Pottery Barn backpacks

amother

Papaya

Wed, Jul 25 2018, 4:02 pm

I want to purchase a PB briefcase for my dd. Im littel confused which one to get. Is the small one big enough for a first grade or do I need to get the large one.

amother

Papaya

Wed, Jul 25 2018, 4:06 pm

[quote="DrMom"]They make briefcases for kids? Is this a thing now?[/quot

I think they have it for a few years already. Its a very classy look.

Simple1

Wed, Jul 25 2018, 4:37 pm

DrMom wrote:

They make briefcases for kids? Is this a thing now in certain communities?

I assume she meant backpacks which a lot of people refer to as briefcases. Maybe its local word usage.

amother

Papaya

Wed, Jul 25 2018, 4:40 pm

Simple1 wrote:

I assume she meant backpacks which a lot of people refer to as briefcases. Maybe its local word usage.

Yes, I meant backpacks, sorry.

DrMom

Wed, Jul 25 2018, 4:58 pm

Ah, I thought maybe this was some new fad. Picturing little first-graders in power suits and briefcases...

OBnursemom

Wed, Jul 25 2018, 5:37 pm

This is obviously my own opinion:
The small size is only good for young preschool. It is very small. Think Skip Hop Zoopack.
Medium is best for pre1A/Kindergarten through elementary school.
Large is middle and high school sized, but my kids don’t find them cool enough by middle school. They do make PB Teen bags though.
Also don’t buy the roller ones. Save yourself.

ra_mom

Wed, Jul 25 2018, 6:06 pm

OBnursemom wrote:

Does the medium hold a looseleaf easily? Or is a first grader better off with a size large?

ETA: I noticed that a lot of their backpacks only come in small and large sizes. Can you point out the mediums?

OBnursemom

Wed, Jul 25 2018, 6:18 pm

ra_mom wrote:

My bad. Apparently I have mom brain in a bad way. The preschool one is called PreK. The small is the one my kids have.
My second grader used a small this year. She used it for pre1A and first as well. She will use it again for third.

ra_mom

Wed, Jul 25 2018, 6:25 pm

OBnursemom wrote:

Thanks!

fraimal

Wed, Jul 25 2018, 8:44 pm

ra_mom wrote:

For all OOT loose-leafs are binders Very Happy

ra_mom

Wed, Jul 25 2018, 9:26 pm

fraimal wrote:

For all OOT loose-leafs are binders Very Happy

Binders are filled with loose leaf paper, not binder paper. Tongue Out

amother

Papaya

Wed, Jul 25 2018, 10:46 pm

OBnursemom wrote:

The small was big enoug to fit a folder and books?

OBnursemom

Wed, Jul 25 2018, 10:57 pm

amother wrote:

The small was big enoug to fit a folder and books?

Definitely. The small is the perfect K-4 backpack

amother

Salmon

Wed, Jul 25 2018, 11:50 pm

I just got the small for my preschooler and the size large for my kindergartener and first grader. In my opinion, the small looks great for preschool but is not really a full sized backpack. The large is a bit big for my daughters but is probably more appropriate for their needs, and they can grow more into them. They look like nice quality bags.