I bought this to take with me when I travel instead of a backpack. I can fit water, my wallet and anything else I need for a day of sightseeing. Great value for the money.

It looks pretty much exactly like the photos advertised. I just wish I had read the reviews about the zippers before buying. The first pocket in front has two side zippers, and they don't stay up completely. They fall down very easily which makes me wary about putting anything in that pocket now. I really wish this wasn't the case lol I didn't want to have any issues at all with it.

It's a great little bag but it's sadly just a bit smaller than one might expect. Think of it as a bag that's great for carrying brochures and paperback books, and you'll have the right idea.

Short Version:
Fits almost everything from my old purse. Definitely has a more manly look and feel than a regular purse. Mild smell if you get your face up close to it. The quality seems VERY high, the fabric seems thick and durable. Zippers are smooth and seem hearty. For $13 even if it's not as sturdy as it looks, I'd say it's a good buy.

Full Version:

Wow!!! Just wow. Please see all my photos. I was able to fit the following into this and zip/button it closed:

Keys, 3 pill bottles (1 sm. supplement bottle + 2 prescription bottles), travel silverware, 3 (2 lg & 1 sm) foldable reusable grocery bags, clutch/wallet (bulging with well over 20 cards, 2 loose spare keys, and a checkbook sans holder), Apple headphones, Apple lightning charging cable, 2 lip balms, 2 styluses, 2 markers, 7 pens, small hairbrush, 4 tampons, small post-it note pad, sheathed paring knife, nail clippers, dental floss, 3 cards (debit/credit).

Maybe a couple other things I forgot, but I think that's it.

The fabric feels like a thick, durable canvas though there is some fraying on the inside near where the strap meets the rest of the material. I am not terribly worried about it because it seems very sturdy and well-made otherwise. The zippers are smooth and they too seem sturdy.

The front button connects to a piece of leather(?) that feels and looks loose, but it's actually stitched that way intentionally to be loose in the middle and secured on the outer edges. The inside of the purse (calling it a purse because I'm a chick and using it as one even though it's definitely a more man-styled bag) is similar material which I'm excited about. I think almost every woman's purse I've seen uses whatever fabric on the exterior and a thinner, easy to rip nylon/cloth type stuff on the inside. I don't envision myself busting through this fabric anytime soon but it is only day 1 so only time will tell.

The strap, fully extended, is actually long enough to be a cross body even for me (I'm fat), but it doesn't hang much. Also, the fabric of the strap is the same throughout and not particularly comfortable against bare skin, but it's wide enough to distribute the weight of the purse in such a way as to make it feel lighter. It's actually somewhat astonishing that the purse has almost everything I had in my old purse (certainly all the essentials) and yet it feels so much lighter.

Oh yes, let me tell you about the glorious pockets of pockets. Seriously this thing is great. In my old purse I dumped everything in the main compartment (?) and it floated around. Then there were 3 smaller outer pockets, and 2 large outer pockets. I would constantly spend time searching for my keys because I would usually toss them in the big section and they would get lost. This has a little key loop inside(!!!) so I can clip my keys into it. Despite all the stuff I've crammed into this purse, I still have 1 small mesh pocket going completely unused.

Speaking of pockets, one side is a simple pocket with a buttoned flap and the other side is a small miracle. It's a zippered "pocket" (the whole front piece opens) that's held closed by the side zippers and a buttoned flap (which ALSO has a pocket), and inside of the front piece is a large mesh pocket (see photos), and on the other side is a mesh pocket on a pocket on a bigger pocket. Not even joking. I tried to capture it in the photos to show where all I had stuff crammed in.

For super sensitive noses there was a slight smell but for me personally, I didn't smell it unless I got my face all up in there to sniff around. OK, not LITERALLY in the purse but right by the fabric. I don't consider it a con because I don't notice it at all from usage distance but some might.

Since it wouldn't be fair if I didn't say something negative about it, I would have to say I'd like it a little bigger. It technically holds everything I need it to but some of it is jury barely. The buttons also feel firm when you clasp them but may be difficult to secure for some. The front button in particular, with a pill bottle in the front mesh pocket, doesn't want to close very easily and I have to tug it a little more.

No matter what, for $13 this so far seems like a steal. I mean seriously, I was about to drop at least $20-$30 for a dull, single compartment women's purse with fake zippers and buckles outside. I realize that's nothing in the world of women's purses but I care more about practicality and this is seems so great. I'm so pleased and can't recommend it enough (as of day 1) if you can get by with a smaller purse and don't mind the appearance.

The front part of the bag has a snap that is very hard to snap and unsnap and I fear that it is going to come unraveled eventually before too long.