As soon as I opened the box and had the AYA in my hands, I could tell this was not only a beautiful bag, but very well made.  The first thing that hits you after you remove the dust cover is the wonderful real leather smell. The exterior is made from a soft leather that appears like it will be very durable. The AYA comes in several colors (white, black, green), but the one I received is three beautiful shades of pink. The exterior stitching is top quality… straight, with a nice matching color thread. Both sides of the bag are identical, so there is not a front or back.  Tucked behind the handles on both sides are zippered pockets that are a good size for smaller items that you may use more frequently.

The interior of the pink AYA is one of my favorite colors. It’s a satin burgundy color that goes perfectly with the three exterior colors. On one side is a padded laptop pocket that would hold most laptops with screen sizes up to around 15″. I did a quick measurement and the pocket is about 14 x 11 x 2 inches in size. The top of the pocket is secured with a wide velcro flap. On the outside wall of the laptop pocket are two small open top pockets that would be great for change or small items. Opposite the laptop side is a zippered pocket that is about 9 inches wide and 8 inches deep. Next to the laptop compartment there’s plenty of room for all your other stuff such as power cords, a book or two and whatever else you may need during the day.

One of the nicest things about this pink leather laptop bag, it that it doesn’t really look like a laptop bag at all. You could use this bag with or without your laptop. Take it to the office during the day and then take it out a night. Stylish, modern looking and functional! This bag is currently only available on the Mamtak website for just over $200 USD. Mamtak is a company based in Amsterdam, but they ship worldwide. We will hopefully have this bag and other future pink Mamtak bags available on the Rainebrooke website in the near future.

Winner:

Congrats to Carolyn G. @carogonza ! Carolyn’s comment was the winning comment number. Thanks to all those who entered!

Giveaway! (Win this Pink AYA bag)

Would you like to win this AYA bag that we reviewed? Read on and it could be yours.

• Open to US & Canada only
• One winner will be chosen at random from the comments by using Random.org
• Giveaway closes on Monday, Dec. 5th at 11am CST

To Enter:

• Visit Rainebrooke and comment here telling me which is your favorite pink laptop bag.

For Extra Entries:

• Follow @rainebrooke on Twitter
• “Like” Rainebrooke on Facebook
• Follow @mamtakbags on Twitter
• “Like” Mamtak on Facebook
• Blog about this giveaway, with this blog title linked back to “Rainebrooke”
• Tweet about this giveaway using this Rainebrooke giveaway tweet (once per day)
• Note: post a new comment for each extra entry method above.

The fine print:

• One bag will be given away. We are giving away the bag we reviewed. While new, is has been handled by us during review. It will be shipped by Rainebrooke, not the manufacturer.
• Giveaway is open to anyone in the US & Canada.
• We will pay for shipping (Ground) within US & Canada. Outside US: any duties and taxes are the responsibility of the recipient.
• We reserve the right to remove comments that we can not confirm from the entry methods above.
• This bag will not have any guarantees or warranties.
• The winner will be notified by the email at the address which they provided with the comment. The winner will have 48 hours to reply to the winning email notification. If we don’t receive a reply within 48 hours a new winner will be chosen.

The holiday season is upon us, so we’re going to spread a little holiday cheer with several giveaways over the next month.

First up in the giveaway that started yesterday at Ten 23 Media. This giveaway is for a Allie pink laptop bag. Entry instructions can be found here. Ends 11/15.

Starting today and then again on Nov. 11th and 16th are giveaways being sponsored by Miva Merchant. Miva is the shopping cart system that we use on the Rainebrooke.com website. These giveaways are for an Allie and (2) hot pink Zoey iPad bags. Entry into these giveaways can be done by going to the “Sweepstakes” page on the Miva Facebook page.

On Monday Nov. 14th, the Parenting Tips Blender website will be hosting a giveaway for one of our pink laptop bags. Visit the Parenting Tip Blender Blog on 11/14 for details.

Tuesday Nov. 15th will mark the start of the giveaway we will be doing right here.. on the Rainebrooke blog. Visit our blog on Nov 15th for details on how to enter.

In addition to these giveaways, keep an eye on our Twitter account @rainebrooke. We’ll be tweeting out limited time specials throughout November and December, along with Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals.

During checkout on the Shipping & Payment Options page you will see the new option below.

Gift Message Option during checkout

If you want to send your order as a gift, select the “Yes, this order is a gift” option, insert your message and we’ll include the message with your order.

From time to time we have laptop bags which have very small imperfections. Since they’re not perfect, we hold them to the side and don’t sell them. Now that we have a few boxes of these bags we’re ready to clear them out.

