Why do women have a bag, in a bag, in a bag?

Irn-Bru-Kid

Why do women need so many bags?

Twice today whilst shopping, I have been stuck in a queue behind women who seem to have the handbag equivalent of the Russian Doll.

Firstly, they had the main bag, normally the size of a small suitcase, they dipped into that and produced a smaller bag. They then opened the smaller bag and take out a huge purse. From inside the purse, they produce a wallet. They then need change, so they dip in to the main bag again, search around (up to the armpits as the main bag is normally half their body size) to find a smaller purse with change.

Naturally all this is done after everything has been rung through. It would never enter their mind to deal with the Mary Poppins bag before they checkout.

Why do you need so many bags? And seeing as I am on the subject, why do you carry the bags on the arm sticking out in front of you and then drape all carrier bags over the same arm.

High streets up and down the country will soon be filled with women with one big muscular arm and the other arm scrawny and limp from lack of use.

Labsettings

Ha! This made me smile. I hate this too. I must be in touch with my masculine side as I try to keep stuff in pockets - I hate having a bag to have to remember not to lose

preable

Hahaha i know right! Its crazy sometimes.

Mindless_Clone

:rotfl:

I confess I always have a rolled up shopping bag in my handbag.

I also have a spare pair of knickers (in case I get hit by a car and need clean kecks to go to hospital in or something :huh: Well that's what my mum taught me anyway).

I will endeavour to be less annoying in my handbag/shopping bag habits in future.

Lifeforms

I keep shopping bags in my handbag. BUT I also occasionally take a bag in a bag. This is usually because I'm going somewhere where I need a separate bigger bag in anticipation, and because I keep everything in my handbag, it's easier to just throw my handbag in the bigger bag. Thus bag in a bag, and yeah it's annoying for me to root in it to retrieve my purse too, but I'd always do that whilst waiting.

loracan1

Labsettings wrote: »

Ha! This made me smile. I hate this too. I must be in touch with my masculine side as I try to keep stuff in pockets - I hate having a bag to have to remember not to lose

I'd sooner just use pockets too. On the rare occasion I need to use a bag I have to hang it diagonally over my shoulders so I can't forget it.

angelil

I'm not silly enough to drape all carrier bags over the same arm! But on a working weekday I do generally have a lot of bags with me. I have my handbag first, which is still of a good size (at least A4 size plus half the amount again I'd say, and it is fairly capacious for that), but I can't fit my lunch in there (YES I'm one of those saddos who takes their own lunch to work ) so I need a separate bag for my lunch (in case it leaks, too, as well as the space issue). I then quite often have a third bag for my shoes (sometimes I will wear flat shoes all day at work as well, but sometimes a gal just wants to look a little more glamorous...and you try wearing high heels on a commute that's 1.5 hours one way ). Sometimes, if I have more stuff to take to work (I work in a school - so, as an example, old magazines for the kids to cut up), that will make a fourth bag. Oh, and I do keep a shopping bag in the handbag too...you would too if your supermarket charged 15p a bag And so on and so forth....rest assured there is a method to the madness though

meritaten

Mindless_Clone wrote: »

:rotfl:

I confess I always have a rolled up shopping bag in my handbag.

I also have a spare pair of knickers (in case I get hit by a car and need clean kecks to go to hospital in or something :huh: Well that's what my mum taught me anyway).

I will endeavour to be less annoying in my handbag/shopping bag habits in future.

youre supposed to always have them on!!!! to save your embarrassment while the docs save your life apparently.

I do hope you never get your shopping bag and spare knickers confused!:)

thistledome

Irn-Bru-Kid wrote: »

Why do women need so many bags?

Twice today whilst shopping, I have been stuck in a queue behind women who seem to have the handbag equivalent of the Russian Doll.

Firstly, they had the main bag, normally the size of a small suitcase, they dipped into that and produced a smaller bag. They then opened the smaller bag and take out a huge purse. From inside the purse, they produce a wallet. They then need change, so they dip in to the main bag again, search around (up to the armpits as the main bag is normally half their body size) to find a smaller purse with change.

Naturally all this is done after everything has been rung through. It would never enter their mind to deal with the Mary Poppins bag before they checkout.

Why do you need so many bags? And seeing as I am on the subject, why do you carry the bags on the arm sticking out in front of you and then drape all carrier bags over the same arm.

High streets up and down the country will soon be filled with women with one big muscular arm and the other arm scrawny and limp from lack of use.

None of this applies to me or any female I know. I carry one bag and one purse. I do get my money/card ready whilst queuing and not only do I not hang a load of carriers off one sticking out arm, I've never seen anyone else do it either.

I'm no Millie Tant, but I despise these kind of made up generalisations, which are meant to show how illogical and impractical women are compared to men.

axomoxia

I have noticed some (note the use of some there, this is not a sweeping generalisation) seem to be carrying handbags roughly the size and weight as the bergans worn by 45 cdo and 3 Para whilst advancing towards Port Stanley. Now I could understand such an enormous bag, should you be liberating a small South Atlantic colonial possession from an oppressive South American Junta, but on the Jubilee line? In rush hour? Crushing half the carriage up against the doors like a bonsai kitten?

wik

This thread has made me chuckle... A while back at work we had our work cases weighed (I work in the community and have to take equipment with me) And as a bit of a joke I weighed my handbag and was shocked to find that it was over 4kg!!!
I have tried to cut down on what's in it, but not doing very well so far!!

How do you chaps cope with only pockets!:rotfl: