“Last
year, I bought the first-edition Smart Alec
after getting tired of breaking every backpack I could get my hands on during my senior year
of high school. I had been not only weary about the price, but about the
need for space. I was working on a thesis project and was required to
carry up to twenty books plus a 17" Powerbook (that was
of my own doing) back and forth across long stretches of hallway and
classroom. The Smart Alec was not only able to carry all of these
together, but restored my faith in backpack-kind! After the first few
days, I felt relieved that the lack of pockets and doo-dads I’d never
needed before had meant that someone made durable fabric and great zippers.
“It was worth every penny. All one thousand of them. And the three months
I had to wait for it. This bag puts L.L. Bean, Eddie Bauer, Orvis, and
Jansport’s sheet-thin construction to shame. The zippers have yet to
jam, teddy grahams and other intellectual snack foods have yet to get
jammed into the seams to the point of no return, I have yet to lose my
calculator and I think I’m never going to buy another messenger bag or
backpack from another company again if I get another complement on the
asthetic appeal of your product.
“Thank you, Bihn Squad, for giving me a bag I’ll be more than happy to
take to college with me. May all the luck in the world be with you.”
— L.I.M.B.
