Handbags! The albatross of the woman of today. How can we get along without one? It’s always hanging from your elbow or pulling down your shoulder. But we always carry one, don’t we? If you’re stylish but cost conscious, your taste runs to Discount Designer Handbags, particularly Fendi Replica Handbags or Gucci Replica Handbags. If they are close copies, who will know they are not the real thing?

Since we’re determined to carry a purse, we should think about the optimal design. Of course, style is most important to most women. While I, personally, think all purses are by definition ugly, some are less ugly than others. With a faux designer handbag, we take on the style sense of the designer. And, as we walk down the street, our fellow pedestrians will automatically see this style sense in us. We walk proudly with our Fendi or Gucci, so we know what’s in today.

The next characteristic after style is convenience. The answer to the convenience question is pockets, pockets, pockets! Pockets allow you to what you need quickly. You need a place for for your cell phone. Another for your reading glasses or sunglasses. A third for makeup. Still another for little things like coupons, cough drops, and wet wipes. Finally, the vital pocket: the one for your keys. Keys seem to sink immediately to the bottom of the purse like a stone into the lake as soon as you drop them in. This key problem goes back into the distance past. Remember the song from the early sixties? “And She Can’t Find Her Keys.” So make sure your favorite purse has enough pockets to organize your stuff into easy-to-find places.

Another selection criterion is weight. My reference to the Ancient Mariner’s albatross refers to the weight of the purse. This is an important matter because it’s not just a question of personal comfort. It is also a question of health. A shoulder bag that weighs too much puts a strain on the muscles of your shoulder. This strain can lead to pain, and, since, as I’ve said, we have to carry a purse wherever we go, this pain has no chance to heal itself. Switching shoulders may ease the pain for a moment, but, in the end, it just gives two sore shoulders. Over time, the purse on the same shoulder may make that shoulder sag, giving you a higher and a lower shoulder. The solution? Choose a purse with the least weight. And then winnow the purse’s contents on a regular basis. If you don’t need it, take it out. Keep your reading glasses around your neck. Be happy with two lipsticks. Use a small comb instead of a big hairbrush. Keep rarely used keys in the glove box.

If you follow these suggestions, you will look chic but not weighed down like a mailman with his pack. And you will put your hands on what you need in an instant.


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