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1.0 out of 5 starsWhy, Travelon???
Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2017
I was so looking forward to receiving what looked like and was described as exactly what I was looking for. I ordered this purse in black. Unfortunately, the description is inaccurate. If you measure the width directly across the bottom of the purse without flattening it, the bag is 9-1/4" wide. If you measure the width directly across the top just below the zipper, it is only 8-7/8" wide. For those of you wondering, If you measure the height, again without flattening it, at the middle where the logo is, it is 10" high (accurately described). (Note to all sellers: when you state H x W x D, flattening the bag to measure is inaccurate and misleading.)
Still worse, however, the photo appears to be of an old design (as I learned when I cross-checked with the Travelon website just now)! The purse I received has a different shoulder strap clasp which is much easier to undo (not the old unscrew design shown in the photo). With the design in the photo, I would just carry the bag with the shoulder strap clasp towards the front for better security. However, in another design change, both the main and front wallet compartment zippers now lock on the other end from the shoulder strap clasp, and with a different design that is also much easier to undo with just one hand. The new zipper tabs just have a tiny carabiner clip on the end to hook onto a ring, not the two-piece design shown in the photo. If you carry the purse with the shoulder strap clasp to the front, these easy to undo pulls are behind you when the purse is closed. If you carry the purse with the zipper pulls in front, the shoulder strap clasp is in back. It appears (at the moment) that the Pewter color photo is the only accurate photo showing the new clasp and zipper pulls.
This is a fundamentally flawed "Anti-Theft" design. I am so disappointed because my other Travelon purses are great. Sadly, I am returning this one.
