Tallit with Matching Tallit Bag

This week we received an inquiry from a customer in Chile. He plans to make a big order, including tallit, tallit bag, tallit bag cover, tallit katan and mezuzahs, so he has a lot of questions to ask.

After he settled on a top-of-the-line traditional black-striped wool tallit, he asked about a matching tallit bag.

I think i'm buying the chatanim, it's really beautiful =)

http://tzitzit.tallit-shop.com/tallit-chatanim/

The tallit also includes a plastic bag and the matching tallit bag?

From his question, it sounds like he's assuming the tallit comes as a set, with a free matching tallit bag. But the truth is high-end tallits are never sold with a matching bag.

There is no matching bag made for the Chatanim. In fact, I've never seen a matching bag for a black-striped tallit. All of the matching tallit bags have a bit of color in them, e.g. black-silver, white-silver, blue-silver, blue-gold, etc. Also, the matching bags on the top line here are not such great quality (that's why they are only $12.50) and they are not quite big enough for a size 70.

Usually people who wear a black-striped tallit do not have a matching bag, but just any bag they like (usually dark blue, but not always). With tallit bags, generally the more you spend, the better the material.

I use a fairly inexpensive velvet bag (under $15) from before I ventured into the tallit business, and it has held up quite well for several years. But to tell you the truth, I secretly wish it would wear out so I could get something a bit nicer.