
Economy Poly Canvas Tote Bag
Economy Poly Canvas Tote Bag (item SBL022) is in our Bags range of Bags & Travel, with a 5 in x 5 in personalization area. The piece is $8.10 at 1-11 and $5.02 at 500+; engraving is priced on your artwork. It can be ordered from a single piece. Production is 3 to 5 business days after you approve a free digital proof.
| Quantity | Price each | You save |
|---|---|---|
| 1-11 | $8.10 | - |
| 12-23 | $7.45 | save 8% |
| 24-47 | $6.97 | save 14% |
| 48-95 | $6.48 | save 20% |
| 96-249 | $5.99 | save 26% |
| 250-499 | $5.51 | save 32% |
| 500+ | $5.02 | save 38% |
Sold loose or by the case of 25. Ask us if you want a full case: we will check the case price for you.
Drop your logo on, drag it where you want it and size it. You will see exactly what we engrave, and what it costs, before you pay. The personalization area on this item is 5in x 5in.
Confirming saves this exact layout as your approved proof, so nothing is engraved that you have not seen.
- No setup fee, at any quantity (most promo sites charge $40 to $63 per design)
- Free digital proof before anything is produced
- Free artwork check at the real imprint size
- Free ground freight on orders over $250
- Artwork kept on file for fast, matching re-orders
What is the Economy Poly Canvas Tote Bag?
Item SBL022 is a bag in canvas, chosen for how well it takes a mark and how long that mark lasts. It measures 15" x 15 3/4".
Canvas is the workhorse bag material: it takes weight, it takes abuse, and it looks better worn than new.
A bag is the largest imprint area in promotional products and it is seen by everyone the carrier walks past. Screen printing and embroidery both hold well on canvas.
The middle of the range, and the part of it that does the most work. Good enough that people keep it, cheap enough that you can cover an entire department. Concretely: $8.10 each at 1-11, $5.02 at 500+.
Specifications
| Item number | SBL022 |
|---|---|
| Product type | Bag |
| Material | Canvas |
| Dimensions | 15" x 15 3/4" |
| Shipping weight | 2 oz |
| Color | White |
| Decoration methods | Screen Printing, Embroidery, Heat Transfer |
| Standard imprint area | 5 in x 5 in |
| Minimum order | 1 piece |
| Durability | High. |
| Care | Spot clean. Air dry. |
| Category | Bags & Travel |
| Collection | Bags |
Decoration options
The decoration method is chosen to match the substrate, which is why the mark is permanent rather than printed on top of it. Standard imprint area on this item is 5 in x 5 in.
Screen Printing
Ink is pushed through a mesh stencil, one screen per color. Dense, opaque color that holds up to washing and handling.
Bags, apparel and high-volume runs.
Spot colors, typically up to 4.
Embroidery
The design is stitched directly into the fabric. A raised, textured, extremely durable mark.
Headwear, polos, bags and anything expected to be laundered.
Thread-matched to brand colors.
Heat Transfer
A printed transfer is applied under heat and pressure. Full-color decoration on fabrics and soft goods.
Small runs and complex multi-color artwork on textiles.
Full color.
Artwork requirements
- Vector files are the safe option. They hold their edges whether the mark runs at an inch or a foot.
- A digital proof comes back to you first, every time. Production starts on your written approval and not before.
- Outline your fonts before sending. It removes the most common cause of a proof coming back wrong.
- Do not spend a week hunting for the perfect file. Send what exists and we will tell you what is usable.
- Artwork we redraw stays on file under your item number, so the next order runs from the same corrected file.
- We send a digital proof for written approval before production starts. Nothing goes on a machine until you sign it off.
Production schedule
| Digital proof | Same or next business day |
|---|---|
| Standard run | 3 to 5 business days once the proof is signed off |
| Rush run | quoted per job once the proof is signed off, with the date confirmed in writing |
| Delivery | 1 to 5 business days on the ground network |
Common uses
Where this works best
The same item lands differently depending on who gets it and why. Here is how this one performs across the programs it sells into most.
Healthcare & Senior Living
Healthcare buyers screen for practicality and hygiene before they screen for design. Easy-clean surfaces, no small detachable parts, and legible large-format personalization all matter. Staff appreciation is a genuine retention lever in this sector, and a good piece of drinkware or desk recognition costs a fraction of replacing a nurse. Roughly 38% comes off between one piece and a full run.
Franchise & Multi-Location Brands
The hard problem in multi-location branding is consistency, not creativity. Local operators will source their own if the approved path is slower or costlier than the alternative. The way to hold brand consistency is to make the compliant option the easy one, with stocked items and fixed pricing. Canvas is the workhorse bag material: it takes weight, it takes abuse, and it looks better worn than new.. At $8.10 before breaks this is the tier most programmes should live in.
