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<blockquote data-quote="Star*" data-source="post: 448396" data-attributes="member: 4964"><p><u><strong>One strap</strong></u> -------from shoulder to the top of my hip----no longer. COnvenient for ME. Not a taller person, not a shorter person. I will cut, sew amend this for MY convenience. </p><p>Two straps too much gets in the way. Bothersome, annoying on my "sensitivity" days and can set me off believe it or not. I do have 2 strappers but my good old - is a one strap. </p><p></p><p><u><strong>LIGHT LINING </strong></u>- NOT dark - is a must. I can and have ripped out the lining and replaced it with my own user-friendly material and pockets which reminds me - why don't I just make a line of purses? I've seen the LIGHTS for purses - do they ever last? </p><p></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><u><strong></strong></u></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><u><strong>Sercurity System?</strong></u></span> Noooo. I've also seen the ALARMS for purses....I used a mouse trap. (no I'm not kidding) You have a man reach in your purse with a dinky woooo woooo woo and he's like PFT - but you have a man reach in your purse and get WHACK with a 5" wooden spring RAT trap? WAY less likely to come to you and say "THE REASON I WAS IN YOUR PURSE." - he's just too outwhitted to admit he was outwhitted, he's also nursing aching knuckles - trust me - it hurts twice as bad when you aren't expecting it. </p><p></p><p><u><strong>ZIPPER TOP </strong></u>- Roll your car in an accident ONE TIME? Then tell me you don't think to zip your purse and want a zipperd outside pocket too. I learned my lesson. took ONE time. I've been in NINE auto crashes - NONE of them were MY fault and everytime people rush to the accident? The first thing they do is look for your purse to find your ID. Especially if you are trapped and need cut out of it. Whether they are honest or not is another thing - But my sister recently took a few rolls and her junk was ALL OVER THE FREEWAY -4 lanes - credit cards....ID, change.lip gloss, comb, brush....did she ever once listen to me? Noooo. Case and point. Not to mention keeping a clean car so junk doesn't fly up and hit you in the head......NEVER. Oh well. This is what internal cargo straps are for. Tch tch tch. -YUP ZIPPERS. A MUST. </p><p><u><strong></strong></u></p><p><u><strong>As far as bottom? </strong></u>OH SO IMPORTANT......I WANT A FLAT bottom....Not on me personally......hahah. Ahem...I mean my purse. I like a rectangular bottom, sturdy, so that when I put THINGs there? They STAY there....not a saggy bottom, that droops and rearranges itself (wait a minute......that's not much different than...is it?) hmmmmm.....Okay so a FIRM bottom. Purse and person. </p><p></p><p>NO FLAPS......OMG I hate HATE flaps. I hate to even see a woman with flaps on her purse. I want to scream - WHAT IS THE POINT? First you have to set it down, then you have to move your strap or straps, then you hvae to either unsnap or unbuckle it, then you have to roll it over, then you have to unzip or move something. TO many bloody steps. I like simplicity with smart....zip (keeps it in there) open see where it is. And zip also keeps it private. I like privacy. Open without zip.....? NO PRIVACY - it's like - LOOK AT WHAT I HAVE......no thank you. Maybe that's why you need a flap? Not pondering that today. But still.....I say to each his own. I'm just crabby today. Crabby over purses. I need a midol. BRB. </p><p></p><p>Okay as per the woman creedo - I fed the dog, watered the plants, stripped the beds, folded a load of wash, put one in.....wrote a note to the mail lady, made a cuppa....wondered why I wandered away from here....read my note - tooka Midol....now I am much better....coffee got cold, fixed that - talked to DF.....fixed the dogs foot, took another load to the wash.....warmed up the coffee again. Sheesh no wonder I am crabby no ME time. </p><p></p><p>OH and by the way if you like vintage bags - PLEASE let me know - I have scads......I have been trying to get them up on EBAY - but as per my above statement I never have time to get anything done. lol. I have a couple vintage Dooney and Bourkes too....lol.....LOTS of zippers. No Jack Russels. </p><p></p><p>I have too many pocket books. (looking for the right one ) currently I'm carrying the WRONG one) lol. It has a saggy bottom.