On Friday, August 7, 2020 at 4:00:17 PM UTC-4, wrote:
> On Friday, August 7, 2020 at 2:33:58 PM UTC-5, Hank Rogers wrote:
> >
> > wrote:
> >
> > > 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.
> > >>
> >
> > With it on your back, don't you worry about pickpockets?
> >
> 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.

And that's why I don't carry a purse when I'm shopping. Wallet in one
pocket, keys in the other.

Cindy Hamilton