I love this bag! I bought it knowing I would need to carry it by the handle, not on my shoulder, which is fine with me. I get compliments on it all of the time. It's large enough to hold everything I need, plus a few extras. It is a little heavier than some of my other bags, but it looks so nice and is very well made for such an expensive bag. It does have a slight odor when first opening the bag, but it's made of plastic, so that's just going to happen, and if it was bothersome I'd buy leather instead. But it's not, at least to me. The smell faded after a day or two. Be aware that the natural beige color is not a taupe or beige, it's like a soft peachy color, but it's very pretty.