TinTac bags

Why didn't I get an email telling me the outcome of the draw?

2008-09-07T17:21:00.006+01:00

We haven't had that question from anybody yet but we're expecting it at some point. For some inexplicable reason a few regular participants in the draw have opted out of receiving any emails from us. But as that is the only way we alert all participants — winners or losers — it means we can't let them know how they've done. They may as well not have bothered to enter at all.

By the same token, other time wasters spoil their chances by entering multiple times in the same round. And this in spite of our clear statement that it's "one entry per person, per round". It's not just their own time they're wasting either. It takes us a lot of time to weed out the multiple entrants and otherwise spoiled entries before the draw takes place.

While we remove multiple entrants from the draw, we still send them a results email (assuming they haven't opted out, of course). Otherwise our reminder of 'one entry per person' would simply be received by those entrants who already honour that request. And what we want, of course, is to impress on everyone that we do everything we can to make sure that their one entry counts and isn't being diluted by multiple entries from other participants.

September winners in our messenger bag prizedraw

2008-09-07T13:54:00.002+01:00

Julie Davies from Bangor and Eileen Hobson from Branksome near Bournemouth are this month's winners. Julie was the 255th person to enter the round and 255 was the random number that came up in the draw. Eileen won by dint of being the first to choose the most popular bag choice in the round. The early worm catches the bag - Eileen will probably be the only person that understands that reference.

Two win bag in August 2008 prize draw

2008-08-03T09:52:00.004+01:00

The winners in the last round of the free monthly prize draw for one of our bags - canvas messenger bag or rucksack bag - are Clair Brown and Jennet O'Donnel. Jennet won for choosing what subsequently proved to be the most popular bag in the round. Clair just had the luck of the draw: she was the 230th entry and that was the number generated by the random number generator at Research Randomizer.

There were no losers; all entrants received details of a discount voucher worth 20% off any of the bags on the site.

Colour Clash

2008-07-31T15:51:00.005+01:00

Maxim's September issue has our Clash canvas messenger Bag in a head to head with W2's Pantone Palette Bag. TinTac appears to have come out on top. And black aside, it comes in just as many colours.

"Top Trend... Messenger Bags - If you want to be noticed as you speed away from the red lights, you'll need a flash messenger bag. Music fans should look out for TinTac's concert range, featuring the likes of Babyshambles and The Clash. But if you're after a bit more colour then W2's Pantone palette bag is the one for you." Maxim

Our messenger bags make the Front pages

2008-07-31T15:21:00.005+01:00

The inside pages of the September edition of Front magazine to be precise. The Hoxton Concert Collection shares the limelight with snippets from Altamont Apparel, a collaboration between Fred Perry and British designers & Son, and Urban Industry's veggie sneakers. Wholesome company.

"Bag boys TinTac have teamed up with White Label to make a range of bags that you can customise with some proper iconic concert tickets, including the likes of Zeppelin, The Clash and some kick-ass artwork from Joy Division."

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Bought one of our cotton canvas shoulder bags or Totes recently?

2008-07-25T15:05:00.004+01:00

If you're a recent owner one of our Hoxton messenger-style shoulder bags or Bloomsbury totes we'd love to hear from you.

What do you think of it?

Please tell us by posting a comment and let the rest of the world know at the same time. While we're pretty sure the overwhelming response will be positive We don't expect it to be all be good news and any criticism will help us improve future versions of the bags.

Urban rucksack on the right track with Virgin Trains

2008-07-23T09:35:00.004+01:00

The July-September 08 edition of Virgin Trains Hotline magazine features Lewis Hamilton on the cover and inside - the TinTac Bloomsbury (in Virgin red, of course). The description of this three in one bag (tote/shoulder bag/rucksack) is spot on. Even the fact that it's weatherproof and has loads of pockets for all your gadgets and portable devices is on the right lines. But where the description goes slightly off the rails is when it says it's made of canvas. Instead, it's a heavy duty man-made weave with rip-stop lining. They must have been confusing it with the cotton canvas Hoxton - our messenger style shoulder bag.

