Lovely handmade bag, untraditional, great hand-craftsmanship!
This arrives well packaged in a fold-top acetate bag.<br />If giving as a gift, this is challenging to wrap as it arrives.  I suggest finding an appropriately sized box to wrap it in or use a standard sized gift bag.  This is a nice *almost* standalone any occasion gift for any purse using gal or murse using guy as it is neither overtly feminine nor masculine.  The reason I say '*almost* standalone gift' is that I was raised to never gift a purse &/or wallet without including 2 cents or more (I usually include a dollar) - I think (if I remember right) this is a superstition that giving an empty purse/wallet is wishing the recipient to always be broke & including some kind of money is wishing the recipient financial abundance.  Do with that what you will.<br />I loved the note tucked inside the purse from the crafter.  While it was printed/typed, it had the heartfelt wording of a handwritten note & was very nice.<br />The workmanship is wonderful.  No loose seams/threads, obvious attention to detail, quality construction.  You can tell the crafter cares about & enjoys their craft!<br />It has a wonderful coloration & smells great (I love the smell of leather)!  While the included note suggests that using the purse will give it a patina & dissipate the smell, I've always used a quality (& time tested company) leather protectant & this is no exception.  I like the coloration that it currently is & want to keep it this way.  The 'leather smell' WILL dissipate with time no matter what.<br />The outside back of this purse has a medium-small zippered pocket & the front has a large (mainly open) pocket.  Though this pocket does have a snap-tab, it doesn't do much in the way of securing items.  I find this to be a great place to store my phone, a pen or 2, & other items of that nature that I want to quickly access frequently.<br />Inside, there is an open pocket on each side, approximately the same size as the tabbed pocket outside.  On one of these pockets is a section to hold 2 cards such as ID/credit or debit card/ membership/loyalty &/or business cards.  I use this to hold my most frequently accessed membership/loyalty cards that don't have a keychain tab option.  The main area inside is sizable, able to hold a Kindle Fire & a full sized wallet (the kind that allows your bills to lie flat rather than having to fold them), amongst other things.<br />I consider this a medium sized purse (coming from an 'It girl' purse) which still allows me to carry all my day-to-day needs & wants.<br />I highly recommend!
Rating: 5 stars