Mersey - Waxed Canvas Messenger Bag

vintage vibes and quality that keeps pace with its desgin

Helpful staff managed to sort my delivery issues out within 1 day. Very friendly and received a nice good quality product as a result :)

My son loves this bag and looks forward to using it as he begins his professional career after college. It is definitely well made and built to last.

Superb bag all round, quality is excellent and looks superb. Spent ages looking at different brands but this is definitely the right choice for me.

I've used this bag for two and a half years. The leather part is still in good shape, the fabric has not thinned or worn out, even at the bottom which has been through a lot, and the sewing is still in PERFECT condition (worth a loud mention, that's rare enough!).

The only really worn out bit are the leather bits that hold the brass rings to which the straps attach (they're very stretched out), but again, this bag has seen a lot of wear.

Overall, I'm satisfied with my purchase. I hesitated between 3 and 4 stars, so let's call it 3.5.

Why not more ? Well, the fabric slowly morphed into a "slouchy" shape due to wear on hip and tension from the shoulder strap. Despite trying everything from wetting the fabric flat to stuffing it with newspaper and blowdrying it, it's still super wrinkly on the back and the sides. Only use this bag if you plan on putting something hard in it (LIKE A LAPTOP) to force the original shape to stay.

Everything inside is still in very good condition, despite my using it 7/365. It's good as a workbag, despite the wrinkles : it's spacious, I like the laptop pocket -also good just for separating documents and essentials. The shoulder strap is very sturdy, maybe a tad on the long side. If you're very tiny, it might not adjust short enough, but I'm 5'6 and it adjusted to my linking.

I don't recommend using it like the man in the promo picture if you tend to carry a lot of stuff, because the magnets are very weak and if you use the top handle, the bag will just straight-up open and, you know, spill everything you own on the ground.

Also, the zipper on the back pocket broke about two years in, but that's not uncommon and fixable with some sewing know-how or a grandmother.

Would I buy again ? Maybe not, but I will keep using the one I have. I'd say it was worth the price, and I didn't buy it on sale either.