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1. BAGGU has all the ~casually chic~ backpacks you need to be the girl on Instagram who turns everything into a like-able photo op. "Oh, is this my best angle? I didn't notice."
2. Nordstrom stocks its virtual racks with enough of your favorite backpack brands, like Herschel Supply Co., so you won't have to suffer the mall's parking lot ever again.
3. Backcountry should trek its way to the top of your list when you need to gear up for that expedition through the Alps or go camping in your backyard. Hey, depending on how long it's been since you mowed the grass, your backyard is wilderness enough.
4. K9 Sport Sack puts an end to the days of promising your most precious of cargo you'll be right back and lets your pupper take you for a walk.
5. Forever 21 can't ever be ignored when you need a cute backpack and you need it now.
6. L.L. Bean answers the prayers of every parent who's tired of buying backpacks that last a single school year.
7. Chrome Industries, a mainstay in the cyclist community, makes streamlined and durable backpacks for anyone putting rubber (be it tire or sole) to pavement.
8. eBags (jet)sets itself as THE destination for luggage you won't have to pick up and carry ~anyway~ when you're running to your terminal.
9. Hot Topic gives you the opportunity to prove it's not a phase, Mom; she needs to accept Corgi Goth is your lifestyle.
10. Target has so many great deals, you might need to buy a backpack to carry all the other backpacks you buy from them.
11. ASOS curates a collection of on-trend backpacks to elevate your streetwear game.
12. Skip Hop's Zoo Collection hits you right in the heart with kind of cuteness you hope won't be forgotten on the school bus or traded to another kid for a cupcake at snack time.
13. Jet rivals, or surpasess, all your favorite online backpack-retailers, in terms of selection and affordability.
14. Matt & Nat lets you breathe a sigh of non-animal-derived relief, because it's a cruelty-free way to secure your stuff.
15. Fjällräven *nearly* monopolizes the business of being fashionable yet functionable, and it only takes one Kånken for you to buy in.
16. Zappos offers more than 3,000 different backpacks, all handled with the customer service you know and trust.
17. Mission Workshop's Arkiv Modular System allows you to design your own pack by choosing and swapping out the brand's weatherproof accessories and base-packs (as much as your Gear Heart desires).
18. Century 21 drops prices on name-brand backpacks down to pocket money (for varying sizes of pockets).
19. Urban Outfitters has the final piece every fashionista needs, a bag that matches your outfit and also has enough space for a midday wardrobe-change.
20. And Amazon rounds up every kind of backpack imaginable — and many you'd never imagine.
I've got everything I need in this thing.
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