The Original Small Shop Bag in Dawn 210 Ballistic. The Original Small Shop Bag in Red Blend 1000d Cordura. The Original Small Shop Bag in Tidal (blue with white grid) 200 Halcyon. The Original Small Shop Bag in Taiga (olive green with white grid) 200 Halcyon. The Original Small Shop Bag in Solaris (yellow with white grid) 200 Halcyon. The Original Small Shop Bag in Northwest Sky (light grey with white grid) 200 Halcyon. The Original Small Shop Bag in Acuity (light blue with white grid) 200 Halcyon. The Original Small Shop Bag in Sitka (forest green with white grid) 200 Halcyon. The Original Small Shop Bag in Ultraviolet (purple with white grid) 200 Halcyon. The Original Small Shop Bag in Iberain (red with white grid) 200 Halcyon. The Original Small Shop Bag in Island (blue with white grid) 200 Halcyon. The Original Small Shop Bag in Wasabi (green with white grid) 200 Halcyon. The Original Small Shop Bag in Coyote (tan with white grid) 200 Halcyon. The Original Small Shop Bag in Black 210d Ballistic. The Original Small Shop Bag in Coyote 210 Ballistic. The Original Small Shop Bag in Island blue 210 Ballistic. The Original Small Shop Bag in Viridian 210 Ballistic. The Original Small Shop Bag in Grass 210 Ballistic. The Original Small Shop Bag in Cloud 210 Ballistic. The Original Small Shop Bag in Olive Cotton Twill. The Original Small Shop Bag in Canary 1000d Cordura. The Original Small Shop Bag in Olive 1000d Cordura. The Original Small Shop Bag in Mayura 1000d Cordura. The Original Small Shop Bag in Orange 152 1000d Cordura. The Original Small Shop Bag in Beaver Camo 1000d Cordura. The Original Small Shop Bag in Boreal Ruff Stuff. The Original Small Shop Bag in Mountain Grey 210 Cerylon The Original Small Shop Bag in Cobalt 210 Cerylon The Original Small Shop Bag in Sangria 210 Cerylon
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Color: Cobalt 210 Cerylon

Ultra-lightweight reusable shopping bag with padded handles.

15 liters / 900 cu. in.

We've retired the Original Small Shop Bag so we can focus our efforts on other projects. You can sign up for our newsletter at the bottom of the page to receive updates on what we're working on next!

TLDR

Super light, super durable, and super comfortable. Perfect for storing bottles of drinks of your choice, cartons of milk, canned food, and other heavy stuff.

  • Large open-top main compartment with 2 smaller pockets inside
  • Piping on the seams to maintain the bag's structure
  • Handles with PORON® foam padding for extra comfort

You can also check out our Original Large Shop Bag.

Full Description

Large Open-Top Main Compartment

The main compartment of the Original Small Shop Bag can fit a lot! It's perfect for your farmer's market haul, to-go lunch, books, or folded up clothing.

The inside of the Original Small Shop Bag has two deep, open-top pockets you can use for items like wine or water bottles. When not in use, you can fold the entire bag into one of these pockets (see video here) if you want to save space, or store it inside your larger bag until you need it.

There are 2 O-rings in the interior of the Shop Bag. On one of the O-rings is a Key Strap and the other is unoccupied so that you can clip on a pouch, if you want.

Piping on the Seams

We've piped the seams with the same stiff plastic material used on hat brims. This piping gives the Shop Bag just enough structure to stand up while you're filling it.

PORON® Foam-Padded Handles

In addition to its good looks and organization, you'll notice that the Original Small Shop Bag's PORON®-padded handles make it comfortable to carry, even when it's quite heavy. Designed to be an ideal length that will allow most people to carry the bag in their hand or wear it over their shoulder, these handles successfully prevent that awful hand-slicing or shoulder-tugging experience of lugging traditional non-padded fabric handles. The PORON® will never break down or wear thin, no matter how many trips you make to the store.

What's Included

8" Snaphook/Snaphook Key Strap

As with most of our bags, we've included a key strap. 8" long from tip-to-tip, a snaphook on either end. Good for attaching your keys to.

What's Optional

The Original Small Shop Bag is the perfect bag for adding your own modular organization or clipping accessories into the O-rings, if you want. We recommend taking a look at our collection of organizational bags.

The main compartment of the Original Small Shop Bag can fit a lot! It's perfect for your farmer's market haul, to-go lunch, books, or folded up clothing.

The inside of the Original Small Shop Bag has two deep, open-top pockets you can use for items like wine or water bottles. When not in use, you can fold the entire bag into one of these pockets (see video here) if you want to save space, or store it inside your larger bag until you need it.

There are 2 O-rings in the interior of the Shop Bag. On one of the O-rings is a Key Strap and the other is unoccupied so that you can clip on a pouch, if you want.

We've piped the seams with the same stiff plastic material used on hat brims. This piping gives the Shop Bag just enough structure to stand up while you're filling it.

