( 7 reviews )
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Posted: Jun 24 2009
I read as many reviews as I could prior to this purchase and I can confidently say I'm a satisfied customer. There were some issues raised on previous comments w/ the length of the purse and being 5'2 there were no problems here. The length was perfect w/ some extra room to have it drape below my hips if I wanted to. The best attributes of this purse is of course the safety features. The zipper clasp was my favorite and the option to secure the strap around an stationary object came quite handy also. The bag was fashionable enough and blended well w/ my travels to Barcelona. The only qualms I had was that it was a bit small. They weren't messing around when they said it was a perfect travel bag for necessities. Emphasis on necessities. So I had my camera, wallet, cell phone, tissue, hand sanitizer, copies of some docs in the inside pocket and that's about it! Some sunglasses and a bag of candy, almost made the bag burst. I know they made an updated series, but that felt a bit too big to shlep around. The only other thing I wished they had was an outside pocket a bit bigger than the 2 tiny side pockets that I managed to squeeze a small bottle of lotion in. An easy but secured bigger pocket on the outside would have been nice to slip some receipts or map in and it would have been my dream travel purse. All in all, good bag for peace of mind traveling in Europe and I guess teaches you to travel light!
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Posted: Feb 1 2009
I bought this bag in April of 2008 for a trip to Rome and liked it so much I kept using it daily after that. I am 5`8 and slender and had no problems with the length of the strap. Unfortunately now, ten months later, a connection point on the strap suddenly broke. At the clip end of the strap that you can use to secure the bag around a chair leg etc the metal piece that anchors that end to the bag has come out of its metal fitting and there is no way to put the two pieces back together. Also while wearing the bag the strap would occasionally become twisted so a minor nuisance but a nuisance none the less. Perhaps the newer bags have fixed these problems.
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Posted: Nov 30 2008
I bought this purse for my first travel in Europe - a two week trip through five cities in three countries. A couple of the cities were known to have high crime areas. I bought this purse because of the anti-theft features, especially the wire mesh in the strap and around the bottom of the purse. There are other anti-theft devices, too, like an extra hook to hook the zipper closed and also a strap that can un-hook, wrap around the back of a chair, and re-hook. Walking around the various cities on my trip, I felt quite safe with my purse. It's not the most attractive thing in the world, but I also don't think it's terribly ugly, either. It was large enough to fit a regular sized guide-book in, my small-ish digital camera (a Sony Cybershot - anything SLR-sized would be too big or bulky), train tickets, a little wallet for my credit cards, pens, a pocketknife, and a pack of gum. When I purchased smaller things like postcards or little gifts, I could still easily stick those in the bag as well. I was pleasantly surprised at how much I could fit in there without stuffing it. As one other reviewer said above, the side pockets are too narrow for anything other than a couple of pens or pencils, which is precisely what I used them for. I also didn't have a problem with wearing the purse across my body, and I am a little taller than 5'6". It hung at a perfect height for me to access. In short, it was a perfect travel purse for me -- it met all my needs and I would recommend it highly for anyone who is looking for an anti-theft purse.
