Hey, CP...I actually wear the new "bag" everyday.
Like it a lot, so far. It's a whole lot bigger than I thought it would be, but it's not utterly huge, I don't think. I've managed not to stuff it full to capacity, as I'm wont to do. That only happens when I stick a sweater or jacket in there...for the office, which might be the coldest place on earth (in more ways than one).
Here's a photo I just took. That's my
Cooking With Master Chefs cookbook sticking out, where I'm getting Emeril's Louisiana Boil recipe from. It's even got a side pocket for my cell phone, which I was specifically looking for. Unfortunately, that pocket is starting to tear off ever so slightly. I think that may have happened when my colleague's drunken buddy was fooling around with my cell phone at a bar before the Springsteen concert last week. He yanked the phone out really quickly -- and promptly dropped it on the floor. Apparently, he also ripped my bag.
But I don't think it's cheaply made at all.
Thanks for asking!
P.S. You can tell how rough I am on this bag, huh?
And thanks again for your extremely kind offer, Kat! Were you a salesman in a former life?