EDIT: 2 years later: I still have this backpack and have used it a ton. The bag straightened out and so did the pencil bag. The straps are still thin as they were from when I first got it, but my Herschel backpack's straps thinned out to the same thickness after only a couple years. I forgot to revisit this review but only remembered as I got an Amazon giftcard for a substantial amount of money and was eyeing a new Herschel bag in plum to switch things up. I've increased my rating to 4 stars from 3 stars before, and would increase to 5 stars if the straps were thicker. Other than that, it's actually pretty well made for the cost and I definitely love the side pockets which I use constantly. Good value for your money!PREVIOUS REVIEW: This bag just got delivered today and although it looks nice overall, like a lot of things from China (unfortunately), there's compromises to the structure of the bag. Perhaps it's because of the way it was packaged (folded in half and tightly packaged, thus compromising the structure), but the padding on the backside and the straps is actually pretty thin compared to the product listing photos and just slightly thinner than my current Herschel bag, a backpack I've had for about 4-5 years now. It also looks semi-permanently folded because of the way it was packaged.I would say this Kaukko bag's padding is about half of the thickness of my current Herschel bag which has padding that's gotten pretty thin over the years, and the primary reason why I wanted to replace it, which says a lot. In addition, the inside felt lining is nowhere near as soft to my current bag either, which is a bummer. Also, the outside fabric shell itself feels pretty durable, but the quality of the linen (or whatever it's made out of) feels way more synthetic than a Herschel bag, as well as the fabric of the inside red/white lining, which feels more "plastic-y" than the lining of my Herschel bag.It looks attractive and from the front looks comparable to a Herschel bag, so I was hoping for a really great bag to replace the one I currently own since Herschel bags are so expensive and this looked like it had great reviews for half the price, but it's really just good for temporary or light use for someone who uses it every day to carry my laptop, charger, wallet, planner, and for a mobile lifestyle. If I hadn't had my current bag to compare it to, I'd probably think it was just fine, but in all actuality, it's probably better for light use, but I wouldn't recommend it for people who carry a lot of heavy stuff in their backpack, like textbooks, etc. I will say that I like the extra pockets on the sides to carry water bottles and the extra pockets on the inside of the backpack, features that aren't on my current Herschel bag.Also, the pencil case that it came with was also folded tightly, giving it wrinkles. I'm sure it has to do with the fact that imports from China are weight-based so they have to accommodate and fit as many products in a tight space as possible, but it lowers the quality when you try to open it back up and it looks semi-permanently folded, and also makes the straps thinner because of the lack of air and tightly compressed.All in all, I'd say it's a decent knockoff, but in comparison to the actual quality of a Herschel bag, it's not really that comparable. I'll update this as I use the bag more and see if the bag straightens out better as it gets more breathing room.