Big bag lovers: can you successfully carry smaller bags?

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#47
doreenjoy said:
I know a lot of men who carry bags! They have keys, a wallet, a cell phone, a kindle or ipad or some such electronic gadget, a small notebook... and of course my more stylish male friends carry hair care products with them.

I find Chanel bags to be extremely heavy with the chain strap, and am selling my WOC because even for a tiny bag, it's heavy to me.

Different strokes!
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Indeed! You bring up great points re Chanel chain & bag-carrying guys. Wow your guy friends are so prepared! I can't imagine my friends ever carrying grooming products with them - though they often ask for my chapstick when we're out... hmm. I never noticed the weight of the chain since the end weight is considerable less heavy than my previous big bag - I think the smaller size just forced me to carry stuff I actually will use and not to fuss too much about the "just in case" things.

The guys I know, who do tote around a briefcase or backpack with laptop during the day, easily downsize what they carry during a night out and better yet fit all of it in their pockets, whereas my girlfriends and I feel that we can't. Perhaps the real culprit is that women's clothing (even ones with pockets) can't hold as much and still look flattering (and I've truly tried!) :laugh:
 
#48
I try and I have to coz my shoulders can't stand the weight anymore. I even change out of my beloved LV zippy wallet to just a nylon envelope for a wallet. My friends almost faint saw me using it. :) But I really have no choice. I have to learn to cut things down. Still, bigger bags hold a place in my heart and I love them. I just need to cut down my stuff and remind myself not to put "everything" in them just because there's still some space left. :)
 
#50
clevercat said:
I get annoyed if I am carrying a small-medium bag that *just* fits everything. You know, when you take one thing out and then have to rearrange the contents to make it all fit back in again....
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I call this "Purse Tetris," which probably dates me...
 
#51
aprilzephyr said:
Indeed! You bring up great points re Chanel chain & bag-carrying guys. Wow your guy friends are so prepared! I can't imagine my friends ever carrying grooming products with them - though they often ask for my chapstick when we're out... hmm. I never noticed the weight of the chain since the end weight is considerable less heavy than my previous big bag - I think the smaller size just forced me to carry stuff I actually will use and not to fuss too much about the "just in case" things.

The guys I know, who do tote around a briefcase or backpack with laptop during the day, easily downsize what they carry during a night out and better yet fit all of it in their pockets, whereas my girlfriends and I feel that we can't. Perhaps the real culprit is that women's clothing (even ones with pockets) can't hold as much and still look flattering (and I've truly tried!) :laugh:
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Only James Bond can put all his stuff in his suit pockets and look perfect :)
No fair.
 
#52
You know, I didn't think I could until I purchased a little cross-body from BCBG the other day. Of course, I had to get a little coach wallet to go with it, haha but it fits a surprising about of items, so it doesn't really bother me. I probably wouldn't depend on it for a whole day out, but for the most part it works
 
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