A little ATL at SXSW

No matter how you do the math, there just never seems to be enough time in the day for good music, cold brewskies, and a little face time with some downright cool people. Which is why every year people flock to Austin for the SXSW festivities. Since Gorilla Sacks couldn't put in the face time this year, we thought we'd send a little piece of ourselves over to Austin on our behalf. We boxed up our best, sent them off to Austin and left the rest to fate. Low and behold, our Gorilla Sacks bags wound up in some pretty cool hands. Check out some of our favorite pics from just a few of the awesome artists who played at SXSW sporting none other than Gorilla Sacks.

Dinosaur Feathers

Howler

We Were Promised Jetpacks

Simply Buckhead

We couldn't have been more pleased to open our mailboxes and find the newest issue of Simply Buckhead! Their March/April issue features local green companies and we were absolutely honored when they asked if we would be a part of the article. Here at Gorilla Sacks, we're dedicated to making the world a greener place, one bag at a time. We are delighted to see others that are dedicated to the same cause and are so thrilled that Simply Buckhead is showing Atlanta what we're all working so hard to do. Thanks Simply Buckhead!!

Fans in the wild!

There's nothing we love more than spotting our fans out in the wild. We found this lovely fan of ours, Carrie Freeman, at Trader Joe's using her Gorilla Sacks Classic Tote to carry her all of her groceries. Carrie is a professor at Georgia State University and bought her Gorilla Sacks Classic Tote back in 2009 the Enviro Expo. Since she's still using it two years later we didn't have to ask if she loves it... but we did anyway. Her answer was YES!!! 

Carrie Freeman sporting her Gorilla Sacks Classic Tote at Trader Joe's.

Happy New Year!

Well, it's finally here again. That time of year when we all reflect on the past 12 months and grab our pens to write down those things we want to improve. Here at Gorilla Sacks we pooled our resolutions and as it turns out, we all had some resolutions to improve our carbon footprint. We thought we'd pick out some of our favorites and share them with all of our Gorilla Sacks friends. 

Our first resolution at Gorilla Sacks showed up on more than one list this year. BAG THE PLASTIC BAGS! Despite the respectable effort by everyone here at the office to ditch plastic bags for good, we were all guilty of using a ziploc bag now and again. We recently launched our new line of eco-friendly food storage products, so we no longer have any excuse for plastic bagged lunches! Our first resolution is to eliminate all plastic from our lunches, including grocery bags, ziploc bags, plastic wrap, and plastic utensils. Now that we all have our eco-friendly lunch kits, this resolution is sure to last all year long!

We invite you to do the same. Get your eco-friendly lunch kit at http://www.gorillasacks.com/lunch-kit-grab-bag/

That's so Indian Lake Outfitters!

It's dark, dreary, and raining mad drops outside and there's no way to get around the gloomy nature of the day here at Gorilla Sacks. We all thought we were doomed for a damp day at the office, that is until we opened our emails to an unexpected and very bright little surprise. Our good friends at Comstor Outdoor sent us an article about a local store of theirs, Indian Lake Outfitters, carrying our very own Gorilla Sacks bags! We won't even try to reword what wonderful things they wrote.... read for yourself!


http://indianlakeoutfitters.blogspot.com/2011/10/gorilla-sacks-indian-lake-outfitters.html

Moped advertising? Say what?

Our friends at Coast 2 Coast Mobile Media just keep on surprising us with their crazy ideas. They recently showed up at our office on one of the coolest advertising contraptions we've ever seen... a mobile moped billboard! Here at Gorilla Sacks, we would consider ourselves to be billboard connoisseurs who know all the ins and outs of recycling these beastly signs. After Coast 2 Coast showed up this week, we had to tip our hats and pass the torch of ingenuity to our friends. After all, it's not everyday we see something new in a part of advertising that hasn't changed in years.

Moped advertising!

From Coast 2 Coast

There is just nothing quite like being in the Gorilla Sacks warehouse when we get a new supply of billboards. Our hearts start beating a little faster, our stomaches get tied up in knots, and we start getting a little jittery in anticipation of what lies within the folds of billboard material. Will it be a cool rock band, rapper or jazz musician? Will it be a new movie, t.v. show or news anchor? Well thanks to Coast 2 Coast Mobile Media we had a very exciting morning unpacking all sorts of great billboards. Coast 2 Coast Mobile Media was kind enough to recycle some very cool billboards with us so we can make even cooler bags out of them. It goes without saying that if it weren't for the generosity of the good people at Coast 2 Coast Mobile Media, we wouldn't be able to make such fantastic products. And that would be sad. Thank you Coast 2 Coast Mobile Media!!

One of the many awesome mobile billboards that Coast 2 Coast Mobile Media produces.