Comments on: The decline of the $400 purse—and the streetwalker http://neoneocon.com/2008/01/21/the-decline-of-the-400-purse-and-the-streetwalker/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:31:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Ymarsakar http://neoneocon.com/2008/01/21/the-decline-of-the-400-purse-and-the-streetwalker/#comment-54321 Ymarsakar Wed, 23 Jan 2008 04:07:12 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2008/01/21/the-decline-of-the-400-purse-and-the-streetwalker/#comment-54321 It's also helpful for containing extra mag clips. Just in case. It’s also helpful for containing extra mag clips. Just in case.

]]> By: expat http://neoneocon.com/2008/01/21/the-decline-of-the-400-purse-and-the-streetwalker/#comment-54306 expat Wed, 23 Jan 2008 02:20:49 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2008/01/21/the-decline-of-the-400-purse-and-the-streetwalker/#comment-54306 Ymar, It's also helpful when a man has a wife with a bag when the pockets don't hold everything. I speak from experience. Ymar,

It’s also helpful when a man has a wife with a bag when the pockets don’t hold everything. I speak from experience.

]]> By: Ymarsakar http://neoneocon.com/2008/01/21/the-decline-of-the-400-purse-and-the-streetwalker/#comment-54272 Ymarsakar Tue, 22 Jan 2008 21:19:23 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2008/01/21/the-decline-of-the-400-purse-and-the-streetwalker/#comment-54272 I think the fact that women in dresses don't have pockets, tends to produce a hyper need for a carrying case. Men only need briefcases and satchels for specific business reasons, but women may not always have pockets to put their stuff. That, and the need for makeup products for "powder rooms" also increases the need for carrying capacity for females. I think the fact that women in dresses don’t have pockets, tends to produce a hyper need for a carrying case. Men only need briefcases and satchels for specific business reasons, but women may not always have pockets to put their stuff.

That, and the need for makeup products for “powder rooms” also increases the need for carrying capacity for females.

]]> By: Sgt. Mom http://neoneocon.com/2008/01/21/the-decline-of-the-400-purse-and-the-streetwalker/#comment-54266 Sgt. Mom Tue, 22 Jan 2008 18:43:09 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2008/01/21/the-decline-of-the-400-purse-and-the-streetwalker/#comment-54266 Umm, Sergey? I think you're reaching, looking for the Freudian angle. I can't speak for other women, but for myself, I like the purse to sort of match what I am wearing, and to be durable because it's too much of a bother, always breaking in a new one and sorting out how to carry - and find! - all the stuff that I carry in the bag! Car keys, wallet, checkbook, coin purse, card case with several sets of business cards for myself and clients, pen, lipstick, powder compact, comb, notebook for work, postcards with info for my book ("To Truckee's Trail" - the greatest adventure never told! It's available at Amazon.com, BTW) small address book. tiny flashlight, Swiss Army knife, CD with backup of book that I am currently working on, just in case the house burns down while I am out and about, small calculator, and a handful of paper clips and safety pins, down in the bottom. And when I am traveling, there's a water bottle and a couple of magazines, as well. Nothing Freudian about it - just think of it as a portable office and survival kit. Umm, Sergey? I think you’re reaching, looking for the Freudian angle. I can’t speak for other women, but for myself, I like the purse to sort of match what I am wearing, and to be durable because it’s too much of a bother, always breaking in a new one and sorting out how to carry – and find! – all the stuff that I carry in the bag!

Car keys, wallet, checkbook, coin purse, card case with several sets of business cards for myself and clients, pen, lipstick, powder compact, comb, notebook for work, postcards with info for my book (“To Truckee’s Trail” – the greatest adventure never told! It’s available at Amazon.com, BTW) small address book. tiny flashlight, Swiss Army knife, CD with backup of book that I am currently working on, just in case the house burns down while I am out and about, small calculator, and a handful of paper clips and safety pins, down in the bottom.

And when I am traveling, there’s a water bottle and a couple of magazines, as well. Nothing Freudian about it – just think of it as a portable office and survival kit.

