Customer Reviews L.L.Bean Nor'Easter Tote Bag

This tote is amazing. Such high quality, lots of room for everything you need for nice day trip. And very comfortable to carry.

It's quite large and is very durable. Nice looking also. I like that is a cross body also.

Great bag, we had it monogrammed and it is beautiful.

Beautiful bag! My daughter is an RN and uses it as her work bag. Was a late Christmas present and she's thrilled and it's just what she wanted.

Ordered this bag for my husband and had it personalized- Boat Stuff. He loves it! Has lots of great dividers + pockets so hopefully he will have an easier time keeping it all in order, and looking nice at the same time : ) I like the waterproof bottom, too.

Beautiful. Strong. Sturdy. Lots of room. Good solid zipper to keep it closed. Very well made. Nice inside pocket for keys and phone and a pocket inside that zips. I could not be happier. Worth every dollar.

This is so nice for my wife and I as we are using plastic shopping bags too often. It holds everything we need to carry. We love the pockets inside. It's well made for how we use the Tote Bag. Thank-you for making a bag that we will use for a very long time. Randy and Sandy Folkerts.

I bought this great quality tote in the gray color. It has a waterproof bottom - inside and out, along with stash pockets (phone, sunglasses and kindle), and a long shoulder strap. This large tote will be great for the beach to hold towels and many accessories.

Sturdy well constructed bag. Very attractive and big

This is a fantastic bag! Not only is it very stylish but the color combination is so attractive! It is very well made, durable, and easy to load and carry! I love the inside pockets that keep small things from going to the bottom of the bag! I can't say enough good things about this bag! I absolutely love it!!!

Excellent quality and attention to every necessary detail. Initially thought it might be too big but ample space was filled quickly Highly recommend.

I bought this bag for my wife and she loves it. It's big, sturdy, and stylish.

Love this bag. The zipper makes it even better than the other bags that I use

Great tote and strap makes carrying it a breeze. Would definitely recommend

I love tote bags. This one will be perfect for traveling as it has pockets inside for separation, which do not interfere with the space allowed. You can shoulder it or carry it. Can't wait to be able to visit my son in NY and use it. Thanks Beans for making this durable tote bag, also a great carry on for plane travel.

This bag is simply amazing for the beach, the boat and every trip in between! The perfect size for my family of 3. Love the pockets inside. Such a must have. I was using a large sized boat & tote before, which was great, but definitely not waterproof on the bottom. A few times things have soaked thru. No zipper top was a problem a few times. Also, having the longer strap to carry over the shoulder helps with a full load. Which is why I knew I needed this bag. I purchased it in gray, with our families last name in a darker gray. Its stunning & so versatile! Just get it, you will NOT be dissapointed.

Used this for a beach trip but it could have so many other uses! Very sturdy and like that you can use the short handle or long strap to carry it. The stash pockets were super handy (these were large enough to fit my kindle in one and phone in the other).

I've been using a medium boat & tote for years to hold all of my teacher's guides, planners, etc for our homeschool. It was getting a little cramped for space, but the large boat & tote was bigger than I wanted. This is the perfect, in-between size! Love that it has a zipper, interior pockets (!!!) and the waterproof bottom so I don't need to worry about my books getting water damage. My medium tote is 17 years old and still looks nearly perfect, so I know this one will last too. Quality is amazing!

Heavy duty well built bag that has so many uses. Just get it, you will use it more than you think!

I'm very happy with this bag! I chose it over the other normal totes for a few reasons - the shoulder strap, the internal zip pockets, and the waterproof coating on the inside/bottom. I love having the should strap, and I love that the bottom is a darker color so it doesn't show dirt. It's clearly very well made and high quality, and very spacious - it fit enough stuff for my family including a toddler for a beach day. It would also fit 3 LL Bean beach towels but not much else. I love having the pockets, but I wish they were a bit longer. As you can see from the pictures, the two front pockets really aren't big enough to hold anything important securely - I mostly kept phones/wallet in the zip pocket and then put powder and sunscreen sticks in the front pockets. Overall, love this bag, and planning to buy more as gifts!!

Love this bag fits everything! put all my school supplies in along with my lunch.

Love the bag but needs pockets inside & outside. Mine does not have a shoulder strap.

I bought two in different colors intending to return the one I liked least. I liked them so much I kept them both. They are study, I sometimes carry 12 to 15 pounds of " stuff", no problem. The eaxwd bottom helps keep them clean and looking nice, I have the olive and the cream. The top of the cream is showing so e scuffs after a uear and it's a bit difficult to spot clean, so if you're like me and less than meticulous with your things, you might opt for a darker color. One problem. It has only 1 very small zipper pocket with a couple of even smaller slide in pockets attached to zipper pocket. They won't even hold my large phone. Another large slide in pocket on the side and even better, a snap out divider would greatly improve the utility of this bag. The cavernous interior is a plus in that it holds a Lot. But things can get so jumbled up and difficult to locate I've had to empty the entire bag on a regular basis to find what I'm looking for. I use smaller bags to organize my things but even the bags can get lost in the wide open space. A divider that could snap in and out and a couple of large side pockets and this sturdy, attractive bag would be 5 stars all day long.

Two things influenced my decision to purchase this - the first was the reported size and the second was the photo of the color I chose. Neither were what I expected. First, the bag really isn't 15" wide - it's gapes open to the full 21". So what I thought would be slightly larger than a legal pad is about twice the size and it's just massive. Not a bad thing if you want an enormous bag, but I wanted a reasonably-sized tote for work. The second disappointment was the color - I went by the photograph on the website which showed a kind of light but warm beige upper with a darker warm mocha bottom and straps. What I got was a very dark overall, army-looking bag. The main color that I see is not mushroom, but olive. The contrast between the lighter upper color and the bottom green is not nearly as high as the image indicates. I wanted warm brown, I got green. Even though I plan to return this because of the size and color, I think it's a nice quality.

Nice for travel but wish it had more interior pockets. Also an exterior pocket for a water bottle would be convenient.