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candaceb
01-06-2015, 09:17 PM
I have been driven crazy by the bin of matchbox cars that got dumped out on almost a daily basis. DS would have one car in mind that he was looking for and the whole bin would have to get dumped out to find it.
I liked the idea of zipbins, but I knew that if there was a road or something on the inside, the cars would get dumped off so the road could be used.
I liked the Swoop bags but they were way out of my price range.
I found a few good candidates on etsy but none were the right size or in my budget.

I found the solution on ebay. Shipped from China.
It's not perfect, but for $15 I am so much happier. I now have the big blue bag on the floor most of the time, but when I want it cleaned up it's just a matter of pitching the few cars that have traveled out of the bag back in, and pulling the draw strings. It is too heavy for DS to manage on his own at this point.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/111508364527?_trksid=p2060778.m2749.l2649&var=410502324850&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

petesgirl
01-06-2015, 10:05 PM
ooh..I like this! Thanks for sharing!

123LuckyMom
01-06-2015, 10:19 PM
This is great!!!!! Could the rolled up bag fit in the bin?

kit
01-06-2015, 10:31 PM
Love this too, thanks!

candaceb
01-07-2015, 11:46 AM
This is great!!!!! Could the rolled up bag fit in the bin?

In theory, yes, but in our case the bin was overflowing so the added bulk of the fabric wouldn't fit.