Italian MosaicTM Design Genuine Leather Briefcase

by Maxam

Product Features

• Exterior Zippered Pockets on Both Sides
• Zippered Top Opens into Three Compartments
• Handgrips Trimmed with Silver Tone Hardware
• Removable Shoulder Strap
• Measures 17" x 11" x 4-3/4"

Product Description

Features outside, zippered pockets on both sides. One side holds important letter size papers for those professional presentations. The other side boasts a full size, zippered pocket as well as two smaller pockets for holding your wallet, phone, car keys, etc. The zippered top opens into 3 compartments and another zipper-secure pocket. Handgrips are trimmed with silver tone hardware. Using the added, removable shoulder strap, it can be shoulder carried. Measures 17" x 11" x 4-3/4".

Product Details

• Item Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000QANN12
• Item model number: BCLBC
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars You Get What You Pay For #2, September 30, 2009

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Frank - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Italian MosaicTM Design Genuine Leather Briefcase (Office Product)

I bought this item late May 2009, and received the briefcase I kept in mid-June. I have waited until late Sept to review this product, as one can only judge the quality of a product like this over a period of time. I want to give a review that gives the reader a sample of the item's expected life span. I'm a commuter, and I use it 5 days a week, never carrying a load that is significantly heavy.

One of the hand grips broke off after just two days of use, and one of the large zipper pockets did not have the zipper aligned evenly, so it wouldn't fully close. After some delay, (though notably without any argument) the company I bought it from, Gift Warehouse, sent me a replacement.

After a little over 3 months of normal use, one of the two small front pockets has a rip in the internal seam, so sometimes I'm placing things in the briefcase pocket, sometimes in a cavity. More importantly, over the past month I have noticed a tear below the zipper line of the large front pocket, and it is widening. When it gets big enough, my items will no longer be secure and I'll have to purchase a new briefcase.

The design itself is not the best for my taste. Like many briefcases, it has a large front pocket, and two very small ones.

Other briefcases I have had have a large front pocket, but somewhat smaller and more recessed into the briefcase so as not to bulge. Also, past briefcases have had two smaller pockets, one 1/3 and the other 2/3 in relative size. The 1/3 size pocket is good for keys, and the 2/3 size pocket is large enough for a variety of things one wants in a readily accessible place.

With this briefcase, the large front pocket bulges, creating the strain which resulted in the tear I mentioned. The two small front pockets are good for keys, and bulge out with anything more (hence the tear in the inner lining). This briefcase's large front pocket is large enough to necessitate digging through other things to find what you want, so priority items may not be immediately accessible.

Additionally, the shoulder strap has no shoulder pad. It really digs into your shoulder if the briefcase is carrying any weight at all. I'm glad I saved the strap from my previous shoulder bag.

I paid $19.99 plus shipping with Amazon. For the price, it's not that bad. In my opinion, the price allows this product to be a stop-gap between briefcases in case you don't find the one you want right away, but not anything more.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars You get what you pay for., August 17, 2009

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KB (Rome, Italy) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Italian MosaicTM Design Genuine Leather Briefcase (Office Product)

Great for the price. I wanted a leather case to keep certain papers together, and purchased it because of the great price. You may not know from the picture that it is a patchwork of leather scraps sewn together. The zipper on the top does not completely seal the the main compartment so small items might fall out, but books and pads would not. I like the zipper compartments on the sides. You can put pens and so on in those compartments and they won't fall out. I ended up with two of them and gave one to a friend. He loves his, and uses it all day every day for books and papers. He is wheelchair bound but finds it perfect for carrying things. His was just damaged on an airplane flight, so he asked me for the ordering information and ordered a replacement!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Briefcase!, December 16, 2008

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D. Dowd "2 Cats on Emerald" (Cleveland, OH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Italian MosaicTM Design Genuine Leather Briefcase (Office Product)

This briefcase was a great deal. It is made of real leather and is constructed very well. It has plenty of storage spaces and zippered compartments and I'm so happy with it. Not too big and not too small, just perfect for job hunting since I got layed off last month. Highly recommended!