Those with WW/Ella/etc. Custom bags - closure question

[pittsburghgirl]

What type of closure do you find most useful (if you have more than one type)? The ribbon, or button/loop, or magnetic?

I am getting a custom Clutterbag and am wavering on the type of closure. I know I could get more in the bag with a ribbon tie but I like the looks of the button/loop. The magnetic is clean but doesn't allow any "stuffing" and still closing. Or, is it best to get a zipper?

(I should never have ordered a custom bag; too many decisions!)

Thanks for any thoughts on how useful or annoying you are finding your closures!

Marilee
mommy to James
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[Momof3Labs]

I don't like magnetic snaps - you can't fill the bag nearly as much and still be able to close it. I like the button loop, but stuff still falls out of the bag. I don't have a ribbon tie, but think that it would be harder to grab something quick out of the bag since you have to stop and retie it. My first preference is a zipper, as long as the accessibility is good, since nothing falls out and a nosy toddler can't snoop in the bag!

[hudsonam]

From what Janie told me, I'm going with the button and loop closure. I love the look of the ribbon, but I'm almost more afraid of it getting dirty and worn-looking over time from being handled than whether or not I'll want to close it each time. I'm far too practical sometimes. ;-) She told me the snap is her least favorite because it doesn't allow you to stuff the bag as much.

I thought I wanted a zipper closure at first, but I like that some of the interior peeks out with the other closures. Especially since I'm getting all black, or almost all black, on the outside.

[jasabo]

I've got a button/loop closure on my WW, and it's too much of a pain to loop and unloop every time I get into my bag, so I just leave it open. And I've got a magnetic snap on my Ella, and I never close it either for the same reason. So I just never close my custom bags.

I'm not really a fan of the ribbon look, so I'd probably go with zipper, just for practical purposes - easy to get in and out of and you can stuff the bag full. Or you could try the ISM route and use the snap hooks.

Lisa - mom to 17 month old twin boys

[aguinn]

i have the button/loop on my WW so chic purse and wish that i had asked kim if she could've made the loop with elastic inside it (kinda like a hair scrunchy) because for some reason that's what i was expecting instead of just a loop of material.

that being said, i LOVE my bag and find that i don't use the closure all that much, so it's really just there for show in my case.

hth,
;)amy
proud momma to DS

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[stillplayswithbarbies]

I have the button loop on my WW bags, but wish it had elastic. I'm asking for elastic on my next bags from Kim.

...Karen
DS Jake Feb 91, DD Logan Mar 03
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