"I can't deal with this!" - (how) does your personality limit your choices?

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#61
BerlinArtGirl said:
Fun topic!!

- Light coloured bags, especially in delicate leathers
- I hate when chains are super noisy. The chains on my Chanel bags are fine, but I have a RM Mini Mac and that chain drives my CRAZY
- Crossbody or shoulder straps which are not adjustable. Hey, not everyone is the same height!
- Complicated closures...Some of you lovely ladies already mentioned the Mulberry Alexa. I have the oversized version and almost never use it because of the annoying closure
- Heavy bags. I don't want to ruin my back just because I am addicted to handbags...
- Light coloured linings. They get dirty so fast.
- Linings made out of plasticy materials. Yes Prada, I am looking at you!
- HANDLES WHICH CONSTANTLY SLIP OFF MY SHOULDER!! Soooo annoying!!
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Amazona said:
Wow, this has become really, really interesting - it's funny how one person is impatient and the other paranoid (or then again, maybe not? Maybe it's all real?! :lawl: ) and how those funny little quirks have an effect on what we love and what we just loathe.
Thank you all for your input, keep 'em coming!



This! This! I'm so glad you understand my frustration over the complicated closures!
Oh and being a clumsy, messy ADD squirrel always on the go, I couldn't deal with a light colored bag that can't be properly washed/cleaned after I spill/drop/splash something on it.
Clunky chains - uggggh. Especially on an otherwise lightweight bag. The heavy chains make the whole bag so out of balance! I went to Stockmann's to try out the Mini Mac and I don't think I've ever been over a bag that fast. Heavy, noisy, all the things you want in a bag. Or maybe not. :weird:
And those handles that fall off the shoulder. OMG. I have a bag that has stiff rolled handles and I hate carrying it on the shoulder because the handles just simply refuse to stay. One or both always falling off the shoulder and, for a travel bag, you do want to have a hands free option. Especially when you're headed back home and the bag is, like, 3 times heavier than when you left. :p

Speaking of hands free option - YES, crossbody bags need adjustable straps! Says she, who is 6 ft tall and a plus size. Who had to borrow a crossbody from her friend, who is 5'2" and skinny. I felt like I had stolen the bag off a toddler! :roflmfao:
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Rocket_girl said:
Flaps. Makes me nuts to move flap out of the way to get inside. Flaps with buckle close? Worse. Flaps with zip underneath... Why??? I love the look of a saddlebag, yet just can't do it.

Tiny, floss-like crossbody straps that look femibine and delicate for 45 second before they cut and draw blood.

Ill-fitting linings that get in the way. If i notice the lining, game over.

Those dividers made of lining material that purport to create two sections but really just get in the way (see above). They're flimsy, add to the get-to-stuff time, and wreck the usability of an otherwise lovely bag. Floppy divider pocket in thin satin that closes with nylon zipper? Holy trifecta of offenses!!!! If i wanted sections, i'd carry a briefcase. Or an accordion file.

Acoutrements that flap against the bag & make noise when i walk: tassels, tags, etc.

Anything that requires two hands to enter. I need crossbody with hands free. My magical powers of one-handed entry help with this, and never fail to impress spectators. If you see a crowd around woman at checkout, that's me, working my one-handed magic, while other hand cradles my coffee. Or wine.

One carrying option. Need crossbody, appreciate shorter handle to grab onto in crowds, throw over shoulder, or hold in hand for nanosecond, depending. Givenchy Pandora is one seriously magical bag in this regard.

Satchel handle too short to wear on shoulder when needed If it's there, it should be versatile. See above, carrying options.

Light colors. Anything lighter than cognac, never even tried. No point.

I'm sure there's more. Thanks for some hilarious posts, ladies: eels! Pig nipples! Python-hugs! Bwahahaha!!!
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+1 on the non-adjustable cross-body straps, handles that fall off the shoulder or are too short to go on the shoulder, and especially the cheap nylon center divider thing. I used to love dividers and pockets in bags, until I discovered purse organizers. Now I just want to move my bag insert, with everything organized the way I want it, from bag to bag.
 
#62
Ludmilla said:
Although I'm clumsy and often impatient tricky bag closures don't bother me. Perhaps because I'm paranoid thinking if I can't get into my own bag a pickpocket will fail, either. ;) So the fiddly closure of my Alexa is like yoga for me, while open bags drive me mad. And jingling bag charms. Jingling bag charms make me feel like a goat on a mountain pasture.
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leechiyong said:
Another thing I can't deal with: anything with a fully chain strap during the summer. I live in the desert, so 110°F plus temps + tank tops + metal = burns.
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Add me in on both of these. I don't like it when my bracelets make noise, so I sure don't want my bag jingling and jangling. And the metal straps in the summer! My Chanel Reissue nearly branded me one day! Now I know better than to wear it with bare shoulders in the summertime.
 
#63
Rocket_girl said:
Flaps. Makes me nuts to move flap out of the way to get inside. Flaps with buckle close? Worse. Flaps with zip underneath... Why??? I love the look of a saddlebag, yet just can't do it.



Tiny, floss-like crossbody straps that look femibine and delicate for 45 second before they cut and draw blood.



Ill-fitting linings that get in the way. If i notice the lining, game over.



Those dividers made of lining material that purport to create two sections but really just get in the way (see above). They're flimsy, add to the get-to-stuff time, and wreck the usability of an otherwise lovely bag. Floppy divider pocket in thin satin that closes with nylon zipper? Holy trifecta of offenses!!!! If i wanted sections, i'd carry a briefcase. Or an accordion file.



Acoutrements that flap against the bag & make noise when i walk: tassels, tags, etc.



Anything that requires two hands to enter. I need crossbody with hands free. My magical powers of one-handed entry help with this, and never fail to impress spectators. If you see a crowd around woman at checkout, that's me, working my one-handed magic, while other hand cradles my coffee. Or wine.



One carrying option. Need crossbody, appreciate shorter handle to grab onto in crowds, throw over shoulder, or hold in hand for nanosecond, depending. Givenchy Pandora is one seriously magical bag in this regard.



Satchel handle too short to wear on shoulder when needed If it's there, it should be versatile. See above, carrying options.



Light colors. Anything lighter than cognac, never even tried. No point.



I'm sure there's more. Thanks for some hilarious posts, ladies: eels! Pig nipples! Python-hugs! Bwahahaha!!!
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Where do u shop that allows wine coz I NEED to go there[emoji12]
 
#66
Shelby33 said:
Oh another thing, linings that get stuck in zippers! Surely there is a way to avoid this??
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One of the reasons why I hate bags with badly fitted linings - besides having things slide into the creases and getting lost, the lining gets stuck in the zipper and it makes me want to shriek. The best way to avoid it is to make sure you only buy bags that have a well made lining, I think?
 
#70
I tend to see faces in bags, but it's only a problem if the face looks angry or unhappy... The Givenchy Nightingale comes in such lovely leathers, but her face looks like a judgmental frog to me :sad:
 
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#71
PewPew said:
I tend to see faces in bags, but it's only a problem if the face looks angry or unhappy... The Givenchy Nightingale comes in such lovely leathers, but her face looks like a judgmental frog to me :sad:
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+1
Celine's angry robot has alarmed me for way too long:
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#72
Ludmilla said:
Although I'm clumsy and often impatient tricky bag closures don't bother me. Perhaps because I'm paranoid thinking if I can't get into my own bag a pickpocket will fail, either. ;) So the fiddly closure of my Alexa is like yoga for me, while open bags drive me mad. And jingling bag charms. Jingling bag charms make me feel like a goat on a mountain pasture.
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Brilliant! :)
 
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