Bought it for my wife who needed this for her work at her retail site where you need a clear bag or leave the purse in the car.  At first she scoffed at it but she consistantly used it for 4 months there's no wear and tear.  I saw her carrying couple books in there too.  It looks better than some bags I've seen on Amazon which just looks cheap.  She no longer uses it since she doesn't work retail but for those 4 months of daily usage it held up well.  Material seems to be thick heavy duty plastic so it looks pretty durable.  Stitching seems very durable as well.