Two Entries in One Day
But this one will be shorter. Verity, who is environmental rep at Regent’s and one of my friends, Celia’s flatmate, is looking to see if there is enough interest at Regent’s to order some canvas, reusable bags to use for shopping instead of plastic bags. But they would be personalized with a Regents motto: “This is not a plastic bag; this is a Regent’s bag.” They’re fairly cheap, two different kinds, though we’ll just order one, depending on what most people want. There are hemp ones for 1.79 pounds (go to http://www.supreme-creations.co.uk/medium-jute-shopper.asp to see what they look like), which I like best because they’re cheaper and I think they’re cooler. So far, they’re winning the vote. And there are cotton ones for 2.32/2.52 pounds (free trade cotton http://www.supreme-creations.co.uk/fair2.asp for them). So I don’t know yet which ones we will order, and we’ll only get the motto if we have 200 or more orders. So this might not be a possibility. But I think it’s a really cool idea, and good for the environment.
So why I’m telling people who read my blog this is that I thought they would be a good souvenir if anybody wanted one. They won’t say Oxford, but they will say Regent’s, my college, and you’ll have reason to brag on me whenever you use it. Haha. If we do order them, I’ll probably get a few as gifts, but if anybody would definitely want one, I could add that to the number I tell Verity that I want. So if you would be interested (less than $4 for the hemp ones and around $5 for the cotton ones), you should e-mail me. Then I can tell Verity I want more, and hopefully we’ll be closer to getting the 200 minimum. So I know this sounds like a sales pitch, but I do just think it’s a cool idea (I’ve decided I’m going to become more environmentally conscious recently) and a fairly cheap souvenir from England. But people e-mail me (caitlan.adkins@gmail.com) if you would be interested. 