My New Backpack

To continue my back to school series, I wanted to talk about the backpack I've ordered. The Fjallraven Kanken is really popular, and has been for a while, but it's pretty expensive. QA school mate had one, and I really liked it, but I had no idea wha it was. I watched a back to school haul that elaborated on the Kanken, and I decided I really liked it.

I spent some time online looking for a cheaper option, but I couldn't find a real one. I looked on EBay and found a knock off version. After a few days of contemplating whether it was worth it to pay less than $20 for a much cheaper knockoff of a high quality, very expensive backpack, I ordered it.

I have a Jan sport backpack that I bought my Freshman year, so it wasn't a matter of my needing it. I wanted a cuter day pack style backpack that I could wear to the store, school, or use as a purse. This was a great idea.

The only downfall to my getting the cheaper version was the fact that it isn't waterproof. This isn't even that big of a problem because we have NeverWet. I really enjoy DIYing, so it was a ++.

Now that it's been ordered, I juat have to wait, on account of its coming from China. It was cheaper, so I don't mind the wait. I am just very excited to get this style of backpack. It's even light pink, so it'll match my school supplies!!!

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