Bag Crazy
By lilaclady
@lilaclady (28207)
Australia
November 17, 2007 4:30pm CST
Oh I have gone absolutely bag crazy, I just cant resist buying little bags, when I go out I like to have my mobile phone close to me all the time so I bought a small bag with a long strap so I didn't have to leave the phone anywhere and now i just can't seem to stop, I was driving past a collectabls shop and saw this beaufiful heart shaped silver sequined bag which I thought would cost a fortune and I got it for $10 and then I saw a gold mesh one I thought well I want that too, now i have a collection of bags, lucky they are all cheap at the time I bought them, I am becoming addicted to little bags and sequins it seems.....hhahahahaahha
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20 responses
@dloveli (4366)
• United States
18 Nov 07
I just got finished reading about your bag dilemma. All I have to say is ME TOO! I love bags more than anything! I used to be so bad that I bought a new one everyday. Seriously. You could be spending money on alot worse. And I find that my best bags are the cheapest ones. Right now Im into totes. I bought my favorite one at Bath & Body for $1. I have had so many complements on it. When I went back to buy one for a friend they were gone. Good for me. You go on and buy as many as you like. If your like me there is rarely one I dont like. I change my bag everyday. I cant sleep unless my bag is picked out for the next day. Dont get me wrong I have Coach, and Kate spade. But theres nothing like my totes. If you havent tried a tote yet. GO FOR IT! Try walmart or my favorite is Old Navy. Good Shopping.
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@lilaclady (28207)
• Australia
18 Nov 07
Oh I love totes as well, as I like to carry my camera with me everywhere but I like to have the little bags just for my mobile phone so if I put my tote type down or even that my mobile is easier to find in a bag of its own and I like to colour match my bags to what I am wearing, the silver or the gold ones I wear with when I wear all black ...
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@dloveli (4366)
• United States
18 Nov 07
I am so happy I have found someone who finally understands! lol! I was at best buy today and saw the cutest little pink clutch. Come to find out its a camera bag. I bet you would love it for your camera. Also seeing that you carry your camera, phone and a pocket book. Might I suggest a small backpack. I also LOVE backpacks(little ones). At Walmart in the section for camera bags they have a small black backpack. Its as big as a gallon of milk. I bought it and I love it! I get tons of compliments. Im sure whatever your wearing as long as you have a bag you'll look great. Let me know if you find any good deals. Happy Pocketbook Hunting! lol
@subha12 (18441)
• India
18 Nov 07
I think its something like me. For me the obsession is not bag. its sometime little lotion bottles, sometimes pens, erasers etc.
It is type of obsession and reslly very hard to get part with.
I have decided i should not do this any more. i end uo spending too much money unecessarily.
@polachicago (18716)
• United States
18 Nov 07
Oh, I wouldn't know what to do with small bag like this, the only place would be the party, but do I need my cell phone on the party? hmm...maybe...
I have one small bag, rarely use, but I keep it just in case.
You found your little luxury, good for you...
My little luxury is to have coffee and tea collection...;)
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
18 Nov 07
LOL I wouldn't know what to do with such a small bag like that either. I'm too used to BIG bags, as in camera bags?? Or tote bags
@polachicago (18716)
• United States
18 Nov 07
camera bag is the best....regular bag needs space for at least one book...lol
@williamjisir (22819)
• China
18 Nov 07
Hello lilaclady. I think that it is normal and natural for ladies to have many bags. The same case happens to my sister-in-law, who loves to buy bags that catches her eyes. Sometimes when she doesn't want to have the used bags, she would always leave them to my wife and my another sister-in-law. It is interesting of her though. lol
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@missbdoll (1165)
• Australia
18 Nov 07
Iseem to buy the cloth shopping bags, the ones some peaple call "green bags"( I think cause a lot of the first ones were green) I've got a pink one, a red one, a mauve one and three that zip up small enough to go in a handbag.Very useful.A while ago I bought A "Barbie" one on an auction site.
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@lilaclady (28207)
• Australia
18 Nov 07
Yes I use what they call green bags for the supermarket, I have purple ones and a little purple trolly as well :)
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@alamode (3071)
• United States
18 Nov 07
I'm addicted to tiny purses from the dollar stores! I bring them home and decorate them with embroidery, beads, buttons... I have bags in patterned silk, velvet, brocade, and several other fabrics, and with the handsewn details I find I get lots of compliments on them. They're just big enough for my 'necessaries' when I go to lunch with my sisters! I have 5 so far, and 3 that need finishing. Soon, they will take over my coatrack!
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@lilaclady (28207)
• Australia
18 Nov 07
You must be very clever the only I change is if they have a handle I cut it off ans sew on a long strap so I can actually wear it so it becomes part of my outfit...
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@alamode (3071)
• United States
18 Nov 07
Its good for me cuz they're small projects... time was I would
have made the bag and THEN decorated it! I had some skills
back then!LOL!
