Handbags In Tables

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AIBU to be really wound up at women putting their handbags on tables in the restaurant?

it’s a real bug bear of mine. I find It extremely rude

They’re food preparation surfaces.
Nobody eats directly off the restaurant table.

dinner I'll be using one of my Strathberry Multrees, a Mulberry Lily or a Jimmy Choo clutch

Oooooo get you

Oh is this another "I'm so middle class" thread? Only filthy commoners put their purses on the table.

What possible relevance is any of that boast fest 😆
Cringeworthy.

Purses in the handbags on the table

Can they even find any room on the table for their bag, if their feet are already up on there?!

I must admit that I read it in Alan Partridge's voice!

Boasting AND competitive hygiene. It's the post that has it all. Heh.

I have never in my life put my bag on a toilet floor. That also goes for shopping bags. Always on the hook provided or if shopping with someone they hold them for me.

My bug bear is people using capital letters in the middle of sentences and not managing to write a 3 word statement correctly. How does one put a "Bag in table"?

Nice try

I am one of the filth that put my bags on the table. My bags r expensive and heavy. Not leaving it strapped to chair or on a spare chair nearby or on the floor or on my shoulder or on my lap I want to enjoy my meal. If we r sat on a bench it's between me and DD. If individual chairs it's close to me on the edge of the table logo facing the wall. Send the police! People I have meals with don't give a crap and nor do I.

I put mine on the table, or next to me if it's bench type seating.

But I don't eat in places where tables aren't cleaned when vacated, or put my bag on toilet floors.

My bags don't go on the floor, ever! They were very expensive. And if you're not sitting at my table, why would you even care?

You're the rude one. If this offends you, you should be able to explain why that is.

The same people who put their bags on the table, will hang them on the hook behind the door. I won't follow an etiquette that is out of date. Too much crime etc around today.

Although i appreciate etiquette, good manners, etc., i also have the possibly weird belief that they form part of a membership to an exclusive club. It's like saying what kind of parents, education, etc., you had by hiw you behave at the table. Your level of anger about a topic like this is what's getting so much attention. For some people being critical of others helps them feel a little bit better about themselves, but it isn't sustainable accountability because it's just ranting into the void rather than addressing aspects of one's own character.

I've got a big fake fur red and black monster of a handbag so it definitely goes on the floor between my feet but if it's just a little clutch purse type of thing I'd keep it on the table, or if I'm sat next to a wall and there's a ledge then I'll put it on there instead.

If its not on your table why would it bother you.
If its not your bag why let it bother you.
Some people just get offended over anything in to days world.

I think there was a study that showed how many germs are on the average handbag - however, the same germs are also present on mobile phones, so, OP, do you also object to phones on the table?

I think it's disgusting given they're always on the floor, even on public toilets 🤮

In some cultures putting your bag on the floor brings you financial bad luck.

I tend to hang mine on my chair under my coat on on the empty chair next to me rather than on the floor or table. I have a bag with a long strap though rather than a clutch bag. I probably wouldn't give it much thought unless the bag was in the way of plates etc on a table.

It’s far easier to steal a handbag while it’s sitting on the table. Unless you have the strap wrapped around your wrist which is a little impractical.
I don’t have a handbag small enough to place neatly by my plate so always put my handbag between my feet. Any thief would have to scrabble around under the table to pinch it.