Need Suggestions For Crossbody Purse & Passport Wallet
Mar 15, 2012, 2:42 pm
#31
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 7
Anyone else have the eBags Piazza bag? I used mine for the first time this weekend. Love the body of the purse but the straps are so cheap and rough. I wore it crossbody and the rough edges rubbed against my shoulder/neck area not covered by my shirt and cut into my skin. I only wore it for an hour around the mall so now I'm worried this will be a problem when I go on vacation.
The shoulder straps are seriously the cheapest type of material eBags could have used. It's not soft like Lesportsac straps. The only solution I can think of is it get a removable shoulder strap wrap/pad for $10. Either way, it's going to cost me money to fix the problem. I'm really glad I didn't pay full price for it.
The shoulder straps are seriously the cheapest type of material eBags could have used. It's not soft like Lesportsac straps. The only solution I can think of is it get a removable shoulder strap wrap/pad for $10. Either way, it's going to cost me money to fix the problem. I'm really glad I didn't pay full price for it.
Mar 15, 2012, 3:06 pm
#32
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Not in DFW
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Anyone else have the eBags Piazza bag? I used mine for the first time this weekend. Love the body of the purse but the straps are so cheap and rough. I wore it crossbody and the rough edges rubbed against my shoulder/neck area not covered by my shirt and cut into my skin. I only wore it for an hour around the mall so now I'm worried this will be a problem when I go on vacation.
The shoulder straps are seriously the cheapest type of material eBags could have used. It's not soft like Lesportsac straps. The only solution I can think of is it get a removable shoulder strap wrap/pad for $10. Either way, it's going to cost me money to fix the problem. I'm really glad I didn't pay full price for it.
The shoulder straps are seriously the cheapest type of material eBags could have used. It's not soft like Lesportsac straps. The only solution I can think of is it get a removable shoulder strap wrap/pad for $10. Either way, it's going to cost me money to fix the problem. I'm really glad I didn't pay full price for it.
Mar 17, 2012, 7:50 am
#33
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This is the one that I have on order right now from Stella & Dot:
Lafayette Cross Body Bag
I like the curb chain as I'm always afraid of someone trying to slash my shoulder strap. I'm planning to use this when out and about when I really only need a few items... it's not very large but I needed something I could use as a "nice" stylish purse when traveling.
Disclaimer... I'm an Independent Stylist for Stella & Dot. So my opinion may not be completely unbiased!
Lafayette Cross Body Bag
I like the curb chain as I'm always afraid of someone trying to slash my shoulder strap. I'm planning to use this when out and about when I really only need a few items... it's not very large but I needed something I could use as a "nice" stylish purse when traveling.
Disclaimer... I'm an Independent Stylist for Stella & Dot. So my opinion may not be completely unbiased!
Mar 17, 2012, 11:52 pm
#35
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I got my Pacsafe Citysafe 200, my iPad feels safer already. My pocketbook was happy too because I got it very cheap at eBags. I think they went on clearance because the new Pacsafe bags listed on their website show they are now RFID.
Aug 15, 2012, 11:49 am
#36
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: SW WA
Posts: 3,886
Any updates on how everyone else is doing with their bags, or other recommendations, would be greatly appreciated!
Aug 15, 2012, 5:01 pm
#37
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Aug 16, 2012, 11:20 am
#38
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: SW WA
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I know. This trip I was carrying around: a wallet, a travel umbrella, a camera, a hat, sunglasses, 2 packable raincoats, an AtoZ map book. That all just fit, but the problem was it left NO room for shopping at all, so when it came to putting in, say, a wedge of cheese (something I tried to do twice, funnily enough), it just didn't work.
Aug 16, 2012, 10:13 pm
#39
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Singapore
Posts: 324
I don't have a Pacsafe but if I have one, it will only be for stuff I wouldn't mind losing.
During my last trip to Japan, I was carrying a tiny bag that could comfortably hold all my valuables and pretty much nothing else. Any shopping I do along the way is put in an eco-bag that I stuff in said clutch at the beginning of each day (mine is a very hardy cloth bag I bought in Paris, but plastic would be better). Sometimes I start the day off with both bags because I would put a water bottle in it. Both of them fit on my shoulders together nicely.
To remain fashionable, do as the Parisans do: carry Longchamp's foldable Le Pliage bag along with your Pacsafe.
During my last trip to Japan, I was carrying a tiny bag that could comfortably hold all my valuables and pretty much nothing else. Any shopping I do along the way is put in an eco-bag that I stuff in said clutch at the beginning of each day (mine is a very hardy cloth bag I bought in Paris, but plastic would be better). Sometimes I start the day off with both bags because I would put a water bottle in it. Both of them fit on my shoulders together nicely.
To remain fashionable, do as the Parisans do: carry Longchamp's foldable Le Pliage bag along with your Pacsafe.
Sep 29, 2015, 4:34 pm
#40
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 1
Different take on a travel crossbody
So...this is a very different kind of travel crossbody, but my favorite bag is this one from a local company: http://thestokela.com/collections/to...ed-travel-tote
My favorite thing is that it doesn't look like a travel bag, so I feel like it's less of a dead giveaway that I'm a tourist And the patchwork detail is just beautiful, So much prettier than their picture shows.
My favorite thing is that it doesn't look like a travel bag, so I feel like it's less of a dead giveaway that I'm a tourist
And the patchwork detail is just beautiful, So much prettier than their picture shows.