So ever since I moved to Zurich I’ve been seeing these Freitag bags — about 1 in 5 people on the tram have them.
http://www.freitag.ch/index_frames.php
I always thought they were kinda tacky looking, especially since they are glossy and trendy looking and look like they get dirty really easily. They have a unique & simplistic look and I can see how people would like them, especially after they became popular.
Then I was in a store and saw a big display for them. They’re dirty *before* you buy them. Some of them look like they’ve been dipped in sewage. Now I’m outraged. WTF is wrong with people — buying new bags that look trashed. How stupid is that?
Then I found out that they’re made from completely discarded stuff — old lorry tarps, seat belts, and popped bicycle tire tubes. So the dirty is at least
somewhat legit & justified. So now I still think they’re kind of ugly, but I want one anyway because they look like nice bags and I dig the fact that they are made from other stuff.
Then this morning I find out that they cost 200 Swiss francs each. That’s 153 US dollars. For a fucking recycled plastic bag that I could probably make. Screw you Freitag, you played with my emotions.