I’ve always been amazed by the evolution of the sandwich bag. Yeah, it doesn’t take much to amaze me.
When I was a kid, “zip lock” bags didn’t exist, which meant sandwiches were packed in those bags with the little flap that you folded over and tucked into the top of the bag. Remember those? They seemed to work okay, but they weren’t airtight and didn’t do a great job of keeping certain “wet” snacks from leaking into your lunchbox.
And then, sometime in the mid to late 80s, zip lock bags burst onto the scene, and the art of packing a lunch hasn’t been the same since. I’m pretty sure they still make the old school non-zip lock bags, although I don’t know anyone who actually uses them.
Nowadays, you can buy reusable sandwich bags like the watermelon-themed sack pictured above. I like this bag, not just because it’s all watermelony, but because it also helps the environment by keeping all those used plastic bags out of landfills.
According to the Etsy seller who handmade this bag and is selling it for just $7, the bag measures 7 inches by 7 inches and includes a full length Velcro seal across the top. The outer lining is made from high-quality cotton, the interior is lined with waterproof nylon, and the bag can be handwashed or machine washed.
I haven’t purchased one for myself, but I have purchased one to be given away as this month’s prize. I’ll choose one comment at random from all the comments left on the blog in April to receive it. What you fill it with is up to you!