ChicoBag Lightweight Urban Messenger Bag with Waist Strap

I really like this bag! I have had it for about a month now, and I am using it as a work bag. I love the bottle pockets on each side, and all of my different sizes of reusable water bottles have fit nicely. This bag is very light weight, but I feel like it is constructed very nicely and I don't worry about overloading it with heavy items. My only reservation to anyone looking at this bag is to let you know that it is a little on the small side for a messenger bag. If you are looking for a large bag to use for school or to carry a lot of bulky items in, this would not be it (there is no way to fit a computer AND other items in it). However, I typically can fit my slim lunch box, a book, a few folders, and then any small items I need throughout the day in the bag and carry it with ease. Also, the opening of the bag is rather narrow, which can make it a little difficult to just "throw" your items in and go, but once you get them in, there seems to be enough room for me and for the person who doesn't need to carry a lot of things. I also like the front zip pocket which makes it convenient for small papers and items you do not want to throw in the large compartment. The size limitations is the ONLY reason I gave this bag 4 stars instead of 5.

Update: I forgot another reason to deduct this rating the shipper sent this item via FED-EX! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE, retailers if you are in the mail-order business and interested in keeping your customers happy STOP USING FED-EX! What is the point of using and paying for 2-day shipping when it NEVER arrives on-time. In addition, FED-EX, I feel, has no interest in working with the recipients, and actually has policies in place to make this more difficult (i.e. not being able to hold a package at FED-EX location before delivery attempts are FAILED, which you know they will be because the drivers never attempt to deliver when people are actually home). STOP, please, just STOP using FED-EX!

i bought this bag to go on the gruz to cozumel and to the mayan ruins. it was great! i packed 2 bottles of water and 2 pairs of sun glasses and my camera and extra batteries and extra stuff and the strap was long enough to put across my chest and left my hands free to do whatever. then went swimming in the sinkhole and packed my suit back. it dried really quickly. loved the bag

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Maybe a little thinner than I was expecting but still strong and fit perfectly. Adjusts to fit small and large frames.

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First of all, I'm not UNHAPPY with this bag... It's nifty. It's super lightweight with plenty of storage compartments. I love the two water bottle feature, which is primarily why I bought it. I love that it's made from recycled bottles. I love the color. Love the magnet closure. Why only 3.5 stars? Well, for what it is and despite what I love about it...the price is a bit over what I would have paid for it if I had seen it in person. Although the bag boasts "designed in california", nowhere can a country of origin be found. I had to look up on the Chicobag website to discover that it is made in China. They rattle on a bit about being members of the FLA, but truthfully that probably means that they just make sure the factory workers get a break once a day and get paid 25cents an hour rather than 10. I MAY have been able to justify the pricetag on this if it were made in the USA...but a very thin, extraordinarly wrinkly and somewhat difficult to unwrinkle, parachute material bag that, from the looks of it, costs very little to produce? Meh. I do appreciate the one year warranty on this, and maybe that's where the higher price point comes in...as a sort of insurance to offset returns. It may also be that this is a niche market sort of thing...cyclists etc..but as I will be using it just as a vacation bag/carryall perhaps I should have looked around a bit more. Overall, I think there's a lot to love about the design of this bag, but cost to value I'm not so sure about.

Also, as a side note, please refer to main picture and the purple bag in the thumbnails to the left for and idea about sizing. I'm not sure that the green and blue bags they picture to the left are the same model. This bag is definitely not a full sized messenger bag as shown in the pictures on the left. You will not be able to get a full sized laptop or full sized textbooks in this.

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I really liked the style of the bag. Lightweight, adjustable length strap, big enough for a clipboard and iPad. Loved that it is made from recycled bottles. Very disappointed the the zipper broke right away. Nylon zipper not strong enough for bag. Now it is a pocket that does not close. Still like bag, I just wish the zipper was better. Great idea but not sure it is worth the price.