Bengals helmet leaf bags

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(10-18-2015, 03:25 AM)Bryan Wrote: How durable are they? Say you had other yard trimmings like broken tree branches, would they poke right through or is the plastic fairly tough?

I was curious of this as well when I ordered them. The difference in the quality of the bags if evident immediately. They definitely feel far more durable than the standard bags I tend to use, though I was still careful about putting many branches in at all.

(10-18-2015, 06:59 AM)Adamantium Wrote: How are they able to be sold without being officially licensed? And what's the hold up?

Also, please tell your friend to make some of the 49ers. I would get the Bengals for me and the Niners for friends. Would be cool. However..... on Menards.com they are $4.99 PER BAG + S&H. Not a good deal by any stretch. Perhaps if they sold a pack of 11 for like $7.99 I'd buy a few packs, but def wont buy at those prices for a single bag. 


But tell your friend it'd be a brilliant idea to sell these in packs of 11. (For obvious reasons)

He did finally get them licensed through the NFL, which is why they are now on sale. This also pretty much addresses your concern about the price. Between the heavier weight & quality of the bag and the NFL branding, one has to expect a rather hefty price. Of course, I think it's safe to say that most of us on this message board have spent far more than that on something superfluous simply because it was Bengals-related. 

(10-18-2015, 09:39 AM)PDub80 Wrote: Really cool product. I know licensing product like that can be an absolute killer in mfg costs. Tough to keep pricing competitive unless huge numbers is being done.

I hope your friend can make headway with it and grow!

Also, and I am just thinking outside the box here, at their cost, or preferably higher, why not sell them as a fillable bag that is a yard diaplay instead if a bag to throw away? I think that having a big helmet out on my porch or in the yard that I can fill with leaves or stuffing or whatever would be cool. This would easily be done at a lower cost than the inflatable stuff. Maybe he could make the bag more durable for longer lasting use but position them as a collectable/displayable item instead of throw away?

This is basically the idea and how they are being marketed. I've already seen a few North Dakota State bags on other people's front yards and have placed my Bengals bags on display as well.

(10-18-2015, 07:49 PM)BritishBengal Wrote: As cool as they are why not just compost the leaves, save yourself some money and help the planet.

To be honest, this is largely because I am an awful human being with an obsession with the Cincinnati Bengals.