I have been using this bag for 5 months.  I agree with those here who say the bag smells when first removed from the packaging, but it does go away. The pockets are convenient, the material does not look hideously cheap.  Most importantly, my 12oz OXO personal coffee thermos and my Polar Bottles fit in the outer pockets!  (This is important if you commute by subway.)<br />The first thing I did was remove all three straps.  Then I attached one of the two non-adjustable straps to where the adjustable strap had been, but hooking the lobster clasps from the strap onto the lobster clasps from the bag.  This made the bag into a shoulder bag that hangs in just the right place, without having a bunch of straps I didn't want!<br />So, here's my main complaint about this bag:  The hardware.  The lobster clasps keep breaking.  The ones attached to the bag both broke.  Each time this happened, I was walking around my purse literally went crashing to the ground.  (Also, I can't seem to remove the halves that remain attached.  So I have 2 broken clasps on the bag right now.)  As a work-around, I am attaching the clasps from the handle onto another metal part.  Also, one of the grommets from the handle popped off right away, so I am using the other handle (luckily there are two).  I think one of the lobster clasps on that one broke too.  I realize that I'm using the bag in a &#34;custom&#34; way, and that as occasional subway commuter I may put more wear-and-tear on it than others may, and I also realize this is not a very expensive purse, but nonetheless all this broken hardware is not meeting my expectations.<br /><br />I will consider myself lucky if the bag makes it another month.  Until then I'll be walking around with it, and its unstylish broken clasps (pictured here).