works fine use it for school, just assumed it had side pockets hate having to put my drinks in my bag and when it’s a coffee I’m forced to hold it the whole dayNice bagSuch a classic backpack. I had first seen it at the TH store and didn't buy it. But I could t resist once I came across it again here. The material is perfect and it's put together with a lot of precision and care. It looks like a Valentino backpack that's worth $2k.Bought the backpack for my 16 year old grandson. He likes it a lot.