Handbags

15-03-2009, 13:05

Why do females feel the need to carry a handbag around with them ? whats it all about the need to carry massive amounts of stuff that surely they wont need , perhaps i just need a smaller holdall but would i get talked about " why is he always carrying a holdall or can you buy man handbags now what would i keep in it pillow cases , tins of food , pot pourri mm do homosexual men feel good carrying handbags i dont think they do do they ? im not sure ooh i hope my sexuality doesnt come out wrong here do you ever wonder maybe its a mistake openeing a new thread ?

**Maggy J** · 15-03-2009, 13:07

You have no idea how much that title will have brought every Mod on the board to view this thread with their fingers hovering over the ban button...

superbiatch · 15-03-2009, 13:08

It is mainly for carrying stuff that you might never use, but have it just in case IMO. There are things most of us girlies need on a regular basis such as purse, make up, hair brush, mobile phone etc, and to carry all these things in a pocket is just pointless.

Also, a handbag is a fashion statement, I'm not too sure about the ladies on here but i've got over 50 (and i'm quickly running out of space).

**Maggy J** · 15-03-2009, 13:13

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Originally Posted by superbiatch

It is mainly for carrying stuff that you might never use, but have it just in case IMO. There are things most of us girlies need on a regular basis such as purse, make up, hair brush, mobile phone etc, and to carry all these things in a pocket is just pointless.

Also, a handbag is a fashion statement, I'm not too sure about the ladies on here but i've got over 50 (and i'm quickly running out of space).

I have a teachers handbag stuffed with pens,pencils,coloured pencils,felt pens,erasers,rulers,pencil sharpeners,stapler,staples,sellotape,whiteboard markers,paper,notebook,sticky gold stars and a lot of odd confiscated items as varied as marbles to magnets.

papa smurf · 15-03-2009, 13:20

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Originally Posted by bjorkiii

Why do females feel the need to carry a handbag around with them ? whats it all about the need to carry massive amounts of stuff that surely they wont need , perhaps i just need a smaller holdall but would i get talked about " why is he always carrying a holdall or can you buy man handbags now what would i keep in it pillow cases , tins of food , pot pourri mm do homosexual men feel good carrying handbags i dont think they do do they ? im not sure ooh i hope my sexuality doesnt come out wrong here do you ever wonder maybe its a mistake openeing a new thread ?

because they look better than a skip -- my old mum carries more crap around in here bag than most skips have in them.

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[QUOTE=superbiatch;34753441]It is mainly for carrying stuff that you might never use, but have it just in case IMO. There are things most of us girlies need on a regular basis such as purse, make up, hair brush, mobile phone etc, and to carry all these things in a pocket is just pointless.

i have a shed for that

" stuff that you might never use"

lucy7 · 15-03-2009, 13:24

Its a more stream lined look to ones outfit, if your pockets are not bulging with car keys, house keys , lipstick, mobile etc! Thats why bags are a good idea.

Any man on here got one?

You guys and your bulging pockets!!

DaiNasty · 15-03-2009, 13:25

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Originally Posted by papa smurf

i have a shed for that

Not exactly portable..

I can see the advantage in having one central container for all the junk one carries around.

Downside as compared to pocketses is that it's all to easy to leave it on a bus or get it stolen.

papa smurf · 15-03-2009, 13:27

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Originally Posted by lucy7

Its a more stream lined look to ones outfit, if your pockets are not bulging with car keys, house keys , lipstick, mobile etc! Thats why bags are a good idea.

Any man on here got one?

You guys and your bulging pockets!!

if the missus has the keys/ phone etc why would a man need a bag

superbiatch · 15-03-2009, 13:31

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Originally Posted by papa smurf

if the missus has the keys/ phone etc why would a man need a bag

Are you not trusted enough to carry your own

papa smurf · 15-03-2009, 13:35

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Originally Posted by superbiatch

Are you not trusted enough to carry your own

hell no---i don't always come home with trousers, but i always manage a traffic cone and any stray dogs i find on the stagger back home

Pia · 15-03-2009, 13:38

I only have a small handbag but it contains stuff like purse, mobile, cigarettes/lighter and spare hair bobble, car keys, a pen, lip gloss etc.

I feel naked without my bag

joglynne · 15-03-2009, 13:42

Don't get me wrong because, like Pia, I love my handbags almost as much as I love all my shoes but I just had a look in the handbag I used when we went out last night. Along with my small purse, make-up bag and mobile are:-

John's car keys......still don't understand why he needed them as I was driving and always use my own set.
John's house keys.....Were mine not good enough?
John's mobile...... "It spoils the line of my jacket"
John's spare inhaler...... This one was in addition to the inhaler I always have in my handbag, and, we also have a spare one in the car. 3 inhalers is a tad paranoid when he rarely ever needs the one that he keeps in his pocket.
John's tape measure..... See reason at item 3 above. We were going out for a meal for goodness sake. Was he going to measure his steak!!!!!!
John's Wallet........See reason at item 3 above.

He also had the nerve to make a joke about how heavy my Handbag was when he held it so that I could put my coat on.

fireman328 · 15-03-2009, 14:11

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Originally Posted by superbiatch

It is mainly for carrying stuff that you might never use, but have it just in case IMO. There are things most of us girlies need on a regular basis such as purse, make up, hair brush, mobile phone etc, and to carry all these things in a pocket is just pointless.

Also, a handbag is a fashion statement, I'm not too sure about the ladies on here but i've got over 50 (and i'm quickly running out of space).

Is your name Imelda Marcos ?

moaningmags · 15-03-2009, 14:30

I have one 'handbag' only ever used on a night out, a rare occasion.
Everything goes in my pockets, purse, car keys, smokes and lighter, lypsol and mobile.
I don't wear makeup (had to borrow from the kids on my last night out) and I brush my hair before I leave the house, it gets messed up, tough.
I do however have a huge bag that carries my 4 litres of diet bru when going to work or same 4 litres and college books when I'm going to college. Weighs a tonne.

superbiatch · 15-03-2009, 14:51

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Originally Posted by fireman328

Is your name Imelda Marcos ?

Thats something I've been accused of before. Since I split up with hubs finances have been very hard indeed, so I've hardly purchased any new shoes or bags in 5 years!! If however i get this new promotion in work.........