Stats Facts and Quotes about the almighty Handbag
1 in 10Number of women willing to spend $150 or more on a handbag.
$24,500
The highest price that a luxury handbag (the Hermes Birkin) sold for on eBay.
22%
Percentage of women who would splurge on a handbag if they could choose only one designer item. Only 9% would choose shoes.
"Man Purse"
The name might have negative connotations now, but back in the 1800s, purses were small bags used to hold coins. Only men carried them.
5 lbs 9 oz.
Weight of the average SHOP Etc staffer's handbag.
3 lbs
Weight of the average woman's handbag.
21
Number of bags Marc Jacobs has named after models, including the "Daria" (Werbowy), "Karolina" (Kurkova) and "Christy" (Turlington).
6
Number of handbags the average woman owns.
$42
Amount the average woman spent on her last handbag.
Gucci Medium Boston Bag, Fendi B.Bag, and Louis Vuitton Baggy PM Denim Bag
The three most-requested "rental" bags on bagborroworsteal.com.
"No woman I know
could ever be a terrorist. Put a bomb in a Gucci bag? Oh, no way!" -- Joan Rivers
3 in 4 women
Have a "favorite" handbag.
Handbagging (v: to bruise)
Origin: Margaret Thatcher's no-holds-barred debating style and her lust for handbags.
Meaning: Her words had left her opponent as metaphorically bruised as if she had swung her handbag at him.
