System, Method and Apparatus for Gift Bag Binding

A binding device for attaching a plurality of gift bags together, said binding device comprising:

• a body portion comprising a first end, a second end, an upper section, a middle section, and a lower section;
• a first fastener proximate said first end;
• a complementary second fastener proximate said second end, said complementary second fastener for releasably engaging said first fastener;
• said middle section comprising:
• a first engaging member dimensioned to engage at least one first gift bag strap having a first size,
• a second engaging member dimensioned to engage at least one second gift bag strap having a second size different than said first size, said first engaging member being larger than said second engaging member, and
• a third engaging member including locking edges to engage at least one third gift bag strap having a third size different than said first size and said second size.
• a first crease between the upper section and the middle section, said first crease dimensioned to engage an upper edge of at least one fourth gift bag;
• a second crease between the middle section and the lower section, said second crease dimensioned to engage a lower edge of the at least one fourth gift bag.

A method for attaching a plurality of gift bags together within a binding device, said method comprising:

• securing a first gift bag strap of a first gift bag to a first engaging member on a middle section of the binding device, the binding device comprising a first crease between an upper section and the middle section, and a second crease between the middle section and a lower section;
• securing a second gift bag strap of a second gift bag to a second engaging member on the middle section, the first engaging member being larger than the second engaging member, the first gift bag strap being larger than the second gift bag strap, and the first gift bag being larger than the second gift bag;
• folding the binding device at the first crease and the second crease to bring a first end of the binding device in contact with a second end of the binding device;
• and
• engaging a first fastener proximate the first end with a complementary second fastener proximate the second end.