American Apparel Heavyweight Drawstring Tote

The AADSTOT is the bag that solves the eternal merch question — tote or drawstring backpack? It is quietly both. Cut from 360 g/m² cotton canvas, the surface has the substantial, papery hand-feel that screen printers love. Inks sit cleanly. Embroidery holds its shape. DTG renders without the muddy bleed you get on lighter cotton. The hybrid silhouette carries flat like a tote — and also cinches into a drawstring pack when hands are full. Structured enough to stand up on a trestle table at registration. Soft enough to fold into a welcome box without bulking it out. The heavyweight canvas means it keeps that crisp, architectural line wash after wash, rather than collapsing into the limp sag of cheaper cotton. Available in Black and White, both of which take print beautifully — White for high-contrast colour work, Black for tonal or metallic foil treatments. This is a bench-earner. Conference delegates actually use it for groceries on the weekend. Hospitality crews load it with linens between sites. Agencies ship it as the carrier for a wider gift drop and the recipient keeps the bag long after the contents are gone. Pair it with a heavyweight tee inside for a complete kit, or run it solo as the hero piece of a brand activation. MOQ sits at 50 units, with pricing scaling sharply at 250 — useful for festival merch, university orientation packs, and onboarding kits at scale. Organise your decoration brief around the flat tote panel for maximum print real estate. The AADSTOT recognises that good merch needs to do two things — look considered, and earn its keep. Price includes 1 colour print. Unprinted version $10 less.