What do you do with bigger bags after downsizing?

[BlueCherry]

I have mostly medium sized bags but subconsciously I carry much less than I used to. Many of these items are now in the car or when I switched to a small bag I just never put the unneeded items back in.

I can honestly say on a day to day basis I reach in for my phone, wallet, notebook and lip balm and that's it.

So I'm walking around with these big bags with nothing much in them because I still like the style and bag. Someone looked in my tote and laughed saying why such a big bag?

What do you all do with your bigger bags when the space isn't needed anymore?

 

[mkr]

I still carry the bags because I like the style. I like a bigger bag and when I stop at a store and buy something small I can just throw it in my bag. Less to carry.

 

[remainsilly]

Holy Mother of Leather Thickness!
One of my big bags weighs 3lbs/1,36kg empty!
If actually crammed that baby full, would require a luggage trolley to move.

So, downsizing contents, in large bags, works for me.

 

[Mariapia]

Same here! No way am I going to stop using my big bags....I don't have any small bags to tell you the truth though there are some lovely ones out there.

 

[BlueCherry]

@remainsilly @Mariapia [emoji23]

 

[CleopatraSelene]

If it doesn't suit your lifestyle, sell it and buy something that does. Personally I love being able to fit a jacket or overtop in my bag, so would be doing that if I found I had more room.

 

[papertiger]

That's why I believe in a range of bags, something for every occasion and for all phases

 

[lenarmc]

I sold all of my big bags after my children got older. I feel free. I only carry a tote for my work stuff along with my small handbag. I have a couple of canvas totes if I ever need something bigger, but I find that I only use them on overnight trips.

 

[plzflyme2themoo]

I still carry the bags because I like the style. I like a bigger bag and when I stop at a store and buy something small I can just throw it in my bag. Less to carry.

I'm with mkr. I wear the bag if I like the style. My speedy 25 B is pretty empty and it's not a big bag. I almost do exactly what mkr described for example picking up a magazine from the store or stuff my scarf/cardigan in it. [emoji56][emoji38]

 

[alansgail]

I've downsized quite a bit as well but will always have the need for a larger bag at one point or another. Right now I just have 2-3 bags that I consider larger but love them for travel purposes.
Day to day I grab my smaller bags as I don't need to carry that much with me.

 

[bonniekir]

I like wearing big bags! I never can be sure what I end up with when I return back home.. Sometimes the bag will only contain my phone, a wallet, pair of glasses and always my bottle of water. And rather this than not having space for other items..!

 

[Amazona]

I mostly carry big bags, despite switching to a small planner and geberally downsizing. I like to have space for shopping, scarf, all that extra stuff that might appear during the day. If my bag is slouchy or not very full, I use an organizer to give it structure.

 

[BlueCherry]

It's great to hear that so many others still wear their bigger bags despite not carrying much. My few mini bags have their place but my bigger bags rule [emoji6]

 

[Shawna O]

I've recently started carrying larger bags but still have the same items I had in small bags. Right now it's what I'm liking. My smalls are wrapped and stored because I know I'll go back to them. I have a couple of the purse shaper/organizer things and they help give a larger bag shape when mostly empty.
I have sold or given bags away in the past and there are a few I wish I could have back.

 

[heyitsjas]

I definitely add more items when I have a larger bags.

My smallest bag is a small Fossil bag that barely fits my phone, wallet and keys - that's as minimal as I can go.

Otherwise I usually wear a cross-body bag on weekends if I'm just going to the movies or walking around the city, where I have my phone, wallet, keys, a bottle of water, sunglasses or an umbrella, and a bucket hat that I usually fold and only use if I'm walking outside in the sun (I look like a nerd using it but my skin doesn't handle sunlight well otherwise).

If I have a larger bag I'll usually add perfume, larger bottle of water, some makeup, really useless stuff that weighs down my bag but I somehow need to carry anyway!