Has anyone ever owned one? I was wondering about the quality and durability.

http://www.marucadesign.com/

I think they're pretty. I really like the Tenzin and O'Jackie styles in the gray circle design from the Spring/Summer 2008 collection and almost all of the fabric designs from the Fall/Winter 2007 collection.

Oh my, I had never heard of this brand so I took a look at the site and WOW! I love those! Now I'm curious as to the quality too. Can anyone help us out?

Beautiful! But I have no idea about the quality either. :p

I found some reviews on ebags.com.
They sound like pretty good bags. :)

http://www.ebags.com/maruca_design/brand_search/index.cfm?brandid=10440

Oooh, thanks for posting those reviews Claudia!

Your welcome, Marisa.
I caved and got one. :)
Ebags is having a 20% off sale until this Sunday and they offer free returns so I figured they were both pretty good deals.
I noticed that the Tenzin style only has a 0.5" bottom width while the O'Jackie style's is 3" so it has more room.
I decided on the O'Jackie style but debated over the 'Stella' and 'Fern Cool' print. I'm a sucker for anything green so I went with the 'Fern Cool' print. If I end up not liking it when I get it, I'll exchange it for the 'Stella' one.
http://a1472.g.akamaitech.net/f/1472/124/4h/img.ebags.com/is/image/im7/84127_9_1?&op_sharpen=1&op_usm=1,1,1&qlt=80,1&hei=249&wid=249



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Your welcome, Marisa.
I caved and got one. :)
Ebags is having a 20% off sale until this Sunday and they offer free returns so I figured they were both pretty good deals.
I noticed that the Tenzin style only has a 0.5" bottom width while the O'Jackie style's is 3" so it has more room.
I decided on the O'Jackie style but debated over the 'Stella' and 'Fern Cool' print. I'm a sucker for anything green so I went with the 'Fern Cool' print. If I end up not liking it when I get it, I'll exchange it for the 'Stella' one.
http://a1472.g.akamaitech.net/f/1472/124/4h/img.ebags.com/is/image/im7/84127_9_1?&op_sharpen=1&op_usm=1,1,1&qlt=80,1&hei=249&wid=249



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Green is my favorite color, and I love the bag that you chose! Definitely update with your thoughts once it arrives!

I got my bag yesterday. :D
I've never ordered from ebags.com before so I was suprised to see that the box came from Maruca Designs in Colorado and not ebags. I guess they send the orders to the actual company and the company ships them out. Interesting.

The bag material is so beautiful! I was really impressed by the fabric. Wow, super nice!!! :eek: ....and the fact that every bag is handmade is so impressive. I've never owned a bag like this and I'm fearing that this won't be my last Maruca bag purchase, which kind of scares me since they are not that cheap. :p
The only thing I'm hesitating on is that the shade of green is much lighter than I thought. I was expecting a olive green tone but the shade is going towards "green with a bit of yellow" shade. It's a nice color, just not what I was expecting. However, I think it will be a nice shade of green for springtime coming up.
Overall, I'm VERY happy with it. :)

I got my bag yesterday. :D
I've never ordered from ebags.com before so I was suprised to see that the box came from Maruca Designs in Colorado and not ebags. I guess they send the orders to the actual company and the company ships them out. Interesting.

The bag material is so beautiful! I was really impressed by the fabric. Wow, super nice!!! :eek: ....and the fact that every bag is handmade is so impressive. I've never owned a bag like this and I'm fearing that this won't be my last Maruca bag purchase, which kind of scares me since they are not that cheap. :p
The only thing I'm hesitating on is that the shade of green is much lighter than I thought. I was expecting a olive green tone but the shade is going towards "green with a bit of yellow" shade. It's a nice color, just not what I was expecting. However, I think it will be a nice shade of green for springtime coming up.
Overall, I'm VERY happy with it. :)

Thanks for your review, Claudia! Your new bag sounds great!