Sweetbriar Classic Vintage Messenger Bag - Original Heavyweight Cotton Canvas Shoulder Bag with Upgraded Features

Very nice and roomy I'm disabled and this is perfect for wallet, phone, keys, and mail. Great flap to deter pickpockets and very nice wide adjustable canvas strap lots of pockets. I love it!

The bag seem to be pretty well put together the material felt a little bit lighter than I was expected. All in all from some of the videos I saw I also got the impression this was a slightly bigger bag. Alas despite these little details it seems like a pretty good unit and my kid was very excited for it to be his new school bag

Came in a clear bag plastic bag.Bag seems well constructed, canvas is a good weight.Outer side pockets are small, would not contain a water bottle, at best may hold a slender can beverage.Inside of the main area has a small sipper pouch - maybe 5x7.The two outer pockets on the front are of the same canvas as the bag.Despite that, the bag is pretty light and rolls up to a fairly small amount of space. This will store pretty compactly into another bag to carry an even smaller version of your stuff.Only quibble I have is about the velcro strip designed to hold the bag flap down.Its a bit odd, the hook side going across the whole bag flap, but the loop side is sewn perpendicular to the hooks so then only connect at a 1" square space, and isn't the most secure connection. Fine for me as I don't intend to use it for more than carrying around while walking, nothing too vigorous.Will suit my needs very well.

I did expect from photos that the bag would essentially be a few panels of lightweight canvas with no reinforcement but I think I underestimated how much that would impact the utility.A tote bag doesn't need structure because it's fairly small and structured more like an envelope than a bag. A purse or small messenger can get away with little structure for similar reasons. A bag made of heavier materials is usually sturdy enough to not need additional reinforcement. For something like this, which is larger than a purse and made of incredibly flimsy materials, added structure is an absolute prerequisite to being able to make full use of its capacity without everything constantly falling out.I probably could have made it work because I wasn't planning on taking it out. It was just going to be used as my 'ADHD accommodations bag' which gets dragged around the house with me to make sure I don't, for instance, forget to take my medication because I thought of it in one room and forgot by the time I got to the one it was in. In that sort of situation, where you can easily grab something if it falls out, it's a bit annoying but not unmanageable. Similarly, if you never have any intention of filling the bag to capacity, it'll probably hold up ok.If, however, you plan on going out with a full bag and/or don't want to constantly be picking things up (I don't), I'd recommend something else.

I love this bag. I'm 63 and it really helps with carrying everything around because I have degenerative disc disease.

the size is perfect for my needs and looks nice. I am impressed by the thickness of the material

Do this bag came with no lining I use cardboard .it's like to take shape of what ever you put inside.which I don't like.so in a different case I would not bought this .feel cheap

Works well, built well, holds plenty, rugged. Overall i like it.