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Mr Chin’s Laundry Bag

by Carol Jones on September 27, 2009 · 0 comments

Mr Chin’s Laundry Bag, New York’s Finest

Mr Chin’s is the laundry bag that’s perfect to hang up in your Manhattan “loft apartment” or take with you on the Orient Express. And when it’s full, button it up and carry it. It looks like a beautiful piece of luggage.

Mr Chin's Laundry Bag in Tapestry

The exquisite tapestries and beautiful, plain cottons, are tough, washable and have a timeless elegance. This laundry bag will last you a long, long time. In fact, we think it will become a family heirloom to be passed on from one generation to the next.

Carefully cut for a slight taper and a perfect match between collar and body, the fabric edges are individually overlocked, even though they aren’t visible.

Mr Chin's Laundry Bag In Rich Dark Chocolate

All the seams are additionally top stitched for ultimate strength and for that absolutely perfect finish.

And don’t worry about the weight.

The woven support cords that hold the brass rings and wooden toggles are triple stitched to the bag and have been tested to 80kg breaking strain.

This quality of materials and workmanship, although once common, is today, sadly lacking, and we looked to the past for our inspiration.

The Inspiration For Mr Chin's Laundry Bag - My Couture Dressmaker Mother, Elizabeth, In Central Park, New York City

In fact, Victor and I based it on the bag my mother made and used, to take the family laundry to Mr Chin’s. It reflects the classic elegance and practicality of an earlier New York City.

Carrying the weekly wash from our fourth floor walk up apartment, on 82nd Street, to Mr Chin’s Laundry on 2nd Avenue was a ritual, and the bag was made for the journey.

My father, who was a commercial artist, and my couture dressmaker mother, designed it together and made the bag to be both beautiful and practical.

And since it had to withstand the bumpy walk up and down four flights of stairs, the rigours of New York streets, as well as the judgement of Mr Chin, the bag had to be just right.

And it was.

So in family history it soon became known as “Mr Chin’s Laundry Bag”.

And, with a few practical changes, this is the bag we make for you.

As with the original, it’s the attention to every detail that makes this laundry bag extra-ordinary. The collar is as elegant as it is innovative. It stays open for easy filling when hanging, and closes securely when buttoned up to carry. At 75cm deep and 55cm wide, it’s generous enough to take a week of laundry for two but just the right size for you to carry.

The clever design is simple to use.

Mr Chin's Laundry Bag Cord and Bead Detail In Rich Dark Chocolate

Just button the cord to the brass ring at the back and you’ve got a hanging loop. When it’s time to go, close the collar, reposition the cord and it becomes your handle, making it secure and easy to carry.

So even in laundry bags you can choose the extra-ordinary.

And one more thing.

Mr Chin's Tapestry Laundry Bag Cord and Bead Detail

In honour of Mr Chin, we’ve finished the hanging cord with a distinctive glass bead with a silver lining. Just for luck!

At $97.00 plus postage and handling for exquisite tapestry and $65.00 plus postage and handling for the beautiful, rich cotton, it’s more than a life time of practical elegance with a New York accent.

Susan Kurosawa, Travel Editor of the Weekend Australian, featured Mr Chin’s as Accessory Of The Week in the Weekend Australian. This is Susan’s take on Mr Chin’s Laundry Bag.

“There’s nothing worse than dirty laundry mixing with clean clothes inside your suitcase. A plastic bag can solve the problem but a much more elegant solution is…Mr Chin’s Laundry Bag”

Susan is an expert on dirty laundry in suitcases. As Senior Travel Editor for The Australian, she travels all over the world. When writing her first book, ‘Coronation Talkies’ a tale about post-independence India, she made more than 30 visits to India on her regular hops between Japan, Australia and England.

The Old Fashioned Australian Climbing Rose Lorraine Lea In Bloom On My Front Fence

My Old Fashioned Guarantee To You

I firmly believe you should never have to keep a product that’s faulty or doesn’t meet your expectations.

That’s why everything we make for you comes with a guarantee.

Your Mr Chin’s Laundry Bag comes with a 12 Month Replacement Guarantee. Victor and I have done everything we can to make sure we’ve designed and made it to withstand daily usage. It should not wear out within 12 months. If there is a problem, we pay the postage to have you send your Mr Chin’s Laundry Bag back to us and we pay the postage to send you a new one. You’re never out of pocket with a faulty product.

Your Mr Chin’s Laundry Bag is also guaranteed to please you. If you don’t like it for any reason, send it back and you’ll receive a full refund, including your postage and handling.

A few words from Pat, Lyn and Sophie, who are very pleased with their Mr Chin’s Laundry Bag.

Hello Carol,
Thank you so much for taking the time and trouble to send Mr. Chin’s Laundry bag post haste to Jodie in time for the family’s overseas trip. I rang her yesterday to confirm that it had arrived and she said she was very pleased with it and it was now packed ready to go. I like the look of both bags, the plain one is a more modern look I think, and even though I like it, I still prefer my tapestry version. Next time I go up to Shellharbour (probably in a week or two) I will take Chantal’s bag. One again Carol, thank you. Regards
PATRICIA (Happy customer) NSW September 2009

“I will be taking Mr Chin’s Laundry Bag when I head out to Mudgee next Thursday we are having Christmas at Mudgee.
I have been using “The Hong Kong Plastic Bag” and Mr Chin’s Bag will be more classy.”
Lyn NSW December 2006