Bags & Totes
Custom canvas tote bags
Heavyweight cotton canvas, printed with your logo: the tote that stands up on its own and keeps getting carried.
A swag partner, not a swag subscription: real volume pricing, made to order, with no platform fees or storage charges. The per-piece price drops as quantity rises, and US shipping to one address is included.
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Material
What the product is made of.
Quality
How premium the finish is.
How it's applied
The technique we use to put your design on the product. We default to the most popular method, change it any time.
Product details
A few specifics for your tote bag.
Size
Handle length
Bottom
Your configuration
- Product
- Tote bag
- Material
- Cotton canvas
- Quality
- Standard
- Size
- Standard (≈15 × 16")
- Handle length
- Short (hand-carry)
- Bottom
- Flat
- Decoration
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$5–9
/ unitAdd a quantity for your total.
Live estimate. Exact quote on submit. Per-unit price shown at each quantity.
Quantity
The per-unit price drops as the run grows.
Enter any quantity and we'll confirm it in your quote.
Volume savings
Per-unit price drops the more you order.
Everything else is set. Just your artwork & placement left.
Bulk quantities and pricing tiers: the per-unit price drops as the run grows, at 100 and again at 250.Get a quote
- Order type
- Bulk, made to order, single run
- Lead time
- About 2 to 3 weeks from approved mockup
- Delivered price
- $5–$9 at 50, $4–$7 at 100, $3–$6 at 250, per unit with US shipping included
- Decoration methods
- Screen print, Embroidery, Heat transfer, DTF (Direct-to-Film)
- Mockup policy
- Free mockup, approve before production
- Payment terms
- 50% deposit at mockup approval, balance before shipping. Schools and districts: net 30 on an approved PO. 3% off to pay in full at approval. How POs work
What are custom canvas tote bags?
Custom canvas tote bags are heavyweight cotton bags printed with your logo across a large front panel, usually by screen print. The canvas is stiff enough to hold its shape under a full load, which is what separates a tote that gets reused from one that gets thrown away. Every order is produced as a single run, with a free mockup before production.
About custom canvas tote bags
Canvas is what people mean when they picture a tote that lasts. A heavyweight cotton canvas bag holds its shape loaded with books or groceries, the handles do not stretch out after a month, and the fabric takes a screen print with the kind of crisp edge that thinner cotton cannot hold. That combination is why a custom canvas tote bag stays in someone's rotation for years instead of ending up in a drawer.
We print across a generous front panel in one color or full color. Canvas has a coarser weave than a t-shirt, which rewards bold, high-contrast artwork: a solid wordmark or a clean icon reads beautifully on it, while hairline detail can lose definition. We will tell you which your logo is when we send the mockup.
Canvas totes are the default choice for conference swag bags, bookstore and library programs, farmers-market merch, and client gifts that need to feel like a real object. Runs are produced as a single made-to-order batch and the per-piece price falls as quantity rises.
Best for
- Conference and trade-show swag bags
- Bookstore, library, and campus programs
- Farmers-market and sustainability merch
- Client gifts that need to feel substantial
Why heavyweight canvas over lighter cotton
The weight of the fabric decides almost everything about how a tote is used. Heavyweight cotton canvas is stiff enough that the bag stands open on a table, carries a real load without the handles digging in or stretching, and survives being stuffed into a car boot repeatedly. Lighter cotton is cheaper and folds flat, which suits a tote that is one item inside a welcome kit, but it drapes rather than stands and it will not take the same abuse.
Canvas also prints better. The denser weave holds a screen-printed edge cleanly, so a one-color logo comes off sharp rather than slightly feathered, and the ink sits into a surface that is not going to stretch out from under it. If the tote is meant to be the bag someone actually uses, canvas is not the upgrade, it is the point. Compare the fabrics side by side on the custom tote bags hub.
