Kate Spade or Vera Bradley for a park bag?

[Kooks and Bay Bay]

Vera Bradley crossbody vs Kate Spade crossbody?

I usually use a VB crossbody but recently have been looking into buying a KS crossbody purse for my general everyday purse and was just wondering if others have used a KS in the parks and how you liked it? Like was it comforable for all day every day use at Disney?

 

[elvispursley]

I have a KS bag for an everyday bag and I would do the VB. I feel like I can get more in a VB bag (just more accommodating) and the KS is just not as casual. Hard to explain but the CB is more comfy for all day wear. I do love my KS bag and have used a large KS tote for touring around Spain but the VB has been my go-to park bag for many years. Now I use a small Kipling backpack or Lululemon hip bag.

 

[Marthasor]

I only use fabric bags in the parks - Vera Bradley, LeSportsac, etc. They are lightweight and can hold a ton of stuff (easy to pack as well as I can fold them flat). Anything made of a harder material - leather or leather-like - or anything with a lot of metal hardware is far too heavy for me. I am usually able to keep my crossbody bags on me even on roller coasters, so they are not as easy to lose as well.

 

[ilovebassets]

Vera Bradley for the parks. Kate Spade bags are too nice/too formal. You want something very lightweight that you won't mind getting a bit beaten up.

 

[Mle8308]

Agree with the VB, much lighter and it can be washed if it gets dirty.

 

[erinch]

VB sling bag for me

 

[minniebeth]

The Kate Spade bags are cute cute cute and I love them, but not as user friendly in the parks. I have two and I always kind of regret my choice if I have a long park day with them. The are more stiff, and harder to get things in and out of if that makes sense. I always get zipper burn pulling my hands out of them lol. They're perfect for a dinner out or a short outing! The Vera Bradley bags are definitely more comfortable and tend to fit more! Great for long park days~

 

[Kooks and Bay Bay]

The Kate Spade bags are cute cute cute and I love them, but not as user friendly in the parks. I have two and I always kind of regret my choice if I have a long park day with them. The are more stiff, and harder to get things in and out of if that makes sense. I always get zipper burn pulling my hands out of them lol. They're perfect for a dinner out or a short outing! The Vera Bradley bags are definitely more comfortable and tend to fit more! Great for long park days~

Okay that's game changer for me getting one at all then because I get bad zipper burn when I use my Loungefly backpacks in daily life so I don't want a purse that I'd be using daily to do that.
I thought I was the only one that happened to!

 

[minniebeth]

Okay that's game changer for me getting one at all then because I get bad zipper burn when I use my Loungefly backpacks in daily life so I don't want a purse that I'd be using daily to do that.
I thought I was the only one that happened to!

I feel seen and heard lol
I think if the purse style is open/large enough that it's not a problem with (I have others I love) but the Disney ones are definitely designed with a slim opening width if that makes sense.

 

[Kite16510]

When I was planning for our trip in 2005 I saw on one of the forums the Disney dreaming style of purses by Vera Bradley and I fell in love with it, and I bought the only one that I could afford, which was a Crossbody. And I used it for 10 years. I ended up having to replace it once and had to buy from eBay. Since then, I've had four of them. For this trip in March, I decided to get the Vera Bradley backpack in Disney dreaming. I love this style! And I love that I'll be able to put my Crossbody bag right in the backpack!

It looks like it's in really good condition. They had a couple of other ones listed, but they looked sort of abused. I would rather be the one to do the abusing lol.

 

[keishashadow]

I’ve done both, of the two the VB worked better for me but I found the strap uncomfortable when bag loaded.

Can’t bring myself to use my D&B bags as they tend to take a bit of a beating with rain etc in the parks

I finally gave in and bought a loungefly mini backpack a few years ago. Now I have them for all the seasons of my trips and more lol