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 incredible 6-piece variety pack of 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.) You get 2 small bags 24" x 16", 2 medium bags 28" x 20" and 2 jumbo bags 32" x 24". 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. For faster sucking, use a vacuum cleaner!

Until this one. It's called the Ultimate Parent Backpack, but we make no judgments here, so we're selling it to anyone who appreciates what separates it from the kids' versions. Made of water resistant nylon, the large main compartment is augmented by: a laptop and tablet compartment; cable management system; adjustable stroller straps, diaper changing pocket with changing mat and separate wet pocket; multiple phone and bottle pockets; key chain holder; luggage support strap; accessories pocket; wipes dispenser; and hidden security pockets on the back for tickets, passports and wallet, plus one on a front strap for cash or credit cards. Call it the ultimate travel/diaper bag/backpack that you won't leave home without. In fashionable and water repelling, stain-concealing black. Measures only 12.5" wide x 16" tall x 9.5" deep

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.

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 and a 1-1/2” hang tab on one side. You pick the construction-yellow one festooned with dozens of illustrations of hand tools; or the off-white one, equally festooned with dozens of mystical alchemical symbols, perfect for those trying to change lead into gold or Bitcoins.

Time ago, burlap bags're all over the place, child. Sisal sacks too. We used 'em to make sandbags, protect winterin' plants and keep down weeds, sew up scratchy britches, and collect frogs. Made dog beds out of 'em, fulla wood chips. Mama called 'em tote sacks or croker sacks, and daddy aluss kep' a few in the bed of the pick-up. 'Course daddy went and died and them plastic bags took over. Mama hated that. These here burlap bags used to have coffee inside and they say they're from lotta different countries and your'n might could be anywhere from about (3) to (4) foot long by 28" wide, good fer big dogs or small dogs-lotta frogs either way. We will grab 2 out of our pile and try to get you two different, but remember it's surplus, so you get what you get without throwing a fit. 

Just like mom carries, but sized for tots whose hands are closer to the ground. Our little canvas tote bags measure 8-3/8" x 8-1/2" x 2-1/4" with pix of cartoon kids on one side. You pick a dozen with either "Grandma, you're sweet" or "Grandpa, you're full of fun" above the cartoon, and with appropriately pink or blue handles.

Our big square duffel bag is made of water-resistant polyester canvas in a digital camo design, perfect for members of the military or anyone who wants to hide luggage in the woods. Measures 25" long x 14" square with 14" square x 2-1/2" pockets on each end with slide-in compartments on the outside and a pair of 9" x 10" zippered pockets on the front. Light olive canvas handles and a matching detachable shoulder strap.

And reflective triangles are safety warnings. This one’s on the back of a 9-1/2” x 2-1/4” triangular nylon bag originally for an auto emergency kit, but empty now. It’s black, with red piping, a reflective green triangle on one side, a zipper around two sides, and a fabric loop at one corner. We like it for the back of a bike or a jogger, a way to stay safe and carry a sandwich at the same time.

The snazzy part is the metallic-toned bottoms. These nylon pouches are 6" deep x 3-3/4" lined and lightly padded. Have drawstrings and spherical cord locks, plus small tabs on the back, which would take a neck cord if you had one. You pick black and olive green with metallic-toned checkerboard bottom, or red with gold-tone bottom.

You'll get (1,000) clear cellophane bags, 6-3/4" wide x 9" deep with open tops, the kind you used before the little zip-tops were invented, and they're just as useful as ever.