Horse and Rider Supplies

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Too many pockets, I prefer more simple, sometime we couldn't find the thing we are looking for.

We are pro photographers, and needed something that looked nice, held alot, and would stay closed under pressure. This did it, and for a nice price too. We ordered two to start with, we use them in about every typed of situation you can think of. The winner was a event with about 4000 people. We needed to keep fresh change of batteries, soft box for flash, and cards. These held all that an more, and they still looked good. I've used and abused mine for a year now, and it's starting to show wear. However, because it's now so much apart of our uniforms, and packs I only retired it to personal use like a favorite pair of tennis shoes or jeans. I ordered 4 more for our new camera packs, and I will continue to order these as we need them in the future. Now I have trouble with one arm and have to unzip fast, change out what I need and get to moving. When we 1st got them, this was a little hard to do, but the more you zip and unzip the new wears off the zippers to a smooth action, but stays shut when closed. I know we have even over filled them, and they still keep going. Includes overfilled, phone, an two way radio.....they still keep going. If you fasten from the back and have the pack facing front, just be careful you get it fully lached, or it can and will come unlached on you. This is howevera user issue, not product issue. I have also given a review in the private photography arena on this product.

the fanny pack is made well and looks nice. the only problem is that it is a bit too small.

I was expecting 5 zipper areas in addition to the two small side zipper areas and the fanny pack had only 4 zipper areas accounting for my disappointment.

I love this bag. I had one like it a few years earlier and couldn't find a replacement. Lo and behold, checked out Amazon-dot-com and here it was! I really like the patch work and of course the price can't be beat. It is roomy for a fanny pack. No problem with the zippers either. I really like this one.

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I bought this purse because I was sick of having one that was to small and could not hold everything. This one is great! It is big enough to hold everything you need, but not to big that things get lost in it. It has a pocket inside for your cell phone and a zip pocket as well. It was a great find!

This purse is absolutely gorgeous. I myself have a thing for the patchwork look. Accompanying the patchwork detail is the metal detail which in itself gives the Gigi Chantal it's own flavor. The purse can go with just about anything you have in your closet. You don't have to worry about switching bags girls because this purse is versatile like that! This purse can be a "gotta go to work" bag or it can be a "fashionista" weekend bag, whatever day it is, this Gigi patchwork purse can make the statement. This purse is not only eye catching, but there is plenty of room to put your stuff in. I love this !

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The picture of this item looks great, exactly what I wanted. It came completely flat and folded up in plastic, with fold creases in the leather. The zipper does not work correctly, it comes unzipped in the middle of the zipper. Overall, just not the quality I was hoping for.

I also was a bit leary about this bag from some of its reviews regarding its quality. But I have to say I was more than pleasantly surprised. It is JUST exactly the size and style of what I was looking for and the one I received, was made well, nice quality leather, well designed in every way. My ONLY complaint is, the strap is WAYYYYYYY to short, for anyone but a child. When I put this bag on, as the sling it was intended, the bag itself falls under my armpit. Granted Im on the tall side, but Im not 6 feet tall, and its still way too short. Luckily for me, I had an older black leather bag that had a detachable shoulder strap with the same clip hooks as this bag. So for me, adding the extra strap, makes the bag fall just above my hip , which is where a sling bag should fall. I wont use the zip backpack option, but it did zip ok, if I ever did. Overall, decent value/quality, but the strap is too short.

Like another reviewer, I too was struck by how flimsy this bag looks and feels in person. It indeed looks quite sturdy in the photo. The back vertical pocket is basically useless. I'm still using my old beat-up backpack purse because it's better than this one. I do, however, take credit for making a bad purchase. I thought maybe there was more to the purse than was said. Nope. Like Mama told ya, "You better shop around!"

This backpack purse arrived with a zipper that wouldn't zip. So after paying the $7 in shipping to get an unusable product, I had to pay another $9 to ship it back to get my original backpack cost of $15 back. All in all, I'm out $16 for something I no longer have. It seems like you shouldn't have to pay for shipping on a defective product.

Great bag to carry around. Just right size for essential items. A front pocket with a main zipper compartment and a side zipper pocket.

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This item sounds great and I got it thinking it would give me easy access to essential items and not look large or bulky. It expands as the advertisement says. . . towards the bottom. But at the top where the zipper is it's pretty inflexible. So you can put items in there and it's harder to actually get to them because of the top. There are compartments. . .if you will, but they are mesh so my rings and bracelets get snagged pulling things out or putting them back in. It's just not what I thought it would be. Works great for my 15 year old daughter. She seems to like it I suppose. I just couldn't find it functional. I would not recommend this item for purchase to friend or foe.

I would like to warn others about the defects with this bag. The most annoying problem I have had is with the zippers. Just like other reviewers of this product, I experienced problems with the zipper pulls getting stuck and / or coming completely off. I have had to force them back into place and sew the ends so that I could use the pockets again, but they continue to get off track so that I either can't close the zippers or can't unzip them. I have thought about sewing velcro closures in place of the zippers, but I'm not sure that this would even work with the mesh pockets, and besides, the bag should have been made well enough that I shouldn't have even had to consider this in the first place. I also am nervous about items falling out of two of the compartments that are open and do not have zippers at all. The outer flap with the snap allows gaps on the side that are big enough that smaller items could slip out. Although the bag looks nice, I'm sure that there must be products that look just as nice, but are of much better quality. Spare yourself the aggravation and find a different bag.

This product is not worth your time or money. I have tried three times to use this bag and refuse to do it. It doesn't hold much. Does not close properly. Bag does not hang well. A total waste of money. I will not even donate it to charity!!

This bag does not hold all the stuff that they claim it can hold. The material is cheap. The magnetic snap on the outside flap tore while I was on my trip. Please do yourself a favor and do not buy this bag!

The idea behind the purse is fantastic and I love the cell phone access BUT my cell phone doesn't quite fit. The shoulder straps adjust whether you want them to or not and become a tangled mess, also the nylon mesh pockets are another great idea but if you put something that isn't perfectly flat and wafer thin in one the purse either won't close or pops open easily. Things slide out of the pockets so I'm afraid to put my credit cards in them and items get lost down in the bottom. In general this was a great concept but the actual product doesn't live up to the promise. Pass this one by, sadly it's not worth the price.

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I have been looking for exactly this type of bag for two years and couldn't come across it in any store I looked in. I was shopping around on Amazon and couldn't believe it when I saw it! I ordered it and when it arrived I couldn't wait to use it. The bag was crinkled and folded in a plastic bag. The creases haven't come out and the leather is cracked on the strap and along one of the creases. The bag also has an odor coming from it....sorta like a mildew smell. I used it for 2-3 days and was so embarassed when someone pointed out that the odd odor we smelled in the room was coming from my bag! I was actually at a pocketbook dem and ended up buying a new black bag there for 4x what I paid for this bag. I guess what they say is true....you get what you pay for. I am currently very happy with the bag I purchased but it wasn't what I really wanted.