It seems to me that many guys these days are using billfolds, instead of wallets. I prefer a wallet myself, and have had the same one for about 8 years. A billfold seems too flashy to me, like it’s imprtant to show that huge hunk of cash. Which do you use guys? A trusty wallet, or a billfold?
Ladies: Are you the one with the itty bitty purse, or the huge duffle bag under your arm?
Adam
I use a European carry-all.
I have a black woman’s wallet that I carry around with me. I don’t have enough patience for a purse. Of course, between that, the car keys, and the cell phone, I’m short one hand. So now I’m wondering if I should look at a purse.
I despise purses, and for years did not have one. Right now I have a small backpack style purse, I hate the way purses slide off your arm while you walk. I never, ever have makeup or other toiletries in there, save a lipstick if going to a formal outting. Nothing but my keys,cell phone, checkbook, wallet, occasionally a pack of smokes and /or a pack of gum.
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I have a men’s wallet. Purses are a hassle, and all I really need to carry with me is some cash, my ID, and a few credit cards. Keys go in my pocket.
I never used to carry purses (or bags as I prefer to call them.) Then one day when I needed something to put my wallet and keys in I grabbed a jar of safety pins, a strip of material and a piece of twine, and threw one together in the car. It got me hooked. I used to make them all until my keys poked a bazillon holes in the bottom of one. Now I carry a little grey camera case-looking bag.
So, yes. It’s small.
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Big purses, different colors/different styles for appropriate seasons, outfits, etc. (I jokingly refer to them as my overnight bags). Also carry a little black number in my car in case I happen to be attending something fancy, can throw bare minimum in there to get me through the evening.
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My father calls his wallet a “pocketbook” (it goes in his pocket and opens and closes like a book - can’t argue with the logic), but I don’t know any other men that do that. He says that he learned it from his father.
I am a HUGE purse fan. I have them in various sizes and colors, vintage, wooden, wicker, everything. My main purse is a big rockin’ leapord print fake Kate Spade that I bought off a street vendor in New York. Large enough to hold my dayplanner with plenty of room for girl stuff. Coincidently, I found a scarf made of the exact same material here in Burlington. Always get comments about my accessories matching. My wallet, is pink with hippy looking flowers on it. The reason I own such a horrid looking thing is that it is IMPOSSIBLE to loose it. Which is important when you are as flakey as I am.
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Anyway, I have a medium-size purse. In it are my wallet, my checkbook, my asthma inhaler, office keys, sunglasses, contact lens case (after ripping one in the car, I carry it around), and lipstick.
Well after having my purse searched again yesterday for the one-thousandth time by security after they say something that ‘looked’ funny in the x-ray, I started leaving my purse in the car. I only bring in money and my keys. It just ain’t worth the hassle every morning.
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Big ol’ honkin’ purse. I carry my wallet, which doesn’t match, keys, makeup, hairbrush and matching comb, and a couple of books. I selected my current two purses because they were large and multi-compartmented so that I could have a separate compartment for the books. I like books. I’m lost if I don’t have a book, especially if I’m eating at a restaraunt by myself.
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I don’t use a purse, or a wallet. I have a dayplanner (My Life) that has everything from cash to stamps to IDs stuffed inside. That gets shoved into a big ol’ satchel-type briefcase with my big binder, tons of other crap, and tons of other crap. And sometimes, I have some extraneous crap in there, too.
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I have a small purse, just enough to carry the important cards and info.
I don’t have a car to leave things in, so it all has to come with me. So I carry an enormous purse. I do tend to bash the heads of strangers on the bus with it, so I’m looking for something a bit smaller.
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I like a medium size bag that will hold my wallet, electric phone book, phone, and of course, makeup. I have one that’s big enough to throw in a book, so I’ve been using that one lately. I try to match my purse to what I am wearing that day, so I’ve also been wearing a lot of brown lately to match my purse.
Isn’t that pathetic?
On the wallet vs. billfold question: i actually use both, sort of. i have a regular old folding wallet that houses most credit and ID cards not often used, which lives in the back pocket- and then bills folded around the drivers license, bank card and 1 credit card, which live in the front pocket. i used to use a money clip for those but haven’t been lately.
why? not sure, maybe for security and maybe because it’s just easier than opening a wallet and hunting for bills.
as for bags - i was just talking to a friend about how i wish it were more normal for men to carry purses. it would be so nice to have something the right size for money, wallet, keys, pilot, and maybe a book or something small to read. especially in the summer when i don’t have the jacket that usually serves this function…
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On outings: a very small diaper bag containing a few diapers and wipes for my son, my keys, our sunglasses, check card, a pen, lip balm, and a few small toys.
By myself, but not at work: My trusty black army surplus backpack - with books, notebook, pens, and anything else essential to surviving.
At work: The much hated small purse. It’s organizer styled with accordian pockets for receipts, notes, checks, credit cards, etc. All the vital info is in there.
If I could get away with the backpack at work, I would in a heartbeat. Maybe I need to look into an attache case? Nah - just another damn thing to slip off my shoulder.
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My father carries a men’s wallet that slings over his shoulder in black leather, I never thought it looked weird.
No purse, unless it’s fancy night out, then it’s tiny: wallet, smokes, keys, ID, and tiny lipstick.
Fanny sack, has a place for a squeeze bottle, a tiny change purse, etc. and then there’s room for wallet, ID, smokes, pen or pencil, gum, sun glasses. It slings over my head and shoulders, so that the pack is on my back, leaving my hands free.
It’s all about minimizing the crap.
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Small, small, itty bitty purse with a really long strap that goes over my head, making it hands free/impossible to slip off of my shoulder. It is the size of the average men’s wallet, and basically is a wallet on a string. The phone is hooked to my waist or in a pocket, ditto for the pager, and keys are in a pocket. The only problem I have is the occasional dress day, most of which have neither “clippable” waists, or pockets.
This represents a dramatic reduction in size which occurred due to a lifestyle choice - about three years ago, I stopped wearing makeup. It’s amazing how much less a girl needs to carry around when not having to do “touch-ups” all day long.
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