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Parfait pour moi.","reviewer_name":"Sylvie C."},{"date":"March 28, 2026","title":"Sac rose prix très abordable.","rating":5,"content":"Parfait pour aller en voyage, léger et prend peu de place dans la valise et donne du punch à vêtements couleur rose.","reviewer_name":"Joelle B."},{"date":"July 30, 2025","tags":["Comfort"],"title":"Grandeur","rating":5,"content":"Sac facile à porter, bonne grandeur, idéal pour l’été","reviewer_name":"Claire S."},{"date":"September 17, 2025","title":"je l'aime","rating":5,"content":"Il est très pratique pour l'été. IL est petit, mais super quand on veut un petit format.","reviewer_name":"Anik P."},{"date":"June 23, 2026","title":"Sac bandouillere","rating":5,"content":"J'adore","reviewer_name":"Monique L."},{"date":"April 9, 2026","title":"Not for me","rating":3,"content":"Wasn’t fond of the finishing and found it too wide for my petite frame.","reviewer_name":"Kim B."},{"date":"August 1, 2025","title":"Très bien","rating":5,"content":"Très bien","reviewer_name":"Micheline L."},{"date":"June 22, 2025","title":"Sac bandoulière","rating":5,"content":"Je cherchais un sac pour la saison estival et je l’ai trouvé!","reviewer_name":"Andrée G."},{"date":"April 13, 2026","title":"Belle grandeur","rating":3,"content":"La paille est de qualité, mais il me semblait trop pâle. Je l’ai retourné car moins pratique pour moi.","reviewer_name":"Marie C."},{"date":"August 4, 2025","title":"Pratique et idéal pour l'été","rating":4,"content":"Le design est tendance et très pratique. Je suis juste un peu déçue de la taille. Sur la photo avec le mannequin, j'avais l'impression qu'il serait plus gros que ça et la forme demi-lune ne favorise pas l'optimisation de l'espace. Si vous optez pour ce sac, vous devrez sortir léger avec le strict minimum.","reviewer_name":"Laurie C."},{"date":"April 19, 2026","title":"Très pratique","rating":5,"content":"J’aime les plus petit sac pour la saison estivale. Celui ci ira a merveille avec n’importe quel vêtements cet été. J’adore!","reviewer_name":"Anne H."},{"date":"July 11, 2026","title":"Great bag","rating":5,"content":"Really love this crossbody bag for the summer. It's just the right size and matches perfectly with all my summer outfits.","reviewer_name":"Guest"},{"date":"July 23, 2025","title":"Cute","rating":5,"content":"Such a cute and functional bag. Just the right size. Love it.","reviewer_name":"Susan F."},{"date":"May 14, 2026","title":"Sac joli et original","rating":5,"content":"Le sac banane de l’été ! 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