Customer Reviews Vera Bradley Recycled Lighten Up Reactive Hipster Crossbody Purse

It's nice

I love the print and everything about the bag except for one thing Where the strap is connected/sewn into the actual bag it has started to fray in or at the seam. It has happened on both sides. I don't know if it's the fabric or the actual sewn seam. I was very sad when I saw it. I put some stuff that stops fraying and I also put a dab of fabric glue/ fusion gel on it. Hopefully I've rigged it so that it will stop the fray.

Love the pattern and material wish is was a little wider but overall meets my needs.

I love the color of the purse, I like everything about the purse to be honest! I just don't care for the mesh on the inside of the purse. I wish I could take it out. Other than that I love it!

I like the bag because it's light and the perfect size for me. The only problem is that the strap is highly irritating to my neck when using the bag crossbody. I'm disappointed.

Love the bag, but I wish the d ring was on both sides. I like to wear it with the pocket in front and it's inconvenient to have my keys on the backside. Nice size and waterproofing is what I like most of all.

Love the bag. The size is great! Waterproofing is wonderful, I can use it in any season. The only problem I have is I like to wear my bag with the pocket in front and when I do the d ring is in the back so my keys aren't very accessible.

The Navy Mint Heather fabric is gorgeous and very sturdy. But the bag crinkles a lot and the plastic hardware makes it a little cheap looking and will prevent me for using this for anything but the most casual occasions.

I like the concept of using water bottles and 1 yard of fabric. I also like the purse being water proof. I opened the outside side zipper and got it stuck! The fabric inside got caught up in the zipper. Now what?? I do like the crossover option too! I wear a prosthetic and use a walker. Need my hands free so I can use my walker.

Overall I like this bag. Only negative is the inside mesh pockets have too much laxity.

I wanted to try this style and I love it, the fabric and the size. The pattern not so much. I kept it because of how light weight it is. The size is good for whenever I take my tablet with me to the doctor. Since I haven't used it yet I can't comment on the quality. It is a VB and it should last forever.

It Is really light weight and fits everything

The bag is nice, love the pattern but wish this pattern was offered in the smaller bag with the zippers on the outside. Just a bit too big and floppy for what I need.

Nice, perfect for my Daughter-in law.

I love this bag. However, I was sad to see the interior colors of the bad were gray and white versus the colors depicted in the website images. A little hiccup but I still love the bag.

I really wanted to love this bag. The color and material is great but it's much larger than the description says. The bag I received is 13.25w x 12h, and the description reads 11w x 12h. It looks like a square-ish tote bag, not a vertically oriented hipster that I wanted. Sadly for me, I have noticed VB keeps making the hipster style larger and more square shaped over the past few years. I do recommend this if you want a larger bag. The fabric is very soft and lightweight, zippers work well. I hope VB makes a smaller crossbody in this blue ReActive fabric, as I wanted one for summertime and Florida trip. I am going to return this one due to the large size. Photo enclosed & you can see it's much larger than my favorite blue leather VB hipster.

The bag is a little big but the colors are vibrant and

Nice color. Holds all my stuff

Love the print and fabric but don't think these are as well made as some of the other Vera products I've purchased in the past.

This was my second purchase of the Reactive Hipster bag. I wanted another bag in the same style. Unfortunately the bag has been discontinued and only a few patterns were available. The style of the bag is excellent. I did not like the pattern.

NOT CRAZY ABOUT THE MATERIAL

Bigger than what I was expecting. Was looking for something more compact, little smaller.

I bought this because I loved the pattern and was in the market for another crossbody and wanted to try the reactive. It really wish they would have made this in the little hipster as well. I will keep it because of the beautiful patter and I can use it for my iPad and a notebook which I used both a lot. I'm going to break this review down into likes and dislikes because its a mixed review. Likes - LOVE the Pattern -The reactive seems like it will be easy to clean - ALL parts of this bag are zippered. There's even a zipper on the side of it! Dislikes - Way too big for a crossbody to carry. Only good for short walks from the car into a place. - The zippers, especially on the top, is clunky and cumbersome - Smaller pulls on all the zippers would have been appreciated. They are massive. Overall all, its a functional, but clunky bag. I can't use it what I bought it for as its too big but I will be able to use it for carrying my iPad around and the side pocket is a nice touch I did not expect. I just wish VB would make this in the little hipster. It's size is perfect for everyday carrying without it being too heavy. I would buy up a smaller bag with this pattern as soon as it comes out! Because lets be honest the compact crossbody is a wallet with a strap, not a crossbody bag.

I like material and pattern. It is a little bigger than I thought! I should have paid more attention to the dimensions.

I like the fact that the purse is made from recyclable water bottles however, it's not the Vera Bradley standard. It's not sturdy, hard to find items in it and it's just not very big at all. I know it describes the size in the advertisement but I thought it was a bit larger. The amount I paid was great. Very easy to clean for any germs free environment.