Pandemic Purses: Bags of the Corona-variety

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Joule

Joule

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I'm afraid to take out the good stuff (if I must leave the house at all), because I don't know how to disinfect it. For now, I'm using only nylon bags. What are you carrying now, since we have a new normal? Any tips on how to disinfect leather?
 
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I am treating it like a lost cause, so I'm treating my bags the same way I treat shoes at this point. It gets left by the front door, I don't touch it unless we're already going out (and will get contaminated), and I always wash my hands after I touch it. If I reach into the bag to get my wallet to pay for something online, I wash my hands afterwards, since I've been handing my card to people anyway.

I figure there's really no way I can sanitize the whole thing, since I reach inside there to grab my hand sanitizer after I feel I've touched something potentially contaminated and since I touch my cards and keys with unwashed hands while I'm out.

Also, since I'm not really going out much anyway, I'm not terribly concerned about sanitizing it. I rarely touch it at this point!
 
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I carry a Kipling foldable backpack. I just spray it with alcohol after coming home and don't give it another thought. I feel like a backpack is better because I walk to work now and also because I don't touch it as much as a handbag. I'm not meeting clients or taking part in any major meetings so it just doesn't matter what I carry for work, really.
 
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This Calvin Klein tote I’ve had for years now. Super low maintenance and carefree. Easy to clean too.
 

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tenKrat said:
Found this article
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-8105767/How-HANDBAG-contribute-spread-coronavirus.html
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That article is so irresponsible. There is a tiny passing mention that the novel coronavirus is not a bacterium, and the entire rest of the article is about bacterial transmission. Bacteria and viruses survive differently.
The media need to stop with clickbait - it will distract people from greater risks. I'm not saying a virus, or this virus, could not survive on a bag but hard surfaces are actually more dangerous. The odds of someone touching their face and then a seat or handle on the tube, or a door handle, are far greater than them touching or coughing directly on your handbag.
 
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QuelleFromage said:
That article is so irresponsible. There is a tiny passing mention that the novel coronavirus is not a bacterium, and the entire rest of the article is about bacterial transmission. Bacteria and viruses survive differently.
The media need to stop with clickbait - it will distract people from greater risks. I'm not saying a virus, or this virus, could not survive on a bag but hard surfaces are actually more dangerous. The odds of someone touching their face and then a seat or handle on the tube, or a door handle, are far greater than them touching or coughing directly on your handbag.
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I agree that seeking out the correct information is the most important thing.
 
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