I've had purse hooks for a few years now, and I use them all the time. I just bought a CLIPA and I love it. It is wonderful in that it will hold any size purse securely on any size table edge. Granted, if there's an extra chair in a restaurant, I'll sit my bag on that, but so many times there isn't and besides, if my bag is hanging, I know it won't be sat down in anything that has been left on the chair ( even if it's been wiped off). With bags with vachetta bottoms, this is especially important.