Advantages: Stylish, good range of features Disadvantages: No 'piggy-back' connection
...I recently purchased a vanity bag from Oasis (fashion shop) and have found it really strong, stylish and useful, with excellent organiser capabilities.
The bag is part of the Oasis luggage collection designed by Antler. At £30 the bag seems about average price, but was definitely the most stylish and had the most features. It fits in with the ethos of Oasis as being individual and fashionable. It is black and curved at the front, and is soft-sided but with a reinforced front.
It is travel-bag sized, with two main sections. Each section includes organiser features, including:
* mobile phone pocket
* 3 bottle straps (for storing shampoo, etc)
* key holder
* A4 sized inside pocket
* pen holders
* other storage pockets
It also comes with a shoulder strap and a padlock.
For me the bag is excellent, as it forces me to become more...
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Advantages: Finnish brands on show Disadvantages: expensive, busy
...skins and thick woollen Lappish socks and hats on display. Besides these, there are reindeer antler bottle openers, silly hats, Finnish porcelain, reindeer teddies...Reindeer seems to be the major theme!
These kind of souvenirs are expensive anywhere of course but be warned, you will pay a not-inconsiderable mark-up for the name Stockmann on your carrier bag!!
In summary, it's nothing too unusual as a department store, but it is worth a wander through if you are trying to fill time and to get a good overview of the kind of traditional souvenirs you can take home with you...but shop elsewhere!...
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somewhat helpful 26.02.2007
Lock it up Review ofAntler Identity Combination Lockby
danielalong
Advantages: Locks cases Disadvantages: Not high security
...Antler combination lock
On a recent foray abroad, I decided that it was about time I started locking my trusty holdall.. just because it has served me well for about 20years, doesn’t mean that it will always remain tightly shut when I get it off that carousel.
So, needing something simple, and not with a key, I settled on the combination lock. I realised early on that I would lose a key, or put it into the bag for safe keeping, but realised that I could probably remember numbers.
~~Product and Packaging~~
My combination lock is in orange, but I have seen the blue ones for sale.
These type of locks are for zipped cases…ones which have zips which join together and can be fastened I assume.
It is about 5cm in length and has 3 small dials at the side with a metal hook like contraption which snaps closed like other combination locks...
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