I purchased this in 2012.  I read all these rave reviews.  I got a pink flowered one--back then there were 10, or more, to choose from. I got it to match a certain outfit.  I don't know why I pictured it as a small handbag--it clearly states "LARGE".  It was VERY big. It reminded me of knitting/crochet bags women in my church carried back when I was a child.  They kept in it one or two skeins of yarn, along with the garment or afghan they were making, plus, of course the knitting needles or crochet hooks.  I used it for that purpose since I knit and crochet.  Made of quilted cotton, it is ideal for that.  I could never see ever using this as an actual purse or handbag.  Very well made. It is now 2016 and I still use it. I just don't use it for what it appears to be intended for by Vera Bradley.