Don't Take Your Night Home With You on Your Purse

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When I first heard about women using decorative bag hangers when they were out on the town, I couldn't really picture anyone whipping one out whenever they took a seat...until last weekend. Upon arriving at McGurk's, I realized that the tall, wobbly bar stools were tricky enough to navigate when just trying to take a seat, let alone figuring out a place to stick my mammoth purse/cargo bag. Fortunately, Anna Wright and her sister, Stephanie, came to my rescue. They had brought along a couple of the purse hangers that I was previously so skeptical about, and they swear by them:

"A friend of mine got one for a present and I immediately wanted one. We go out quite a bit and I always had to put my purse on the floor and who knows what kind of gross stuff is on the floor of a bar. So I found some at Hong's Trading Company in Chesterfield. As soon as I had one, everyone wanted one, so I went back several times to get more. I wanted to see what other kinds were out there so I went to ABC Trading Company and bought more. Every time I go out, someone comments on them and wants one."

My purse stayed out of the way, and best of all, I didn't go home with it covered in sticky remnants from my night out. Just call me a purse-hanger convert. Besides snagging one at either of those local accessory havens, there are some really cute "Sex and the City" inspired purse/bag hangers available here for $17.95.