This purse is AWESOME! I carried it all over Italy for a week and it worked very well. I (luckily) was never a victim of pickpocketing, but I a felt very safe with my money in this purse. I kept my cards in the slots and loose cash and change in the side pockets in the same zippered compartment. In the other locking compartment I carried sunglasses and random other items. In the small, non-locking front pocket I kept tissues and chapstick. I used the back non-locking pocket for maps and my collapsible water bottle. When my water bottle was in use I attached it to the side of the purse and that worked well also. The purse has a surprising amount of room for the size. I love the midnight blue color. It goes well with everything and doesn't make you stand out. I would buy again.