Antique Persian Rugs

Iglesias :

This is a very cute little cross body bag, perfectly sized for traveling essentials: sunglasses, passport, cell phone, lip balm, hand sanitizer, and small wallet. Now that it’s more difficult to get on a plane with carry on luggage, this would be perfect to use in combination with a laptop bag. It has an adjustable strap so that you can change how it fits against your body, and the strap is soft and comfortable. It’s soft, yet feels well constructed. Sherpani recommends treating it with a water/stain repellent before use. I bought the natural color and really liked the unadulterated fabric.

OK, here are the cons and why I returned it. The zipper is plastic and feels very vulnerable to being broken or accidentally crushed. The zipper is sewn on in a way that leaves a big gap on one end of the zipper where it meets the bag. You can tuck the left over edge of the zipper into the gap (and into the bag), but it remains awkward when using the zipper. The other thing that didn’t work for me may just be a personal preference. The straps are sewn on opposite sides of the bag so that when it sits against your body, it doesn’t lie flat. That’s simply a preference on my part, but it was a deal breaker to me.

I still gave it three stars, however. Other than the fact that the zipper feels flimsy, the bag over all is really cute and perfectly sized for travel essentials.

Legacy :

This case provides a good light weight alternative for carrying your Kindle2. It is well made of durable materials. The zipper system is particularly robust and the zipper-pull will take a lot of use. Users should not be afraid to use a bit more force to pull it. A lighter system would not be as effective or last as long. The case is very attractive with its map pattern — it will look at home in any library. Reviewers have correctly noted that the kindle tends to slightly shift in the case and slips downward thus making a loose fit. I Have found the solution to this. I cut a 5 inch x 1/4 inch strip from a thin (1/4 inch thick) kitchen sponge. I then wrapped a piece of black felt around the sponge and had my wife sew the ends together and well as sew the seam on the linear edge (it could also be glued with tacky fabric glue). I then cut a 5 inch section of black 2 part velcro tape placing one side on the sponge and one side on the bottom of the inner case (Be sure to place the velcro strip under the two diagonal elastic strips at the bottom of the case. Simply place the covered foam strip over the velcro strip at the bottom of the case. It holds the kindle snuggly in the case and without any direct modification of the case itself. The foam strip also holds down the diagonal elastic ribbons against the case without any stress. Since the covered foam strip and velcro are black, it is almost invisible. Cost: less than $2.00 and took about 5 minutes to fabricate. Note: This remedy does not permanently modify the case. You can always remove the foam strip and the velcro placed in the case . If you are looking for a soft carrying case with an attractive cover, this might be it.

Grissom :

I bought this case a few months ago. It seems to be well made and is just what I wanted. It is small and compact, and it does its job of protecting the Kindle from shocks and contact with hard objects.

The case is padded on the front and back and around all four sides. The Kindle is well protected from shock. When the case is unzipped, it can be laid flat, or the front cover can be folded behind the back cover (which is the one that holds the Kindle) so that the case can be easily held like a magazine with one hand. The four bands that hold the Kindle in the case do not interfere with any controls except the volume control on the upper right side. The inside of the front cover has a mesh pocket that can hold a few flat objects. I use it to hold the Getting Started manual, a thin Fresnel plastic magnifier about the size of the Kindle screen (sometimes useful for pdf files, which the Kindle cannot magnify), and a replacement screen protector. Having the manual in the pocket also has the advantage of covering the Kindle screen with a stiff piece of cardboard when the case is zipped closed, which helps protect the screen against impact with or pressure from a protruding object.

I keep my Kindle encased in a silicone skin case gel cover, which protects the Kindle from scratches and greatly increases the grip on it when you are using it outside this CaseCrown case. The gel cover increases the thickness of the Kindle a little, but it still has no trouble fitting under the four tabs of the CaseCrown case that hold the Kindle in the case. Removing the Kindle from the case and putting back in is quick and easy.

One possible drawback to this case is that there is no pocket for the power cord or for any other accessories, such as a reading light. CaseCrown makes another version of this case with an external pocket. I decided not to buy that version because the outside pocket makes the case much thicker, and I wanted a slim case. Also, the pocket is a smaller rectangle than the case itself, so it sticks out and gives the case an awkward irregular three dimensional shape that interferes with packing compactly among other objects in a briefcase or suitcase. However, if you want a pocket, you may prefer the version that has one.

I have found that I can carry the power cord in this pocketless version by laying the plug along the top edge of the Kindle and laying the rest of the power cord along the left side of Kindle. When I zip the case closed, the cord is held tightly in position by the pressure of the case, and the case is not much thicker than it would be without the cord. However, the cord will fall out as soon as the case is opened, so my method only works for packing the Kindle for a trip. I have to leave the cord somewhere else when I am using the Kindle.

One other minor deficiency in my view is that there is no external nylon loop to act as a handle for the case. You can make one and attach it to the zipper pull, though. There are two zipper pulls, so you can leave one at the top of the case and open the case by sliding the other pull around to the bottom, which is the way I always do it anyway. Then the attached loop would remain at the top of the case and out of the way.

Update: I bought another of these cases for my Viliv X70 ultra mobile PC. This case is lighter, cheaper, and much better padded than the overpriced leather case that Viliv itself makes for the X70. The case’s straps hold the Viliv in the case, though they get in the way of using the Viliv a bit. Also, the Viliv’s weight (1.5 lbs) means that I do not rely on the straps when opening the case like a book and using the Viliv. I make sure to hold onto the Viliv itself, or I just remove it from the case for use.