Do you freak out when people touch your purse?

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Baby_ann13

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Oct 24, 2012
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#1
I was just wanting to know what you ladies feel when random people (or even friends and family) grab your purse to see it/ touch it. I witnessed this the other day at the mall when some lady was stopped by a girl and was asked about her purse, the girl grabbed it with her hands and even I somewhat freaked out by that. Has that ever happened to you? How do you deal, do you kindly pull it away, do you say something?
 
#2
I freak out inside and try not to let it show that I'm freaking out. Lol. Then I usually just politely pull it away from them. I really believe in personal space and don't touch other people's belongings without asking first.
 
#3
I've had varying reactions. One time I was at a meeting and a girl walked in and just picked up and grabbed my purse to move it so that she could sit down. I said "excuse me, don't be rude" and she let my bag go. That was probably the most I've showed. But there was another time when my fiance's father wanted to see "what was so great about Chanel" and he was looking at my GST and tried bending the leather to "test its durability" and all i could do was politely grab it and say "i assure you it's good quality". ...I haven't stopped checking the leather for marks since then LOL
 
#4
My purses are my babies and I take really great care of them. It doesn't bother me if my friends want to touch them or try them on at all, but it does bother me when people I don't know get too close to me and touch my bag without asking for permission. A few years ago I saw a documentary about germs and bacteria and found out a handbag can carry more germs than a public restroom. I was totally grossed out and ever since then I'm super careful about who can touch my bags and who can't. Last Christmas, while I was using the restroom at the airport in Madrid, I saw this beautiful lady coming in wanting to fix her make up. When I saw that she put her Jumbo on the counter by the sink full of water squirts and who knows what else I swear I wanted to cry!!!
 
#5
Once i was queuing for the toilet, and a lady behind me stretched her hand and touched my GST. I caught her doing so because of the mirror reflection. And her hands were still wet!!! I was so annoyed.
 
#6
I definitely prefer that people i do not know not touch me or my things... And i prefer that people not touch my things to admire, pet, or whatever
 
#7
it freaks me out when people put my bag on the floor so they can sit... i would usually walk straight over and say politely "let me get my bag out of ur way" but really Im think "get away from my bag! she does not touch the floor!!!" Hahahaha
 
#8
ewww. people touching me? ewww, people who I don't know touching me or my things? NOT ACCEPTABLE. This is not just a problem of Chanel, but rather personal space and respect. I just don't like it at all.
 
#9
I am a germ freak! I am always washing my hands or putting the hand sanitizer on so I don't like when people touch me lol but I just keep thinking about delicate lambskin being scratched by a bracelet or someone's nails!! I also think about walking in a crowded place where people's keys an what not could potentially scratch my bag. I have gotten caught on things before in the past like my shirts or dresses and I am starting to think it could happen to my purse!! Ahhh!
 
#11
I have to admit I wanted to reach and touch someone's caviar chanel few days ago at the la auto show...it was so pretty. But I had to hold myself back and all I could do was stare. I dono why I wanted to touch it so badly..... I guess it makes me very curious since I don't own a Chanel bag myself. Hopefully I will one day!! :P
 
#12
Honestly I don't know what kind of beliefs people have (since we are a diverse group here) but there is an expression of "ojo" like the evil eye, it's when you think something is pretty and if you don't touch it, it falls apart. I've had many encounters with that. Some rings
And bracelets have fallen apart for no reason.. A lady told me "your rights are pretty" and when she was walking away they got a run in them... I always think of that when I see something pretty lol. (it also happens If you are ever staring at a person and then all of a sudden they trip lol) it's something to think about...
 
#13
This does happen to me sometimes. The other day I was in NM talking to my Chanel sa and a lady interrupted us asking about a purse. I let her keep going on, but after a few minutes I hugged my sa and said bye but something caught my eye as I was leaving. The lady made her way where I was and asked if she could try on my 13C jumbo. I said, "I guess" (put me on the spot why don't you). I thought it was quite rude (well her entire demeanor was) but she just wanted to see how it looked on her and I was standing right there so I let her. I would never ask anyone else to do the same (maybe someone I knew but not a stranger). It gets on my nerves when people just reach out and touch my bags most of all because I don't know if their hands are clean, have makeup on them, just finished eating, etc. But I mostly just get comments.
 
#15
i think it's incredibly rude to touch someone's bag without asking, and i don't think that if someone was buying a brand new bag that i'd ask to try it on (its the same as asking to try on someone's new coat!!) but i dont think i'd mind if someone was polite about it. someone saying "omg your bag is beautiful, can i see it?" is nice! as long as their hands are clean. :rolleyes: at the same time i think it's just nicer to admire from afar.
 
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