"Ophelia" > wrote in message
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> "Nancy Young" > wrote in message
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>> On 1/16/2014 6:29 AM, wrote:
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>>> Maybe she doesn't like those crossbody bags - I put them in the same
>>> category as those ghastly 'rain hoods' that old women wear ! I'm old
>>> but I wouldn't use either !
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>> (laugh!) That's pretty well what I picture, plus a cane to fend
>> off hooligans. I will say it does solve the annoying shoulder
>> slip. Still, I'm reminded of my late mil, clutching her crossover
>> to her like it held her family fortune or something.
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>> Assuming one is just doing some shopping where all they need
>> are credit cards, maybe drivers license, those wrist wallets
>> look pretty handy. You can even fit your phone in there.
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> I never carry a purse or a handbag (here a purse is the small thing that
> just holds cash and a handbag is what you call a purse) I carry my phone
> which is in its own case and which has some pockets for my cards. I have
> a
> couple of books on my phone in case I am ever held up anyway. I haven't
> carried a purse/hand bag for years.
Oh wow! I would be lost without a purse. I've been using one constantly
since I was 12 and prior to that, most of the time my mom made me carry a
little one or a clutch. I can't get Angela into the habit of carrying one
unless we go shopping but... At school she has a giant backpack with lots
of pockets and in high school they are allowed to bring them into the
classrooms. Not sure why but they were not allowed to bring them to class
in Jr. High.