I work in the fitness industry and use my large designer totes to hold all the paraphenalia I need for teaching classes.
One morning I had my navy Goyard St. Louis tote and stopped in the restroom before class. I put the bag down on a table and walked over toward the bathroom stalls. All of a sudden I heard a woman ask another woman "Is that your bag?" and knew she was referring to my Goyard so I turned around and said to her, "It's my bag." She said she loves totes and wanted to ask me some questions about it which I said I would answer after I got out of the bathroom. I had no reason not to trust her; the clientelle of this health club is mostly comprised of senior citizens and she looked to be in her 60's, harmless and with good intentions.
After I walked out of the stall and around the corner, what do I see but this same woman with my bag on her shoulder, modeling it in front of the mirror! I gave her a look and she was clearly embarrassed, saying, "I hope you don't mind me trying it on". I am usually very vocal but as an employee I knew if I opened my mouth anything I said would be extremely rude, and she as a customer would most likely march into management and complain about MY attitude, when she was the one who clearly intruded on boundaries. And since it's a family owned gym with no set policies, the customers often take advantage of that, complaining about staff, programs, and creating drama.
You would think she would have sensed my annoyance but nope, she followed me into the studio talking nonstop about the bag, asking where she could buy it, how much it cost, etc. I finally wrote down the brand and style and told her to look it up when she was in Paris (since she mentioned she would be traveling there on vacation the following week).
I haven't seen her since, and wonder if she made the purchase or fainted at the price tag!
I would never even touch another woman's bag unless she asked me to hand it to her. Other than that, why would you touch someone's bag?!?!?! I can't stand that!
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