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    gherkinfiend: Sometimes I feel like a snail when my handbag is full...it's like having my house on my back because I hate to be caught without something I need when... more »
    NewsBunny: Back in the day, before digital equipment, I had to carry: A cassette recorder, which was about ten inches square, three inches deep, and about eight ... more »
    raineoffire: Am I the only one who carries nail clippers in my purse at all times? I always thought my mom taught me well, since I can get rid of hangnails at any ... more »
    DinaRonson : Elizabeth Cady Stanton: I like my big bag. There I said it. Unless it's big enough to knock out another pedestrian as they pass by, it's fine. And causing problem to no one. ... more »
    Breamworthy: This may sound like a "no brainer", but the last week on Jezebel has been a shitstorm of comments from women who complain about the endless pain cause... more »
    tscheese: I carry a decent-sized shoulder-friendly messenger bag these days, but I understand the big-bag phenomenon. I'm out of the house 12-13 hours a day. I ... more »
    ElleL: Remember how small purses were 10 years ago? Man, I must admit I was so relieved when the Liz Claiborne postage stamp purses went out of style. I co... more »
    Diziet_Sma: This sounds totally invented; just another way to have a go at women, and their silly fashion choices. more »
    morninggloria: The solution: giant coat full of reinforced pockets. Am I taking crazy pills, or was that the subject of a children's book that my mother used to read... more »
    Laulau: I am shocked and saddened to see all of the big bag hate here on Jezebel. I always need a notebook, at least one book, a few offprints of journal arti... more »
    SarahMC: If you "need" to carry a change of clothes and shoes everywhere you go, how about a backpack? Or is that too uncool? more »
    Fridge Hussy : Is finally heading back to uni!: What's wrong with the good old fashioned backpack? I spent my first year at uni carting around a backpack. I quit using it partly because I felt some ... more »
    hortense: Look, Mary Poppins, I've already told you. Lose the lamp. And the birdcage. And the magic medicine bottles. You can fit your tape measure that tells y... more »
    tonightineed is actually Mrs. Ziegler-Spock: I use my oversized bag for class, at which point the answer to "pain" is "get over it", since there's nothing I can do short of investing in one of th... more »
    jeepgirl: Jeepboy bought me one of those mini-clutches for christmas and I am proud to say I use it 80% of the time. I still have my large handbag in the hallwa... more »
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    No Brainers

    Headline on advice column: "My oversized handbag is causing me pain." One recommendation: Stop using it? [Telegraph]
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    Today's Teens: The Thrifters

    Today's Times tells us that teens are penny-pinching, to the chagrin of the youth apparel industry. But...w hat about thrifting? Isn't that what teens do? More »
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    What's In Your Bag?

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