Just for the record, it's not just men that buy our bags.

2008-07-02T17:00:00.011+01:00

The Independent on Saturday, June 28th picked up on TinTac and included the following snippet:

"For music-loving men, this is the perfect bag. Made by TinTac, the Bloomsbury is a modern take on the original DJ bag designed by John Wright, founder of the legendary music store City Sounds, nearly 30 years ago. Prices start from £60"

June 2008 prize draw for messenger bag

2008-07-02T09:06:00.003+01:00

The winners in the last round of the monthly draw for one of our bags - messenger bag or tote bag - are Helen Lockwood and Tessa Hamlbey. Helen happened to be the first entrant in the draw to choose what subsequently proved to be the most popular bag in the round. Tessa was the 272nd entry and that was the number generated by the random number generator at psychic science.

There were no losers; all entrants received details of a discount voucher worth 20% off any of the bags on the site.

Messenger bag for the avid DIYer

2008-06-22T20:36:00.003+01:00

Came across this little gem on YouTube (where else). If the green Hoxton messenger-style bag just isn't green enough then get out the plastic and iron yourself one. Bre Pettis shows you how. His film Make a messenger bag out of trash bags takes as it's source a messenger bag design by fellow blogger federico.

Light shed on Floyd concert in land of rising sun

2008-06-06T16:31:00.007+01:00

Many thanks to Spencer Kelly for filling in the gaps in our information about the Pink Floyd in Japan concert ticket.

"I thought I'd mail and shed some light on the Pink Floyd ticket displayed - being a fan an' all...

Taiikukan, Tokyo, Japan. 6th March 1972

The setlist was:
Speak To Me
Breathe
On The Run
Time
Breathe Reprise
Mortality Sequence
Money
Us And Them
Any Colour You Like
Brain Damage
Eclipse
> Intermission
One Of These Days
Careful With That Axe Eugene
Echoes
A Saucerful Of Secrets

Hope this helps!

All the best, Spencer

Prize draw winners

2008-06-02T11:02:00.008+01:00

It's early days for our Prize draw but this will eventually become a long list of winners with the most recent at the top of the list:

J. Davies
E. Hobson
C. Brown
J. O'Donnel
T. Hamlbey
H. Lockwood
M. Dimond
Y. Course
D. Coles
M. Cheetham
M. Andrews
O. Ravaux

The draw takes place on the 1st of each month before noon. Any entries received after the draw on the 1st of the month are automatically entered into the following round.

The TinTac draw is listed on Loquax and The Prize Finder - UK Competitions. It has also appeared in a post on Money Saving Expert

A rose by any other name...

2008-05-22T12:02:00.005+01:00

Great to see Tin Tac featured in this month's RWD even if the name has been scrambled - Tic Tan? However you spell it, it's a great bag for all your nick-nacks.

"New to the streets yet already packing cred, Tic Tan, (sic.) have all the right straps in all the right places. This £60 messenger bag aptly named, The Hoxton, is stylish and understated, and perfectly small for the modern urbanite. Visit tintaclondon.com."

TinTac Bags to ride the festival wave

2008-05-17T17:50:00.002+01:00

This short piece appeared in this month's Menswear picking up on our recently launched Concert Collection range:

Bags brand TinTac has launched a line of messenger bags with tickets of famous concerts printed on them, which are set to be the bags of choice at all the music festivals this summer.

Tickets include classics such as The Rolling Stones at Earls Court Arena in 1976 and Stone Roses famous Spike Island gig. The bags are the brainchild of former record shop owner John Wright and his friend and partner Laurence Floyd. 0208 397 2662

All that was missing was the fact that all the bags are printed up to order rather than held in stock - you choose your bag and your ticket and we put the two together for you.