You don't have to send money to your local public TV station to get these better-than-your-average tote bags. Just donate the ridiculously low $3.50 to your favorite surplus supplier and you're ready to tote this logo-free lime green and black bag in cotton canvas. Measures 15" x 14" with a 4"-wide gusset on the bottom, and a 9” deep x 8” wide pocket on the side.

This gusseted, white plastic tote bag measures 17" x 16" x 4” with handles approx 12” long and has, for reasons unclear, a front that mimics a doctor's jacket with a stethoscope hanging around the neck of the bag. Ignore the faux medical-ness and just treat it like any other handy, waterproof plastic tote at a ridiculously low price. Or, go around telling people you’re in med school.

In soft poly-foam and a pretty powder blue color, we think this case was made for standard smart phones, although goodness knows you could keep any number of things in it. (Badness probably knows that, too.) Measuring 6” x 3-1/2” x approx 3/8”, it has a slot with black piping 1-1/2” from the top, and a small tab at the top corner with a removable, silver carabiner on it.

These satin-finish zipper bags have a vinyl interior and measure 20” long x 10” tall x 4” wide when you open the gusset on the bottom. Sort of the proportions of a giant pencil holder. Made for some specific purpose that nobody has shared with us, but think giant clutch bags, travel organizers, dressy briefcases or cash deposit bags to impress your bank. We'll pick one in red, black, lime green or royal blue.

Call it the bag of a lesser messenger. This dark olive Extreme Pak™ tote looks like a mini-backpack but has a shoulder strap plus a pair of handles. Measures approx 11-1/2" tall x 8-1/2" wide x 6" deep front to back, it's got a big inside zippered compartment, a smaller zippered pouch on the bottom, a pair of hook-and-loop closed pockets on the top, plus a plethora (that'd be 10) of band loops to hang stuff off. Mfg suggested retail is over $30. Just saying.

Both a clutch and a shoulder bag, this fashion-forward purse is disguised as a slice of watermelon. The glittery rind surrounds a ripe, red center festooned with marquise-cut black plastic seeds. In polyester with plastic accents, it measures 10” long x 6” deep in a half-moon shape. Has a wrist strap and an adjustable shoulder strap, both removable. Inside is white, with a 5-1/2” x 3-3/4” zippered pouch.

Be More Vacuous! At least pack more vacuous, because vacuum packing isn't just for coffee, it's for saving storage space for anything soft and squooshable. We suggest this 5-pack of 20" x 28" medium vacuum-seal storage bags, into which you can stuff pillows and blankets and sweaters and overcoats and stuffed monkeys and any number of other things, then suck out all the air with the enclosed hand pump and watch it shrink by 80% so you can slide it under your bed and forget about it for mold and moth-free years. (OK, it's not a pump, because it sucks, so call it a handy little sucker.) Also dandy for travel because the little sucker doesn't take up much space, so you can shrink your return laundry too--and keep it hermetically sealed.

When it’s time to drop your laundry into the machine, you probably sort your colors from your whites just like we do. We're here to save you a step. This staggeringly clever divided laundry bag invites you to stuff your tighty whities and your red pajamas into separate sides the second you take them off. On laundry day, just slip your arms through the shoulder straps and tote your duds to the laundromat. Includes a pair of mesh pockets for detergents, or for books to read during the drying cycle. Measures 45" x 20" x 20" overall.

We like our pouches festooned here at the home office. These are heavy-duty, 100% cotton, 9” x 5” x 2”, and zippered with a little 3” x 2-1/4” pocket inside. Also have a 1-1/2” hang-tab on one side. You pick: the off-white one, festooned with dozens of mystical alchemical symbols, perfect for those trying to change lead into gold or Bitcoins; or the garden-weed special with illustrations of poison sumac and ivy, clover, creeping Charlie, crabgrass and other beautiful nasties.

These white nylon mesh storage bags are made for storing furs out of season, but they’re happy to hold any clothing you need to keep moth-free while letting air circulate. Made of white nylon mesh fabric, the tops are solid quilted plastic, 18-1/2” x 5-1/4” wide in a wire frame with (2) parallel swiveling hooks. Each bag has a full-length zipper. You pick the 54” long coat/dress dress size or the 39” long jacket/suit size.