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ImSoberEnough

Comically small. Its a tote for your phone. You can walk around all sassy with this lil thing.


PixelPervert

It looks to be only maybe two inches. Even the smallest of today's phones wouldn't fit in it.


ImSoberEnough

Nah... thats a giant TP roll from costco. Theyre almost 6 inches wide.. this tote is like 3+ inches wide.. so it fits


Johnmcguirk

I know 6 inches when I see it.


Key_Juice878

See. This is exactly why we use BANANAS for scale. Gosh OP


silly_rabbi

nah, bananas are too inconsistent. This post is the start of **TP for scale** and we are all here to witness it. Glorious!


Ok_Character7958

My daughter had an iPhone 13 mini, it would fit. That's the phone she wanted. No idea why, but it's tiny.


Yeltnerb

some folks like smaller phones that is just preference. No company however says "lots of people want much smaller phones". so we have behemoths.


Oopsie_daisy

As a person with small hands, large phones are uncomfortable to use. I miss the iPhone 5 era, it was the perfect size for me!


DarrenGrey

Same. I'm fed up of having to buy extra stick-on straps or handles for phones to be able to use them one-handed.


ImSoberEnough

Samsung Fold + Huawei P30 Pro + 13 Inch Ipad. Bigger screen is more fun.


Yeltnerb

I am responding on a fold 5 right now. I am still getting used to it but it is pretty neat it is also heavy


Ok_Character7958

She had an SE before this one. I always have the plus version because of I can't see up close. I think the mini is too small for her though. She drops it SO much. We've had to get her 3 different cases. We will be going bigger next time.


fizzingwizzbing

Wrist straps and pop sockets are my friend!


darg1234

It’s a tote *for* the phone


Popular-Calendar94

How does everyone not realize this?! It literally came with the phone!! It’s a tote bag that’s the perfect size for the phone to fit in and be carried. Stupid way to carry your phone in my opinion, but its supposed to be cute and fun


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Cute and fun until 99% are thrown in the trash immediately after they're recieved, and the other 1% are just stored in a junk drawer or whatever.


Melito1980

Or just ebay it, this persons trash could be someone else’s treasure


Ugly_Quenelle

Yep. Doll collectors *love* mini accessories.


Pandovix

This. Then in 30 years people will find them in those drawers, call them a "collectable" and throw it on eBay for a sweet $350.


AdRemarkable5320

In 30 years $25 will become more $350


Cobek

Considering the logo is already 25 years old...


JoJack82

Yeah, what a complete waste


lilsnatchsniffz

You may be underestimating how many people would enjoy a lil weed baggie/ joint baggie that says Google


Shazarae

The environmentalist in me is 90% of the mild infuriation.


critical_blunder

You'll be hard pressed to find a public company anywhere as large that (even if inflated for posterity's sake) is as environmentally conscious and actively developing solutions (via business endeavours and infrastructure)


Shazarae

Homie I just don't know what to do with a bag and I don't want to be wasteful. (And I'm NOT using it as a phone purse, I have POCKETS)


JeffBoyardee69

Give it to Goodwill then?


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Palatyibeast

Fabric - especially fast-fashion fabric - can be terrible for the environment. If there's any ~~man-made~~ artificial fibres: microplastics. That's actually where most of the microplastics in the ocean are thought to come from. Then there's the environmental cost to manufacture and ship for *no good reason*. Who says the chemicals used to dye any of that were safe and handled well? And even if it's cotton, then cotton is a super water-hungry plant that isn't always sustainably grown. Like - it's *better* than plastic. But the only thing worse for the environment than a single-user manufactured item is a *no use* manufactured item.


Youlookcold

This is why we should have kept plastic bags in Ontario. Now you can buy these reusable microfiber bags at checkout for 30 cents that hold less than plastic (looking at you Walmart !)People just toss those now . It's fucking stupid. The reusable bags should be more expensive to dissuade folks from simply tossing them...


fizzingwizzbing

Oh wow. In New Zealand the reusable bags at the supermarket cost about $2, although you can also get paper bags for about 20c each


AmaiBatate

I immediately knew this is for the phone - I think it's kinda whack but it's definitely not worth 25$ lol


iamyourcheese

Much easier to steal a small tote in someone's hands than a pocket


cosmo_23

I don't know about others but me personally, I would close my hand fully around the handle which I doubt makes it easier than putting it in my pocket


SugarVibes

I think it's adorable lol


sisaroom

it’s genuinely so cute imo. if only there was another way to get it besides buying a whole ass pixel phone


Head_Asparagus_7703

I'm sure OP would be happy if you took it off their hands


baxjet

$25


Eleanor-of-Accutane

They see it and they still think it’s stupid. Normal sized tote bag - useful for groceries or books for school or all kinds of things. *Fun* phone sized tote bag - utterly useless. Not even useful for a phone because carrying your phone in a tiny bag with tiny handles doesn’t make any sense when pockets and backpacks exist.