In addition to its good looks and organization, you'll notice that the Original Small Shop Bag's PORON®-padded handles make it comfortable to carry, even when it's quite heavy. Designed to be an ideal length that will allow most people to carry the bag in their hand or wear it over their shoulder, these handles successfully prevent that awful hand-slicing or shoulder-tugging experience of lugging traditional non-padded fabric handles. The PORON® will never break down or wear thin, no matter how many trips you make to the store.

8" Snaphook/Snaphook Key Strap

As with most of our bags, we've included a key strap. 8" long from tip-to-tip, a snaphook on either end. Good for attaching your keys to.

The Original Small Shop Bag is the perfect bag for adding your own modular organization or clipping accessories into the O-rings, if you want. We recommend taking a look at our collection of organizational bags.

Materials

Specs

Dimensions

12.2" (w) x 10.2" (h) x 9.4" (d) / 310 (w) x 260 (h) x 240 (d) mm
Handle Length: 19.5" / 495 mm

Weight

Cotton Twill: 11.1 oz / 315 grams
1000d Cordura: 8.9 oz / 250 grams
210 Ballistic: 6.2 oz / 175 grams
210 Cerylon: 5.6 oz / 160 grams

Volume

15 liters / 900 cu. in. 

Total O-Rings

2 (2 in the main compartment)

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60 reviews
  • Jen T.
    3 years ago
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Useful for everything!

    I use the small original Shop Bag for pretty much everything. I carry it folded in a larger bag (in the elasticized pocket inside my Synapse 19, for example) for overflow of items that accumulate during the day, to use during trips to the store, or to hold my kid's school papers/jacket/lunch box at preschool dropoff and pickup. Since the pandemic began, I have been using it daily to carry my devices, notebooks, and miscellaneous stuff around the house (as I frequently need to move around to accommodate all of us working and learning from home). It's currently holding: a travel mug in one of the side pockets, a 3DOC with small personal items in the other side pocket, a Chromebook (vertically, in a laptop sleeve), noise-cancelling headphones in their case, phone/office supplies/notebook in a small Freudian Slip, and a light sweater. The open top means that everything fits in easily and things can protrude out of the top and I can still carry it. The best thing about the Tom Bihn shop bags, as opposed to the many other reusable shopping bags or tote bags out there, is the handles. They actually fit over your shoulder and are comfortable to carry without slipping off.

  • Jennifer
    Verified Buyer
    3 years ago
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    The Handiest Small Tote Bag You'll Own

    Want to make cashiers happy? Buy this bag. Several cashiers have told me that they love my Original Small Shop Bags. As the bag is designed to stand up on its own it's easy to load with groceries. And the interior pockets are perfectly sized to hold a bottle of wine. Plus with the durable 200 Halcyon fabric no more spilled groceries when the flimsy bags the grocery store gives you rip!

    Not only is the Original Small Shop Bag the perfect grocery bag but it's also a handy tote bag for everyday use. Use it to carry snacks/toys/water bottles while you're running errands, veggies from the farmer's market, library books, picnic lunches, hobby supplies, etc. And if you tuck the bag into one of the interior pockets it's easy to toss it into one of your bigger Tom Bihn bags or a suitcase.

  • S M E.
    Verified Buyer
    Bought For Myself
    Product Standouts High Quality Craftsmanship, Durable, Compact, Versatile, Thoughtful Design
    1 year ago
    Bought For Myself
    Product Standouts High Quality Craftsmanship, Durable, Compact, Versatile, Thoughtful Design
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Original Small Shop Bag

    I'm really enjoying having a smaller bag since I don't always need my large bag, or I need both when I get carried away at the grocery. I'm not as fond of the Cerylon fabric, which feels like taffeta. I prefer the 210 ballistic of my large bag. Nevertheless, I'll keep using them both because I love both my bags.

  • Mrs W.
    3 years ago
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Small Shop Bag makes a great EDC

    I have both a black and purple original Small Shop bag (I like to switch it up) which I use exclusively as an EDC for work. It's handy for carrying my work laptop and charger along with my lunch, purse (Side Effect), a Cubelet used as a med kit and other bits and bobs. I clip my keys to a small strap fastened to one of the O rings. Work folders easily slip in there too. I've tried it as a travel bag - not very successfully because apparently travel bags need to be attached to my body, i.e., backpacks & crossbody bags, so I don't forget them. A few years ago, I left the purple Small Shop bag in an airport sitting area twice on the same trip!- luckily the people next to us saw I left it behind and brought it to me as we stood in the boarding line (yes, both times). It's also easy to clean, I use very diluted dish detergent to wipe it and rinse then hang to dry.

  • Christine T.
    3 years ago
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    One of my most used bags

    I was surprised on how often I use this wonderful bag. It’s large enough to carry a good amount, but not so large that when full, it’s not too heavy to carry. I have used the bag for grocery and Target runs, but I find that I use it for work a lot. It carries my lunch or any extra items that I need to bring . The best part of this bag is that it folds down small enough to fit into the larger of the Q-Kits.. I can carry my lunch to work, then fold it up and put into my purse for the trip home. Since it’s so packable, I find that I take it more places and use it more often.

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