The $78 cost reflects not just the customizable printed phrase of your choice, Fair Trade-certified wages and profit dividends for the women who make the bag, but a bag that is built to be durable and reliable for the long haul!
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– Durably made to be long-lasting
– Features your customized phrase (great for gifts!)
– Vegetable-tanned leather handles that age to a golden brown over time
– Water-resistant interior that’s easy to wipe clean
– Benefits the Bangladeshi moms who craft each bag.

Every market bag is handcrafted in Bangladesh by people who receive Fair Trade-certified wages, annual profit dividends, and a retirement fund; read Forbes.com’s article on how this approach is changing people’s lives, with 665,000 bag owners and counting. The bags are then shipped to Los Angeles, California, where a growing team of 13 people print one-of-a-kind customizations onto the bag.

Through the Customized Market Bag and the other products in our collection, we have been able to provide over years of work with Fair Trade-certified wages to mothers in Bangladesh. The linear job creation arc of the Market Bag is something that we strive to have in all Apolis products. We are pleased that every person can now take part in this story in a way that is personal, by creating a Customized Market Bag.

Apolis has a long-standing reputation with immeasurable philanthropic events year-round. Just last year we had similar fund raising products and we donated over $30K to Direct Relief, $21K to charity: water and over $20K to Baby2Baby. You can rest assured that we’ll continue these efforts and take it a step further in these trying times.

We’ll post it publicly on social media and contact the winner via email or sms. We’re tickling with excitement and hope to contact YOU!