Gaiam Metro Gym Bag

I bought this bag before joining a fitness boot camp that required bringing lots of materials to class. The inside easily stores an extra pair of socks, two 5-pound weights, a quart-sized water bottle, a hand towel, and my wallet, keys, and phone. I usually have lots of extra room to spare. The bungee cord is great for toting your mat, though you do have to work a little to get your mat in and out. That''s as close as this product gets to something negative, in my book. It''s nice to have a bag that can hold workout essentials AND a mat. The bag is also versatile enough to be used for other things, as I recently used it as a carry-on airplane item, and it worked great.

I wanted to love this bag. I was looking for a single bag I could take from work to the gym, and this bag seemed to fit the bill at first glance. The bag is deceptively small, though. Once you put in some running shoes and your exercise clothes, the bag is so stuffed that it is difficult to put a water bottle in side pocket. You can do it, but expect to struggle with the zipper and to fit little else inside or in the side pockets. Also, forget toting magazines or letter size papers; the tapered top means you will not get a magazine in sideways without folding it. Finally, the quality of this bag is clearly not up to par; after a couple uses, threads were fraying left and right.

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I purchased this bag at a retail store, and thought I''d found the perfect bag. I used it for ten days before the fabric started tearing away from the seams on the handle, revealing white plastic foam underneath. I exchanged it at the store for an identical bag. One week later, the fabric began pulling out of an interior pocket''s elastic. It seems that they didn''t prepare the nylon fabric properly before sewing it to other things, and it is prone to fray right out of the seams. The size, the style, and the compartments were absolutely perfect for me, but I can''t carry a bag that falls apart that quickly. I wasn''t ready to give up yet, so I exchanged it for the same style in a different color. Perhaps it was a problem with one lot of bags, I thought. No such luck. The handle fabric (again) began pulling apart within five days.

With regret, I returned the third bag to the store for a refund. That was last summer. I have yet to find a bag that measures up as far as design and functionality. Unfortunately, the quality just wasn''t up to par. If I hear that they''ve addressed the issue, then I''ll purchase another in a heartbeat. Otherwise, I can''t recommend it.

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I just ordered this bag and it is perfect. I have running shoes and clothes in there right now and there is definitely more room than I anticipated, especially after reading one review. If you are looking to store maybe a whole second outfit with shoes I wouldn''t recommend it, but for a typical work-to-gym bag it fits all the essentials. The color is adorable. The fabric is more slick than it looks in the picture which was a relief because I thought it was pure cotton. I definitely like the holder on the bottom for my Pilates mat. I am happily toting it to the gym today!

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I got this bag primarily to take to yoga so I wanted the mat holder and various pockets for different things I bring to class. I really love the way the bag looks and the price point. It is great for carrying my clothes, yoga mat, keys, water ect. However it''s a little too small to fit my yoga blocks comfortably, but I still really like it. Just be aware of what you are trying to fit into the bag. You may need the larger size. Great bag though.

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