Earth-Friendly, Trackable Gift Bags are Connecting People One Gift At a Time

(PRWEB) October 9, 2005

We’ve all done it. Sat in our favourite chair on Christmas morning and looked on in horror at the piles of torn and discarded wrapping paper littering the room. Once you have got over the shock you put it into bin bags (usually two or three) and leave it outside for the bin man along with everybody else in your street. What generally follows is a feeling of guilt about all of the litter you are consigning to landfill sites. In fact it is estimated that over Christmas as much as 83 square km of wrapping paper will end up in UK rubbish bins, enough to cover an area larger than Guernsey.

However, help is at hand. Wrapsacks, which have now arrived in the UK and Ireland, are reusable earth friendly gift-wrap bags that give consumers the ability to package gifts instantly and uniquely, while feeling good about their purchase. In addition, consumers can follow their gift bag’s journey online as it’s passed from one person to another.

To encourage reuse, recipients of a Wrapsack can use the Track-A-Sack system on the Wrapsacks website. It allows gift givers and receivers to follow their individually numbered Wrapsacks as they journey from person-to-person, often around the world. Users register their Wrapsack online. They can name it, see how many miles it’s travelled, what gifts it’s carried and where it has been to. In addition, the website offers tools to help users manage their gift giving including Track-a-Sack e-mail reminders of important occasions and past gift logs to avoid embarrassing repeats.

The unique Wrapsack design (each one is hand-dyed in the batik tradition) make all gifts seem very special. Wrapping is easy and instant—just put items into the bag and tie the integrated cord.

This should prove a boon in the UK considering that over half of men (55 per cent) and 32 per cent of women are still leaving their shopping to the last minute. Wrapsacks are therefore Ideal for last minute types who have no wish to struggle with unruly wrapping paper, tape and scissors.

Wrapsacks are available in a variety of sizes and designs, with both everyday and Christmas designs available. Prices range from £1.62 to £3.78.

For further information please visit http://www.churchviewmarketing.com or telephone Church View Marketing on 016973 45257.

NOTES FOR EDITOR

Church View Marketing is an online retailer and wholesaler of environmentally friendly gift products based just outside the Lake District National Park in Wigton, Cumbria. For product images or samples please contact Tony Ward, Telephone 016973 45257.

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