Have you ever taken time to find out why your woman carries a huge bag? I know it’s not your business. And don’t ever snoop on her to find out. Since it’s our business, we took to the streets to ask some ladies who cared to share with us some of the things they carry in their bags.
Of course everyone had tissue, make up, lip balm and a wallet. However there were some peculiar items that took us by surprise. Fortunately no one admitted to ever carrying a DVD player in her bag. Here are some of them.
1. Hair Pieces
As if what they have on their heads isn’t enough, some women carry countless pieces of hair weaves and wigs in their bags. Monica a sales executive couldn’t agree more. “Hair contributes a lot to every woman’s look. I can use hair to transform into a different personality. From office to party to corporate events. Hair does the magic. So I move with my hair. It’s that easy!”
And yes she has a point.
2, An extensive collection of other bags
These bags always look huge and bulky thanks to their content. Esther a receptionist at a major telecom company on Wampewo avenue says that since she bought a big and she has has very little to fill it with, she decided to insert two other bags in it just to make it look full. “I had no option. I love the bag it’s a genuine Hermes’. However it looks lifeless when I fill it with the usual things I carry in my bag! So I decided to put something in here that can make it pop.”
She too has a point.
3. Money
Yes money. And a lot of it. It was sad to learn that many women do this. It’s both unsafe and a little disturbing. Four women in a Kampala arcade admitted to carrying huge sums of money in their hand bags whilst they wait to pay for new stock. Moreen a boutique proprietor says that she has to pile all her cash in her bag on days when she’s going out to pay for new stock. However she too couldn’t say if this was safe or not.
4. Cockroaches
You read right. Carrying almost everything in the world in one not so big bag does come with a price. Makeup spills, flakes from broken pencils, unnecessary clutter and lots of other things pile in these bags in the due coarse. This thus attracts pests such as cockroaches. Almost every woman we spoke to admitted to have seen a little cockroach pop out of her bag at least once.
5. Snacks such as Gorillos
This is not shocking. Why would it shock anyone anyway? However the reasons as to why women carry these snacks are just as hair raising as the sizes of their bags. Esther shared with us her reason for having lots of gorillos in her bags. “Many girls pretend even when they have cravings. I love my gorillos so I always make sure I have like 5 packs in my bag. It’s not evil, is it?”
6. Good luck charms
When a woman prevents you from even peeping into her heavy number, pay no attention because she has some solid reasons. Most women carry things that they believe give them good luck as they go about this dusty town. None of them will admit to doing this though. A Sudanese friend of mine intimated to me that she carries an old leg of a hen in her bag. Apparently this gives her good luck as she presents her business proposals at major companies.
7. Extra shoes, clothes and bras. The entire wardrobe to be exact.
As people like Esther are struggling to find what to fill their huge bags with, many other women are filling them with almost everything they can wear. Panties, bras, spanx, shoes, jeans, more shoes and more panties. These do this simply because they are ready to sleep anywhere else other than home anytime. Sleeping over always seems easy when you have your entire closet in your hands.
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