Decision guide

Cotton Bags & Pouches: which one is right for you?

Cotton bags and pouches — 100% organic cotton fabric carriers at 160 GSM, screen-printed up to 2 colours, eco-friendly and reusable. The four SKUs differ in closure mechanism and size, serving four distinct use-cases: shopping totes (handles + optional zipper), drawstring carry-sacs (backpack-style), artisan sacs (wooden button), and small drawstring pouches (jewellery / cosmetics).

Business fit — what each one is for

Product	Closure / handle	Sizes (in)	Use-case	Cost band
Tailored Totes	Sturdy handles (optional zipper)	12×14, 14×18	Daily shopping / market / streetwear	Mid
Active Sac	Drawstring (backpack-style)	12×14, 14×18	Gym / day pack / laundry / dual-use packaging	Mid
Artisan Cotton Sac	Wooden button (optional mesh window)	11×12, 11×17, 14×18	Boutique premium / artisan retail / handcrafted feel	Mid–High
Cotton Drawstring Pouch	Drawstring (small format)	5×7, 8×10	Jewellery / cosmetics / small gifts	Low–Mid

Technicals — side by side

Spec	Active Sac	Artisan Cotton Sac	Cotton Drawstring Pouch	Tailored Totes
Material	100% Organic Cotton Fabric	100% Organic Cotton Fabric	100% Organic Cotton Fabric	100% Organic Cotton Fabric
MOQ	100 pcs	100 pcs	100 pcs	100 pcs
Production lead	3 weeks	3 weeks	3 weeks	3 weeks
Print	Screen	Screen	Screen	Screen
Max colours	2	2	2	2
Sizes	2 standard	3 standard	2 standard	2 standard
	Configure	Configure	Configure	Configure

Decide in four questions

Walk down from the first question — every branch ends at a product.

1. What CLOSURE / how should it carry?

   ├─ Handles (carry from the hand like a shopping bag)
   │     → Tailored Totes (tailored-totes)
   │       — sturdy handles, optional zipper, daily shopping
   │
   ├─ Drawstring (cord pulls shut; doubles as backpack straps in larger sizes)
   │     → continue to step 2
   │
   └─ Wooden button (artisanal flap closure)
         → Artisan Cotton Sac (artisan-cotton-sac)
           — boutique premium, optional mesh window

2. (If drawstring) — what SIZE?

   ├─ Small (5×7 or 8×10 in) — jewellery, cosmetics, small gifts
   │     → Cotton Drawstring Pouch (cotton-drawstring-pouch)
   │
   └─ Medium-large (12×14 or 14×18 in) — drawstring becomes backpack straps
         → Active Sac (active-sac)
           — "packaging that becomes a backpack"

Easily confused

"Active Sac vs Cotton Drawstring Pouch" — Both have drawstring closures. Active Sac is medium-large (12×14, 14×18) and the drawstring functions as backpack-style carry straps; Cotton Drawstring Pouch is small (5×7, 8×10) and the drawstring is just a closure for jewellery / cosmetics. Same closure mechanism, different size and carry function.
"Cotton bag vs Cotton Labels" — Both 100% organic cotton, but completely different products. Cotton bags (cotton-bag-family) are carriers — totes, sacs, pouches that customers carry. Cotton Labels (cotton-labels) are small fabric labels sewn into garments at the neckline. Same material, completely different role.
"Tailored Totes have a gusset?" — Not explicitly stated in the PDP. If a customer asks, the agent should say "Let me confirm — the PDP doesn't specify a gusset; the product shows as flat tote with handles."
"Wooden button on Artisan Sac" — Confirmed feature. The button gives the sac an artisanal warmth that drawstrings or zippers don't. Optional mesh window adds product visibility for retail display.

When this family is the wrong call

Customer wants paper retail carry bag → paper-bag-family (12 SKUs, 3 sizes × 4 papers)
Ecommerce shipping mailer → kraft-mailer-family / polymailer-family / self-locking-corrugated-box
Premium gift box (customer keeps the box, not a bag) → rigid-family / saree-box-family
Sewn-in garment label → fabric-label-family (cotton-labels, woven-labels, size-labels)
Waterproof requirement → not in this family; route to polymailer-family
Food-direct contact → not certified; route to food-safe SKU

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