JJ Cole System Diaper Bag - Black Damask

Comments about System Diaper Bag - Black Damask:

Bought this myself as a treat while pregnant with my third...it is now 8 months later and has gone through two week-long plane trips, 3 camping trips and a weekend science center trip and everything is still INTACT and beautiful! Don't try to pack this too tight and expect it to close though as the zippers will threaten to split (but that goes for any diaper bag! I am a minimalist when it comes to packing my diaper bag and so far, this bag has NEVER let me down! So convenient to have the stroller clips as well to leave tons of room in my stroller's basket! Stylish, even my hubby doesn't mind carrying it! I can't tell people enough how much I love my diaper bag!!!

Comments about System Diaper Bag - Black Damask:

Don't buy this bag. I recieved this as a gift for my shower. My daughter is five months old and it has a huge whole in along the zipper. I just visted the JJ COLE website and wrote a rather nasty email in which I expressed I would spread the word about this product.

Comments about System Diaper Bag - Cocoa Oval:

This diaper bag is cute and was expensive compared to other bags that I have purchased. I am VERY disappointed in the fact that BOTH zippers to the main compartment broke within only a few months of occasional use. I wouldn't waste your money on this bag.

Comments about System Diaper Bag - Graphite Pink:

Four kids along the line and I finally found the right bag! I did pay attention to the concerns listed, but JJ Cole has now updated the zippers and they should be fine. If you are still concerned, get the newer colors/styles which you can see on JJ Cole's website.

Best Features:
-A pocket for everything with plenty of room for the things I carry for multiple children. Even room so that you don't have to carry a wallet.
-Paci-pod included (?$ to buy on it's own?)
-Extra large changing pad which is actually a changing wallet and fits diapers and wipes. Those are spendy by themselves and so nice for bigger babies and toddlers
-The stroller hooks are SOLID construction
-Sleek. This is not a slouchy oversized bag where you will lose everything!
-ONE STRAP! YAY! Can be worn messenger or on shoulder
-MP3 Pocket with a headset slip through which is reinforced.

Cons:
- Stroller clips are heavy duty and therefore weighted down the bag so I put them in the car with the stroller.

Comments about System Diaper Bag - Graphite Green:

I bought this bag (similar pattern) 3 years ago for my first child when my first diaper bag wore out. We LOVE it! I like that the changing pad folds up to a little sack to hold spare diapers and wipes and fits into the back pouch so you don't have to dig around in the bag every time you need a change. I also love the stroller attachment. I am on kid #2 now and the bag is still alive and kicking (minus one very small tear).

We have abused our poor bag. Its been to Disney World no less than 5 times - on and off planes, trains, buses and monorails (and cars). It finally got a small rip (3 years isn't bad after all this bag has been through). I started to look for another bag, and found myself drawn back to this one. So, I think I will try to sew the rip and keep what I have. (It feels odd to buy the same bag twice).

As a note, when I bought this bag, I bought it with the intent of traveling, but I bought another one for "daily use" (ok, the other bag was cute and this one was well, not so much). I think I only used the other bag about 3 times when I realized this one was the winner. (And oddly enough, it matched the horrible green stroller that we bought - so it seemed like a match made by a blind man!)

All-in-all, I can't imagine a better functioning diaper bag. I highly recommend this one!

Comments about System Diaper Bag - Graphite Green:

This product fell apart on me as well. The zipper tab came off one of the small compartments (not a big deal) and we used a safety pin for a while. Then the zipper tab came off the main compartment and I quit using the bag altogether. I LOVED this bag for its design because its the perfect diaper bag for us. But after paying [$] for a diaper bag that fell apart in three months... I am really surprised at the poor quality of this bag.

Comments about System Diaper Bag - Graphite Green:

We got this bag because our friends got this bag. They got it a few months before us. We liked the features, but the quality has left much to be desired. One of the zipper pull-tabs came off and we had to use a safety pin to zip the main compartment. JJ Cole sent us a new tab asking us to use pliers to bend the zipper and replace the pull-tab. Now the other pull-tab is breaking.
The seam binding is fraying and other seams are coming apart. This all happened in the first 7 months.

Comments about System Diaper Bag - Graphite Green:

I love this bag! As a mother of two (3yr. & 7 mnth) who flies frequently, I love this bag! This is my 3rd messenger bag in 2 years and I hope it will be the last for a while. Needing free hands while going thru airport security and up/down narrow airplane aisles, I have found this type of bag to be the only way to not drop bag or child on other passengers.

There are tons of pockets: cell phone, ipod, diaper, wipes, misc. pockets too. Once you fill the side pockets there is still a fair amount of room for other things in the body of the bag. The stroller straps I thought I would never use but I was SO wrong. It frees up my stroller basket for other things. While shopping I have also used them for grouping shopping bags.

One of my favorite things is the portable diaper changing pad. While most bags have this, I find this one handier. There is an awesome pouch on the back for the diapers and wipes so you can grab the handle and baby without taking the whole bag. Another awesome part of this bag is where the zipper is located. Because of it's placement in front and on the side sorta, you can usually get a few more things in the bag by pushing stuff up towards the ipod pocket! My husband even likes this bag. I have more of a slender frame and he has a broad chest so this shoulder pad gives him a lot more comfort than our previous messenger bags did.

Being a stay at home mom on a smaller than average income, I had a REALLY hard time justifying the cost of the bag but after seeing it come with a kid I babysat, the pockets alone sold me. I am hoping that the cost comes with quality but with flying and security personal to contend with, I can only hope.
Did I mention that I love this bag? Well, I love this bag!