pocket fulfilled exactly the purpose for which I bought it, it keeps my medication a few hours cooling. When you first unpack the bag smells very "dry", I simply laid out two days after the airing, then the smell was ok. Due to the previous reviews, in which the quality of the seams of the cooling pad has been criticized, I have simply placed the bag fully inclusive of the inserted pad in the freezer and am therefore the problem possibly breaking seams gone out of the way. Conclusion - a practical bag holds a few hours cool, not just high-end design that one could certainly make something beautiful - but it fully serves its purpose!