Blue North Face backpack with panda sticker
Description
I found a blue North Face backpack this afternoon around 2:30 pm in the parking lot behind the Irvine Spectrum Center on Irvine Center Drive in Irvine, Orange County. It's in decent condition, a bit dusty from the lot, with a panda sticker on the front pocket and a small tear at the bottom edge. Inside I spotted a red composition notebook and a blue water bottle in the side mesh pocket. I know backpacks like this can hold important stuff, and I'd really like to help reunite it with its owner. If this sounds like yours, message me here and we can arrange a quick meetup near the Spectrum Center.
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