Old Bag News & Events
Everyone has gone SPOT mad this year!! Our Dotty Old Bag Ranges have exceeded all sales forecast this year with sales being 5 dotty bags to every 1 plain. We have been delighted with the sales and the feedback from new and existing Old Bags and now have a growing following with the very select Old Bag Club growing daily, so thank you and if you have not purchased an Old Bag its time to do so - its "cool" to be an Old Bag!
The new colours and styles, including the Old Bag Chunky Purses will all be available from the end of September and for more details look on "Coming Soon"
The Baby Changing Bag, new for 2008 has proved to be a winner with the Choc Ice being the most popular colour . The Sophie Baby Changing Bag is modelled on the ever-so popular Sophie range. It has an extendable strap, even more inside pockets and a baby changing mat. So if you are needing a baby changing bag or know someone who does then this is the bag to have, this is not just a baby changing bag, this is an Old Bag Baby Changing Bag!!
AWARDS
The Old Bag Company WON The Most Innovative Company catogory at the South Devon Excellence Awards. We are delighted with this win it means a great deal to be recognised for this particular award as we are very proud of coming from Devon and it was born on our local Devon Beach!
This is Sarah, Jackie and myself with Nick Bye, Mayor of Torbay.
We attended THE GIFT OF THE YEAR AWARDS at The Grosvenor House Hotel, having been shortlisted for the award.. The Old Bag Company came SECOND. We are delighted with this acccolade so hurry and get yourself an AWARD WINNING CHARLOTTE BAG NOW!
Here are a few photos of the Old Bag Gang at the event......
The Old Bag Company have been awarded REGIONAL WINNERS of the HSBC Start Up Stars
The Old Bag Company WON the FSB Devon Award for Business Enterprise 2008. We are delighted to have won this award it is great to be recognised in the region for all our hard work and helps raise the profile of this award winning successful local business.
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We are proud to announce The Old Bag Company has chosen a charity to support. FAMILIES FOR CHILDREN is a registered and approved voluntary adoption agency and charitable trust and operates across Devon, Cornwall and Dorset.(Patrons are Chef Michael Caines and Radio Presenter Judy Spiers) Their main focus is to find parents for children all over the country needing new adoptive families. Our mum (Sally) felt this was the perfect charity as she herself is adopted and the emphasis on The Old Bag Company is her 5 children. Every Ellie Bag and Ellie Junior Bagsold we donate a percentage to the charity. Inside every Ellie bag is a label saying "by buying this bag you have donated a percentage to Families for Children, thank you".
PRESS COVERAGE
THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH - The Good Buy Guide, Verdict "I'm hoping that a wave will carry off my old beach bag so I can justify buying a new one" Editor
BEST MAGAZINE - Bags of room, if you can never find anything in your bag, we've a solution - an Old Bag!
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH featured The Old Bag Collection in the Weekend Section as one of the “Top 5 Must Have Summer Bags".
VOGUE featured the Sophie Bag as the accessory to have this Summer.
THE SUNDAY TIMES TRAVEL MAGAZINE featured the Charlotte Dotty Old Bag as part of this season's "Must Have Stuff".
I'M PREGNANT MAGAZINE featured the Sophie Baby Changing Bag as a fun, funky and functional changing bag for parents on the go.
CONDE NAST TRAVELLER featured the Charlotte Bag as part of "Treasures to travel the Seven Seas".
PREGNANCY BABY & YOU featured the Sophie Baby Changing Bag as "The One We Love".
BEST MAGAZINE featured the Charlotte bag on their style page.
DRAPERS MAGAZINE featured The Old Bag Company in their Accessories feature of "Most Eye-catching Labels from the Birmingham Accessories Show".
The Charlotte Bag was in the Big Brother house for their Beach Task, very exciting. The production company then invited Charlotte and Emma to an Eviction Night. They were so thrilled and were even on TV as they were standing behind Davina McCall. They now think The Old Bag Company is VERY COOL!
The Old Bag Company is now selling through a catalogue in AUSTRALIA called Bambini Pronto. This is a very reputable catalogue and I was fortunate enough to meet the owners Megan and Tim when they were over here last year. This is very exciting for us as we feel the "Old Bags" will be perfect on Bondi Beach!
We are now working with a Company in Australia called A Hint of Europe who have secured outlets all over Australia selling The Old Bag Products.
All the photographs used on my website and brochure are Friends and Family. It has been great fun to put together and a very big thank you to all of them!