So I feel kind of stupid. I went into the Gap to get some Father’s Day gifts for my husband. I bought him some shorts, new swimtrunks, and some polo shirts that were on sale for $12. Good deal, right?!
I get up to the counter, and the super-energetic sales lady is there to help. She starts to mention the Gap card, and I think “nah, I have enough cards.” Then I look behind her and on the counter is the prettiest sparkly teal sequin bag. Like a bird attracted to shiny objects, I’m in awe. She sees this, and says, “Cute bag, huh! I just got them in as a web site return and have no idea what to do with them, don’t even know how much they are – do you want one?”
Well I’m still in shiny awe. I can’t believe it, a free bag!!! I say, “Yes. How about the blue one…. or maybe I should take the small silver one. oh, I can’t decide.”
So she scans the blue one and tells me it’s only $39, and I’ll be the first one to have it. But wait. What kind of moron was I?! I thought she was giving me the bag for free. She had no clue what to do with them or how much they were. Duh. You don’t just walk into Gap and get something for free. Not legally anyway!
I checked the bag out more. Side elastic pockets, great for water bottles, or in my case a baby bottle for the airplane. My daughter just turned two, and I want to have the bottle for takeoff and landing in case her ears are bugging her – it’s always helped in the past. There’s a front zippered flap that has another zippered pocket inside, great for ID and boarding passes. ID could go in the inner zipper to keep it safe from falling out while I rummage through. And the main interior compartment is big enough to hold the ipad, some extra clothes for my daughter, some medicine, etc…
As the mother of a two year old, I’m always looking for a place to put diapers. SO naturally, I was eyeing the small silver bag. It clips on to the front of the backpack and basically rides piggy-back! It’s insulated for food items, and even has a mesh pocket on the inside. Perfect for diapers and travel wipes!
I had her add the silver bag to the purchase! I really think this will be a good combo, and something she can use as she gets older, at least for packing things for a trip.
Only one problem. There’s no way my husband will want to carry a teal sequin bag through the airport! lol! 😉
Sunny in Sonoma 