It's actually the perfect size for a purse. Big enough to hold everything I want to carry and small enough to deal with. I am truly loving mine. I put my sunglasses in the pocket on one side and a water bottle in the pocket of the other side. I am always struggling with what to do with my water bottle when I'm out and about and this took care of that problem. The center zipper pocket (which is quilted on the inside) holds my iPad Mini beautifully and I love that my cell phone fits in the smaller pocket on the purse front and all of my "stuff I need for today, but don't want to dig for" fits in the big pocket on the back side. Everything has a place. It's great.