We’re giving away a back-to-school bag filled with over $800 of free tech

Skip to main contentBack-to-school season also means giveaway season here at The Verge.Back-to-school season also means giveaway season here at The Verge.by Aug 4, 2026, 2:00 PM UTCThe Nomatic Messenger Bag can fit quite a bit, but it’s no match for the boxes we stuffed inside.Cameron Faulkner is an editor covering deals and gaming hardware. He joined in 2018, and after a two-year stint at Polygon, he rejoined The Verge in May 2025.It’s time for yet another giveaway. We raided The Verge’s closet full of tech in New York City to stuff as much can fit into a Nomatic Messenger Bag. It’s overstuffed, to say the least, and if you’re chosen as the winner of this sweepstakes on August 18th, the bag and its contents (valued at over $800) will be all yours. If you want a hint as to what’s in the bag, sorry, nothing Beats the surprise of seeing what’s inside for yourself (okay, here’s another hint: look at the official rules).The rules for entry are simple. Fill out the fields below within the Viralsweep embed. Once you enter (and then verify your entry with a code sent to your provided email address), you’ll become a subscriber to our Verge Shopping newsletter, which hits your inbox multiple times a week and contains the latest deals. Beyond savings, we include links to recent buying guides, reviews, and other relevant articles we think you’ll like.Good luck!NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. Sweepstakes begins at 10:00am ET on 08/04/2026 and ends at 10:00am ET on 08/18/2026. Open to legal residents of the 50 U.S. states and Washington D.C., of legal age of majority and have access to the internet, and a valid email address. Odds of winning depend on number of eligible entries received. Governed by and subject to the Official Rules, additional eligibility restrictions apply. Vox Media Privacy PolicySponsor: Vox Media, LLC, 1701 Rhode Island Ave., Washington DC 20036.Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.Cameron FaulknerVerge ShoppingSign up to get the best deals on products we’ve found and tested sent to your inbox.