Two win bag in August 2008 prize draw

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

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

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?

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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

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.

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

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.