Kitchen

[mousiegirl]

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@Northern Belle 2 wrote:

I'm surprised QVC would have this as a L&L TSV so close to the California Innovations TSV.  I just used one of my Americana bags for the first time and the others are still packaged.

I'll watch the presentation and check out the L&L TSV .  Maybe if there are couple of different features that the other bags don't have, I'll consider buying.

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@Northern Belle 2  I use the California Innovations totes, love them, epsecially the super large which Q sold, but doesn't any longer, so found them elsewhere.  Mostly, I use them for things other than cooler bags, do have a few for that use.

[Northern Belle 2]

Well, I ended up getting the stars L&L bag.  It was different enough from the recent CI bags that I could justify it.  I love the addition of the crossbody strap; none of my other bags have this.  I can really use the L&L containers that come inside.  I have a rectangular one with the handle and I use it all the time, so the round ones will get a lot of use.

P.S.  Like many others, I've been unable to log in for several days.  I could finally get in tonight; however, I had to choose a new nickname.  I was previously Northern Belle and now I'm Northern Belle 2.

[BdBettyB]

I love L&L containers but I've never used a bag from them? How do they hold up? 

[Susan Louise]

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@Northern Belle 2 wrote:

Well, I ended up getting the stars L&L bag.  It was different enough from the recent CI bags that I could justify it.  I love the addition of the crossbody strap; none of my other bags have this.  I can really use the L&L containers that come inside.  I have a rectangular one with the handle and I use it all the time, so the round ones will get a lot of use.

P.S.  Like many others, I've been unable to log in for several days.  I could finally get in tonight; however, I had to choose a new nickname.  I was previously Northern Belle and now I'm Northern Belle 2.

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@Northern Belle 2  That is what sold me to get this L&L TSV along with the stand up feature. I ordered the black.

I purchased the CI TSV a couple of weeks ago in the solids and also have an x-large large Rachel Ray insulated tote from about 5 yrs ago. I like being able to have the variety for different needs.

[chickenbutt]

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@BdBettyB wrote:

I love L&L containers but I've never used a bag from them? How do they hold up? 

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I have a couple of their bags and they are nice and heavy - definitely not even close to thin and flimsy.

But, like others here, I use the Calif Innovations pieces in the back of my car to put my groceries in.  I've had them for years and would not like to be without them.   I cannot even remember what it was like to put a bunch of grocery bags in the back of my car and drive home with them flying around. 

[Mominohio]

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@Northern Belle 2 wrote:

I'm surprised QVC would have this as a L&L TSV so close to the California Innovations TSV.  I just used one of my Americana bags for the first time and the others are still packaged.

I'll watch the presentation and check out the L&L TSV .  Maybe if there are couple of different features that the other bags don't have, I'll consider buying.

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@Northern Belle 2 

I will say, that in my opinion, most California Innovations totes aren't nearly as well made as the LocknLock brand ones. 

I have either bought, or seen most of the California Innovations bags in various sizes and styles, and I have gotten rid of most of them. I find many of them to be awkward in size, and the fold up and snap ones never really snap well, very hard to get the snaps to work. 

They used to carry a brand here called Sachi, and they were smaller totes but I loved those as well. Have gotten a few Rachael Ray totes here as well, years ago, and they were top notch as well. 

Of all the insulated totes offered at Q recently, the LocknLock are the best made, in my opinion.

[Mominohio]

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@BdBettyB wrote:

I love L&L containers but I've never used a bag from them? How do they hold up? 

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@BdBettyB 

Their bags are some of the nicest, strongest and prettiest I've ever seen, and over the years, I've bought a lot of insulated bags, here and other places.

Just pay attention to the size to be sure it will meet your needs for size, but as for quality, I love my LocknLock insulated bags in all the many sizes I've bought over the years.

[BornToShop]

I just ordered the Camo; I have nothing like it and love the colors!  Hands-down, L&L totes are the best.  My other L&L totes keep things very cool for a longer time than a couple others I have given away.  

[Katiek]

I have both the CI bags and this LnL from last year andl like them both for different reasons.   The CI are great for shopping and bringing groceries home.  They're also useful for toting food when we go away for the weekend.  But the LnL tends to be a more sturdy material in my opinion and I use that for bringing lunch  and iced tea or seltzer into work.  It's nice to have the shoulder strap for caryring the bag when I also have to carry my purse and laptop.   I like the solid, darker colors for bringing it into work.   It's large for a lunch bag, but I also  bring a big thrmos of coffee or iced tea.