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Random: is there a proper name for those red & blue striped packing bag things?

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I believe the proper name is “red and blue striped packing bag things”

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My mother calls them “homeless bags”, and always has. Before things got good, I remember them coming out was a sign we’d been evicted or needed to find a new couch to surf. I also always remember the handles breaking if you made them to heavy.

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Oh that’s rough. Net hugs if you want them.

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Big ass canvas bags.

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I googled it and according to Wikipedia it’s called a laundry bag

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Cool! Thanks

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In my language we call them red white blue plastic bags

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