That's a good question! I have had no problem getting in and out of the bag. The push-lock closure is easy to operate. I usually wear it as a long shoulder bag. The handle is kind of semi-soft (unlike the rigid handle of the Chanel Coco Handle, for example), and it presents no difficulties to getting in and out of the bag. This bag is the medium size and it used to be on the Neiman and Saks website but don't see it there anymore. I only see the croc embossed extra small size on the Neiman and Balenciaga sites. One more thing -- the interior of this bag has a center divider with a zip. Normally I prefer no dividers but this bag has a certain softness so I don't mind the divider, and having two compartments has actually been quite nice in terms of organization.