There's nothing quite like slinging a tote over your shoulder and heading out for the day. It's the perfect casual bag for a romp around the town. Its contents are seemingly infinite, from a laptop to an old pear to 3 novels you're definitely planning on reading to a handful of loose change to a ticket to the Lorax you've been keeping in your bag for over a decade.
Totes contain the world. But they're not quite as formal as a purse. A purse implies effort and poise, a tote is a neutral statement. I also feel like you can go your whole life without buying a tote, and you'll still end up with at least a few. They just seem to fall out of the sky and into your life. And then you can fill them with what you please like a batch of fresh memes to show to your friends around town.