Customer Reviews Pacsafe Citysafe CX Anti-Theft Square Crossbody Bag

I bought this bag in black. The manufacturing details are outstanding. It's beautifully made, nylon fabric and the hardware are of excellent quality, and the finishing work on this bag is meticulous -- no loose threads or oversized, sloppy stiching on PacSafe bags. It's an excellent size for a petite 5'2" woman, but it's generous enough inside to carry glasses in a case, pens, a small notepad, keys, some sunscreen and cosmetics, a Kleenex packet, an energy bar or two, and a small (8 oz.) plastic water bottle.

I own a larger Pacsafe bag I purchased for a trip to Barcelona and Mediterranean cruise, for day tours. I needed a smaller bag for days we are at sea. This bag is perfect. Light weight and the perfect size for my sunglasses and misc items I want to carry with me on the ship. I bought the black with gold trim. Very nice looking bag.

I’m addicted to Pacsafe and have been for years. I love this line. It’s more stylish than the traditional pacsafe purses. I purchased this one to wear on the plane and around town. It fit my pacsafe wallet, two iPhones, an iPad mini, my passport, and a few other odds and ends. Love it.

I spent a lot of time looking for a bag that had the following features: crossbody with a strap that could be adjusted enough to fit my petite 5' frame, a zippered closure, enough room to fit my essential items, and versatile enough to be worn casually or for going out. I've been using this bag everyday for the past week and am so pleased with its size, style, and quality. Since I use it as an everyday bag, I haven't found it necessary to use the added security features such as the interlocking zipper tabs and lock, but it's great to have the option if needed. I purchased the black color, and while I'm not usually one for gold hardware, it has a matte finish which is more subtle and provides a nice accent to the rest of the bag. I was pleasantly surprised that the interior is a salmon pink color, which is cute and also makes it easier to see items inside than if it had a dark interior.

From a frequent traveler who doesn’t check bags - This is a review of six different items, all of which I purchased, but I returned three of them. Below are the reasons for my choices, which surprised me once I actually saw the items, and how they are working together for me. I travel extensively, domestically and internationally, and almost never check any items through. I usually travel with a briefcase and a small backpack, using careful packing but always having plenty of what I need. These items will also be replacing an extremely old Pacsafe item, that I’ve used to substitute for a purse or shoulder bag even though it was sold as a waist pack, and had very many compliments on the great “purse“! My new items were purchased with the intent to provide greater flexibility for my professional and non-professional travel. The Citysafe CS200, Daysafe crossbody, and Stylesafe convertible crossbody look really fabulous, and when I first pulled them out of the bag I was certain I would be choosing one of them. In fact, I put the Citysafe CX Hobo back into the shipping box almost as soon as I unloaded it, thinking it wasn’t useful. However, when I then tried loading my usual travel gear into each of the first three, briefcase type bags, things didn’t really fit nearly as well as they did in my old small Tumi briefcase. I wanted something that would substitute as both a purse and a briefcase, but these didn’t do the job. I then pulled the Hobo back out of the box, and everything fit with lots of room to spare. The Hobo has one concern for me. The straps don’t stay put well on a slippery raincoat shoulder, but if I use the cross body option that strap seems very flimsy, one that could easily be cut. However, although it is not designed for this purpose, a thin person could fit the lockable heavy strap around your waist, and take some of the weight off the cross body strap as well as lock the bag more securely to your body. I can do this only if I don’t have a coat on, but a thinner person could probably do it easily without too much stress on the hardware. However, this thinner strap has a huge silver lining! The silver lining has to do with the small bags, and I’m keeping both of them. The square bag is more casual, but the hardware appears dressy but sporty. It has a fair amount of room for a small bag. The strap is a bit heavy, but it’s great as a cross body bag in the city. The small cross body bag, which looks much dressier and can easily be an evening bag that looks like silk, cannot fulfill that dressy purpose with the heavy strap. That strap really just looks too heavy for this bag in general. If using it in an insecure environment, it would be a good idea, of course. I had hoped I would be able to easily remove the heavy strap so that I could carry one heavy strap to use for both of the small bags, and then use the light weight easily cuttable strap (from the Hobo) just for the dressy bag. However, the heavy strap on both of these small cross body bags is stitched at one end. Therefore, this is my solution, and if the way I use these pieces changes, I will post again later. I’m using the Hobo as my main travel bag, that can function as a briefcase when needed professionally, and as a tote when needed for shopping,. I will not use the thin cross body strap (from the Hobo) except when traveling through airports, where I feel more safe. However, I will also use that lightweight strap on the small cross body bag that looks more dressy. On the small cross body bag, I have actually cut the stitching so I can remove the supplied heavy strap from that more delicate appearing bag. I am keeping the heavy strap on the more casual square cross body bag, and I will use that when I need a small bag in a less secure environment. I’m excited about this combination, and expect it to do very well for summer and winter trips!