Thanks all, I absolutely love them.
Claire - Effie is definitely not made from as high a quality of leather as some of the more expensive satchels (for example, Daria). However, for the price of her I wouldn't expect her to be. I'm happy with the thickness of the leather and the structure. I'll be using her as an everyday 'work' bag when I want the pop of colour and she's well up to the job.
Unfortunately I've not had the chance to use her much this week due to the utterly torrential rain up here!