Do you love handbags? We do.
And with Fall fashions starting to trickle into stores, we just can't wait any longer to show how much we appreciate you! So share a secret with us & enter to win a genuine Dooney & Bourke handbag in the SheSpeaks Member Appreciation Giveaway!*
For some of us, handbags can be an outward sign of fashion savvy or earning power or represent something so deeply personal that we will sacrifice and save-up endlessly, to get just the right one.
But the real function of a bag is to carry stuff around. In colonial days, a woman's role was largely domestic and she carried her few belongings in a little pouch concealed in the folds of her skirt. But as women emerged into the workforce, the need arose for a sturdier accessory to hold her personal effects.
Now it is time to share a little secret!
Besides the daily-survival-kit & weekend-warrior-necessities like your phone, keys, make-up, safety pins, bandaids, hand sanitizers, headphones and umbrella .. .
what is the one thing that everyone who knows you would be surprised to learn is in your handbag?
Tell us in the comments below, and you could be a lucky winner
of one of the Dooney & Bourke handbags pictured here!
One could soon be yours!
“I just entered to win a new Fall handbag in the @SheSpeaksUp Dooney & Bourke Giveaway bit.ly/1sPVCUA"
So good luck everybody!
And most of all, thank you for being a member of SheSpeaks and for participating in our community!
We appreciate you!
*This giveaway is open through Sept. 7th to USA residents over 18 years of age. No purchase necessary.
9.23.14 Congratulations to winner: ironram1
9.24.14 Congratulations to winner: smorees
9.30.14 Congratulations to winner: jenniferklochdavis
Super Glue! You never know when you may need to fix something quick and I always want to be prepared! In fact, right now I have 2 tubes of it in my purse, in case one dries out! Thanks so much for the chance to enter.
coupon binder
My bag is always full of EVERYTHING. People come to me when they need something. I know you said something other than the basics BUT mine is a basic. I always have makeup of some kind in my bag. Why would my friends and family be surprised to know this?? Because I almost never wear makeup.
A compact!
I always carry sweet tarts in my purse............I use to carry them for my first grandchild........who's now 23 yrs old.......lol
Dum Dum lollipops - my just in case emergency sugar spike due to diabetes (I am low end).
I carry a one or two small packets of Lysol wipes. Two safety pins. Pencil. And at least 8 quarters. ( quarters for phone and or if someone is wanting 'some spare change"
I keep a nail file in my purse. I like the signature satchel!
I always keep a swiss army knife in my purse
diamonds! I have been carrying them around for months now while waiting to get my ring fixed. (:
Swiss Army knife although I am far from "outdoorsy"!
A pack of peanut butter crackers if I get hungry
I keep a very small umbrella (you never know when you can get caught in the rain!) and one of the handkerchiefs I've had since I was a child (with kitties or Mother Goose design!) -- might as well blow my nose in style!
I keep a extra pair of underwear in case I have an accident on myself when a restroom is not close around. I have been in that situation before and have wet on myself.
They would all be surprised to know I carry lip gloss in my purse. I don't wear it that often, it's just for beauty emergencies I guess!