I wouldnt let someone see inside of my bag because its rude. What a strange request!!
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I wouldnt let someone see inside of my bag because its rude. What a strange request!!
I agree with this!
Im not in the least afraid someone will steal my handbag or its belongings.
I just think it is VERY rude and VERY VERY WEIRD to ask someone to look inside their bag.
If one is soooo curious as to the style, just ask "I love your Coach bag. Do you mind telling me the style number so I can find one for myself?". I would have NO problem answering the question if it was asked that way!!
i would do it not because its rude but beacuse i think they would steal it. i dont let my bags out of my site. the only people i trust with my bags are my mom, dad, sister, bf, and housemate (because um...i know she lives down the hall from me).
i am very conscious of the criminal mind and would NEVER let my guard down and open myself to that type of robbery.
whit that said, i always talk to women about my bags....espically at starbucks when we are waiting in line to get out drinks
i am very conscious of the criminal mind and would NEVER let my guard down and open myself to that type of robbery.
whit that said, i always talk to women about my bags....espically at starbucks when we are waiting in line to get out drinks
I agree...but with a slight change...
I just think it is VERY rude and VERY VERY WEIRD to ask a complete stranger to look inside their bag.
I mean, my girlfriends can look in my bag...my mother can, my mother in law can, my sister in law can...etc. All of us love our handbags and it's not uncommon for one to want to "get a feel" for a different style. I do it with my MIL all the time (she has a satchel I love)...and I think she would run me over for my beaded tote. heheh
I agree...but with a slight change...
I just think it is VERY rude and VERY VERY WEIRD to ask a complete stranger to look inside their bag.
I mean, my girlfriends can look in my bag...my mother can, my mother in law can, my sister in law can...etc. All of us love our handbags and it's not uncommon for one to want to "get a feel" for a different style. I do it with my MIL all the time (she has a satchel I love)...and I think she would run me over for my beaded tote. heheh
LOL! And you are very correct with the additional words!
Actually, I never ever, ever ask anyone to see what is in their bag nor do they ask me what is in mine. They show me or I show them as a matter of friendly chatter in comparing styles...and this takes place in an outside cafe, cofee shop near my home where everyone knows everyone or in a small shop or boutique where everyone shops. I live in a small town. I would NEVER do that nor is anyone rude while they are doing their friendly table talk comparing their Coaches and that is all it is...Trust is an instinct with people I think..one can recognize innocent girly talk...for what it is..just a girl thing...Being from a small farm town...I think nothing of it...at all.....
I wrote this thread because I appreciated the friendliness and honesty of the people around me and how trusting they are and I seemed to have hit a nerve with my new coach friends. This is really an innocent thing when it happens. But it seems to have created quite a stir, and that was not what it was meant to do. I am a MSW so I basically work with people every day and I use a gut feeling that they are just being nice and this is the South..where people say "morning"...Personally I never for one second would think anyone would steal my bag nor I theirs. And, I have never felt anyone was rude for the desire to know what a serial number is..Ever look for that number and notice you can see everything in your bag. Well, If I am complimented on my bag or my makeup bag..I do not mind at all. ..Nor do I think them rude I feel even lucky that this is where I live andthe people here are nice and not suspicious of a little bag talk in town. As in all things in life it largely depends on how someone presents themselves. You kind of gut feel if they intend harm...and I believe most people are inherently good...and I intend to keep feeling that way. No one is rummaging through my bags nor I through theirs....and I am grateful that I know those kinds of trusting souls..And I still hang up Christmas stockings too...
As I said this is all quite innocent...I cannot answer anyone of you,..but I am not afriad of theft and find the people quite nice...not rude at all, nor am I...This is a very casual Beach town where people wear flip flops and jeans and talk to everyone. Each of us has a different personal view of how we view people and when we post, we do not hear tone...and that is important and everyone's feeling are just that..feelings and to be respected. ..
Well, Dewey Drop...you may be right for your feelings are important..but I do not mind someone asking me to see my bag..I do not think anyone will steal it...and run and I am flattered...I have made some nice friends that way..Living here is a trip..people can ask you what lipstick you are wearing..and then take out theirs..So think of that and then think of how the bag thing is very minor...in its content...I agree...but with a slight change...
I just think it is VERY rude and VERY VERY WEIRD to ask a complete stranger to look inside their bag.
I mean, my girlfriends can look in my bag...my mother can, my mother in law can, my sister in law can...etc. All of us love our handbags and it's not uncommon for one to want to "get a feel" for a different style. I do it with my MIL all the time (she has a satchel I love)...and I think she would run me over for my beaded tote. heheh
Yes, hard core Coffee iced latte drinker, short story writer and therapist...and Coach Addict..LOL...hahaha wow you really are a hardcore lover arnt you!! hehehe ive always been complimented on my bags, and i have been asked for the style....my guccis get more attention in the where did you get that whats the number type of way and i think thats just because there arnt that many places to buy guccis here in az ( i can only think of three reputable places off the top of my head) where as coaches are everywhere
I must have phrased something wrong when I wrote that post for you all seen to have these images of really rude people rummagaing through each other's bags...Let me be more clear..I do not ask to look in someone's bag...but I have been asked the serial number of mine so they can call distribution and order one, for they love the bag so much. I think nothing of it...and I have had a girl or two hand me their bag and ask me if I thought it was too heavy for it was bothering their shoulder and we both carried the same one...then compared what we had in it to add the weight......LOL..sorry to have created such a stir...
Yes, we Coach fanatics..do get quite gregarious...but we are quite nice and very harmless....you got that right...lol
Interesting, my husband can spot all the bags too....maybe you are right..it is the ladies.Or maybe they want to bond with us on what we like????
I think it depends on where you are and your enviroment. I wouldn't let complete strangers peek inside my bag but if I were sitting here in my own home town having lunch and a conversation started up about my bag, I may share more information with that person than if I were an hour away from home shopping in the mall. I think it depends on where you live, what the situation is etc. I wouldn't care if some gal that lived here near me wanted to jot down the style number, then I'd let her see the inside tag but I wouldn't let her handle my bag. I'm too fussy in that way. I can also see myself being more open to someone in maybe Sunday morning church than out on a shopping trip. I guess it depends on the situation and how comfortable I would feel. And to answer redice1980's question: I don't know why I wouldn't let someone look into my bag. I know it's rude but I'm not sure why I consider it rude. It's personal space I suppose. Letting someone peek into your bag is a more intimate invitation to share your space and most people we encounter day to day (strangers that is) aren't invited into our personal space in that way. Does that all make sense? Just my .02! And of all the stupid things, I'd probably let 1/2 the gals that I interact with each day on PF look into my bag to see my accessories etc. Comfort level has everything to do with it, I suppose!