$28? More like $40, or $48 with shipping.

They do look nice though

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I would have gotten one of these if I saw them when I bought my InCase (which is great, BTW, but completely synthetic). I wanted something tough and waterproof for the bike bag. I almost bought an AppleSac hemp sleeve but while looking for reviews I noticed the owner of the company posting in forums about 'the great new laptop sleeve he found'. I didn't want to give my business to someone being insincere. These sleeves look nice, though.

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I have a Wrapper. Note of caution. The model I had didn't fully cover one edge of my macbook and some of the stitching is coming loose. Unacceptable for a USD 40+ cloth bag.

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I Have one too, I love it.

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I applaud the "green" attitude of the product and company, but there is no better notebok sleeve made on this earth than the Booq Vyper. Not yet anyway.

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Eco-friendly? Not so fast.....

Where was the cotton raised? Were any pesticides and/or herbicides used on the cotton plants? Is the cotton "fair-trade" cotton? Is the stitching of natural fiber? Are the sleeves manufactured by a worker friendly factory using fair employment work rules and work pay? Is the factory producing the sleeves in an environmentally certified Green facility? Are fabric dyes tested & free of lead contaminants? Wouldn't it make more sense to use recycled materials than use precious natural resources?

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So are these made from organic cotton, or the environmentally-destructive commercial cotton that is usually used? Just cause it isn't synthetic doesn't mean it is good for the environment.

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Patagonia makes perfectly acceptable synthetics... like their synchilla vest made FROM recycled materials (not new) and IS recyclable (super new). http://patagonia.com/recycle
like the other poster say just cuz it's not synthetic doesn't mean it's good. There is a larger, sustainable idea of reusing what we have rather than making new.

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I'm pretty happy with my AppleSac.

It's not quite as swanky as the Wrappers, but they're a bit less money, and are fantastically well-made (and I do indeed like the way they look)

Mine actually came with a handwritten note apologizing for a delay in processing the order, as they ran out of burlap (to give you an idea of how small of an operation it must be..).

Funny thing is that because of the delay, they bumped me up to faster shipping, and I received it a few days earlier than I would have otherwise. They seem like all around cool guys.

http://www.applesac.com/

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I'm glad a couple of readers noted that cotton is not necessarily earth friendly. In fact, most cotton used for fabric is quite the opposite.

# It takes 1/3 pound of agricultural chemicals to produce one cotton t-shirt.
# 25% of the world's insecticides are used in cotton production.
# Many of the pesticides used are known human carcinogens.
# Toxic runoff pollutes water and kills wildlife.
# Over 60% of American grown cotton is genetically engineered. It is developed to survive huge amounts of toxic herbicides and some even exudes its own insecticides.

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I may be missing something, but doesn't this product create a potential for static electricity?

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maloo's 100% wool felt are more ecologically sustainable - see: http://www.redmaloo.com/

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these recycled truck tarps look good as well - see: http://www.freitag.ch/

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Wonder where you got that figure. 20 GBP is 40.82 USD. Not that I'm bitter or anything.

/frequent traveler to London

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