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Star*, post: 448396, member: 4964"] [U][B]One strap[/B][/U] -------from shoulder to the top of my hip----no longer. COnvenient for ME. Not a taller person, not a shorter person. I will cut, sew amend this for MY convenience. Two straps too much gets in the way. Bothersome, annoying on my "sensitivity" days and can set me off believe it or not. I do have 2 strappers but my good old - is a one strap. [U][B]LIGHT LINING [/B][/U]- NOT dark - is a must. I can and have ripped out the lining and replaced it with my own user-friendly material and pockets which reminds me - why don't I just make a line of purses? I've seen the LIGHTS for purses - do they ever last? [COLOR=#ff0000][U][B] Sercurity System?[/B][/U][/COLOR] Noooo. I've also seen the ALARMS for purses....I used a mouse trap. (no I'm not kidding) You have a man reach in your purse with a dinky woooo woooo woo and he's like PFT - but you have a man reach in your purse and get WHACK with a 5" wooden spring RAT trap? WAY less likely to come to you and say "THE REASON I WAS IN YOUR PURSE." - he's just too outwhitted to admit he was outwhitted, he's also nursing aching knuckles - trust me - it hurts twice as bad when you aren't expecting it. [U][B]ZIPPER TOP [/B][/U]- Roll your car in an accident ONE TIME? Then tell me you don't think to zip your purse and want a zipperd outside pocket too. I learned my lesson. took ONE time. I've been in NINE auto crashes - NONE of them were MY fault and everytime people rush to the accident? The first thing they do is look for your purse to find your ID. Especially if you are trapped and need cut out of it. Whether they are honest or not is another thing - But my sister recently took a few rolls and her junk was ALL OVER THE FREEWAY -4 lanes - credit cards....ID, change.lip gloss, comb, brush....did she ever once listen to me? Noooo. Case and point. Not to mention keeping a clean car so junk doesn't fly up and hit you in the head......NEVER. Oh well. This is what internal cargo straps are for. Tch tch tch. -YUP ZIPPERS. A MUST. [U][B] As far as bottom? [/B][/U]OH SO IMPORTANT......I WANT A FLAT bottom....Not on me personally......hahah. Ahem...I mean my purse. I like a rectangular bottom, sturdy, so that when I put THINGs there? They STAY there....not a saggy bottom, that droops and rearranges itself (wait a minute......that's not much different than...is it?) hmmmmm.....Okay so a FIRM bottom. Purse and person. NO FLAPS......OMG I hate HATE flaps. I hate to even see a woman with flaps on her purse. I want to scream - WHAT IS THE POINT? First you have to set it down, then you have to move your strap or straps, then you hvae to either unsnap or unbuckle it, then you have to roll it over, then you have to unzip or move something. TO many bloody steps. I like simplicity with smart....zip (keeps it in there) open see where it is. And zip also keeps it private. I like privacy. Open without zip.....? NO PRIVACY - it's like - LOOK AT WHAT I HAVE......no thank you. Maybe that's why you need a flap? Not pondering that today. But still.....I say to each his own. I'm just crabby today. Crabby over purses. I need a midol. BRB. Okay as per the woman creedo - I fed the dog, watered the plants, stripped the beds, folded a load of wash, put one in.....wrote a note to the mail lady, made a cuppa....wondered why I wandered away from here....read my note - tooka Midol....now I am much better....coffee got cold, fixed that - talked to DF.....fixed the dogs foot, took another load to the wash.....warmed up the coffee again. Sheesh no wonder I am crabby no ME time. OH and by the way if you like vintage bags - PLEASE let me know - I have scads......I have been trying to get them up on EBAY - but as per my above statement I never have time to get anything done. lol. I have a couple vintage Dooney and Bourkes too....lol.....LOTS of zippers. No Jack Russels. I have too many pocket books. (looking for the right one ) currently I'm carrying the WRONG one) lol. It has a saggy bottom. [/QUOTE]
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