I think it’s time for another Kate Spade giveaway, don’t you? Their bags are always so roomy and perfect for carrying your essentials, plus books! Up for grabs is the Kate Spade Haven Street Maxi tote in soft aqua leather. It’s a vibrant, bright color for the spring season!

Though the bag is no longer showing up on the Kate Spade websites, other retailers have the bag’s specs:
- 11.7″ inches high x 12.9″ inches wide x 5.5″ inches deep
- Smooth leather with matching trim
- Capital Kate Jacquard lining, 14-karat light gold plated hardware
- Top handle bag with zip top closure
- Interior zip pocket and double slide pockets
Also included is a $25 gift card to Amazon! You need to fill up your new bag, right?
Standard disclaimers apply: We’re not being compensated for this giveaway. Void where prohibited. Open to international residents where permitted by applicable law. Must be over 18. Though not required, traveling with this bag is encouraged, especially to the beach or maybe a delicious brunch. Debates about the true color of this bag – aqua? teal? sea foam green? – are allowed. Comments will close Friday 26 May 2017 around noon EST and winner announced same day.
Ready to enter? Leave a comment and let me know what item in your purse you make sure never to leave home without!
Good luck, everyone!
UPDATE: Congratulations to AllieS! Please check your email shortly (and your spam folder)!
Thanks to everyone who commented, and may you always have a book in your bag!


My Kindle, of course!
Phone and my makeup bag that has all my meds in it.
What a fantastic summer colour! Knitting. I always have my knitting and it has saved me from boredom so many times. Other than that, the usual transit pass, wallet, keys.
Can’t leave without sunglasses and a granola bar :p
Sunglasses!
Aside from the basics (i.e. wallet, phone, keys), I always have my Kindle with me. The few times that I skip tossing it in there are inevitably the times when I need something to read & want to do it on something bigger than my phone screen
Awesome! I never leave home without a pen, notepad and something with books on it be it my phone, iPad or an actual book 🙂 Thanks for the giveaway and good luck to us all 🙂
I don’t leave home without my kindle! Long lines and waiting to pick up the kids are an opportunity to read rather than a source of frustration. Practice is running long? One more chapter!
That is a beautiful bag. Wallet, phone and lip balm are few of the essential things i always keep in the bag.
Definitely my kindle. If it doesn’t fit in the bag, I won’t buy it. I carry it with me always.
Water bottle. Thank you for the giveaway. What a cute tote!
Chopstick and lotion!
My kindle and my wallet, that is the bare minimum
Definitely my keys! Learned that one the hard way.
I need my Burt’s Bees lip balm and a small tape measure. The tape measure is in a small red leather case. You would not believe how often in comes in handy.
Wallet, phone, keys, of course. But the one thing i never forget is my sunglasses!
My knitting, of course!
I need my Burt’s Bees lip balm and a small tape measure. The tape measure is in a small red leather case; I found it years ago on a clearance table. You would not believe how often in comes in handy!
If I leave my house without my phone, sunglasses, and a book without fail, the world ends.
World. Ends.
My McGyver nail kit. Hate those nail snags! And my kindle.
My reading glasses! And a book. This should be self explanatory, lol
What a gorgeous bag! The one thing that is always in my purse, is Vaseline for my lips. My addiction goes back to when I was a teenager, over 40 years ago-and it has been a staple in any purse I carry.
My kindle. And my paper book. And my purse (wallet in my country). A few snacks. Tissues. Lipstick. A comb. A notebook and pen. This is why I need a tote 🙂
My iPad mini. I have 5 reader apps on it and you never know when you’re going to have a reading emergency!
Besides my phone and wallet…sunblock. I wear it 365 days a year!
Hand lotion and ibuprofen. Though I’m trying to be hood about always having my planner too.
Beyond the obvious of wallet, phone, and keys, I always have a backup phone battery with me. Sometimes it’s even charged!
Lip balm, my emergency asthma inhaler, tissues, and ibuprofen.
I can’t leave home without lip gloss or chapstick, wallet, keys, hankies, and my phone. If I have my kids then I have a whole ton of other stuff for them too.
Aside from wallet, keys and phone – dental floss and mp3 player with earbuds for podcasts are essential.
My phone. It’s a book, social media, a camera, money and a line out to the rest of the world. If they designed door lock apps so you could use them to lock and unlock your house, I’d be set (apart from that pesky issue of keeping it charged).
I never go anywhere without my kindle!
A notebook, a pen, and a book!
Random junk is always collecting at the bottom of my purse; but I always have hand sanitizer, tinted lip balm and hand cream – but 99% of the time I forget to use them…
Lipgloss and in the summer, sunglasses. A woman needs to shine and see! 😉
Gah, whatever color it is (I think aqua looks right!), I love it.
Aside from my phone and wallet, a packet of tissues is a must have.
Florida girl here so I am completely lost with sunglasses! Always in the bag, but also a spare pair in the car.
A pen, bandaids, tissues, and emergency fruit snacks for my kiddos.
I never leave home without chapstick, the obvious favorite, and my cleaning cloth for my glasses. You get some serious yuck on glass lenses!
Is it weird that I have a tape measure? I love antiques and am always bringing something home (if it fits of course).