Would you rather use a backpack or messenger bag? 🎒 @doughnutofficial9357​

I work at a university bookstore. We sell the Zebra mildlners. My customer and I discovered our love of jet pens. Thanks for creating a stationery community. I’m definitely a backpack person.

I've had my large Doughnut Macaroon for a few years now, it's still going strong after various uses and abuses. And (random info) it can happily carry an entire bag of cat litter back from the shop with no problems!

Me, who was just looking for a backpack for school: “You always know what I am doing, don’t you? Also the timing could not be more convenient”

Been using the doughnut macaroon backpack for a good 4 years now! Really held up throughout school and all the times I travelled with it. It's the large series in black. Def worth the investment!

I love how genuinely friendly your videos always are, and how you guys always give your reviews and recommendations from what feels like a friend to friend standpoint rather than a seller to customer standpoint

Thanks to Jet Pen’s influence I got me a maroon/black coloured Doughnut Macaroon in medium and it has been the BEST purchase I’ve ever made. I don’t really pack lightly, so having all my gear organised and easily in reach was instrumental. Back sweat is still a thing though 😂

Which do you prefer, backpacks or messenger bags? Let us know in the comments!

I prefer the look of a messenger bag, but my shoulders don't love them! I tend to carry heavier things (books and more books), so even if it doesn't look overpacked, my bags are going to be *heavy*. I do a lot better with the weight evenly distributed across both shoulders, especially since I'm on the petite end (5'4"). Doughnut bags are the best! I have four across three different sizes (two regular, one mini, one large). The mini is great for daytripping/hiking, the regular works well for a work/commuter bag, and the large is a perfect underseat airline carry-on. So glad you carry this brand!

I was a messenger bag person for most of my life, and still am at heart, but god I love the look and colors of the backpacks for doughnut 😭😭 It also depends on what outfit I'm wearing. If I don't want something bulky on my back, then messenger. If I don't want anything obstructing the front of my outfit, then backpack XD

For me it's messenger bags. Recently I found out I have a long messenger bag, which was perfect in every way for me. It looks nice on my slender body frame, can carry books and a PC comfortably, and very practical when taking the bus.

Great review! I adore the stylish colors of the Doughnut Macaroon, but I like the easy accessibility of messenger bags when traveling. I think the water resistance is very important if you might have rain on your commute or for tropical climates where sudden showers can occur during the wet season.

I switched over to Doughnut because I absolutely adore all of its functionality as much as its form. I personally prefer backpacks over messenger bags, but I'm using the Mattanoia right now for work since I don't have to carry my stuff so much

Early in my senior year of high school, my old backpack broke and I decided to get a navy blue Doughnut Macaroon Large. I'm in college now and it's continuing to serve me very well. It can fit everything I need (laptop, notebooks, textbooks, pencil case, lunch, headphones, water bottle, umbrella, etc.), but isn't so big that I feel tempted to stuff it to the brim. I usually use the "phone pocket" for my calculator, 3DS, or other similarly sized items, since I keep my phone in my pants pocket.

Have you ever thought of covering "Sling Bags" that you can sling over one shoulder and across your chest. It's like a hybrid of a BackPack & a Messenger bag. They're a pretty popular option now.

I'm a backpack person. I had a messenger bag in middle school/early high school and it just hurt my shoulders carrying it every day. Plus, the weight distribution made me unsteady on my feet. I also prefer mini backpacks like Loungefly because their styles are great and they're small enough to take anywhere.

I used a standard sized, sakura colored Doughnut Macroon in university and it was great. Bought it from you guys too :) Its a good combo of cute and practical since I found it pretty comfy and also a good size to accommodate my needs.

I’m definitely prone to overpacking, lol. Not in the market for a backpack, although the Doughnut’s are soooo cute!!! My 25 yr old backpack from LL Bean has taken a licking and still looks brand new (not cheap to begin with, so people who balk at the price of the Doughnut may want to think about how durable and long lasting it will be!!) I’d also buy a Doughnut product if for no other reason than they are using recycled water bottles for their fabric, so helping reduce the waste those create. I appreciate that in a company! Stephanie…you have me sold on the mini Macaroon…it’s just so cute…I neeeed it. That’s “need” not “want” please note, lol.

I want both.

Both bags look great! Currently choosing between Doughnut and Nomadic's for my next bag. Would love another video highlighting some of the other Nomadic's bags sold on JetPens.

So glad this video came out. I was undecided between the adorable backpacks and the less structured functionality of the messenger bag. Now I know the messenger bag is for me. Sadly it’s sold out…😢