TOPDesign Stylish External Closure Essentials Reviews Summary

Durability and Material Quality

Pros:

• "Because it’s canvas, it’s durable and sturdy enough to carry heavy objects."
• "Bought to DIY bags for family members. They came out super cute, ironed well and have been durable in multiple traveling occasions."
• "It's got plenty of room and is sturdy."
• "The bag is roomy, tough and durable."
• "This is a huge sturdy canvas tote bag that I carry my knitting around in."
• "I’ve been using it for a few years now and it’s still holding up and when it gets dirty you can just throw it in the washer."
• "It's the strongest tote I've ever seen, super sturdy, and pretty, too!"

Cons:

• "The gray part (Bottom) of the bag is thin fabric, a totally different kind of fabric than the rest of the bag."
• "These are much smaller than they appear and flimsy."
• "After washing this bag it became one big wrinkled ball that ironing just won't get out."
• "I would not purchase again. These were for custom gifts, so I’m pretty disappointed."
• "Doesn't hold up appearance after washing - wrinkles a lot!!"
• "The description claims that the bottom of this bag has double thickness but it is thinner than the top portion! It is not sturdy at all and would tear up easily after some use."
• "This is a very soft canvas that clearly does not hold up to daily use."

Design and Features

Pros:

• "It has a zipper to enclose the bag completely which prevents things falling out as I am a mom of two young children."
• "Heavy duty zipper across the top and a front pocket."
• "I love that is has a zip closure to keep things from falling out, too."
• "Super large canvas bag with nice, long straps."
• "I mean it’s huge, has a front pocket and zips!"
• "The zipper and seams are well made."
• "Purchased a few of these totes to make 'go-bags' for my daughter for when we go to restaurants or are in waiting rooms and it's great! It has a zipper closure, fits lots of coloring books and supplies and is sturdy and easy to carry around with its thick straps."

Cons:

• "The drop of the strap is too short for my tastes."
• "But the zipper drops down in a 'V' in the bag and makes it really difficult to open and close easily."
• "However, I was slightly disappointed in the thickness of the fabric."
• "The fabric is light and very limp. The capacity didn’t seem to match with the dimensions."
• "I just wish that the side pocket had a zipper as well."
• "A basic canvas bag, but very large and zips closed. (Which was my basic need for a resort pool) The picture is deceiving, making you think there are pretty flower petals by the outside pocket, there is NO decoration on the bags."
• "However, this is just a 'cheaped-out' version of the classic originals."

Customization and Craftsmanship

Pros:

• "We immediately placed an order for 3 additional bags that were customized with an iron on logo and presented as gifts to others that had collaborated on the project."
• "I bought these tote bags to personalize for my small business. They are the perfect size for shopping, an overnight stay or a carry on."
• "I am using this as my work bag I painting some stars on it and my name to jazz it up a bit I love it will be ordering more for gifts in the future."
• "I used them as gifts to monogram for a couples trip and they were perfect size to use a carry-on and beach bag!"
• "These are great for sewing Girl Scout patches onto. They also do well with vinyl customization."
• "I customized them using 'Everyday Iron-On' using my Cricut and Easypress."
• "I used my cricut and easy press to add a design to it. It took the heat transfer vinyl well."

Cons:

• "But it does not work with alcohol inks, unless you totally coat it with some sort of a paint or something first."
• "Very sturdy but don’t work well with iron on vinyl."
• "It's a nice, durable bag but I bought it so that I could personalize it as a gift with my Cricut and some HTV vinyl and it did NOT work."
• "Stitching is not as tight and even as I would like to see it."
• "Not very hardy, as in thick, so it may rip if carrying too many heavy items but a great all-around tote!"
• "However, if your getting them to craft and put on heat transfer vinyl (htv) it may be challenging but not impossible."
• "Quality seems nice however I had a really hard time sublimating and using the dtf process on these. The sublimation method didn't seem to transfer well, colors were very dull."

Practicality and Usage

Pros:

• "I bought this to use to carry all my necessities to my daughter's softball tournaments."
• "I take my work laptop home as well as different work documents and this keeps everything nice and organized. Super sturdy and I love the zipper for extra security."
• "I bought this bag for a vacation and it is large enough to fit all my stuff in, there is enough room for beach towels, snorkeling gear, snacks and water."
• "You can put a laptop in there with a purse and other items, or you can carry a ton of random things and huge jugs of water if you want to use it as a gym bag."
• "I love the size of this bag, that it has an outside pocket, and it seems to be well-constructed."
• "I use it as my puppy’s travel bag."
• "This carry-on bag is the best for air travel and is just a handy bag carrying groceries from my car to my home or going to a yard sale. Its sturdy material ensures top-notch durability, while the perfectly sized straps make throwing over your shoulder effortless."

Cons:

• "I’m a behavior tech that works with individuals with autism, sometimes the kiddos would reach into my bag so I needed something that zips and fits a lot. This definitely packs what you need! Now, I also wanted something that stands, and unfortunately this doesn’t stand on its own."
• "I ended up returning this because the bag wasn’t sturdy."
• "Just got this new bag and the zipper is broken and doesn't work, so I can't use this bag for the purpose it was intended."
• "I was super disappointed."
• "Due to being 100% canvas, it is not suitable for machine washing. It will shrink a lot!"
• "So our test for grocery totes is that they have to stand up to a machine wash if they're canvas. This one does not do well in the washer."
• "It is a canvas bag, it is not rigid and it will not stand on its own which was fine by me."