This bag is not bad pe se, but definitely is different than it appears in the pictures. For instance, the color is a little darker (studio lighting in website jpeg), and the bag is a little smaller all around as well. It wasn't as ginormous as the model makes it look around her shoulder, so she must be quite small or frail. With that said, the bag was also unique, and cheap, to which I credit the Black Friday sale. Structurally however, it is fairly thin, and fragile feeling initially. I have yet to put this through any tests, but I will say this, that it succeeded in placing the gifts I bought inside, as a gift bag of sorts. For this I would recommend the bag, but would be hesitant to suggest it for otherwise.