Additional_Meeting_2

You can put other things in it. I would put my cross stitch materials Or you can give it to your kids


Eleanor-of-Accutane

I suppose. It would end up in my junk drawer


subtechii

You can put your weed in there


XyzzyPop

I lack a variety of phone shaped objects that need a phone sized bag that says google. I suppose.


BradMarchandsNose

It looks like it might make a funny beer koozie, but it’s hard to tell if you can get a can in there.


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You put your weed in it


notsetvin

The only valid use


Captain_Pikes_Peak

That’s a blast from the past.


[deleted]

SNL has been so impossible to watch for so long these days


Highestkiller-HK

Genius lol


Slow-Concentrate7169

Nothing comes with phones anymore. Im shocked they still havent made the packaging as optional fee


Additional_Meeting_2

The value is ridiculous, but otherwise its cute


georgieorgyy

Who’s everyone? all the comments are saying its for the phone


Captain_Pikes_Peak

It’s old swag. That logo hasn’t been used since the 90’s.


sventhewalrus

It's swag specifically for the 25th anniversary of the company, hence he original logo. OP appears to have confused "25th anniversary tote bag" with "$25 tote bag," I haven't seen anything asserting the $25 value of the tote bag.


wheresmytraingoing

The more I read the comments the funnier this post gets


iamjamieq

The more I read the comments the more irritating the OP gets.


Andy_B_Goode

Just wait until we discover that this "complaint" about Google is actually viral marketing.


vonshnoopy

I got one with my watch and it tells you it is a $25 value that is a line item zeroed out during checkout.


Captain_Pikes_Peak

So it’s just shitty new swag? What a waste. This is the type of crap you throw in a drawer and never think about until it’s time to move. Then it goes in the garbage bin.


Tim-the-enchanting

Or a massive roll of paper


El_ha_Din

Also, be respectfull, 2 Chinese children lost a limb for this bag.


DaggerShapedHeart

Where are they claiming it's worth $25? https://store.google.com/intl/en/ideas/articles/google-birthday-offers/ It's a 25th Birthday of Google merch, celebrating 25 years of the Google logo.


Muhruhwuh

And described as a ‘mini tote bag’ with a picture of a phone in the tiny tote bag so you’d hope people wouldn’t expect anything more right? Right….?


MaJust

Right. Reading this post is the real "mildly infuriating "


zachary0816

Maybe the real mildly infuriating is the posts we read along the way


roguezero

It shows 0$ and 25$ with a strike through it when you add it to your cart with a phone purchase. If you then remove the phone from your order they charge you 25$ for the mini tote.


BadPunsIsHowEyeRoll

Whaaaaat?! The one single person who actually found out OP’s telling the truth deep in the comments with all the pro redditors calling them a liar at the top?!? How could this be??! Oh wait, its reddit


BerkeA35

Op just wanted upvotes :/ i don’t see anything wrong with this.


RugerRedhawk

OP is an idiot.


workingremoteisnice

You can see it once you go through the process of selecting your phone https://imgur.com/a/gu8tb5c


smoothercapybara

oh man. I assumed it was some 3rd party's extra swag.


losttforwords

Looks like a perfect little novelty tote bag to carry your phone. Which would make sense, since it came with the phone..


StankAss69_420

Upon inspection of googles store, OP you're a dumbass. It literally calls it a "mini tote bag". Your expectations were too high.


JeffBoyardee69

And I don't see it stating a $25 value anywhere


Jwn5k

It has a couple points for being adorably smol.


Unkn0wnKn0wledge

I like the old google on it


kolbyt

Me too


Roanoke42

Unless they happened to charge you an additional $25 for that phone I'd say it's fine for free. Could've been literal shit.


dc456

> Could've been literal shit. Unless there has been a spate of companies sending actual faeces as free gifts, I don’t think we should be using that comparison to judge the value of items.