]]> By: Ymarsakar http://neoneocon.com/2008/01/21/the-decline-of-the-400-purse-and-the-streetwalker/#comment-54257 Ymarsakar Tue, 22 Jan 2008 17:52:50 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2008/01/21/the-decline-of-the-400-purse-and-the-streetwalker/#comment-54257 I'd like to see a real tax on the rich, progressively focused on luxury items. Including all imports, so people just can't go to France and get them cheaper. I’d like to see a real tax on the rich, progressively focused on luxury items. Including all imports, so people just can’t go to France and get them cheaper.

]]> By: Sergey http://neoneocon.com/2008/01/21/the-decline-of-the-400-purse-and-the-streetwalker/#comment-54252 Sergey Tue, 22 Jan 2008 16:39:08 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2008/01/21/the-decline-of-the-400-purse-and-the-streetwalker/#comment-54252 I'll take risk to suppose that in classical Freudian approach a purse or a bag should symbolically represent a womb or a woman body. Than it would make sense why they women like them to be durable, all-leather and beautiful. I’ll take risk to suppose that in classical Freudian approach a purse or a bag should symbolically represent a womb or a woman body. Than it would make sense why they women like them to be durable, all-leather and beautiful.

]]> By: Sergey http://neoneocon.com/2008/01/21/the-decline-of-the-400-purse-and-the-streetwalker/#comment-54250 Sergey Tue, 22 Jan 2008 16:33:38 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2008/01/21/the-decline-of-the-400-purse-and-the-streetwalker/#comment-54250 It seems that for women purses are not simply practical item or detail of costume, they have some symbolic meaning too. It is for therapists to tell us why. It seems that for women purses are not simply practical item or detail of costume, they have some symbolic meaning too. It is for therapists to tell us why.

]]> By: Bugs http://neoneocon.com/2008/01/21/the-decline-of-the-400-purse-and-the-streetwalker/#comment-54245 Bugs Tue, 22 Jan 2008 16:10:16 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2008/01/21/the-decline-of-the-400-purse-and-the-streetwalker/#comment-54245 Well, at least I've learned something here: To women, purses are more interesting than hookers. Well, at least I’ve learned something here: To women, purses are more interesting than hookers.

]]> By: BeeBee http://neoneocon.com/2008/01/21/the-decline-of-the-400-purse-and-the-streetwalker/#comment-54233 BeeBee Tue, 22 Jan 2008 14:31:38 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2008/01/21/the-decline-of-the-400-purse-and-the-streetwalker/#comment-54233 I keep remembering a comment made at The Daily Mail on an article about women renting male escorts for business dinners, parties, etc. It was something along the lines of, "women will pay $2000 for a purse to impress each other, so why wouldn't they pay for a handsome date?" I thought it was a particularly astute realization about the reason for such absurdly priced fripperies. My whole family could take a vacation with that amount, and we'd rather. I keep remembering a comment made at The Daily Mail on an article about women renting male escorts for business dinners, parties, etc. It was something along the lines of, “women will pay $2000 for a purse to impress each other, so why wouldn’t they pay for a handsome date?” I thought it was a particularly astute realization about the reason for such absurdly priced fripperies. My whole family could take a vacation with that amount, and we’d rather.

]]> By: Synova http://neoneocon.com/2008/01/21/the-decline-of-the-400-purse-and-the-streetwalker/#comment-54209 Synova Tue, 22 Jan 2008 06:32:54 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2008/01/21/the-decline-of-the-400-purse-and-the-streetwalker/#comment-54209 On one of those shows, "What to wear" I think, the yoga teacher from Arizona goes shopping with her sister in New York and looks at the clothes and she says the price of one thing and says that she looks at it and it makes her feel physically sick. I can relate. I can relate and I'm a good capitalist. Not that I wouldn't dress a whole lot better than I do if I had the money but I can relate. On one of those shows, “What to wear” I think, the yoga teacher from Arizona goes shopping with her sister in New York and looks at the clothes and she says the price of one thing and says that she looks at it and it makes her feel physically sick.

I can relate.

I can relate and I’m a good capitalist. Not that I wouldn’t dress a whole lot better than I do if I had the money but I can relate.

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