Eastpak
Padded Pak’r rucksack
The plain 24-litre rucksack they carry at secondary school, with a padded back
- Age
- Ages 9 to 14
- Price
- €35 to €60
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Why it works
At around nine or ten the cartoon rucksack starts to embarrass them and they ask for 'a normal one'. This is the normal one par excellence: one big compartment, a front pocket and nothing to break. It is the same one they go on carrying at secondary school, which cannot be said of any children's rucksack.
Our verdict
A practical First Communion gift that the parents will appreciate more today and the child a year from now. If they are still in the second or third year of primary school, it is too soon.
They will like it if
- they will soon move up to the fifth or sixth year of primary school
- they no longer want characters on their rucksack
- they will also use it for outings and training
Bear in mind
- it has no wheels or compartments for organising
- for under-eights it is big
- in plain black it is easily mistaken for someone else's: put their name on it
What's in the box
- 24 litres
- 40 x 30 x 18 cm
- Polyester
- Padded back and straps
- Zipped front pocket
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