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Where Would A Person Buy A Leather Backpack?, B&M

olds

olds

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B&M store.
Need a decent looking backpack with no teenage mutant ninja turtles on it.
Started a 3 month rotation at a different job and if you have a backpack, you can walk right in.
If you are carrying a laptop bag, security stops you and wants you to sign your laptop in and out.
 
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I bought this one just last month. I never get stopped by security at work

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All these places with back to school sales and you can't find a backpack? Are you going to keep a laptop in it? Or do they just not inspect the ones that don't look like they have a laptop in them?
 
Do you just want something to last you through the 3 months?

Try here $14.99 or Staples has 25-50% off all their backpacks.
 
wiredspider said:
All these places with back to school sales and you can't find a backpack? Are you going to keep a laptop in it? Or do they just not inspect the ones that don't look like they have a laptop in them?
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This.
Back to school ones at Target, etc look "kiddish".
 
oldsmoboat said:
Like something leather or with some leather.
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And yet you failed to mention that at all. Pffffbbbttt!

Not sure why you think that would make it adult though. I know lots of adults who carry backpacks and none of them carry leather.
 
allisolm said:
And yet you failed to mention that at all. Pffffbbbttt!

Not sure why you think that would make it adult though. I know lots of adults who carry backpacks and none of them carry leather.
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My bad, I assumed it was implied when I said "adult".
 
I would try office supply stores or higher end department stores for professional looking bags, and sporting goods stores for more outdoors / sporty looking bags.

edit: Also try Amazon.
 
I bought a black Swiss Gear backpack a couple years ago and I'm always amazed at how well it's held up over the years.

it's my work backpack any time I need to bring something to the office larger than my tablet, and I've traveled with it several times.
 
Bought this Jansport at REI when it was on sale for $48 a few years ago; regular price is pretty high. Covered the "Jansport" logo with a patch (fits perfectly in that area).
http://www.rei.com/product/812400/jansport-odyssey-daypack

The backpack has little padding on the bottom corners, so carrying a laptop (setting it down) needs to be careful. When I really care, I put the laptop in a sleeve and then inside the backpack.


This is my second Jansport backpack; carried the first for >10 years (undergrad, grad school, hiking). Sent the first one in for zipper repairs hoping that they'd just replace it... but they repaired it instead. Now I use the first one for body parts, when I need to get my brake rotors resurfaced, and other dirty stuff.
 
tbh, once you decide to wear a full-on backpack, no amount of leather or styling is going to class it up.

backpacks are backpacks. they're more functional than a messenger bag, but will be forever burdened by reminding everyone of grammar school.

if you're concern is looking presentable, ditch the backpack and get a nice messenger bag or briefcase (depending on how well-dressed you'll be).

but I'd think that any black nylon bag should fit your needs.
 
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