to think using FRENCH bags for life is poncery?

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in the Uk natch.

I've got a blue one with a big fish on it bought whilst on holiday in France (to carry the shopping in as they didn't have normal bags). I have used it over here as well, cos its nice and its for life.

Oh and OttersMum - it doesn't matter where you take your Morrisons bag they are never going to be poncey.

OK, I use mine, so you've got me bang to rights. Is it OK if I use them in really, really common shops though, where most of the customers can't read and therefore won't know that all the writing is in a different language? (Slopes off to see if there's actually any french writing at all on old bags, in which case I'm probably OK to use them without ponciness).

What, pray tell is a FRENCH BAG?

Is it like an English bag with a bit more style and an ever so slightly insoucient attitude?

I have a French one and an Australian one that I use. Double poncery, dontcha think?!

I bought some Jack Wills clothes recently. I am 47 and didn't know they were for teenagers.

Nice bags though.

you see this is how brands get the CLarkson effect

the rot is setting in

lol @gerbil

Big Brown Bags are just tat and verging on chav.

We are in London not new York ffs.

I must admit I look after my british museum ones, and my one from the pompidou.

arf now is a french museum bag for life the ULTIMATE in poncery
Maybe htis summer we need a bag for life abroad photo comp?

My absolute pet hate is people using those cardboard carrier bags from posh shops to carry their wordly belongings, it just screams 'I once went to a posh shop and bought an actual thing, look, LOOK!' - even if they're completely battered and torn and therefore suggesting that visiting the shop is not a frequent occurance. In the last week I have witnessed a woman transporting an APPLE in a large Selfridges bag, and only this morning, a woman who was carrying a Molton Brown bag for the sole purpose of stashing her scarf. And those bloody ugly, impractical, ugly, show-offy, ugly, ridiculous, did I mention UGLY, Macy's brown bags. Argh.

(feels like she's being stalked)

I take my french bags for life (that we brought home from our holiday) into Home Bargains - talk about giving mixed messages!!!

Crikey! I'd sooo forgotten about PE must-have-the-right-shopping-bag angst. I almost wore out the one River Island bag that we had in our house

I have a heavyweight Bloomingdales medium brown bag that I love and bought specifically to nark people off

benetton was de riguer in the late 80s

oh yes I can just see myself covertly photographing Tesco and Waitrose bags-for-life in the LeClerc at Sables d'Olonne and seeing how many turn out to be Mners

I will be carrying an MN lentil weaver one and a screaming baby

no no
YOU need to get a lelerc one and photo yourslef with it

I had a french bag for life, from holidays. It has broken though. I also have a Coles one from Australia. If it holds stuff, I use it

how about German? or Dutch? (tbf most people will think the Dutch is German anyway.)

Most of my bags for life are from those countries, as we lived there for several years and, as many people have pointed out, it's near impossible to get free carrier bags in European markets.

As someone who never, ever thinks about what other people might think about her carrier bags, this thread is starting to make me paranoid!

I was told by an Asda checkout lady I would have bad luck for using my Tesco bag for life with a Christmas tree on it in February - I didn't have the heart to tell her it was 2 years old and I had been using it year-round since I got it. I do prefer my fetching butterfly pattern one from Paperchase though.

oh I see

like the 'who was reading Just17 in the most exotic place?' competition

I send ds to school with selected carrier bags (not the Frensh ones - they're too big) for his swimming kit. I am a total wanker and possibly beyond help.

DUTHC???

now am all

My dd is currently sporting an Abercombie & Fitch bag which is ok with me as it has naked mens (or boys?!) chests on it!

Eeeep! I have French supermarket bags. I bought them there a couple of years ago and they are brilliant! So much stronger than UK bags. I've got an Aga one too. Very poncey!

I must admit that I do have a bit of a carrier bag fetish I can't afford a proper bag habit so I have a carrier bag fetish instead. What a saddo

I use only German bag for life bags as we lived there for 2 years and bought them back and don't want to buy others when these are still good.

German things last forever so I'll be using my 'Rewe' bags when I'm 90 no doubt