Just got back from a trip to Paris, and all I wanted for my “souvenir” was a cute picnic basket. Looked all over and didn’t find one before we left, so I was determined to find one once we got home. Originally thought I wanted the full boxy picnic basket but decided to try 2 picnic tote styles for ease of storage and carrying (and maybe packing for a future trip to Paris? Haha). I got Promenade and the Parisian to compare. I decided to keep the Parisian and give the Promenade as a gift.
The Promenade came with the picnic supplies in the basket in cute little carrying bags. At first I thought it was a downside that the Parisian didn’t, but it ended up being fine. My local cheese shop sells some aesthetically pleasing and lightweight bamboo products that were perfect for a picnic (and much easier than transporting dirty dishes back home).
The Promenade basket bottom allows the bag to stand up easily without tipping, but the Parisian stood up great and we used it to set our bamboo charcuterie plate on like a little table base. (See photo, which doesn’t really show the basket, but does show our loaded charcuterie plate that it held up for our whole picnic.)
I think the Promenade would overall take up less space to pack in luggage to take along on a trip (say, to Paris, where it was hard to find a picnic basket) and it was fairly comfortable to carry. But you could stuff the Parisian before putting it in a suitcase (with a picnic blanket maybe?) and it would be space…