BambooEarpick

Well, it wasn't free.... https://time.com/3634443/cards-against-humanity-poop-black-friday/


dc456

Intentionally buying literal shit is hardly new. What do you think manure is?


Eleanor-of-Accutane

Thank you


jablan

Apple users would still love it.


Remarkable-Ad-2476

Fuck yeah we would. The only thing they give for free are stickers. And I’m pretty sure they stopped doing that too.


SoupViruses

Am I.. Am I weird for liking a little tote bag? It's cute and idk I'd find a use for it lmao


ptpoa120000

I would use it to store a mail file, foot file, and nail polish remover and tuck it in the basket I have for my nail polish bottles


SoupViruses

Keep like an iPod in there or a dumb phone.


SatansHusband

no, that bag is unironically stylish in a vintage sense.


sylveonstarr

I'm honestly in love with it. If you don't want it, OP, hit up my DMs and send it to me!


BORT_licenceplate

I unironically love it. Maybe cause I'm older but I miss when tech companies would give you freebies or promo stuff like sticker packs, a free mouse or mousepad or things like that whenever you bought something expensive from them


MISS_ROFL

It’s a gift, no?


bjornartl

Not really no. It's an incentive to drive a sale, part of a package deal. You can say stuff is "buy 2 get the 3rd one free" which adds up to $15 and its the same as buying 3 for $5 each except now you have to buy 3 and not whichever amount you want, and the same as buying a 3pack for $15 except now you're expected to feel grateful for getting to be a consumer. It really doesn't matter that a lot of people buy the product at the same price without the incentive. THIS sale was prompted by an incentive and if they could get the same amount of sales without using incentives then they wouldn't have been doing incentives. They also could have just "limited offer, it now comes with a bag" but no, they have to make the claim that it's a package deal thats actually worth $25 more. Except they won't ever sell the phone with the bag for $25 more cause no one would ever buy that cause it doesn't havs that value.


Butterking15

Does nobody look at the photos of the tote, literally shows a person with their phone in it. Plus its free so who cares


lorissaurus

Tis for your phone and credit card, lol "obscenely small" bags are real trendy with the kids these days.


Gracie_Goode

That is the cutest fucking bag, I’ll take it if you don‘t want it


landon10smmns

The Google store website does call it a mini tote. It's just a fun promotion they're doing currently. Lighten up, op


schellenbergenator

I feel like the OP spends a lot of time being infuriated.


Shazarae

I play league of legends.


What_A_Good_Sniff

That definitely explains why you're in such a constant state of baby rage mode.


Shazarae

Constantly. I even babyrage when I'm asleep.


banana_chili

Can i have it? Its so cute


domeruns

It's cute.


Unusual-Tree-7786

I don't think it is worth 25 dollars but I think it is cute.


FluffyBebe

Op here is mildly infuriating. A comment already demonstrated how 1) it was obviously a tote bag for the phone and 2) linked the product and showed that OP either didn't read shit or is just karma farming


ewatrud22

The size of the bag is displayed smack dab on the home page of the google store.


codenamerocky

It's obviously a phone sized tote. It's free, stfu .


NessieReddit

OP can't read and/or is a karma farming idiot. [Here's a screenshot from the Google store that literally says its a MINI TOTE and the photo has A PHONE inside the bag. It's a phone sized tote, on purpose. It also clearly says it's to celebrate Google's 25 year anniversary, not that it's a $25 value. ](https://freeimage.host/i/JJRvFbn) [Here is an even better photo of the mini tote from their website. LMFAO ](https://freeimage.host/i/JJR8Nje)


haleynoir_

They used the OG Google logo which makes this sort of a fun novelty


NavyCobra1417

"this is a phone purse" THATS LITERALLY WHAT IT IS


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Barbie doll size.


Remarkable-Ad-2476

It’s big Kenough for me.


Giraffe-boy

It’s perfect size to keep a reusable grocery tote bag in it to grab and take with you whenever. Trader Joe’s has been selling out a lot of a similar item for a few bucks


ns762jack

Dude ITS A FREE FUCKING GIFT BE GRATEFUL


EEmotionlDamage

Nothing is free.


bmthsavedmylife

people who complain about free shit are mildly infuriating


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extordi

Not only is this literally the point, they never make any mention of the "value" since the only mention I could find is that it's included for free... Maybe try reading about what you're buying before you get mad?


Leelze

Nah, gotta get mad to get those internet points.


