Purists or just those who want it will buy it, but most crossbody straps (made overseas) are readily available at the local stores from Walmart to Amazon. Now, I don't think a sane person is going to use the strap to hang their expensive phones like that in the inner cities. Well...maybe some plain clothes police "dude" or "dudette" using an iPhone dud to to nab a thief or purse snatcher?