I saw it a long time before I bought it, then I thought it was sold out so when I saw it again at the Las Vegas airport, I got it. It turned out it wasn't sold out because I saw it in a store years later! I didn't go to New York on that trip, just to Arizona to take care of my father, but I've been to NYC twice to visit my daughter. My father was born in NYC. He never would take my mom back to see it.I was thinking of bags that would catch me off guard and make me laugh, the kind that might make you do a double take, but this is a special one I would notice and appreciate seeing the fun details. I would do a double take to admire it.Is there a story behind your bag (NY trip?) or did you just love it? It would make a great reminder of a special trip.