I am a 42 year old female who has been on the never-ending search for the perfect bag.  I had always only used a wallet purse, but as a result of needing to carry other stuff with me, I have changed over to a normal purse about two years ago.

I have arthritis in my hands, and thus, I can't use a bag that requires for you to grasp it (whether it would be while on your shoulder or hanging down) since it hurts my hands to do this.  So, I started with a small purse backpack which was fine, but didn't really allow for me to carry all of my stuff in it.  I have purchased countless other purses before finding this one on Amazon.  I almost ordered the Messenger bag instead of this one, but decided against that as it seemed to be a bit larger than I needed (based on the excellent and information reviews for both of these products).  I ordered the Hobo bag.

I love it!  First, it is so lightweight.  If there is nothing in the bag, it weighs ounces.  The strap is heavy duty, reinforced so that someone can't cut through it and steal your bag.  I use it for day-to-day and live in the suburbs, so this is not really an issue for me.  strap length is adjustable, and can be adjusted to allow for you to wear this across your body (as I do).  Or, you can shorten it to wear it over your shoulder or carry it, if desired.

On the outside, it only has one smaller pocket in the front (zip pocket) which you can see in the picture.  This is a shallow pocket, which I use to store my car and house keys.

Inside the bag, it is light blue fabric with smaller, different sized pockets around the outside.  This is great, as I can store the smaller items like my asthma inhaler, my cell phone, lip gloss, etc. in these pockets.  The rest of the bag inside is open so you can throw things in as needed.  When the inside of the bag is open, it's probably only 8 inches deep and about 10 inches wide which makes it really easy to find stuff.

There are other safety features like a really heavy duty zipper on the top of the bag which can be locked in place so that someone can't unzip your bag while you are not looking.  Again, I didn't order it for that reason, so I haven't tried it or used that feature.

For the price, this is an absolutely fantastic bag.  I was shocked at the quality of it as I have paid 3 times this price and more for a bag that is no where near this quality.  I highly recommend this.