Handbag

[Jasmine Ellis]

when your out and about which shoulder do you feel most comfortable with your handbag on.

I feel more comfortable with my handbag on my right shoulder

[Barb Valentine]

I don't own one :(

[Daintre]

Always on my right shoulder, I am right handed

[Kate Simmons]

Right one Jas.:happy:

[Jodi]

I am right handed and am most comfortable with a shoulder strap on my left shoulder.

BTW, a handbag is just that--held in the hand. A shoulder bag has a strap for the shoulder.

Jodi

[Iniquity Blonde GG]

Dont like handbags !! have a "Tesco" carrier bag i use pmsl :lol:

[DAVIDA]

Not having been out very often, I am still having trouble with the whole "purse" thing.

[faltenrock]

Right shoulder - I'm right-handed too.

[Emma England]

I don't have a handbag, but it would be the right shoulder as I am right-handed.

[Daintre]

So Angie is our Brit bag lady...:lol2: :lol: The Tesco lady..:heehee:

[Patty]

Left shouldler - the elbow keeps it in place while being able to use the right hand(right handed).

[Angie G]

I don't go out as Angie and don't have one :hugs:
Angie

[Stephenie S]

Right shoulder.

And this is important why?

Stephie

[Staci G]

Left shoulder or cross shoulder dont know why it seems natural to me

[MsPriscilla]

I am right handed and am most comfortable with a shoulder strap on my left shoulder.

BTW, a handbag is just that--held in the hand. A shoulder bag has a strap for the shoulder.

Jodi

Jodi,

In UK a 'handbag' is any lady's bag, hand or shoulder, what you probably call a 'purse'. Here, a 'purse' is the small thing that holds money and credit cards, and usually sits inside the handbag.

On an aside, who prefers to have handbags that go over the shoulder on a short strap so they sit under the armpit, have a long strap and sit on the hip, have semi-circular handles that hook over the forearm (like my mother used to do!), or are small and have one or two handles and are held in the hand? What a choice these days.

[Karren H]

Right also!!

Karren

[AmberTG]

My fanny pack has a strap for the waist, I use it as a shoulder strap most of the time, it tucks under the upper arm nicely, right shoulder.

[Iniquity Blonde GG]

So Angie is our Brit bag lady...:lol2: :lol: The Tesco lady..:heehee:


My fanny pack has a strap for the waist, I use it as a shoulder strap most of the time, it tucks under the upper arm nicely, right shoulder.
Firstly i must apologise :blushing: it was a little joke re-the tesco carrier bag !! a "Tesco bag" is a plastic bag like you get from the supermarket to put ur shopping in :blushing: oops , it was me being alittle :devil: with me joke :blushing:
As for the last mentioned bag :straightface: :straightface: thats a new one on me !! :eek:

[Megan_Girl]

Left shoulder & left handed....

XXX
Megan

[Dixie]

I do not have a long strap purse, I do however carry it in my right hand.

[tifftg]

Left handed--right shoulder feels more natural.

[Fab Karen]

Jodi,

In UK a 'handbag' is any lady's bag, hand or shoulder, what you probably call a 'purse'. Here, a 'purse' is the small thing that holds money and credit cards, and usually sits inside the handbag.


(purse) That would be a wallet here.

[Fab Karen]

Left shoulder, as I'm right handed ( crossing the body to the right hip ).

[Phyliss]

Right shoulder, even though I'm right handed. It seem logical to carry it on the opposite shoulder from your normal "handedness" , making it easier to use your dominate hand. I've tried that but it just feels uncomfortable.
The few times I've had to push my wife's wheel chair I find that by extending the strap to it's full length and carrying it "cross shoulder" It doesn't fall off my shoulder as often. Only problem when doing that is the strap crosses between my boobs and makes them more obvious. Oh darn, bad luck ,:heehee:

[cindychan]

Righty here, but I like to carry my wallet in my hand;)

[Sam-antha]

Left shoulder, left hip and left handed...if it is a purse then it goes in my right hand.

[Paula Thomas]

Angie - See here for a picture of a fanny/fannie pack.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanny_pack

It is also called a belt pack, hip pack or bum bag.

I have one from Wilson Leather (made of leather, of course), and it was my first "purse".

Basically, it has one or more zippered pockets to carry a variety of things, and has a strap (expandable) with buckle, where the strap can be extended and then clipped around the waist.

Originally, the pouches/pockets were intended to be at your back, at waist level (i.e., "fanny" pack).

The strap can be shortened and clipped, and then carried like a purse, but it was intended to be used by men and women alike, so it does not have the standard "stigma" that a purse would have.

[dawnabb]

Right handed, right shoulder.

[Roxi Loh]

Right handed. I find I can access the bag with my right hand better if it is on my left shoulder, however I am going to watch gg's do this now that you brought it up. I have always found the purse thing a bit of a challenge but sort of cool.

[Jenna1561]

Right Handed - Left Shoulder - whether it's girl mode or boy mode. Carry many different "bags" in girl mode, only one bag in boy mode.


Jenna

[EricaCD]

oh what the hell. I will join in. Left shoulder and I am left handed. I find that left shoulder allows me to swing right arm more naturally.

[trannie T]

I carry my handbag in either hand, my shoulder bag is on my right shoulder.

For our British friends, a fanny pack is what you call a bum bag. On the British version of "The Office" a character is recommending a bum bag, "They call them fanny packs, because "fanny" means your bum, not your midge."

[sterling12]

I'm right-handed and prefer to carry a shoulder bag on the right shoulder. However, when walking on the sidewalk, I have taught myself to learn to carry my bag on the shoulder that is AWAY from the street.

Somebody, I think it was one of The Local Constabulary, once gave a seminar that I attended. He cautioned Females to carry the bag on the shoulder that would make it a lot more difficult for a purse snatcher to grab the bag and run with it. That would of course be on the far side, away from the street.

In some places in Europe they grab purses from motorcycles going by on The Street. We don't have much of a problem like that, but it's the same idea.

Peace and Love, Joanie

[Natalie_24]

Always right shoulder

[Devin_TG]

Right handed, right shoulder.

[Paulacder]

When fully dressed either arm or sholder dosent matter. When in male or semi dressed I carry a clutch purse in either hand also.

[marie354]

My right shoulder and I sometimes let my right arm rest on it and hold the front strap with my hand.
:hugs:

[Mitch23]

right shoulder - left handed - dont go anywhere without my 'man bag' now!

mitch

[Annette_boy]

Hi everyone
Rightshoulder Right handed I never go out without my "purse"
even to work my work place if very friendly
Annette:2c: :hugs:

[bridget thronton]

left shoulder (right-handed)

[carolinebrookes]

Handbag is in my right hand, and shoulder bag with longer strap is over left shoulder. Clutch bag for more elegant occasions is held in my right hand.

[nikki00thomps]

(purse) That would be a wallet here.

No this side of the pond a Wallet is what a Man keeps his Money an Credit cards in.
A Lady would have a purse in her Handbag be it hand held or shoulder straped

Hugs

Nikki

[Phoebe Reece]

Left shoulder, right handed. One reason for this is that when going to my car in a parking lot at night, I have my keys out in my right hand - ready to unlock the car or press the "emergency" button. If you are going out dressed as a woman, you need to think about personal security as a woman.

[Seville]

The only time I carry a purse/handbag is when I need to carry
a pair of stillettos somehere. Other than that, I dont think about
it much.

[L.E.J.]

Left shoulder, Right hand