{"id":5736,"date":"2018-02-16T08:00:24","date_gmt":"2018-02-16T13:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/?p=5736"},"modified":"2025-03-10T15:10:13","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T19:10:13","slug":"day-16-urban-tote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/?p=5736","title":{"rendered":"Day 16: Urban Tote"},"content":{"rendered":"

I told you all once about how I won an <\/span>Urban Southern giveaway<\/a><\/span> and was gifted with a lovely triangle clutch. What I couldn\u2019t convey to you through a blog post was just how good it smelled, and how lovely it felt, both the smooth exterior and the soft suede interior.<\/span><\/p>\n

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I carried my clutch and continued stalking their business, and making mental notes of which bags I would love to own if I ever found a good enough excuse for buying one. Well, one day after plenty of research, I was given a bonus at work, and decided, why not? I purchased the Urban Tote, hoping it would be big enough for what I wanted and not too bulky to carry every day.<\/span><\/p>\n

My package arrived quickly, and I swooned just a little bit. The smell took me back to being a little girl in my uncle\u2019s shoe shop, filled with leather boots. The bag was luscious, both in its rich color and lovely softness.<\/span><\/p>\n

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I was happy to find that I could fit a ton of stuff inside! An extra pair of shoes, my computer, a few books, my wallet, a change of clothes, the more the merrier! It was plenty big enough to pack for an overnight stay somewhere, but small enough to not be cumbersome to lug around. <\/span><\/p>\n

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I\u2019ve quickly found myself picking it up nearly every single day when I leave my house. Sometimes I try to carry other bags, but this one is just so easy. I do like carrying a smaller crossbody purse inside, which I can take out to carry into stores, and I always have several little pouches to keep my chapstick and ibuprofen and keys from becoming hopelessly entangled. Works like a charm.<\/span><\/p>\n

I carried it when we walked many miles around New York City, and found it quite comfortable and up to the task of carting all my junk around.<\/p>\n

Photo by Grace<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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I’m hoping this bag lasts me till I’m eighty, so I can use it every day until then.<\/p>\n

Check out\u00a0Urban Southern<\/a>\u00a0if you want to see their full selection.<\/p>\n

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A year ago:\u00a0Weston Michael<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I told you all once about how I won an Urban Southern giveaway and was gifted with a lovely triangle clutch. What I couldn\u2019t convey to you through a blog post was just how good it smelled, and how lovely it felt, both the smooth exterior and the soft suede interior. I carried my clutch and continued stalking their business, and making mental notes of which bags I would love to own if I ever found a good enough excuse…<\/p>\n

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