Printing your logo on a custom canvas bag
Screen printing is the standard for canvas and the cheapest per piece at volume, because the one-time screen setup is charged once and then spread across the whole run. One or two ink colors on natural canvas is the classic combination, and it is also the most durable: fewer layers of ink means less to crack as the bag flexes.
For full-color or photographic artwork, DTF transfers give you every color without a per-color setup, which makes them the better economics on smaller runs. Embroidery is available too and reads as genuinely premium on a gift tote, though on a low-cost blank it is a deliberate splurge rather than a default. We will recommend the method that suits your specific artwork in the free mockup, and you will see it before anything is printed.
Ordering custom canvas bags in bulk
250 custom canvas tote bags land at roughly $750–$1,500 for the whole order, about $3–$6 each, delivered with standard US shipping to one address included.
Runs are produced as a single made-to-order batch, and because everything is made to order rather than pulled from a print-on-demand catalog, the per-piece price genuinely falls as your quantity rises. Delivered pricing includes standard US shipping to one address, so there is no separate shipping line to discover at the end.
Budgeting a specific run? See what 100 custom tote bags cost for a worked example at that quantity, or the custom merch cost guide if canvas totes are one line in a larger kit.
Every piece inspected before it ships. Print wrong, reprint free. Nothing is made until you approve the mockup and the price.
What every order includes
- We supply and procure bulk custom merch, produced as a single made-to-order run
- 60+ products across apparel, headwear, bags, and drinkware
- Sizes XS to 2XL mixed in one run at no extra cost
- Free mockup before you pay, nothing made until you approve
- Every piece inspected before it ships, reprint free if the print is wrong
- Net 30 on approved purchase orders for schools and districts
- Delivered pricing, US shipping included
Custom canvas tote bags, frequently asked questions
Everything is priced per unit and produced as a single made-to-order run, and the per-unit price steps down as the run grows: the published bands are read at 50, 100, and 250 or more. The one-time decoration setup is divided across the whole order, which is why the same item costs less each at a higher quantity. Tell us your quantity in a quote request and we'll price that run.
We use a heavyweight cotton canvas: thick enough that the bag holds its shape when loaded and the handles do not stretch out with use. If you need a specific fabric weight for a spec sheet or a bid, tell us in your quote request and we will confirm the exact weight of the blank we would run for your order.
Yes, and the reason is mechanical rather than a discount. The screen setup for your artwork is a one-time cost charged once per design, so it is divided across however many bags you order. At 50 pieces that setup is a visible share of each bag; at 250 it is a rounding error. The blank itself also comes down at volume.
Yes. Screen printing handles one to three colors most economically, and DTF transfers cover full-color or photographic artwork with no per-color setup. Canvas has a coarser weave than jersey, so bold, high-contrast art reproduces best; very fine hairlines can soften. We will flag it in your mockup if your artwork is at that limit.
Weight and structure. Heavyweight canvas stands up on its own, carries a full load without deforming, and holds a crisp print edge. Lighter cotton folds flat, costs less per piece, and suits a tote that is an extra inside a kit rather than the bag someone uses daily. Both are available; we will recommend one based on how the bag will actually be used.
You get an instant mockup, and a full quote by the next business morning. Production typically runs about two weeks from approved mockup to delivery, depending on quantity. Working to an event date? Tell us up front and we'll build a timeline that hits it.
A vector logo (AI, EPS, SVG, or PDF) gives the cleanest result, but a high-resolution PNG works too. Lay it out yourself in the Design Studio, or just send the file and we'll set up a free mockup for you. You approve exactly how it looks before production.
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Free mockup before you pay
See your design on the real product and get an honest quote first, no commitment.
Nothing's made until you approve
You sign off on every detail of the final order before anything goes into production.
Delivered pricing, shipping included
Your quote ships to one address with shipping built in, no surprise fees at the end.
Ready to brand your custom merch?
Customize your custom canvas tote bags live, or send us your logo for a free mockup and an honest quote.
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