On Friday, August 7, 2020 at 2:33:58 PM UTC-5, Hank Rogers wrote:
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> wrote:
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> > Over 10 years ago I started carrying/wearing a ladies' backpack purse.
> > I love them!! Hands are free to shop and pick up items and examine.
> > I do have some very nice/dressy regular handbags that I fish out and
> > transfer items to them when I have to make an appearance at a wedding
> > or funeral. But I'm so used to being hands-free that a purse hanging
> > on my arm is quite annoying. That being said, I've never been a fan
> > of shoulder or cross-body bags.
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> With it on your back, don't you worry about pickpockets?
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Not in the least. Unless you are dead you can spot/sense when someone is
too close to your back whether wearing a backpack purse or just a regular
purse hanging on your arm.

Would I wear this type of purse in the middle of New York City, Chicago,
Atlanta, Memphis, etc.? No. If I were vacationing in any of those cities
I'd be wearing a fanny pack. But when I'm at the grocery store I'll hear
it announced over the intercom at least once per trip "Do not leave your
purse or billfold unattended." I'll see at least a half dozen purses
plopped in the child seat section of a grocery cart and the shopper has
stepped away to gaze at something on a shelf. Completely oblivious.