Grey Madewell tote bag with orange zipper
Description
I lost my grey Madewell tote yesterday around 3pm. It’s a medium-sized canvas bag, about 14 inches wide and 11 inches tall, with an orange zipper and a slightly frayed leather bottom corner. The navy striped lining shows an inner zip pocket with my initials 'J.N.' embroidered on the pocket, and there’s a small embossed Madewell tag on the front. Inside I had a notebook, a black pen, and my sunglasses case—items that feel like small treasures because the bag was a gift from my sister. Last seen near the CVS on Main Street in Visalia, around the Tulare Street intersection, in the parking lot by the Visalia Carousel yesterday afternoon. Please, if anyone finds it, I’d really appreciate getting it back.
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