Our Story - Reusable shopping bags that are eco friendly, eco chic, inexpensive and easy to carry

Repax Co-founders:

Sammie, Valerie, and Margaret

Forgot your bags? We did too!
Going green is not so easy when you’re a busy mom. We wanted to find simple ways to make a difference. One idea was to reuse our shopping bags. Simple concept, difficult to carry out. Bringing bulky bags into the store was impossible to remember while juggling the details of life: picking up the groceries, getting the kids to soccer, rescheduling meetings, and a million other things. Every time the grocery bagger would say, “paper or plastic?” we’d cringe, envisioning the big pile of bags left on the passenger seat of the car.

Our Big Idea

We came up with an idea to keep reusable bags in our purse, so that we wouldn’t forget them. Our first attempt was to stuff plastic bags into an umbrella pouch. Reusing the plastic bags was a great idea but we found they would break after a couple of uses and have to be replaced. One step forward, two steps back. We spoke to Margaret’s mom, who has a passion for sewing, about making our own bags out of really durable fabric. We decided the perfect bag should be big but also compact, strong, washable, and reusable. It certainly wouldn’t hurt if the bags were cute, too. After countless attempts, we finally made Repax Bags: a convenient little pouch that holds four bags.

Love your planet, Love your bags

We just love our bags! They are always with us, so we never forget to grab them and can use them again and again. Each Repax bag purchase includes a set of 4 strong, roomy bags that fit easily into a little pouch with no fancy folding required. They hold up to 20lbs each and are washable. The bags come in five fun colors: mango, grasshopper, lagoon , confetti, and carnival. You will be the envy of your fellow shoppers with your colorful eco-chic bags! Repax bags have solved the problem of forgetting shopping bags with the added bonus of clearing your home of what we call “Mount Plastic Bag”. We know you’ll love Repax bags too.

Be Happy, Be Green and Feel Good

The Repax’ vision is to help reduce the 100 billion plastic shopping bags that are used annually in the United States, 500 billion worldwide, and decrease CO2 emissions making the planet healthier and happier. We will also donate a portion of our profits to the ongoing renewal projects of our wonderful city, New Orleans.

REspect the planet, REfresh your look, REpax your life

Margaret, Sammie, and Valerie
Repax Co-founders