In the box were the purse, a wrist strap, and a shoulder strap (both detachable). Its features claim to be 6 inside pouches, zipper closure, a phone pouch with clear plastic cover that touch screens work through, a belt loop on the back, and a pen/stylus loop.
The box says you can use it with "any phone". This claim is not true. My Samsung Galaxy S4 with its thin plastic cover was definitely the largest the phone pouch could take. I had to force it in there, but it did go. If I took the cover off I would have to be careful to never flip the purse upside down or risk the phone falling out. I would never have been able to fit a Note 2 or any of the larger phones in there. I would be perfectly accepting if it stated "most phones" instead. I think the majority of phones are the size of mine or smaller. An iPhone 4s or older would have a good deal of extra room.
With my phone, the bottom buttons were covered by the fabric, but it still worked just fine anyhow. I could touch where the button is and it would respond. The same was true for the screen. It responded properly. I was quite surprised at how well my phone still worked, in fact. The only drawback to the phone pouch would be that (obviously) you cannot take photos without taking the phone out of the pouch, and that I could not fit any pen or stylus in the loop, but that may be a manufacturing error. I wasn't terribly bothered by this as I could put either one of those inside the purse itself.
I tried a variety of items in the purse to see just how much I could potentially carry and still zip it up. I did find that the box claim that it will hold a checkbook was blatantly false. My standard checkbook with no cover on it was almost an inch too long to fit in there; but, again, not a big deal. How often does anyone actually use a checkbook while out and about any more? I could easily tear a couple off and fold them in half to carry for emergencies.
I could easily fit 10 credit cards and all 5 of our social security cards with room for some cash (that wold also have to be folded up); a pack of cigarettes and half a dozen cards and cash; or an inhaler, contact case, half a dozen cards, and some cash.
The one thing I was bummed I couldn't fit in were my EpiPens. Clearly this is not an issue for most people, and could probably be resolved by getting that new Auvi-Q which is much smaller and rectangular.
I will still likely still use this for mall shopping and other times I want a small purse but feel safe that I wont have a severe allergic reaction, or when I have my husband with me and he can carry my EpiPens on his belt.
For most people, I would definitely call this a win.
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