Do you have any weird bag behavior?
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Well I live in Seattle and you never know some days when it might rain so I carry an XL plastic cover whenever I leave the house. Heres the story why...
It was a bright sunny day downtown Seattle, still a little chilly but nice. All of a sudden it started to pour! That day I was carrying my chanel gst!! I flipped out,it was my first chanel!!! I ran under a covered doorway sooo fast.I took my grey aa crew neck sweater off and bundled up my bag(didnt even hesitate,it was like 2nd nature). I walked the 4 blocks to my car with a white cami on and my bra showing through carrying my chanel like a baby...People were starring at me as I waited at the cross walk. I didnt care if I looked silly. If they only knew the precious cargo I was carrying. Plus any bag addict would do the same thing?lol...Not so weird to us right? ha
So because of that eventful few minutes I never leave home with out a plastic cover, in the past I would carry plastic covers occasionally cuz I do own some gucci bags and my fav balenciaga of all time and couple LV but this day I just didnt think about it. Now its like I dont leave without my keys, my wallet, vaseline(even if thats not what im wearing that day) and a plastic cover for my bag in case it rains(essentials)...Im actually thinking about getting some of those disposable ponchos for added protection like plastic over my plastic..
People think Im odd when I whip out the XL plastic protection bag but I dont care! Ha
You are so not crazy!! I do that too. I usually have a "rain" bag but sometimes it will just start raining or sprinkling out of nowhere. When that happens and I don't have a shopping bag or something I stuff my purse up my shirt and run my ass off. People stare at me funny because I look pregnant and I'm holding my "baby" as I run for cover, but hey for that amount of money I spend on my bags I will do anything to keep them safe.
Also when I use the bathroom I leave my purse on my shoulder I don't like hanging it on the hook and I NEVER leave it on the floor, so gross!! Plus I heard of some stories of people leaving their bags on hooks and some jerk reaches their hand over the door and jacks the purse.
I must also chime in on the insomnia-the other night, I got up around 2ish to go to the bathroom. Well I immediately started thinking of this bag I had seen on the Dooney website. For 2 hours, I laid awake thinking about the bag, all the matching accessories, etc...Then I was upset b/c I finally fell asleep & slept later than I wanted! I wanted to be at the mall when it opened to check out that bag, but I was later than I planned since I'd been up all night thinking about it! 
W/ bags I dislike but don't want to give away or sell b/c of the money spent and are too jacked-up to sell to get anywhere near the amount of money I spent:
I pet; I fondle; I squeeze; I tug; I bunch up; I zip and unzip or snap and unsnap countless times- not to get anything out or in but just b/c; I cuddle it like a stuffed animal at night; and I play w/ it like it's an action figure. However, I do it all ever so gently b/c I also try not to deliberately hurt it to an excuse to throw it out.
I pet; I fondle; I squeeze; I tug; I bunch up; I zip and unzip or snap and unsnap countless times- not to get anything out or in but just b/c; I cuddle it like a stuffed animal at night; and I play w/ it like it's an action figure. However, I do it all ever so gently b/c I also try not to deliberately hurt it to an excuse to throw it out.
I'm not that picky as some other girls in terms of a scratch or dent here and there, so not overwhelmingly do I fear wear and tear in the future. It does dawn on me a little but I accept it easily, esp. since my bags are "steals" and I see it as just an opportunity to get another great and awesomely-priced bag.
I don't ever set my bags on the floor, or anywhere that even slightly looks like it may be dirty. I won't even set my bag on the car seat sometimes if it looks like it's got fuzz or anything or the sort on it. When i get home i take everything out of my bag and put my bag back in it's dustcloth and wrap it up in a plastic bag for extra protection. I wont carry my bags if it rains or if it looks like it may rain. If it does rain when i do have one of my bags out i make someone come pick me up at the door and i run to the car to try to keep my bag from getting wet.
vinyl> i do that all the time! sometimes i brave the cold and use my scarf to cover my bag instead of my neck!
i sometimes also miss my bags. i now miss my black bal GSH City... i think i'm gonna go home and hug it later
i sometimes also miss my bags. i now miss my black bal GSH City... i think i'm gonna go home and hug it later
bumping my old thread (can't believe it's been 8 years!). My old habits are still going strong 
I think I have relaxed a little bit more but still obsessive. A new one I have is if there is not an empty seat next to me at a restaurant or a hook, I will put my purse behind
me even if it means my bum only has half of the chair. anyone else ?
I think I have relaxed a little bit more but still obsessive. A new one I have is if there is not an empty seat next to me at a restaurant or a hook, I will put my purse behindme even if it means my bum only has half of the chair. anyone else ?
bumping my old thread (can't believe it's been 8 years!). My old habits are still going strong
me even if it means my bum only has half of the chair. anyone else ?
just rereading the entire thread and apparently I did this in 08 too lol
I do this too!! Lol.bumping my old thread (can't believe it's been 8 years!). My old habits are still going strong
me even if it means my bum only has half of the chair. anyone else ?
Plus, I am a leather sniffer and I'm afraid sometimes that I will be caught doing that in public.
I glare at people who bump into my bags more so than if they bumped into my person! When I'm in crowded areas (think NYC times square), I cradle my bag in front of me to prevent aforementioned bumpage, and also to prevent pickpockets but that's just a bonus
I am the same way! I always make sure that there is enough room to easily get around me and my bag whenever possible. When I have done that, and a person still bumps into my bag (often from behind since if I can see the crash coming I will take preventative maneuvers) I cannot help the horrid expression that comes across my face. I don't know why some people seem to prefer to try to go through someone's handbag.
