"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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> On Tuesday, January 14, 2014 11:20:16 AM UTC-6, Kalmia wrote:
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>> Fanny packs, ladies!! Or cross body stuff.
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> When I go to the flea market I wear a fanny pack. Who wants to be digging
> into a purse to pay a vendor and the possibility of knocking over
> displays? But my everyday handbag is a leather backpack purse. Leaves the
> hands free to get touchy-feely in stores without a purse sliding off the
> shoulder.
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> And nobody has mentioned how NASTY those cart seats are. Kids with
> diapers and/or spitting up, and some people plopping drippy meats in that
> area and you know they're not going to be bothered wiping that seat off
> when they are through. Purse bottoms can be filthy and women don't think
> they come home and sit it on the kitchen counter, dresser, or their bed.
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> Don't your stores have cart wipes? They are everywhere here! Some stores
> even do it for you.
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> As for purse bottoms, I've yet to have one that looked filthy. Have never
> had one tested for germs though. My dad would never let us put a purse on
> a table or counter saying that of course it was filthy because we set them
> on the bathroom floor. I was like... Uh... Wha? Where? Not me. Most
> bathrooms have a sturdy hook or shelf in them for the purse. Failing
> that, it goes in my lap.

You should shop at stores that have the hand wipes, then you can wipe that
stuff down before setting your purse on it, but my purse goes in a basket
that's in a corner of my kitchen.

Cheri