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I have a Baggallini Bryant pouch, which is similar to this one. I used that one all the time for travel. Keep my phone and money/credit card in it, and I slip it under my jacket. On cruises, perfect for dinner time for cabin keycard, phone, tissues, etc. It is not big but perfect for the basics. I needed a different color, and bought this. It is perfect for fall wardrobe!

I really wanted to like this purse but I should’ve gotten the slightly fatter one. My car key fob is all it can hold front-to-back so I have to spin my key and key ring around to not be next to the fob when they go in the purse together. My phone doesn’t fit if the key fob is in there, so it lives in the front external pocket. My 8-card-fat wallet was too much for it so I pulled a few out to put in the card holders and then it fits below the key fob. Sighhhh. It’s just a lot of effort. A pen fits though. And that’s literally everything that can fit: pen, phone (outside), 8 cards, key, key fob.

I've been using the Arlington Mini Bag for about 2.5 months. The 3 card pockets can easily carry multiple cards. I use the bottom pocket to hold 4 cards. I use the inner side pocket to hold paper money and a pen. The center larger pocket can hold my passport and a business card case. There are two outside pockets. I use the back outer pocket to hold receipts. The one item that's missing is a zipper pocket to hold coin change. I would prefer to have a zipper for closing the front pocket with the logo. While traveling I would also use it to hold metro train, event and/or museum passes for easy access.

This is a great little bag to use as an alternate to a waist pouch. With the large phones these days, wearing a phone horizontally in a waist pack feels unnatural. A vertical pouch makes more sense. I saw this bag had an adjustable strap and my hope was to tighten it enough to use as a waist pouch, instead of a crossbody, and hang it off my hips. This way there will be no bulge at my waist and I can partially hide it under a tank top if desired. It worked great! I wore it to cedar point on all the roller coasters and it was perfect. The zipper provides security and the card slots and additional interior pocket (perfect for storing some motrin and sticks of gum) were perfect to keep it organized. I stuck my chapstick in the exterior pocket. Well made, I highly recommend. I plan to use at Disney next. The phone you see in the photos is the iPhone 7 plus.

It is very well made, but I like the Bryant mini bag much better. It holds more because it's a smidge wider. All I have in the Arlington is my cards, cash and one chapstick, and when I skip my Galaxy Note 10, it's super snug. Only has three card slots compared to the five in the Bryant. If I was buying another, I'd get the Baggallini Bryant mini.

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This is the most useful item I have purchased in a long time. I was constantly dropping my phone, forgetting to bring my wallet, and trying to manage shopping with one hand. This beauty has solved my problems. You can wear it as a cross body or as a fanny pack. It holds all the necessities in a compact and useable way. I am not a "Purse person" but love the convenience of stowing my phone and credit cards in my mini bag. Thanks, Baggallini!

I don’t like big bulky bags and this is definitely not big or bulky. I was a little surprised how small it is in person but it fits my phone, wallet, and chapstick perfectly. I use a clip for my keys but if I used the card inserts provided instead of my little wallet, I’d be able to put my keys inside. I love how long the strap is.