I started seeing ads for the Good Totes Small Croissant on Facebook and decided to check it out. I thought it was super cute, but I was mainly interested in the strap. I have a Baggu Medium Crescent that I want to love, but don't, because I hate the strap. I'm someone who prefers a short shoulder carry, but as a mom of two toddlers I sometimes need to switch to crossbody on the fly. The Baggu Crescent strap makes that very difficult, because it's not one continuous loop. It has a very long tail that hangs off the end when the strap is worn short that HAS to be tied up. But the Good Totes Small Croissant does not have that problem. My only concern was that the Croissant is smaller than the Crescent, but I do my best not to carry a ton of stuff, anyway.
Long story short, the Small Croissant carries everything I need with room to spare, has more organization than the Baggu Crescent, and is SO MUCH more comfortable to carry! The nail in the coffin for the Crescent was when I loaded both bags up with what I typically carry and then some. The Crescent strap dug into my shoulder and made it feel heavy and uncomfortable, but the Croissant's padded strap made it feel like I was barely carrying a bag. And I can seamlessly switch from shoulder to crossbody carry. The Croissant is also just flat-out cuter than the Crescent, period. The silhouette is just *chef's kiss*.
AND Earl Gray is such a beautiful color! I was uncertain about it at first, but then it arrived and I immediately loved it. Depending on the lighting it will sometimes look gray, sometimes have a sort of drab olive tint, or sometimes look bluish. It's just the perfect non-black-or-brown neutral.
Anyway, I had to come on here and leave a review of my appreciation, because this bag is so much better than comparable bags made by other more well-known brands. I wish more people knew about Good Totes!