Customer Reviews The North Face Borealis Mini Backpack

Cute bag but too small for my 2nd grader. Not big enough to fit a standard size folder. Seems study though.

Super cute backpack. I really wanted to love this. Took it on a trip to Disney and learned that it was not for me. Main complaints are lack of a chest strap which eases shoulders and water bottle pocket is way too small. The pocket opposite the water bottle is so small there is nothing one could put in it. Sadly returned as it wasn't functional in spite of being very attractive.

This is a wee tiny backpack. The online pictures are deceiving. But it does work for just walking around town or maybe a nice hike in warm weather. If you like to carry around a lot of stuff for both of these activities then go for something bigger.

Just fyi, have trade in this one for a larger one

It might be suitable for kids, defectively not for adults.

Going to return this mini backpack that I bought in the Khaki Stone color. I thought the color looked more mustard yellow in-person than online. Will probably order it in the black.

I had a very similar backpack from the early 2000s that I LOVED. Sadly 20 year old backpacks don't hold up well. I bought the borealis thinking it was similar in size. We used it as a small diaper day for our toddler. So I thought I'd try this one. While it is very cute, it was too small for our needs. Also, the water bottles pockets, aren't really for reusable water bottles. One of the. Can only fit two fingers inside, and there isn't a lot of stretch to try to force one in. I think it would be a cute alternative to a shoulder purse.

I literally love this bag so much but the string broke off after only using it two or three times :(

The side bottle holder is much to small to hold a 16 oz bottle of water. I will have to see if I can make any adjustment by adding something to extend it.The size of the backpack is great.

The straps of the backpack are too small. I would not buy again. Need to return.

I loved my backpack! It carried everything I needed. After a few months of use, the strap completely ripped off and the top strap is now starting to rip too. Not great quality but sure is cute!

Not big enough to carry new gen ipad. It should be about 1 inch wider all around, and ipad would fit inside the slot.

I love the inner pockets to help you separate items. It has a great little pocket for your sunglasses. The strap is not well thought out. It is too short if you have a broad chest or breasts. It's great if you're a tiny person.

It looks cute, but it is impossible to carry a water bottle in its outside pocket which is a bummer during hiking or commute. Also I hope there are more pockets inside to keep small items separately.

The description claims there are 2 external water bottle pockets. There is only 1 pocket that could be called a water bottle pocket and it doesn't hold any of my water bottles. I will be sending this back.

It is good quality and cute, but super small for the price. I read the reviews that said small, and I was searching for small so I tried it anyways but it was baby doll small.

I really wanted to like this bag. I have plenty of reg. Size NF backpacks but I wanted a smaller one I could use as a purse. This was not it. With the straps fully extended the top of the bag still sat at the mid to bottom of my neck. It's insanely small. People said a larger water bottle would fit but I'm assuming that's all the put in the bag because it wouldn't fit much else. I put it on my (average sized) 6 year old and it fit him perfectly. If it would fit his lunch bag and school folder I would have let him keep it. It's definitely for a very small-framed, petite person or a child. An average sized person let alone a full-figured person couldn't use this in my opinion. Sad because the bag is cute but not functional to me.

I ordered the bigger bag which is shown in the picture. The bag I received is so small, like a pocket book. Completely misleading picture. Disappointed.

I went to the store twice to pick it up. Never got it

It's smaller than expected. Sides can't even fit a normal sized water bottle and draw string frayed and broke when slide up. Very disappointed in this bag.

Too small.

There is NO WAY a water bottle will fit in those side pockets. And trying to find a way to return it is proving impossible.

The bungee broke the first time I used the backpack at all. I tried to contact live support but they immediately disconnected and it was within their working hours.

i would really like you guys to bring back the bigger size of this backpack in the color "pink dark moss heather/gardenia white.

Too small,