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I'm looking for a good, yet small cross body bag for my DD. She wants to be able to carry a penny press book & some coins in it for the machines. What would you recommend?!
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How much are you willing to spend? Vera Bradley makes many cute bags both Disney and non-Disney. And many of the straps are adjustable so it doesn't HAVEto be a cross body design. And they come in various sizes. Thirty-one also makes some nice sized bags for a 12yo. If you keep your eyes open you may even be able to find one at target/walmart/kmart etc. Personally I like a vera bradley and it is not cross body but the strap is long enough to wear cross body. I will say pay attention to the width of the straps. Some cross bodies come with narrow straps that start to dig into your shoulder and neck so wider is better. [/I]
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I was going to also suggest looking at any place like a Target/Wal-mart in the purse sections. You can find all sorts of little purses and bags that will probably do the job and won't break the bank.
However, like rphstearns also suggested, there are some really cute Disney ones from Vera Bradley and Dooney & Bourke, but they are quite pricey -- but really cute. Did I mention that?
Lol thank you both for your recommendations! I've been looking at Vera Bradley bags all day long!!! I love the patterns & fabric! I'm definitely going to need to look at the straps... Thanks for the tip!!
Check out what Timbuk2 hs to offer. One or another bag from there might be small enough to meet her needs. The "Colby" seems to be about what you're looking for, IMO.
Bonus #1, some of them are customisable - you get to pick material and color/pattern for each of several different areas of the bag.
Bonus#2, Timbuk2 bags are virtually indestructible. She could still be using it after she graduates college!
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Rae (DGF) and I found some really nice bags for about $7 at Wal-Mart. Eastsport "Gear Bag" is the make and model. eastsport gear bag | Eastsport
I bought 6 of these for the four teen girls going with us in 2016 and for Rae and Eliza (DD). They are nice and compact bags that seem to be able to hold the essentials for them; and look like they would exceed your daughters needs also. A rain poncho, hand sanitizer, small flashlight, point and shoot camera, phone, pen and little notepad, simple band aids with ointment, glow sticks, trading pins, and a park map would fit perfect in it.
In the link it looks big, but they are very nice and compact; and I can compare it to the size of a Kindle tablet, just wider. For the boys going, I bought something a bit more rugged http://www.amazon.com/AGPtEK-Tactica...cal+sling+bags It may be a bit more extreme and oriented for "boys", but my daughter Karla (17) liked mine, which is a bit bigger and more rugged with pockets and Velcro and all sorts of other stuff. She asked if I could get her one, one of these days before her Europe trip in late June. One of the bags I bought for the boys is a lot smaller, but looks the same and is a digital camo color. Good luck to you, and let us know what you go with.
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Oh, I just wanted to add, then, about Vera Bradley: My personal favorite is the Little Hipster variety from VB. It's like the "Goldilocks" of the Hipster and mini Hipster sizes which are (unfortunately) only available in the Disney prints. However, I have 2 (in non-Disney prints) of the Little Hipster, and I can say for sure that it allows the bag to be a cross-body style or a handbag-style as the strap is convertible to both!
So, while there might not be hidden Mickeys on them, it might be worth checking out the VB website itself to check out the other cross-body shapes and size styles!
I also vote for Vera Bradley. I bought my Disney little hipster on Ebay for about half the price of the parks (I paid $30). I also have many in non Disney patterns. Vera Bradley has many sales going on and are carried in boutique shops (like Hallmark) sell them discounted too. My nieces love Vera bags and their ages range from 5-9yrs. It makes them feel so grown up and girly.
I LOVE "LESPORTSAC" there are some really cute disney designs and they material is more water resistant so you don't have to worry about the rain. I purchased mine on "OfferUp" and have seen many of them on Craiglist for very reasonable prices and great condition.
Now they are a bit pricey if you buy on amazon or ebay but again you can find them cheaper if you look around a bit..
I also have a Vera Bradly Back Pack.. http://www.disneystore.com/midnight-...63695/1000291/
BUT when it rains it soaks up the water like a sponge and everything inside gets soaked too.. Unless you use CampDry or something like that.
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