We bought this for my daughter to use as a school bag and expected that being a canvas bag it would be durable enough for school use. After a couple weeks one of the buckles stitching came undone and the stitching around the zipper had broken. It is definitaly not nearly as well built as we expected for the price. She has not overloaded it, just school book weight in the bag. I do not expect it to last the school year.