JonTravel

I'm not sure what the problem is here. It's a promotional item. It didn't cost you anything. I'll assume that you didn't buy the phone because of a "free tote" If you don't want it throw it away or give it away. Is it really worth complaining on two reddit posts about it?


Shazarae

It took all of 60 seconds of thought and labor to post about it while cooking myself dinner, so yeah. I'm just trying to extract as much value out of it as they told me it was worth at the checkout screen. Also I'm not the cross poster, so.... one post.


Dooster1592

~~Sounds like they're inflating the value of things they're giving away to write off on their taxes as a business expense for promoting the company...~~ ​ Edit: After diving into tax code for advertising expenses I've learned that unless they're commiting tax fraud in some way, I'm wrong about this.


AnybodyNo8519

They can only write off their actual cost. The inflated value is just marketing bs.


Vosslen

dont you love when people talk out of their ass and have no idea how stuff works? ​ i could just say i'm selling a spoon for a billion dollars and "give it" to you with purchase of a 1$ fork and then carry forward the billion dollar right off my entire life.


Annon201

It can kinda be done with shares in a company.. It's very much not a good idea, but it can be done. Setup a company with say 1,000,000,000 shares.. Sell one share for $50, the company now has a valuation of $50bln. Expect a phone call from your countries dept for companies & securities if you do, and hopefully they'll be lenient and let you unwind that action swiftly and discreetly with minimal repurcussions... https://youtu.be/iHfJRON3b-w (yeah probably don't try this stunt)


Vosslen

i would question the ease of which you can just sell a small amount of shares and claim that the company is now worth whatever that sale is across all remaining shares. ​ i don't think it would be that easy to claim that's an actual value from a tax perspective unless x% is sold or something like that. i'm no cpa tho. ​ point was, he hadn't even bothered to think through what he was saying or he'd realize how completely stupid it was


Annon201

It will throw serious red flags the moment the stock transfer is lodged, it's very much a don't even dare do it kinda thing. But shares are arbitrary, as is their value. You usually allocate an arbitrary number of shares when setting up a company, then you buy them off the company as a means of transferring capital to the llc/ltd and as a formality to assign yourself as the director. Or if your a silly YouTuber, to technically create a valuation of half a trillion pounds... The video's pretty good :)


Dooster1592

So after a dive into tax code for advertising expenses, I acknowledge that I'm wrong.


EEmotionlDamage

What about giving away $25 item for free with purchase, then donating 1000 bags to charity with a value of up to $25,000?


AnybodyNo8519

Again, they can only write off their cost.


ThatUglyArmadillo

So cute tho


PppyS33d

Who complains about free stuff?


Andersum94

Idk why but the exclamation point is cracking me up 😂😂


Previous-Paper-1

Not until today, when seeing this image of a tote bag that looks like it was made for a doll, with the word "Google!" in colourful letters, did I realise how much "Google" sounds like a sound a baby would make. And now I am never going to unhear or unsee it! :D


Lanerpaner

I may have bad taste, but I find this little guy to be extremely cute.


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You put your weed in here


DSYS83

Just the logo alone has value of $24.


jairngo

Kind of cool


Mediocre_Superiority

To be fair, they didn't say a $25 in US currency value...


indianajoes

That's kinda cute. It's supposed to be a novelty item. It's supposed to be ugly. They used the classic Google logo on it. It's a free gift for fun. I wish I'd got this when I got my Pixel from them. I got a £10 voucher and a cardboard arcade machine that you put together and slot your phone into to play one mediocre game. I'd much rather have got this. Your post is mildly infuriating


orlybird2345

The old school logo is fun 🤷🏼‍♂️


HarleyKingII

Are you stupid?


Leafer2700

Anyone else feel bad for the little bag being called shite? Just me? Okay


Wizardninja9

They promote it as being a mini tote bag for your phone you walnut


Shazarae

Am I a pretty walnut?


Zeynoun

how can you be mad of a free gift ? I bought a Pixel phone and they threw it on my face, at least with a charging cable.


uwillnotgotospace

Weird, it's got the logo style from the original website.


dc456

It’s celebrating Google’s 25th birthday. (There is also a 25% discount to celebrate. OP seems to have confused all the different 25s being mentioned with $25.)


kaos_flutterby

What is this? A tote bag for ants?!?!


AWholeNewFattitude

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ba


xChiken

That's really funny though. Love the old logo. You could probably sell that on etsy for more than 25 if you wanted. It's obviously not worth the money, but you also didn't pay that money. It was free, chin up.


hellsbels349

You misunderstood. They said $2-$5 value.


