Shoulder Tote Bag with Zipper

Pros: 1) This bag is very roomy -- I feel like Mary Poppins with all of the stuff that I can fit inside of it! 2) It has really long straps, which is exactly what I was looking for. The longer straps make it easier for the bag to fit and stay on my shoulder. I can't tell you how hard it is to find a tote bag with long straps. 3) It's made of strong canvas material and is not a weak bag. 4) It has a zipper!! This is a perfect inclusion for klutz-types like me. Cons (though they're really just minor complaints): 1) There is no inside lining for the bag, which is not really a big deal. Like I said, the canvas is strong, but it would be good to have extra support for the walls/bottom of the bag. I occasionally examine the seams to see if there is any splitting, but there is no evidence of that so far (I've used the bag nearly every day for two months). I could even sew my own lining into it if I really felt it necessary -- and maybe I will in the future if I find it necessary to prolong the life of the bag. 2) This is not really a con, more of just an FYI: the bag does not have an inner pocket for those little things (i.e. Girl Stuff!). At first I was a little disappointed at this fact; then I soon discovered that using a separate small bag for these things was even better than storing them in an internal pocket. I bought a cheap little bag to put all of my incidentals into, which gives me the ability to quickly move these things from bag to bag. If you're like me, you might have one tote bag for work and another for the weekends or traveling or whatnot. Having all of my little items in a small bag gives me the ability to simply toss it into my weekend bag if I need to, especially without worrying about gathering up all of the individual odds and ends and then remembering to put them all back into my work bag. So, for me, this was originally a disappointment, but now I'm like, "Internal pocket, I don't need you!" (replete with raspberry). 3) You need to be careful about opening up the zipper all the way. If you open the zipper to the very end, it tends to get stuck and not easily close because each side of the zipper splays in opposite directions, making it difficult to zip it back together. You'll have to hold the bag closed and fiddle with the zipper before it catches and closes. There are two fixes for this: never open the back all the way (leave about an inch of zipper remaining) or (what I plan to do) take a needle and thread and simply sew the zipper closed about one inch from the bottom/end of the zipper. That way, my zipper will never open fully and I won't have the problem of wasting time trying to close it. In closing of my short novel about this bag: I love it. A canvas tote bag with long straps and a zipper? Perfect!! If you are looking for a nice, plain, professional, big (but not too big -- not I'm-a-mom-going-to-the-beach-with-ten-kids too big), secure bag to throw all of your junk into, then you have found your bag. I purchased the red one, which is very red, and I plan to use it for a very long time.

Sturdy bag and good size. I'm very pleased with the product. I'm a teacher and needed to replace my emergency bag for my classroom and this one does a great job serving its purpose. It seems sturdy and well made and I expect it to last a good while. Color was true to what was advertised.

I purchased several of these bags in various colors to be used as swim bags for the kids. They are just the right size to carry a swim suit and towel. They have a plastic coating on the interior side to minimize the water seeping through from wet swim suits. They would also make great travel bags for things like drawing paper, books or travel games. I like the zipper that keeps things contained within the bag. The quality is very good for the price!

I got this bag because I don't like carrying a briefcase but needed something to cart paperwork home from the office and back. Plus, I liked the bright blue color and black accents. Well, it's even better than I'd hoped. It can easily fit several folders and legal pads, and it's sturdy enough not to give out on the way or lose a strap. The zipper is an added benefit when it rains. It's my go-to bag during the work week and has traveled with me on many a plane trip. It's getting just a little worn. finally, after a year and a half - though it would probably keep going for a while longer. But if I switch out the bag, I'll replace it with the identical product. When I saw in my back orders that it cost me under $10 - and is still priced that low - I had to write this review. It's a great bag AND a bargain.

I am using it to carry our new stadium seats both cushions fit in the bag

This seems very sturdy and love that it has a zipper to close the top. Wish it had at least one external pocket as that would have given it 5 stars. UPDATE! After approx. 30 days of use this bag is falling apart. The lining side of the fabric which is a sort of plastic stuff is completely shredding and falling off in pieces, leaving see-through fabric. Needless to say, I can no longer use it, so was not a good buy after all. Very disappointed! Plan to contact seller to see if they will accept return.

The bag looks nice. The strap is at somewhat of an odd length for shorter people (speaking as someone who is 5'1"). There are no pockets on the inside, but it's quite roomy and fits a lot of things. Pockets would have been very appreciated though. Also, the inside is easy to scratch up. I had my umbrella inside for a couple of weeks (closed, secured) and it somehow tore up the entire inside of the bag. There are lots of little cuts where it'd be easy to fully puncture through to the outside. It's just okay. You can find better.

I have been looking everywhere for totes that would match the color scheme of the wedding and that were also functional, in that my bridesmaids would be able to use them later down the line. It isn't too fancy and not cheap looking either. What was even more perfect about it is that they were really affordable. I am on a bit of a tight budget right now and what I paid for the two of them I ordered I would have had to pay just as much, if not more, for one from another seller. So this was absolutely perfect! I love them! They are a bit bigger than I anticipated, but it's great since it is not over-sized. Again, this was perfect!