Custom shopping bags — 500-unit minimum.
We source your job through a partner plant and return a quote in 24–48 hours. Minimum order: 500 units.
What shopping bags are
A shopping bag is a reusable carry bag — paper, non-woven or fabric — that a customer takes away and uses again. Where a paper bag is often single-use, a shopping bag is built to survive the trip home and the next one.
It is used by retail, grocery and events, and it is a marketing item as much as packaging: a bag that gets reused keeps the brand in circulation.
The formats
- Non-woven bags — the most common reusable bag. Cheap, printable, and it folds flat.
- Cotton and canvas totes — heavier and longer-lasting; the premium reusable option.
- Laminated paper bags — a paper bag with a coated finish for a stronger print.
- Jute and woven bags — a heavier natural finish for grocery and gifting.
- Rope-handle and ribbon-handle bags — the retail finish.
Materials and finishes
Non-woven polypropylene is the workhorse: light, strong, printable and cheap enough to give away. Cotton and canvas cost more and last longer, and they are the usual choice for a brand that wants the bag kept.
Printing is screen or flexographic for non-woven and fabric, lithographic for paper. A garment bag covers the apparel-specific end of the same job.
What to send with a quote request
The details that help us source the right package and price the job.
- Product type
- Quantity (500 minimum)
- Dimensions
- Material
- Printing and finish
- Artwork — ready, needs work, or none yet
- Timeline
Guru sources each job through partner plants in the US and overseas.
Production time and final specifications are confirmed on the quote.
Questions
- What is the minimum order for custom shopping bags?
- 500 units. Guru sources every job at a 500-unit minimum.
- What is a non-woven bag?
- A bag made from bonded polypropylene fiber. It looks and feels like fabric, costs far less, and is the standard reusable retail bag.
- Can shopping bags be printed in full color?
- Yes. Non-woven and fabric take screen or flexo print; paper takes litho.
- Are they reusable?
- Yes — that is the point. A non-woven bag lasts dozens of trips; a cotton tote lasts years.
- Which is more sustainable?
- A bag that gets reused has a lower impact than a single-use one. Cotton has the highest production impact but the longest life.