
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i love love love the baringo messenger bag in green! love it. want it. need it..
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I would love the Baringo in Mocha!
I will choose the Baringo messenger bag in Mocha. It’s perfect for work and my ministry :)
thank soooo much!
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I love the Baringo (4412) in Olive!!
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i would def have to pick Mandrill backpack in black …thank you
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If I win I will get the Puku Messenger Bag
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If I win, I would choose the Mandrill Backpack in Olive. Thanks so much for the giveaway chance!!
I am a Focus Organic FB fan (Pattie Freeman). Thanks!
I would like the Indri bag because I belive that will fit my laptop nicely.
I like the puki…any color is fine
I would choose the Narwhal messenger bag.
Thanks for the chance to win!
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What a neat selection of “green” items. I definitely have to bookmark this site for future reference!
The item I would pick would be the Mandrill backpack in black. I love that it has a separate compartment for your laptop to protect it from harm.
I’d choose the Mandrill backpack in olive!
Wow! So many I would love to have! I think I would pick the Baringo in Black.Thanks so much for the chance! :)
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I follow you on twitter (@whitechocolatec) and tweeted: http://twitter.com/whitechocolatec/statuses/27418506091
I like you on Facebook (username: Les Cerises).
The Mandrill in Black is perfect for us!
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My husband is looking for a Manly type bag and I think the Baringo #4412 would fit
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thanks for the chance
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thanks for the chance
I like Baringo
The Indri bag in Black is beautiful, i’d love to win that. <3
I’d pick the Baringo in olive. :)
Yay for being eco-chic! I love the Margay lunch bags, really cool! :)
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I would like the blue Mandrill Backpack. :) Thanks!
I love the Narwhal messenger bag in Tan and Brown.
Thank you
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I would love the 17″ Akepa laptop sleeve
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I love the Puku Messenger bag!! Very chic! =)
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I would choose the ocean blue Narwhal messenger bag.
I like the baringo bag in black thanks for the chance into this giveaway.
I would probably choose the Baringo messenger bag.
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I would choose the Mandrill backpack in ocean blue.
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Kimberly B.
I’d choose the Baringo messenger bag in Ocean Blue for my daughter for school! Way cool!
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I like the Puku bag
Carole
I like the Mandrill in Olive. I would look into trying to fit camera padding in it. Failing that, I would use it for laptop, journal, writing/drawing utensils, etc.
http://store.greensmart.biz/indri.htm like this in ocean blue
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I would get the Puku messenger bag in Black
I’d choose the Mandrill Backpack in Black.
i would choose Mandrill backpack
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i would choose Finback wine case
I would choose the Baringo Messenger in Mocha.
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I like the mandrill because it has more pockets then the indri. I might just go with the black.
Baringo Bag in olive is what i would choose, my daughter would love this she is a super green loving earth machine.
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Love the Mandrill in Black. Awesome product!
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I like the Kea backpack in the ocean blue color.
I’d choose the Baringo #4412 in black
Thanks for the chance to win.
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Love the brown messenger bag
If I won I’d choose Mandrill backpack in olive
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i like the Mandrill in black color
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Id choose baringo in black (chucosbabygirl(at)yahoo(dot)com)
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I would chose the Margay, which comes in four colors, for my son. Looks very well made.
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Narwhal messenger bag.
I would probably choose the Akepa iPad sleeve if I win, because I have a new iPad [yay!] and no case of any kind for it.
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Katie Edwards
oh my goodness…I was looking for a present for my fella and here I am..
this is what I want to give him for Christmas..Baringo bag in green..
we finally saved enough for his camera( he loves doing drive-by photography) but are now buying a house and I realize he really needs a bag for all his lovely camera stuff..thank you for this opportunity..
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I am now an email subscriber of yours..
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I am also subscribing using my Yahoo Reader..
Corinne
I am and have been a fan of theirs on facebook..which led me here in a computer weird roundabout way ( I am new to this computer world this past year)
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I like the Baringo Messenger bag in Mocha…it would be the perfect bag for taking all my essentials to work and school.
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I would choose the Mandrill backpack.
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I like the green Mandrill backpack.
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I would choose this one
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I would choose the mandrill backpack in green
i love the mandrill bag!
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heidi donahue
I would get the Baringo messenger bag
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What a great giveaway, I would love love to have the baringo in olive thanks so so much for the chance to win eaglesforjack@gmail.com
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I would choose the Baringo messenger bag in Olive.
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Thanks for the giveaway…I think I would choose a Narwhal, Puku, or Baringo messenger bag for my daughter.
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i love the olive baringo messenger bag :)
finback wine tote
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I’d choose the Mandrill in Ocean Blue.
If I won, I would choose the Macbook 15 – Akepa. (love the company! I have never heard of them before now. thanks for the awesome giveaway!)
I like the Mandrill backpack. Thanks for the contest.
I’d choose 17″-Akepa laptop bag
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The Mandrill backpack is my favorite too
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My favorite is the Baringo in Olive!! Thanks for the chance to win a great giveaway
This is the one I would choose if I win
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I like the Baringo!
I like this in orange http://store.greensmart.biz/puku.htm
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I would choose the Baringo bag in Black :)