@caramello (4377)
• Australia
24 Jan 08
That is some bag collection lilaclady and very colourful as well. As being an addiction you say, not a bad one to have as the only harm is on the pocket lol I went through a phase of buying handbags to find one that I could find my keys in as if ever there is something I can lose in my handbag, it is my keys and that can be very, very frustrating! I always keep in mind though while searching for them is......as long as I remember what to do with them, otherwise then the problem really does begin! lol Keep on with a collection like you have, or just enjoy the ones you have.
@LoganzMom (618)
• United States
21 Jan 08
thats cool. something that makes you happy and doesnt cost a lot what more could you ask for lol? everyone needs to collect something. my mother is bad about bags too, but not just little pretty ones. oh nooo she like ALL bags! i call her the bag lady lol.
@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
18 Nov 07
Those are really beautiful little bags you have their lilaclady. I could never use such a small bag like that and I don't have to worry about wear to carry a cell phone as I no longer have one anyway..LOL
I bet though I have a bag you would just love. It's an incredibly old antique one of my great-grandmother and it's all beadwork..must be about a hundred years old at least..mmmm..wonder how much that would be worth?
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@lilaclady (28207)
• Australia
18 Nov 07
The antique bags are worth a lot of money, probably too good to use really, mine gets a lot of hard wear...
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@squaretile (3778)
• Singapore
22 Jan 08
well just those don't make you bag crazy. i think you have a long way to go before being truly certified bag crazy dear!
Anyway, thanks for the photo i really like the gold one! it's very nice. and the heart shaped one is cute too. nothing like a picture to paint a thousand words.
@3lilangels (4639)
• United States
18 Nov 07
love those bags there my friend,i enjoy bags as well but i have to have the biggest bag possible with 3 babies,so then i can stick in it whatever i need for them and me,that way i don't have to carry a diaper bag as well.love the heart bag,very cute.pattie
@Monkeyrose (2840)
• Canada
18 Nov 07
I have quite a few bags, but I have collected them over the years. I just got one in montreal that was expensive so I think I'll be using it for a while.
its really nice and really me. Its black vinyl with silver studs. Its medium sized and a half circle shape.
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@mushroomLady (208)
• Malaysia
18 Nov 07
Hi lilaclady, I Love bags too! Ya...I can understand how you can get carried away with bags. Especially if you come across the type you are looking for. Happy shopping!
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@jandroid47 (66)
• India
28 Jun 13
I would suggest you to buy a GSM signal blocking bag, It is better to put your mobiles in that bag, when you don't use as well as you need not want any calls.
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@maryannemax (12156)
• Sweden
18 Nov 07
at some point of our lives, we do get into the crosscroad wherein we are pinned to our addictions. and it's your time now. believe me, it will end one day, maybe sooner or later... noone really knows.
i had been addicted to collecting bags, clothes, watches and shoes. but now, i'm only addicted to clothes and shoes. not anymore with bags and watches. perhaps, i realized i have more than enough. hehe.
anyway, just have fun and try not to kill your budget.
anne
@plumwish07 (4057)
• Indonesia
19 Nov 07
i was similiar like you dear, on the few times ago. i like to buy new little cute bag for my mobile phone. when i went to mall and saw the cutest one, i would buy for sure. without my realizing, i have many little bags and its surprised me. i just wonder how much money i already spent for this stuff which is not useful enough. i mean its useful but if you have so many? what is gonna be then? because of this, i notice to myself wont buy another cutest mobile bag anymore if my mobile bag still in good condition. its hard to do but i force myself to obey those rules and guess what, in the end of month i surprised that i still have enough money in rest :P
@healer (1779)
• India
18 Nov 07
Today i met a friend of mine who has a small bag hanging in front with her mobile inside and i think it was very cool. Most of the times i leave my mobiles at my friends places and i am the one who has to suffer so i think the bag you bought for mobile is very cool as u will never leave your mobile behind. Anyway am not a bag crazy type of person as am myself very lazy to carry bags. Happy mylotting.
@karvin87 (1033)
• India
18 Nov 07
ahhh..cool..i dont have any such habit but ma gul got it! she juz loves bags...and then they also need to be matching....rite frm small to big ones..she's got all...!!
i guess, guys really dont need the extra luggage to carry a bag..wallet is enuf!!
gr8 goin! njoy!!
@suehan1 (4344)
• Australia
18 Nov 07
i love bags too,i am bag mad,if you ever get up to the gold coast there is a bag shop at harbourtown,hugh retail outlet.well this bag shop had the most unusual bags in it and also the shoes.i was in there for about 2 hours as i could not decide what to buy.cheap and unusual i love it
@bong_domingo (878)
• Philippines
19 Nov 07
:-) my mom is like that too... every time we go to department stores, we can't get pass the bag section without her trying to look at the latest trends for about an hour.... heheh she's crazy over ladies shoes too...