If you use this bag correctly, you will absolutely love it! Here are some helpful hints.

Remember to wear your balanced organizer with the zipper going up and down your back. This adds security by having the zipper against your body. Positioning of the balanced organizer on your body is essential to getting the best benefit from this shoulder bag. Play with your balanced organizer a few times adjusting the strap to the shortest position that allows the bag to rest on your hip and against your back with the narrowed end at your shoulder. Do not let it sag under the arm like a traditional purse if this happens your neck and shoulder will be bearing all the weight.

Use your pockets. This helps distribute the load and keeps your things from concentrating in a lump in the bottom of your bag. It may take a few times of trying different things in different places but if you can make use of the pockets, your bag will be more balanced and organized!

Your balanced organizer opens with the zipper moving up and down. The narrowed end of your bag is the top and the wider gusseted end is the bottom. Always grab the bag towards the top. When you set it down set it resting on it's bottom with the zipper running straight up and down not horizontally across the top. This will keep your things in the pockets. If you grab the bag at the bottom end and then open it, the purse is in effect upside down and everything will dump out of the pockets. When you open it properly, everything will be where it should be and you will not believe how organized you will become.

To open your bag while wearing it all you have to do is grab the bottom and pull it forward under your arm. Always leave the zipper sliders on the bottom of your bag; this allows for easy access to your zipper and it will be easy to slide open. When you open it, everything is right there. You are in the bottom of your bag and you can easily see everything.

Wear it like a backpack. You can also extend your strap all the way making this bag ideal to wear over your head and across your back. This in effect acts like a backpack. Notice the zipper is still secure against your body, in this position nobody can get in without you noticing. To access the zipper you just pull the whole bag under your arm and again the zipper is right there. The advantage to this is that you are free to move and you do not have to take the bag off to get into it as you do with most backpacks..

The balanced organizer will stay on most shoulders better than any other traditional purse. If by chance your bag tends to slip, do not tolerate it, we have found an easy solution: Dr. Scholl's heel liners available at most grocery or drug stores. They come in a package of two and are padded and self-adhesive with a non-slip surface that is perfect for the inside of any purse strap.

As with all of our leather, your bag is made with tanned cowhide and is lightweight and weather resistant.

To clean your bag, use any mild soap and water or Murphy's oil soap found in any grocery store mixed with water. You should not worry about the durability of your bag for weather or regular usage. Just use it!

We want to congratulate you on making a great choice.

We know that you will be very happy with your new balanced organizer.

If you have any questions regarding the wearing of your bag and wish to speak with us, please feel free to call our office and workshop at
1-877-327-2260.  You can also reach us via email at info@aceleathergoods.com