An end to bruised fruits and veggies that you carry home from the market.

These days’ people are buying (or thinking about buying) more fresh fruits and vegetables. But that creates a new problem, getting home to discover that your healthy produce is bruised. The Quirky online community has come to the rescue with a new produce carry-bag. Called Mercado, it could be the ultimate farmers market bag. If you’re not familiar with Quirky it a place where ordinary people help design, develop and share in the revenue from products that make it to the marketplace. The Mercado has pockets to protect delicate fruits and vegetables, loops to hold bottles in place, and compartments to keep everything organized.

Let’s take a closer look. There are 6 small interior pockets designed for smaller, delicate fruit, 2 medium interior pockets, 1 large interior compartment with 2 elastic loops to hold bottles in place and 2 small exterior pockets for quick access items like cash or keys. The bag seems very well made using a combination of mesh and cotton canvas. The structured mesh pockets holds the shape of the bag whether worn or placed on the ground. You know how it is with regular bags that contain odd shaped items. Usually they fall over and spill their contents. What’s worse than watching your fresh peaches rolling down the street! There’s a wide adjustable strap that lets you choose the right length for carrying your fruits and veggies. Mercado is available for sale in Quirky's online store for $24.99.

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Some background on Quirky: Mercado is the dream of Quirky community member Peter Wachtel from Buffalo, New York, and was brought to life on Quirky.com with the help of 738 influencers. Quirky makes invention accessible by partnering with creative people around the world to bring new products to life. Quirky engages participants to collaborate in every aspect of product creation from sketch to store. Anyone can participate on Quirky.com either by submitting their own product idea for $10, or by voting, rating, and influencing other people's product ideas. Cooler still, 30 cents of every dollar generated from the direct sale of a Quirky product goes back to these influencers.