Customer Reviews L.L.Bean Boat and Tote Large

I was disappointed with the amount of time it took to receive my tote. I waited several months and when it was due to arrive I was given notice that it was delayed another 30 days. Its material is very hard and stiff. Very difficult to use. It's pretty, but not necessarily worth the wait.

The extra large is too big and the Large is too small. I returned the extra large and got the large, but I can't fit all of my organ music and organ shoes in it. And there is no pocket on the outside for small stuff.

Bring back pocket in the front. Old bag had longer straps also

I got this in a Medium which I like. It can fit a fair amoung without seeming bulky. Then I ordered small. It is well-made and cute looking. But it seems heavy, especially when there are several items in it. Maybe it will become more flexible over time.

Love the bean tote but the stitching is terrible! Super crooked disappointed by that

I ordered one size too small. Needed the next size up.

Bag is great quality and very sturdy. Embroidery is lackluster. I ordered 4 bags all with the same specifications, just different names for my bachelorette and the actual embroidery is very poor in my opinion. It looks very rushed and I know the bags would have looked a lot better if I would have just taken them to my local embroidery place. Bummed I spent $32 to get them embroidered at L.L.Bean for them to turn out just "okay." I was going to order myself another bag from here, but after seeing the quality of the personalization, and feeling kind of jipped, I am unsure if I will reorder.

I wasn't happy with the color on the monogram.not accurate of website!

I thought it had a zipper-probably my mistake but a bummer

looks unfinished because of the loose threads at the end of some seams

I waited 30 yrs for this bag and after receiving it I was so disappointed now it sits in my room I use it as a laundry basket

Unlike the competition's canvas bag, this one had no interior or exterior pockets. I bought this for an office Christmas exchange and was very disappointed. I will be returning it. On the plus side, it is quality canvas. Just way too basic.

I was really disappointed that this tote had no pockets inside or out. That was one thing I didn't notice when I ordered. Pockets are so important for keys, wallet, phone, etc. to keep them away from the towels especially when wet.

I like my new bag, except I wish it had the little outside pocket.

It's a nice tote. I ordered the wrong size, needed a lrg, returned the med and reordered. I haven't heard from LLBean and it's been a month.

This is a well made, sturdy, attractive bag. The extra large size was just too large. LLBean graciously accepted my return and sent us the large. These are wonderful bags. We have several in different sizes.

way smaller than the large one. wish they had an in between size

The bags are great!!! Will be very useful for my daughters. They were Mother's Day gifts to my 2 daughters. Reason for the 3 stars, the price tag was left on . They were shipped to each daughter, along with a gift message.

I have a medium and a large tote which I bought back in the 90s. I wanted 2 more because we love these so much. But the new sizes are smaller, why? I have to return the new medium because it is an old small and I can't fit a pair of boots in it. The new large is an old medium and the new extra large replaces the old large.

I wanted purple handles but they were not available. I also wish the monogram was larger.

I received this as a gift. I assume the company knew that since they included a gift card with a message from the sender. Would have been nice if they had removed the gift tag hanging from the strap. Quality is decent as it is entirely duck fabric, quite sturdy, but the stitching on the seams is of pretty poor quality, and the seams are buckled. I expect more from this company. (If this gets a "well, because of covid..." response, I'm going be even more irritated!)

This is a real shame because LL Bean used to make a similar bag to this but it had an exterior pocket and interior pocket. It's very similar to the everyday nylon tote, which unfortunately, doesn't allow you to specify "long" length in the arms. Therefore, I have ended up with the most basic of basic bags for $40 bucks. I've kept it, mainly as I don't know what to DO with the bag...it's not horrible enough to return. I'm sure I'll use it at some point for something but it's not what I had in mind. I really wish that the boat and tote could be made like the everyday tote but with an interior and exterior pocket with longer arms. And canvas of course. I do not want a nylon bag for anything but the beach, which is not everyday for me.

Purchased the bag as a gift. Very disappointed that the monogram size very small and not in proportion to the size of the bag. I've seen many of these bags and never seen one that had the extremely small monogram in comparison to the size of the bag.

I was very disappointed with the monogram it was so small I won't order the monogram again.

Purchased this as a bag to keep my knitting project on the go. Had the item embroidered but it is clearly not well done. Very disappointed, especially since it's a personalized item that you are paying extra for. Up close the embroidery is sparse and you can see the spacing going down the letters. Compared it to previously purchased embroidered items and this looks cheap. Next time I need a personalized item I'll get it elsewhere. Quality of LLBean products has definitely gone down over the years.