i have a targus messenger bag. i like it because unlike a timbiktu or whatever it looks professional and you won't see it all over the place. it doesn't look college studentish.Scurredsitless1 wrote:Does anyone have a specific recommendation for a bag?
Twert, that sounds like what I'm looking for, what is your bag exactly?
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Backpack for school, messenger bag for summer employment purposes.
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I recommend Reload bags, based out of Philadelphia I think:
http://www.reloadbags.com/
They make custom messenger bags AND backpacks, so you can actually get a backpack that doesn't make you look like a teenaged girl. They can pretty much create any design you want. They also have some premade stock on their website.
http://www.reloadbags.com/
They make custom messenger bags AND backpacks, so you can actually get a backpack that doesn't make you look like a teenaged girl. They can pretty much create any design you want. They also have some premade stock on their website.
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The same L.L. Bean backpack that got me through high school is still going strong. It can be a very heavy backpack sometimes, especially with Con Law in there, but I'm not planning to buy another before I graduate.
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can't go wronghombredulce wrote:messenger bag
i have this one:
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Backsatchel is the correct response
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I think the messenger bag is a good, non-girly, in-between version of a man purse and a backpack. That's my vote.
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Also depends on your needs. I walk. A lot. Anything on only one shoulder would seem fairly nonsensical.
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I'm going with the messenger bag. I used it in grad school.
1) It's easier to put on/take off, 2) you can easily swing it around and get stuff out without taking it off, and 3) on hot days backpacks amplify pit-sweat.
1) It's easier to put on/take off, 2) you can easily swing it around and get stuff out without taking it off, and 3) on hot days backpacks amplify pit-sweat.
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Timbuk2 messenger bags are on the expensive side, but FWIW I've used mine continuously for 5+ years and with the exception of worn padding in one corner it looks exactly the same as the day I bought it. If it weren't the laptop style bag with the padding on the back (that's evidently more susceptible to wear and tear), I bet I could pass it off as new.
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I've used one of these all 1L year: http://www.ebags.com/product/ebags/fire ... rief/15030#
It wouldn't have worked for me if I didn't cut the bindings off my books and drill them for a 3-ring binder, but it was great and didn't bother me in my ~.5 mile walk to school. I have a much more formal briefcase on order right now, since it is starting to wear out after 6 years of use. But the $10/year I've paid for it has definitely been worth it.
It wouldn't have worked for me if I didn't cut the bindings off my books and drill them for a 3-ring binder, but it was great and didn't bother me in my ~.5 mile walk to school. I have a much more formal briefcase on order right now, since it is starting to wear out after 6 years of use. But the $10/year I've paid for it has definitely been worth it.
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Good, my backpack is an accurate representation of me and the majority of my classmates.Pisto3 wrote: Nothing says "Hi, I'm a student with no professional experience" like a backpack.
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I'm living on a frugal student budget here, guys.
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Not sure if anyone cares very much, but I know of a few people who have pretty serious back/hip issues from carrying heavy purses and messenger bags. I'm sticking with my backpack and not screwing my posture up any further.
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Nothing says, "I'd rather look metrosexual than 1) comfortably get all my books to school or 2) save myself from back issues" like a messenger bag.Pisto3 wrote:
Nothing says "Hi, I'm a student with no professional experience" like a backpack.
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People wearing backpacks and suits always look hilarious. I see them around the airport sometimes. Nothing says junior executive or "right out of college" more than a backpack with a suit. Plus, it always makes the suit look ridiculous.Pisto3 wrote: I had a sales guy come into a clients' office with a backpack and an ill-fitting suit trying to sell website design and development...almost laughed him out the door when he took off his jansport or whatever he had, encouraged client to go with a firm where the guy came in with a briefcase for his pitch and a leather satchel later.
Leave the backpacks at undergrad / on your backpacking trip of Europe.
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cake wrote:I've used one of these all 1L year: http://www.ebags.com/product/ebags/fire ... rief/15030#
It wouldn't have worked for me if I didn't cut the bindings off my books and drill them for a 3-ring binder, but it was great and didn't bother me in my ~.5 mile walk to school. I have a much more formal briefcase on order right now, since it is starting to wear out after 6 years of use. But the $10/year I've paid for it has definitely been worth it.
Wait, you do what?!
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I'm not sure too many people are suggesting that backpacks are off-limits for going to class.a.shoshana wrote:Nothing says, "I'd rather look metrosexual than 1) comfortably get all my books to school or 2) save myself from back issues" like a messenger bag.Pisto3 wrote:
Nothing says "Hi, I'm a student with no professional experience" like a backpack.
Leave them at home when it comes to work, though.
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+1BobSacamano wrote:Good, my backpack is an accurate representation of me and the majority of my classmates.Pisto3 wrote: Nothing says "Hi, I'm a student with no professional experience" like a backpack.
Man bag is definitely metro.
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this is asinine. wear whatever you like and feel comfortable with that suits your needs.
there are way more important things to over-think.
there are way more important things to over-think.
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Pshaw....bags. I'm gonna get a red rider wagon to haul my books.
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phx wrote:this is asinine. wear whatever you like and feel comfortable with that suits your needs.
there are way more important things to over-think.
Really not true when you're talking about walking in to a firm.
Seriously? What are you waiting for?
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