ecobags, repair shops and masking tape

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this red ecobag contained promotional products from a well-known food company. i saved it for myself because i liked the size - about 13 inches by 13 inches. i wondered if it's possible to put a zipper on it so the contents don't spill out. and to protect them from sneaky hands, too. so i took it to the new repair shop and here's the result. i paid 70 pesos (US$3.72) for labor. i bought the zipper elsewhere, but forgot how much it cost. "can you also put zippers on canvas ecobags?" "it would probably need bigger zippers." "oh, like the ones here on my leather wallet?" "yes." we agreed that i would show him the canvas ecobags first so he can figure out how. i remember when i first went to his shop, he wrote my name and the amount to pay on a thin piece of masking tape then taped it the ecobag. i noticed that that's also how small stores put prices on their items now. they just write it on masking tape and stick it.