All of these free laptop bags are new, but have minor imperfections such as as loose threads, misaligned stitching, mis-cut padding or trim, or may have a small spot or imperfection on the material. If you don’t care about a minor imperfection, then we would be happy to give you one.

Who can get a free laptop bag…

1. If you place an order for any pink laptop bag on our site, we’ll send you one of these defect bags for free. We will even cover the shipping (within US) for the free bag.

2. Don’t want to place an order? No problem. All we ask is you cover the cost of shipping & handling. The bag is free!

How to get your free laptop bag…

1. (Required) “Like” us on Facebook. Go to Rainebrooke’s Facebook page and click the “Like” button.

2. If you placed an order for another bag on our site (for orders placed after 8/5/2011), email us at customercare@rainebrooke.com. In your email include your name, order#, and which bag below you’re interested in getting for free. If the bag you want is still available, we’ll ship it to you for free (within US).

3. If you didn’t place an order, email us at customercare@rainebrooke.com. In your email include your name, full shipping address, and which bag below you’re interested in getting for free. If the bag you want is still available, we’ll email you the shipping options/costs. Once you pay for shipping & handling, we’ll send you the free bag.

Free Bags Available…

Updated list 9/7/2011 – Below is an updated list of the free blemished bags that we currently have available. Please note that this list is constantly changing. Limit of 2 free bags per person.

• (1) Emily (hot pink) – does not have shoulder strap
• (5) Metro Lite (hot pink)
• (5) Metro Lite (light pink)
• (1) Metro Lite (light blue)
• (5) Slim Line (light pink)
• (4) Slim Line (hot pink)
• (7) Zoey (light pink)
• (3) Zoey (hot pink)

Below are photos of the free bags currently available. There are limited quantities of each, so act fast if you want one. Be sure to check the dimensions of your laptop with the dimensions shown below. There are no shipping refunds. Please note: Each bag has a different type of imperfection… some worse than others. While you can select the type of bag you want, you won’t be able to select the type of defect the bag has.

Zoey iPad Bag (light pink). Fits the iPad and tablets up to 9.56 x 7.47 x .5 inches

Metro Lite - light pink. Fits laptops up to 15 x 11.75 x 2 inches

Metro Lite - hot pink. Fits laptops up to 15 x 11.75 x 2 inches

Metro Lite - light blue. Fits laptops up to 15 x 11.75 x 2 inches

Slim Line - light pink. Fits laptops up to 14.25 x 11.25 x 2 inches

Slim Line - hot pink. Fits laptops up to 14.25 x 11.25 x 2 inches

Slim Line - red. Fits laptops up to 14.25 x 11.25 x 2 inches

CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE... Allie laptop tote. Fits netbook and laptops up to 14.25 x 11 x 2 inches

* Limit of 2 free bags per person.

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Larger selection, newly redesigned website and checkout and easier to find the perfect laptop bag you’ve been looking for! Rainebrooke now offers a huge selection of pink laptop bags for women including:

• Checkpoint-Friendly Bags
• Pink Ipad / EReader Cases
• Pink Laptop Backpacks
• Pink Laptop Briefcases
• Pink Laptop Cases
• Pink Laptop Messenger Bags
• Pink Laptop Sleeves
• Pink Laptop Totes
• Pink Leather Laptop Bags
• Pink Netbook Bags
• Pink Rolling Laptop Bags
• 17 inch Pink Laptop Bags and Cases”

We’re adding new pink bags all the time, so check back often and see what’s new!

“Like” us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter… you’ll be the first to know about new products and specials.

From the magazine (below)…

3. Business Sweet: Vintage design meets modern-day matters in a tweed laptop bag with pink metallic threads. Funchico Vintage Laptop Case. $99. Rainebrooke, rainebrooke.com

The improvements and design changes from v1 include new fabric inside and out, redesigned side handles, it’s almost 1 lb lighter and now comes with a removable shoulder strap.

We’re expecting the new v2.0 to be available in the next few weeks. If you would like to be notified when it’s available, send an email to customercare@rainebrooke.com.

Save up to 50% on select pink laptop bags and discontinued colors.

Start your New Year off right… get a new laptop bag today!

The Emily now comes in solid light pink, solid hot pink, black & light pink and black & hot pink.

The Emily pink laptop bags have two padded compartments (one for your laptop, one for everything else), organizer section for your pens and small items, three exterior pockets, comfortable carrying handles, a removable shoulder strap, and it fits laptops with screen sizes up to 17 inch.