The bag is worth the money.  I use it for gym clothes and it serves its purpose.  I'm not, however sure how it would hold up with sharp objects like books and or ink pins.  The fabric "might" not be durable enough for that.  The bag is worth the money though.  One thing that I didn't like was that I ordered two different colored bags and amazon sent me two different deliveries and charged me two different shipping fees.  The bag wa also a little smaller than I expected too.  Just enough room for pants, shirt, underwear, and flip flop shoes.