Just curious...

Submitted by cheeselover on 15 October 2009 - 7:10pm

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I have a question. Do Amish women carry purses?

Re: Just curious...

Submitted by Cat lover on 16 October 2009 - 7:56pm.

Every year our community has town wide yard sales. Amish ladies and sometimes men come to them. (Hey, they like bargains too! ) Many of the ladies stop at mine.

I have never seen one with a purse just small black change purses or wallets. I will look next year and see.

Re: Just curious...

Submitted by farmhousebarb on 15 October 2009 - 9:16pm.

Any that I have seen are the plain,black variety..much like our(at least mine) grandmother's carried back in the 60's. Of course, that is just my observation.

Re: Just curious...

Submitted by editorkevin on 15 October 2009 - 9:05pm.

Sundries: gum, mints, perhaps a pen, a band-aid, loose change, scrap piece of paper, nothing terribly interesting! And in most cases the purses will just be bought at the local Amish store that sells the shoes, suspenders, and hats that they buy....I suppose in some places they might buy them from Wal-Mart or Dollar General, but the Amish store would be the most likely place....

Re: Just curious...

Submitted by swisssweetie on 16 October 2009 - 4:46pm.

I was teasing. I was just curious about how much the average guy knows about the contents of women's purses : )

Re: Just curious...

Submitted by nancy44 on 17 October 2009 - 1:45pm.

i think that you may have gotten lucky with our editor. he seems to have a good head on his shoulders

Re: Just curious...

Submitted by LuvMaerz on 15 October 2009 - 10:44pm.

I have always had a penchant for The Sak purses, which tend to be crocheted. Do Amish women knit/crochet? I only remember reading about the quilting/sewing.

Re: Just curious...

Submitted by cheeselover on 15 October 2009 - 8:31pm.

Now I am more curious... where do the Amish women buy their purses?

Re: Just curious...

Submitted by swisssweetie on 15 October 2009 - 7:30pm.

Great question! Now U'm curious, too. Fill us in, Kevin.

Re: Just curious...

Submitted by editorkevin on 15 October 2009 - 8:12pm.

Well, I can only got with what I've seen....the answer is: yes. Now, I can only go with what I have seen (lest the naysayers come calling)...they do carry purses, but you aren't going to find a woman carrying a Louis Vuitton or Coach bag....Black purses about the size of a loaf of bread are fairly common, just enough to keep checkbook, house-keys,and other sundries.