I've sought my idea of the perfect purse for nearly two years (when my favorite bag finally wore out). I once had my wallet lifted from a purse that was actually on my shoulder at the time. Boy, was s/he good if you can say that about thieves :(

Since that ugly event, I've preferred organizers where the wallet part zips up and wears on the inside -- close to the body. This purse fits the bill, and then some. The large zippered pocket on the back serves as a wallet, holding credit cards, a checkbook, pens, and my cash (I use the center zippered pocket for my cash and change).

I'm amazed at how much I can fit into this bag with room to spare. An added benefit: Since you don't need to carry a wallet, it's very light weight.

The bag has several pockets, which allows me to carry as much as I did in my larger purse coupled with the ability to quickly locate everything I carry.

I particularly like having a pocket on the side for my cell phone; this location prevents my old clamshell phone from banging around inside my purse, turning on, and sucking the life out of the battery, which is great since the battery time is limited due to the age of my phone.

I keep my reading and sunglasses handy in the back pocket that has a snap in the middle to ensure they don't fall out.  hold them there. The bag also has a back zippered pocket I really don't even use, but it's there should I want it. I keep my keys readily available in the front pocket that has a velcro closure -- very handy IMO. There's also a front zippered pocket where I put my shopping lists.

I use the middle part of the purse to carry my brush, and touch-up makeup, and a pouch in which I keep my photos and coupons.

In short, I consider this bag ideal in meeting my needs for a lightweight bag where everything has a place, and everything is safely tucked away. As soon as I dig out from my holiday expenditures, I plan to buy another one because I've searched long enough to know that a purse this perfect is difficult to find.