I've come to realize I'm a shoulder bag person. Crook of arm and handheld is not my thing, but if it's a few minutes, I'm fine with that. I introduced my speedy b in a previous thread and I'm still giddy. Anyhow, I prefer wearing her without the middle strap, but what to do with it in terms of storing. I certainly don't want it sliding around in my bag. Don't like the bulge in the zippered pocket since it won't lay flat. Don't want to leave it at home cause maybe for some unexpected circumstance I would need the strap to be longer. So I came up with a solution. Got dust bag that held my charm, rolled strap up and tuck it in. Clipped a keychain to the tie string of dust bag and hooked it to d-ring in bag. Ta-da, always with me, but safely tucked away. Sorry for long post, but hope other people found it informative. If you have other ideas, please share.