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Quite honestly, while it wouldn't make me particularly happy if I were to lose it, my kindle is so old and so well-traveled that it wouldn't be the end of the world if it was lost and it just might provide me with a good excuse to upgrade to one of the new and shinier versions, not that I need much of an excuse......

But that said, the point of this thread was the safety of bringing things to the beach, and I just want to add - DH and I have been visiting the island every year for 41+ years for anywhere from a week to two and a half weeks a trip and often times, multiple trips in the same year. We generally go to the beach every day at some point, be it for an hour or the day, and we bring our beach bag with the typical cell phone, small cash for the day, my kindle and the associated beach stuff one would typically have. We don't bring a lot of stuff beyond that - but that said, WE HAVE NEVER HAD OUR BELONGINGS BOTHERED IN ALL THOSE YEARS AND ALL THOSE TRIPS. Granted, we don't seek out the lonely beaches these days, but the little waterproof plastic case works well for the phone, keys and a few dollars and beyond that, we don't bring the stuff therefore we don't worry about theft on the beach. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" />

only once in 25 years on, rouge beach, have we ever been "robbed" ..guess what, we learned and it never ever happened again, what's the saying? "rob me once, shame on you, rob me twice, shame on me" LOL

I know you directed this question to someone else, but I have both sizes of Kyss bags and don't find them particularly heavy. The smaller one is good for your "personal item" on the plane and for short days at the beach. I use the larger one if I want to take my snorkel gear to the beach. I also have a vacation vault and carry it inside the Kyss bag.

We have the larger one and it is not heavy at all. Course, the more you put in it will change all that. But the bag it self is not heavy.

We usually go to Club Orient. I keep money and credit cards in a special compartment in my hat, which I always wear, even in the water. Phone, keys and kindle in beach bag by our chair, even when we walk the beach. Never had a problem. Very unusual for stuff to grow legs as everyone watches for everyone else. Other beaches I just do not let our bag get out of sight.

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Were you actually robbed, or was something stolen.

Don't forget that if you are staying at Club O, they have a Rec room that has a large amount of books to borrow. We were able to find excellent books by well known authors to read while there. It prevented us from having to carry the extra weight of enough books to read while in SXM. Wifey brought two (for the plane ride there), and left them in the Rec room when we left to return home.
We don't have a Kindle, so we are stuck in the stone age having to read real books.

That's a good point--a lot of places have good lending libraries. Now, I use the one at Beachside Villas all the time and there used to be a big one at La Vista also. I assume there still is.

Yes, La Vista still has a good selection of books in the office.

I do have the large Kyss bag. It is a little heavy, but it holds all my junk I bring to the beach. I have my kindle, my husband's kindle and suntan lotion for the both of us. I can cram my towels inside too. it also has outside pockets for water bottles, etc. There is also an inside zip pocket that keeps the sand out of anything important. You can lock the outside zipper and wrap around your umbrella or chair and it's pretty safe.
I use it as a carry-on on the plane also. Hope this info helps.

NO JANUARY not robbed we both went into the water together, came out, sat around, ready to leave and noticed our money was gone, they actually took the time to go into our bag, and just take just the cash.but now we only go to cupecoy and orient extremely safe there, always just take about 50 bucks and 1 credit card, the guy was sitting around, observing..

Did not like the unscrupulous business tactics of the Kyss bag folks. "We will ship your bag in about a month, but if you pay us $25 we can get it in the mail tomorrow" Found the PacSafe bag on Amazon, while the price is comprable to the Kyss bag including the expidite fee it seems to be more safe to me. Has a wire mesh in the bag material to prevent slash and grabs as well. In case anyone is interested.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00E8BJ...rd_i=2530085011

Looks like the top can be gotten into with the lock still secure. With the kyss bag the top is zippered through the lock preventing someone just dipping into the bag to steal contents. I like the Kyss bag as it doubles as a beach bag and the top is securely closed.
I see there is also an online $10.00 Kyss Bag coupon for April 2015.

The pac safe bag is very secure; we've used it as a safe in hotels. You cannot access the top of the bag when it's locked.

You couldn't sneak a fart out the top of this bag when it is closed. I am not knocking the Kyss bag, it is def more pretty but this can also be a beach bag. I am just not a fan of their business practicies, ie pay me $25 so I ship your order sooner than one month from now. This also has a steel mesh in the fabric, no cutting through with a box cutter or knife.

The picture I saw looked like the bag would have open spaces on the top where the cable winds through the holes.

Amazon's pictures aren't great. This is what it looks like locked. I can barely get my finger in the top when it is closed.

http://imgur.com/VPZbSYS

We love the pac safe bag and have used it for years in hotels and other resorts that don't have in room safety deposit boxes. It is extremely secure and very durable.

Where do you see the online coupon?

While you may have seen a picture that looks that way, I own the actual bag, and can say with certainty that you cannot get anything out of the bag when it's locked.

I just Googled Kyss Bag and there was a link to the coupon. Opened it up and the discount code was there for April 2015.
http://couponfollow.com/site/kyssbags.com

The KYSS4MOM coupon code expired about 2 years ago. Searching for coupon codes will give you lots of results, and those results may even show the current month and year, but often it's just coupon sites trying to get hits.