Mini bag obsession!

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AnnaLou

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I have an absolute obsession with mini bags! They are so cute and of course if you can actually manage to get all of your stuff in them, it is way lighter. That of course, is the problem! I can't get my phone in any of them! Even lots of my older bags from the pre-cell phone days are too small to hold my phone and wallet now.

Am I totally nuts for thinking of getting the Z-flip just so it will fit in more bags? My daughter has the Z-flip 4 and I have the S22 Ultra, which is technically a better phone than the ZFlip (especially the camera), but her phone fits in all of her cute little handbags and I'm super jealous! If you can believe it, I'm actually toying with the idea of getting that phone just to fit in more bags! I probably won't though because it is technically a downgrade with a lot of the specs, but it sure is tempting because ... mini bags!

Can you all show me your mini bags so I can live vicariously through you?? :lol:
 
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AnnaLou said:
I have an absolute obsession with mini bags! They are so cute and of course if you can actually manage to get all of your stuff in them, it is way lighter. That of course, is the problem! I can't get my phone in any of them! Even lots of my older bags from the pre-cell phone days are too small to hold my phone and wallet now.

Am I totally nuts for thinking of getting the Z-flip just so it will fit in more bags? My daughter has the Z-flip 4 and I have the S22 Ultra, which is technically a better phone than the ZFlip (especially the camera), but her phone fits in all of her cute little handbags and I'm super jealous! If you can believe it, I'm actually toying with the idea of getting that phone just to fit in more bags! I probably won't though because it is technically a downgrade with a lot of the specs, but it sure is tempting because ... mini bags!

Can you all show me your mini bags so I can live vicariously through you?? :lol:
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I think this is one of the reasons flip phones were brought back. Let's hope the next generation of flip phones brings more features so you can finally use mini bags!
 
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Amazona said:
I think this is one of the reasons flip phones were brought back. Let's hope the next generation of flip phones brings more features so you can finally use mini bags!
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It's only the better camera and the built-in S-pen that I would miss about my phone compared to the Flip4. But I just got this one and it wouldn't be cost effective at this point to trade it in. If a better trade-in deal comes along, I may just do it!
 
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ccbaggirl89 said:
Are you talking about micro bags? Very few of those fit a phone, but most 6.5-7" mini bags will. Most people carry their phone in their hand anyway so it's not an issue.
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Hmmm. I'm not actually sure tbh. My particular model of phone is one of the larger ones on the market at the moment I think (6.5"). I tried putting it in a few cute bags and it was too big, so maybe they were micro bags. I wouldn't be able to carry mine in my hand. I'd lose it for sure! My mother always told me I would lose my head if it wasn't attached, and don't even get me started on how many times a day I lose my glasses! :lol:

Although I just realized very small bags wouldn't fit my "need" for a giant wallet either, so maybe I should rethink my wallet too. I've had many bags not work just because of my wallet. I'm in the process of looking for a new one so this is a good time to reconsider what I want.
 
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I don’t trust myself to hand-carry my phone either. I had gotten this universal phone holder / lanyard from Bally and I use it a lot more than I anticipated. Maybe something like this is an option for you :)

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I love my Galaxy flip phone! Though I have never been iPhone person so the change was less difficult. This phone enables shopping the whole world of mini bags because suddenly every bag is "functional." Here are pics in my Moynat nano Voyage. It also fits perfectly into the micro Lady Dior, the small (mini) Telfar tote, and so many more...

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ardenp said:
I love my Galaxy flip phone! Though I have never been iPhone person so the change was less difficult. This phone enables shopping the whole world of mini bags because suddenly every bag is "functional." Here are pics in my Moynat nano Voyage. It also fits perfectly into the micro Lady Dior, the small (mini) Telfar tote, and so many more...

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Thank you for posting the picture! This is so cute and why I kind of wish I had gotten the Flip4 instead of the S22 Ultra. I got the Ultra because of the camera and I really do use the camera a lot, but I also want to carry small bags. Why can't Samsung put a better camera in their Flip and Fold lines? I don't get that. I guess it's that doing so would make them even more expensive and they are probably trying hard to keep these phones within some kind of price reason. The flip and fold tech is undoubtedly expensive. I love Samsung because of how customizable their user interfaces are. I've never been an apple user either. Always preferred the philosophy of android.

Of course, I still have the wallet issue to contend with so even if I did trade in my phone, I'm still not in the mini bag world yet.
 
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It doesn't seem like the flip phone will go away anytime soon especially given that they released a new version with improvements earlier this year. I'm patiently waiting out my phone's lifespan so I can get the new one. so plenty of time to enjoy those mini bags!
 
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ardenp said:
It doesn't seem like the flip phone will go away anytime soon especially given that they released a new version with improvements earlier this year. I'm patiently waiting out my phone's lifespan so I can get the new one. so plenty of time to enjoy those mini bags!
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Yes, they came out with the Flip4 this year, which is the one I got my daughter. I've looked at hers and it is a really good phone. I just got the 22Ultra this year too though, so if I wait out this one's lifespan, it will be awhile. I am probably just going to wait though as I do really like the Ultra. I had the Note 9 forEVER because I loved it so much and refused to give up the SPen, so when they finally came out with the Ultra that has an S-Pen and great cameras, I went ahead and said goodbye to my beloved Note 9.
 
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Theres this LE gucci dionysius bag I purchased. It was so cute. But when it came i could not fit my phone and wallet. id literally have to take off the cards as the whole wallet dont fit. What a waste of money so I returned it. Its trending nowadays though. Those micro bags that could not even fit anything. Its just good with photos lol
 
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