I love purses, could shop for them all week and still go out again next week. My favorites so far have been a fossil and one by eagle creek. Both with lots of organization pockets. the fossil is beautiful leather but is just too heavy to carry, even empty. The eagle creek? has holes because I used it to death.
Star, if you want to pass some of those purses on, pm me. I will pay shipping and whatever. Jess has my purse fixation too - by age four she had over twenty little purses, lol. (NONE bought for full price new - the new ones were on sale and most were gifts/dollar store). She used them to arrange her stuffed animals' belongings - 'cause ya know that each teddy bear NEEDS his own hat/blankie/shirt/wig/whatever - and if you get them mixed up those adorable teddy bears and stuffed critters turn into fang toothed monsters that wreak more havoc than a gremlin hosting a party for six difficult children with major adhd and too much sugar/caffeine!
Haozi, the walmart bag or ziploc is a nice idea. But the noise of the plastic bags drives me nuts. What I am planning to use is sort of like those flannel backed tablecloths and will solve a multitude of problems for me.
The breakdown of problems and solutions is SUPER helpful. Thank you SO MUCH!! This first one isn't going to be much to look at, but I will get there, lol!!
I have to have room for $$, a notebook, pens, sharpies, lipstick/balm/stain/etc...., a tape measure, hand cream, hand sanitizer (I use clean well brand on my hands - it has NO alcohol and smells like italian seasoning and lemon oil - the various essential oils/plant whatevers make it more effective than the alcohol based sanitizers. It is proven to be as effective as the easily available kinds and is easier on everyone. And my boys LOVE the stuff so they stopped fussing when I started squirting it onto their hands. ), a small bottle of alcohol, small screwdriver - flathead and phillips, scissors, medications, sunglasses and ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS room to put a paperback book into it. WHen I get a kindle it will get its own pocket.
A few years ago at the county fair I got a couple of little purses that had a mesh area outside to carry a water bottle, another outer pocket to hold a cell phone, pen, or whatever. It had a thin pocket on the back to put thin items like folded papers, a greeting card, etc... and then a big inner pocket that was just a little bit bigger than a dvd folder (the kind that the movies come in from the store, not the little paper/plastic sleeve. They were PERFECT for the fair, trips to the park, etc... but not for everyday.
Star, you are totally right about a zipper. I do like flaps as long as they have a magnetic clasp. As for keys, that is a stumbling block for me. I hate carrying keys. No matter what kind of purse I have, the keys are NEVER wehre I thought I put them! They are also always in the very bottom of the purse - which is not fun fo rme!!!
Thanks everyone!! If you have other ideas, etc... I am all ears! What is the oddest purse you have ever seen? What was odd about it to you?
