Yesterday was a full day of errands, including trying to find a new purse. I totally meant to participate in Ten on Tuesday but I never got around to it. I'll definitely be checking out all the food suggestions soon!
So I need your advice on this purse. My current purse is about the same size as this (small tote bag) and I just can't seem to use one smaller these days. (Wallet, Kindle, cosmetics, papers, sometimes knitting... that takes up a lot of room!) I'm not sure that I am 100% in love this purse but it is the one I like the best after looking around. This will be the purse I use all the time. I only change out purses in the summer but sometimes I don't even do that.
I saw several cute purses but they didn't zip and I really like a purse that zips or a messenger style purse with the flap that comes over. This one has a large center section that zips with two narrow sections on either side that would accommodate a note pad, receipts, etc. Another criteria is that I don't want to spend a ton ($75 or less for leather).
Leather...now this is another thing to make me unsure - the description online says "Croco Leather Tote." Do you think that means it's really made from crocodile? I figured it was embossed cow leather. I'm not sure how I feel about a crocodile bag... How can I tell? Wouldn't a real crocodile leather bag have a different look to it? This one seems too symmetrical to be real crocodile. The QVC web site says "croco-embossed tote" so that makes it seem like cow leather. (Sorry for the rambling!)
So I guess my questions are:
1. Do you think this bag is nice or ugly? Be honest, please!
2. I'd love to carry a smaller purse. If you carry a smaller bag, how do you do it?
Thanks for your opinion!