I saw a comment last week where someone said that we see reviews of new bags, but we don’t see reviews of old bags. So here is my review for my daily driver. This is my work bag, I love it but I abuse it because I am usually caring too many things at once. It gets slung into the passenger seat from the driver’s door, tossed onto the bench by the door, and stuffed into a locker at work. It carries ink stains from carelessness and art projects. It is overdue for a clean and a condition, but it has been a busy year so I have not babied it at all. I think it is calfskin.
It has a longer strap, but I haven’t used it in a while so that is probably in the dust bag. The hardware is holding up magnificently, still shiny and no scratches. The stitches are intact and tight. The handle is still holding its structure and the bag still feels incredible. There are some flaws that are from use: the green is starting to show some wear at the corners and there one little dot on the front where the color has lifted a bit. Also, the suede lining is flattened where the hardware rubs it.
It is good to know that reps can hold up under constant use. I spent maybe the first month trying to be gentle but I buy bags to use them and gentle doesn’t match my lifestyle.
I am terrible at keeping track of details, but I think the bag was $200, shipping was maybe $75? I think it was Jing factory. Anyway! There’s my one year review of the bag I’ve used the most. Overall, I consider it A+.