I needed a small bag to make a weekend road trip, so I couldn't take my regular suitcase. This was perfect. It was small and held lots of my belongings. It didn't take much space in the car at all. The only thing I noticed was that when it arrived in the mail I had to re-zip the zippers because the zipper was in the closed position but it was still open. After re-zipping it they worked fine. If someone is needing to pack light then this is definitely a good tote bag to have.