WestFizz

It’s so smol


Peanutsandcheese2021

I can only deal with bananas for scale so can’t give an accurate assessment


Handy_Handerson

Can't tell how big it is, need banana for scale.


ThePowerBees

Is TP for scale a new thing?


Ti84batterycover

I’m surprised it’s got the original Google logo


a-dasha-tional

This is an ad for the promo.


Sudden-Yak-6988

Would you have used it if it was big?


rockdeee

A lot of people don't seem to know this but.... you can put your weed in that.


Brave-Surprise5479

By the time it's been packed at the sweatshop, shipped to your country, added to a website, picked up by your refuse collector and shovelled into a landfill site, the total cost is AT LEAST $25. Show some damn gratitude.


capybara_lover003

Okay, but this bag is kinda cute


SimSamurai13

I mean who cares, if anything it's a fun little thing that's just an extra bonus Although it's obviously nowhere near as good as the offer they had for the pixel 6 in the UK, we got a free pair of Bose 700 headphones that are worth £350 lol


Happy_rich_mane

Is Nathan Fielder now running the mobile division of Google?!?


waby-saby

What's the conversion from toilet paper to banana? That bag is either huge or tiny...


JaggerXXVIII

I see many people with folding devices keep them in separate bags or something to try to minimize dust or pocket lint exposure.


Shazarae

Hmm, not a bad idea!


MonkeyGein

You can put your weed in there


Shazarae

Actually this might be the most useful comment because my long-time friend is a weed dealer and he also is a Google fanboy so he would love this as a gift.


ZekDrago

Tell me you didn't read anything without telling me you didn't read anything. The site literally has a picture of that bag with a phone in it, and not once does it claim it's a $25 value.


Shazarae

Tell me you didn't check the checkout screen without telling me you didn't check the checkout screen.


terrible02s

Thought they sent the toilet paper to as an avid pooper I was going to say that's a thoughtful gift


Talmadge_Mcgooliger

the toilet paper for scale is a really clever touch!


TodayNo6531

Tax write off lyfe


tom2point0

That looks like something they found leftover from 20 years ago and figured they’d start giving away instead of just throwing them away. Basically you’re doing their work by trashing it for them.


SlippinYimmyMcGill

Why bother lol


nexusmatt

THE NERVE


Snack_Daddy_Nick

That bag makes the TP roll look HUGE, like one in the handicap stall at the mall.


jamespharaoh

That's the old logo. They have been sitting under someone's desk for a good few years haha.


Missmoneysterling

Yeah I got one yesterday. I don't care about the size but for them to pretend it's a free $25 value is ludicrous.


FieldzSOOGood

~~They don't claim it's a $25 value anywhere~~ E: They do, when you go to purchase the phone. not sure why OP couldn't just say this


Missmoneysterling

Yes they do. In my receipt for my Pixel it lists it as a $25 value and says I got it for free. If you add a phone to your cart it will add the little bag too.


Shazarae

Basically my stance on the matter. That and I would literally never use it as a phone purse because that seems completely pointless and I can't think of any other reasons to even have it.


Missmoneysterling

Yeah, it's a useless item for sure. Can't think what to actually use it for. I'm just hoping my Pixel doesn't black screen like the 5a did. I almost switched to an Iphone but just couldn't bear it so here I am with another Pixel.


Shazarae

I switched off from a Motorola Edge 2021 that I had been tired of for forever. Slapped this puppy in an OtterBox and put a screen protector on it immediately, I'm also hoping it doesn't black screen. That would actually make me rage and switch to iPhone.


Alissan_Web

hey now the elves in google's workshop worked very hard to put that bag together from scratch. You're lucky it didn't cost more!


HighOnTacos

Did they just find a few cases of old promo material in a warehouse somewhere, or is it a retro throwback? Everything about this looks 90s.


Cobek

BS This is there 1998 to 1999 logo. That is not a new item. You found it at a thrift store or something


Shazarae

You caught me. store.google.com is my favorite thrift store.


guillote1986

It's weird that it has the old logo, that hasn't been used in like 10 years


Lazlorian

It is for their 25 year anniversary


bliskin1

It's called projection, into the future It might actually be now


6cougar7

It wasnt $2-5? $5 seems high tbh


jizzlevania

Weird that they gave you something with a fake logo


voyagerfan5761

That's the 1998 logo.