Museum currently exhibits 3161 unique bags.
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OK, Bag Monster is a moronic name, but Monster has become a catch-all phrase for "Hey, this will help you do something" This section will help you find the bags you're looking for (like you're really looking for them). Leaving everything blank will retrieve a list of all bags, however that may cause the page to load slowly.
The coolest thing about this bag is the Free Diamond Ring Coupon which states, "Return this coupon along with your movie stub plus $1.00. NATURAL DIAMOND NOT COUNTERFEIT". To that I wonder wtf?
Mark Monastyrski, an expert in the movie barf bag genre elucidates, "Blood Feast was released in 1963 and is widely regarded as the first "Splatter Film." Like "Cannibal Ferox," "BF" was banned in the UK under the so-called "Video Nasties Act" of the early '80s. Movies Unlimited, the source of the PA address, is a fantastic film store that has just about everything in print. Check out their website at moviesunlimited.com; someone there might be able to tell you about the Blood Feast bag. [Bags might have been handed out at BF's original theatrical run, but I still need to read up on it.]"
Mark adds, "According to an interview in The Onion, barf bags were part of the promotions for the original 1963 release of "Blood Feast." The article mentions an original bag selling for $25 dollars.
The production of this small bag allows Blu Panorama to support Effata Social Cooperative of the Franciscan Friars in Busto Arsizio, Italy. Effata gives disabled people the opportunity of a job.
So by collecting this bag, I'm helping out the disabled somehow.
By the way, you can order all sorts of Boot Factor Five accessories, such as more barf bags at the low, low price of $15 for 50 (in 1989 anyway). Although I have no idea if they're still in operation, they tell you to send the money to
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