# Bloomingdale's Pockets & Location  (if applicable) Field Guide

> For cargo styles: functional or faux, number of pockets, type & location. Note: pockets may be real not faux when temporarily stitched shut for shipping purposes. Max character limit of 254 characters (including spaces).

**Pockets & Location (if applicable)** is an optional feature bullet on Bloomingdale's Marketplace for the women's bottoms department. It counts the pockets on a pair of pants, jeans, shorts or a skirt and says what type each one is and where it sits, plus whether it is functional or faux. Bloomingdale's shows it in the details section of the product page, and the attribute definition singles out cargo styles as the case where the detail matters most. A garment with no pockets leaves the field blank.

## The rules

| Rule | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Required | No |
| Maximum length | 254 characters, spaces included |
| Form | One phrase, no trailing period |
| Level | Parent listing, one value for the whole style |
| Department | Women's bottoms |

Cover the count, the type and the location in one phrase. Types include slit, welt, patch, zip, snap-flap, kangaroo, cargo and five-pocket; locations include front, back, side, hip and interior. Say functional or faux when the source states it. Pockets temporarily stitched shut for shipping are functional and are described as such. The quick one-phrase styling summary ("Five-pocket styling") belongs in the neighboring bullet, [Pocket Silhouette (if applicable)](/marketplaces/bloomingdales/fields/fnb2-womens-bottoms); this field carries the detail.

## Examples

| Value | Verdict | Reason |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Two front slant pockets, one back welt pocket | Good | Count, type and location |
| Two functional snap-flap cargo pockets at thighs, two back patch pockets | Good | Cargo detail with functional stated |
| Faux flap pockets at back | Good | Faux stated with location |
| Zip side pocket and two hand pockets | Good | Types and locations named |
| Pockets | Weak | No count, type or location |
| Lots of storage. | Weak | A sentence with a period, nothing specific |
| Faux back pockets | Weak | Wrong when the pockets are only stitched shut for shipping |
| Contrast-stitched pockets on the indigo wash | Weak | Describes one colorway; the bullet is shared |

## Common mistakes

- Marking pockets faux because they were stitched closed in the sample. Check whether they open.
- Repeating the stock silhouette phrase here instead of the detail.
- Skipping the location. "Two zip pockets" tells the shopper less than "Two zip pockets at hips".
- Filling the field on a pocketless garment.

## How Osello fills this field

Osello treats Pockets & Location (if applicable) as an optional parent-level text field capped at 254 characters. When a women's bottoms listing is filled in, the AI reads the product description first, then the attributes, then the images, and writes one phrase with the pocket count, types and locations, adding functional or faux when the source says so. When the garment has no pockets in the source or the images, the field stays blank. The value is set once per style and shared by every size and colorway. See [how Osello AI fills listing fields](/help/ai-prompts/how-osello-ai-fills-listing-fields) and [custom instructions](/help/ai-prompts/custom-instructions).

## Frequently asked questions

### Is Pockets & Location required for women's bottoms on Bloomingdale's?

No. It is optional and stays blank on garments without pockets.

### How is this different from Pocket Silhouette?

Pocket Silhouette is the one-phrase styling summary, such as "Five-pocket styling". Pockets & Location lists each pocket with its type, location and whether it works.

### Are pockets stitched shut faux pockets?

No. Bloomingdale's notes that pockets may be stitched shut for shipping and are still functional. Describe them as functional.

### Do I need to say functional or faux on every pocket?

Say it when the source states it. When nothing indicates faux, describe the pockets by count, type and location.