I was going to get a normal bag too, just a large squarish one with no pockets as I thought I'd like to get some transparent wash bags to store things in the bag that I can take out as needed rather than needing to rummage through, like I do with my very messy handbag!
I was really lucky though as I think that one exactly like this comes with the pram I've just bought.
I need to woffle on about my pram now; I'm completely overexcited about it. It's something I always wanted but I have vacillated so much in the last few months that really didn't think I'd get one in the end. It's probably going to be a long post, so ignore if it's boring. I just need to let out my excitement so I don't burst!
I had a really nice traditional style dolls' pram as a girl (I also used it for the cat when my baby brother got too big for me to lift him into it) and only agreed to part with it when my mum told me she'd get me a nice pram if I ever had children of my own. When I found out I was pregnant, I felt so excited about pushing the baby to town and back in a nice pram but thirty years on, travel systems with compact carrycots seem to be preference and the only prams of this type still being made are the Silver Cross coachbuilt ones that cost a fortune. Neither my mother nor I have won the lottery, so it seemed a ridiculous expense until I thought of looking for a second hand one, then getting a new liner and mattress. That seemed possible, with most of the ones on eBay selling for about a quarter of the price of a new one. It's still expensive but I felt it is worth it as I don't have a car and walk a lot (public transport where we live is also good for being step free) plus we'll use it as a downstairs cot, hope to have another baby to use it and then get the money back by keeping it nice and selling it when it's no longer needed.
Then the new royal baby appeared in a vintage version at her christening and they all doubled in price apart from the really old ones that don't have a safety harness. I felt I couldn't justify paying more for a second hand pram than on a new travel system and had all but given up finding one within my budget, especially as that needed to include courier fees due to me not driving and none of them being in the south east.
This week, though, my luck was in finally and I got one for a reasonable price, in good condition, in the colour I want (navy) with some nice accessories too. I can only think it was the seller's description (something like "Baby pram. Used for one baby. No longer needed. Contact us for more info") that kept the price down, while the others that had written long enthusiastic descriptions, usually ending in "and if it's good enough for the royal baby, it should be ideal for your little prince or princess!", attracted all the bidders. I am still terrified there will be something terrible wrong with it that will cost a fortune to fix but so excited about it arriving next week.
Apologies again for the huge, long, overexcited post but DH has a stomach upset and is asleep, so I can't torment him with my excitement currently!