SweetbriarClassic Vintage Messenger Bag - Original Heavyweight Cotton Canvas Shoulder Bag with Upgraded Features

This bag is perfect. It fits my camera, bottle, umbrella, sun jacket and hat without being too bulky. The shoulder strap has a padding that doesn’t chaff after a long walk around midtown and west end. Amazing for not just the price but as a genuinely good bag. Best of all; no branding so you can patch it with whatever you like.

My daughter asked for messenger bag for school, and not going to lie, I was skeptical. This bag exceeded my expectations. Very roomy, lots of pockets. Looks great and durable.

Very nice messenger bag!Well made and good value! Roomy with plenty of pockets!Thanks JJ

Suprisingly durable and usable for such an affordable bag. Could use a zipper to keep internal contents more secure.

The bag is a much more high-quality material than I thought it was going to be. Price was really affordable considering it's extremely durable. Really big pockets, fits my computer very easily. The strap is adjustable, the padded section of the strap is nice and thick, exactly what I was looking for.

A well made shoulder bag for carrying artist sketch book,notepad, files and reading materials and a day-excursion eseentials.

I needed something new for carrying books, whiteboard markers and other materials to class. I saw this and liked the color so I bought it. I really want to like it but it has some drawbacks.First the good points: the material is sturdy and relatively durable. It has a decent amount of compartments without being overblown and gaudy like many backpacks/messengers/etc. The metal bits that attach the strap to the bag do NOT twist, contrary to what I've seen in some other reviews. Also it's big enough to carry one or two textbooks, a notebook and a binder as well as pens, markers, a compact umbrella (Florida) and calculator.The negatives: the hook-and-pile closure is terrible. Even with a nearly empty bag the thing just doesn't want to stay closed. With the aforementioned supplies in it, even though they fit without making it bulge or anything, the bag doesn't close at all. The strips of hook and pile just don't meet up properly. Another potential issue is that only one of the internal compartments has a zipper closure, all the rest are open. It would be less of a problem if the bag closed properly. Additionally (and this is the one that bugs me the most) is that the shoulder pad on the strap persistently squeaks as I walk around with this over my shoulder. I would prefer if my messenger wouldn't make it sound like I was farting every time I took a step.I would give it 2 stars but for $20 this bag is decent enough. For something you are going to use often, maybe spend a bit more and get something better.

I had this bag for about 3 years before it finally fell apart, and then I promptly came on here and ordered a new one. Here's what I think of it:Things I love about the bag:-It holds a lot more than you think it will. A lot of backpacks and messenger bags are unnecessarily cluttered with extra zippers and pockets and shaping that make them not able to hold as much as they otherwise could. Not this one. It has one big pocket on the inside with barely anything to get in the way, meaning you can stuff it full of computers, binders, and books to your heart's rectangular content-The few pockets it does have are useful. The front pockets hold a water bottle well, the inside pocket holds small items well, and the side pockets can hold things like headphones or small pouches-It's very neutral. Nobody will ever comment on this bag because they basically won't see it, which I'm a fan of-Very small, light, and maneuverable. I can effortlessly swing it onto my lap when I get on the bus without taking it off-Comfortable and easy on your shoulder once you adjust it rightWhat I don't like:-Durability is kind of an issue, but it still performs well. It developed a hole in the place where the corner of my laptop would just into it, but it held it together for like 2 years after that before finally falling apart. My new one quickly developed the same hole so I guess the clock is ticking already, but it's still far better than you would expect for the price-The strap is kind of badly designed. The metal rectangle that connects the strap to the bag always flips sideways because of bad design. The shoulder pad always flips upside down because of bad design. The length adjuster isn't strong enough to hold it in place for long periods of time, meaning it requires adjustment every couple of days. These are small issues, but they could be fixed-The pocket situation could be better. I pinned the inside pocket to the inside of the bag to keep it from swinging around and that helped a lot. I had to buy a zipper pencil case to put in an outside pocket to hold the rest of my pencils and larger stuff though since none of the outside pockets have any sort of fastening mechanism.