How is it unfashionable to shouldercarry?
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What a brilliant idea!
Can you confirm for me though - you do mean to thread one of the oblong-shaped leather pieces, (attached to the zippers), onto the hasp? Like when you are going to lock it all up and put the TWO leather thingies over the hasp, prior to attaching the padlock...?
Hope that makes sense!
How do you get in and out of the Paddingtons? I just "flip" the lock over the main compartment of the bag. I wouldn't keep the bag zipped. Most paddy owners will protect their lock from banging onto the nameplate by using one of the zippered leather pieces...this prevents you from zippering the bag.
Do you find it annoying to unlock the lock and then unzip the zipper? You don't need to unlock the bag ever! Or zip it.
I suspect the locks make these babies pretty heavy right? The entire bag is heavy and the lock contributes to this a lot. You can wear the bag without the lock but that defeats the beauty of the paddington!
)! I never zip it and just flip the lock over into the bag when I need to. And I carry it on the crook of my arm as well as on my shoulder which makes it much easier to deal with the weight of hte bag. And just for comparison, my MJ Blake is heavier for me than my Paddies! I love my Paddies!!!!!!!!!!!!
Here's a picture of what I mean about the leather piece protecting your lock. You don't have to use both zippers (in order to do that I think you would end up zipping it! 
). Just one will do nicely. Aside from the protection factor, I actually think it looks better!
The girls here have already answered your question, so I won't say too much. You will love the paddy! It's no where near as light as LVs, but fashion before comfort! I carry the bag with the lock (it's not a paddy without the lock), but I don't lock the zippers so access to the bag is easy... Hope that makes sense!