Trade Shows & Conferences
Booth traffic is not the metric: what leaves the hall and stays in use is. The giveaway is a conversation opener, not a memory device. Its real job is giving someone a reason to stand still for ninety seconds, which is why something that invites a question outperforms something that merely carries a logo. Good enough to be kept, affordable enough to order in real quantity.
Education, Schools & Universities
Education buys in waves: orientation, homecoming, graduation, staff appreciation. Budgets are tight and quantities are large, which pushes toward mid-tier items ordered in volume. Alumni and donor gifting is the exception: that is where the spend per unit rises sharply, because the return is measured in gifts rather than impressions. Decoration holds up in this setting, which is where cheaper substrates fail. This is the sweet spot: real perceived value without a procurement conversation.
Onboarding & New Hire Kits
Day one sets the tone for everything after it. Order for the year, not the hire. Onboarding kits fail on availability rather than design: a start date arrives, the item is out of stock, and the new person gets an apology instead of a welcome. Hold quantity against forecast headcount and the problem disappears. An imprint area of 5 in x 5 in is enough for a logo and a line of text without crowding. $8.10 before breaks buys something people keep rather than bin.
Nonprofit & Fundraising
Every pound spent on a donor gift is a pound not spent on the mission, so the gift has to earn it. Volunteer recognition is where the money works hardest. Volunteers give time that would otherwise cost you wages, and the marginal cost of thanking them properly is trivial against what their continued involvement is worth. Deep enough quantity is affordable here, which is unusual at this quality.
How does ordering and turnaround work?
| Minimum order | 1 piece |
|---|---|
| Setup | None: setup is built into the price |
| Freight | Free ground freight on every order over $250; split shipping to individual addresses available |
| Rush service | Working to a date? Ask and we will confirm what is genuinely possible, priced up front |
| Proofing | Proof back to you next business day, and nothing runs until you approve it |
| Re-orders | Artwork kept on file so re-orders run fast and match |
| Shipping | Free ground freight on every order over $250; split shipping to individual addresses available |
What do buyers ask about SBL022?
Can I get a sample before committing?
Yes: order one piece. SBL022 sells from a single unit at $8.10, the first rung of its published ladder, so a sample is simply a normal order. A decorated single piece goes through the same proof as a full run.
What does it actually cost at quantity?
Most orders land near 48-95, which prices at $6.48 a piece. The published ladder on SBL022 runs from $8.10 a piece at 1-11 down to $5.02 at 500+, about 38% less per piece. Engraving is a separate line, shown per quantity in the cost table on this page, so the all-in figure is visible before checkout.
Can I mix colors or sizes to reach a quantity break?
Yes, provided the artwork stays the same across the run. Different artwork is fine as well: it gets its own proof, and setup stays free. Price breaks on this item fall at 1-11, 12-23, 24-47, 48-95, 96-249, 250-499, 500+. The published ladder on SBL022 runs from $8.10 a piece at 1-11 down to $5.02 at 500+, about 38% less per piece.
How should this be cared for?
Spot clean. Air dry. SBL022 measures 15" x 15 3/4" and is made of canvas. Canvas is the workhorse bag material: it takes weight, it takes abuse, and it looks better worn than new. We keep the approved artwork on file against the item number, so a re-order runs from the same file.
What if the artwork does not fit the imprint area?
The personalization area on SBL022 is 5 in x 5 in. If your mark does not sit well in that shape we redraw or re-proportion it and show you the result on the proof before anything is produced. Engraving is charged on the share of the area your artwork covers, so a smaller mark costs less.
Do you ship to multiple addresses?
Yes, through a quote. Card checkout ships one order to one address, so for a split run send the address list with a quote request and we confirm the freight for every destination in writing before you pay. The artwork is proofed once and applied across the whole run. Ground freight is free on orders over $250.
Do you keep this item in stock?
Yes. The warehouse shows more than 1,000 of SBL022 in stock as of the last hourly sync. If a color is short we say so the day you order rather than the week before the deadline. Standard production is 3 to 5 business days after proof approval, then 1 to 5 business days of ground transit.
What is the minimum order for SBL022?
There is no minimum beyond one piece on SBL022. Price breaks on this item fall at 1-11, 12-23, 24-47, 48-95, 96-249, 250-499, 500+. The price per piece only goes down as the quantity rises. The published ladder on SBL022 runs from $8.10 a piece at 1-11 down to $5.02 at 500+, about 38% less per piece.
See it with your logo first
Send us your artwork and we will produce a free digital proof of SBL022 decorated with your mark. Usually within one business day, with no obligation and no account required.
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