When Alex started preschool at the tender age of 2.5 years old, my mother was quick to jump on this shopping opportunity. "She needs a backpack." Well, OK. Mom did her research and showed me some options and we chose a cute little pack from Four Peas Online with few frills, an adorable monkey, and the option to personalize (bad opsec, yes we know. You are welcome to argue with my mother.)Fast forward two years later. The backpack is still going strong. Zoltan is about to start detsky sad. My mother vetoes getting him a bag from Four Peas because she wants something that might actually wear out someday.
Fast forward three more years later. After a few years of daily use, Alex started school and needed a bigger backpack. The Four Peas backpack, still going strong, became the "restaurants and travel" bag (restaurants and travel are still several times a month so it isn't like the bag got mothballed). Now, however, the zipper doesn't work properly sometimes. A zipper malfunction during a vacation led us to decide that it is time to replace it. The fabric and stitching are still sturdy and could probably go another few years.
At the same time, Zoltan's other-brand backpack is also showing a few signs of wear, and it isn't quite big enough, and is a little too bulky. My mother was thrilled to be allowed to buy two backpacks simultaneously and generously agreed to buy from Four Peas Online even though she knows she may not buy another bag for a while.
We just got the new bags. The zipper seems more solid than the last bag. Sorry, mom.
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