I recently got one of the Retro Groove Perforated Gym Bags that are in markdown in stores and on line and took it to the gym today. I never really checked these out too closely in the store since I wasn't in the market for a new (full price) gym bag. However, when one turns up for a good sale, I'll get one. I can see why these bags didn't sell that well. For a Lululemon gym bag, it doesn't have a ton of pockets. It has three small interior pockets - one mesh zipper and two pouch pockets. The pouch pockets are supposed to be for your iPod and your cell phone. However, the phone pocket isn't wide enough to accommodate my iPhone in its case. There is a zipper pocket in the bottom of the bag that you can store shoes and wet things in. I put my spin shoes in there since I always carry them in case I decide to make spinning my cardio for the day.
There is a decent sized exterior pocket at the top of the lulu symbol. I stashed my water bottle in that pocket on the way to the gym and then my keys and cell phone while I was at the gym.
The gym bag comes with a padded shoulder strap but the carry handle is long enough to loop over your shoulder which is how I carried it today. The opening of the bag is nice and wide and has two zipper pulls to aid in closure. It's a decent size. I stashed my spin shoes, two hand towels, my ipod, heart rate monitor strap, wallet, sunglasses cases, toiletries, and a paperback in it with no problem. There are little protective feet on the bottom to keep it off the ground. All in all, it's a decent gym bag, especially at a sale price but I wish it had a couple more pockets on the inside. As an example, my Get Set Go Duffle has nine interior pockets (two zippered) of various sizes, a large wet/dry pouch, and three small exterior pockets (one zippered). I'll admit it almost has too many pockets since I often have to check every pocket for my tiny nano but a couple more on the Retro Groove would be nice.
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| Get Set Go Duffle - White Sublimation Print |
7 comments:
I agree with the lack of pockets. That prevented me from buying it even on sale. It would have to go to steep discount (like $39 or below) for me to buy it. I like separate compartments for phone, keys, proteinbars, flavor water drops, my watch, my ipod, etc....
I have the Get Set Go Duffle too and I like all the pockets. I also have another bag from lulu, I can't remember what it is called - but it is more of a square and made out of faux leather. I like the bag and I use it a lot, but the faux leather is so sticky. It's even a pain getting the water bottle into the pocket on the lulu symbol.
I bought the white one full price and have no regrets. I think it is awesome. I use it mostly as a diaper bag for my babe.
HUGE REGRET! Be aware of the this bag's handles, after using 3-4 times the handles began to have "tear marks". This is a clear defect and poor material quality of the bag....therefore lulu is trying to sell on sale. I had mine for a couple weeks and saw distinct tears, then decided to return.
Never really cared for the look of this bag.
@ anon 9:45am - Very interesting about the handles! I will keep an eye out and switch to using the strap. What color bag did you get? I am hoping it was a problem with just one color.
I have the same one pictured in your post and I've no complaints about it. I hesitated to buy one full price because of the poor reviews on Lululemon's site, but I think those were about the non-perforated retro groove bags. When the price went down I decided to bite the bullet. I go to hot yoga classes with it, and I have recently used it on two 4-day camping trips, and it was big enough to carry light summer outfits. I especially love the bottom compartment where I've stored flip flops, battery chargers, etc. I also love the pouch for storing my sweaty hot yoga top and shorts, and it's waterproof too! I am paying attention to the handles and there have been no cracks.
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