I tried this bag out at the store but bought it on amazon bc the store didn't have it in black. To me it seems this bag is smaller. I am going back to store tomorrow to doublecheck that. Its posdible that it is just stiffer. That said I was disappointed that the monkey keychain is tiny compared to the ones on my other bags. Very sad about that. Once I check out the other bag I will update this not sure if I will keep this one or not