Has anyone ordered products from Thirty-One?

[zoebartlett]

A coworker is having a "Thirty-One" party (think Mary Kay or Lia Sophia type of party but for bags) and I'm thinking of ordering one of their bags and a lunch tote. Has anyone ordered from them? If so, how well do their products hold up? Are they sturdy and well-made?

If you're unfamiliar with their stuff, here's a link: http://fall2011.thirtyonegifts.com/page1.html

 

[Clairitek]

I own one of their large totes and the quality is great. It's the one that will stand open on its own (has battens in the top on two sides). I use it all the time for shopping. I plan to order a couple more and toss most of my smaller bags. I would consider a lunch bag, too.

 

[zoebartlett]

Thanks, Claire! I can't decide which size bag to get. I'd like to use it for school mostly -- carting around my plan book binder, large teacher's editions of our reading series, lots of papers, etc. One of the bags (large tote?) looks very big, and I'm wondering if it would look too big for me, if that makes sense.

I like the Cindy tote, the Retro Metro bag, and maybe the organizing utility tote. I *think* I like the Cindy tote the best but I'm not sure. I wish you could see what the inside of the bags look like. I was thinking of just ordering online but maybe I should go to the party.

 

[vc10um]

I have a Utility Organizing Tote and an Organizing Shoulder Bag.

Love them both. Both went on our honeymoon with us...actually, that's the whole reason I purchased them!

The Tote has a ton of pockets for organizing and it's quite roomy. The Shoulder Bag is a great cross-body bag and was perfect to hold our things while climbing Mayan ruins because it left my hands free!

I've got my eye on the City Weekender Tote right now...I didn't get it before because we were still saving/spending hardcore for the wedding/honeymoon...but I could use a new overnight bag!

 

[somethingshiny]

I have a cousin who sells it and I have a purse, a larger bag (Medium Purse) that is my diaper bag and a change purse thing and an apron. The apron itself is adorable, black on top and black and white medallion on the bottom. I had it embroidered with "Caution: HOT!" It's super cute, but not the softest of materials. My purse is called Phyllis I believe. It has held up beautifully. The change purse and the diaper bag are both black medallion and they haven't faded at all and look great EXCEPT, I had an initial embroidered on the diaper bag and it is coming loose. I've only had it since April and it started unthreading itself in August. It was beyond the return date so it irritates me. I had several friends order stuff that ended up being backordered too. I think I had to wait 6-8 weeks for my apron. Oh, I also have a tri-fold organizer thing. It's fantastic to use as a diaper bag accessory. I can fit 2-3 diapers, a pack of wipes and creams and just tie it up and throw it in any bag I have with me and just grab it out when Lily needs a quick change. So, I can't say that everything is great or that everything is poor. You really have to look at your items at the party and decide. It's funny because I wash the apron all the time and it has much more lettering and still looks great.

 

[zoebartlett]

SS -- Even though it's past the return date, have you called customer service anyway? Maybe they'll make an exception or something...

VC -- I like the City Weekender bag too. If I was in the market for another overnight bag, I'd definitely consider that one.

 

[monarch64]

I bought one of the thermal lunchbags about 2 years ago and used it for about a year to carry lunches to work. It held up really well, still looks great. I occasionally use it to tote beer to get-togethers at friends' homes. It will fit a six pack of bottles!