How much does your purse weigh? / myLot

Purses - Purse should weigh no more than 7 pounds

United States

February 7, 2007 5:21pm CST

Did you know that your purse should not weigh nor more than 7 to 10 percent of your total body weight? If you carry a heavy purse you are putting your self in danger of micro muscle damage among other ailments. I know I can't carry a heavy purse my neck tends to hurt a lot worse than it usually does and my arm goes numb.

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5 responses

pebbles_cubbie

@pebbles_cubbie (3789)

• United States

10 Feb 07

my purse is pretty small. i dont like to carry much because then i cant find anything. i know that carrying a heavy purse can cause problems with your shoulders and neck.

lilaclady

@lilaclady (28226)

• Australia

8 Feb 07

yeh I know what you mean, there are so many things a girl just has to carry.........I even carry a camera at all times with me, so there is extra batteries...hmmmjust got have these things,,,:)

@ssh123 (31086)

• India

8 Feb 07

The question of micro muscle damage does not arise, since I do not keep wallet at all. I carry a pen and a credit card.

Mamaof4

@Mamaof4 (222)

• Philippines

7 Feb 07

Eek! This is a dangerous question, hehehe. my purse is waaaaaay too heavy! Probably close to 8 pounds. It's bad I know, and I've tried to switch to smaller purses now just so I'll be lugging around less weight. I was recently diagnosed wiht a couple of slipped discs impinging on a nerve, whcih causes a lot of pain down my leg. Lessening the weight of my purse has helped ease the pain tremendously.

@weemam (13377)

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7 Feb 07

I never realised how heavy mine was untill the other day when my hubby picked it up to hand to me .He laughed and said " Oh my god have you got one of the grandkids in here " I couldn't stop laughing , I HADN'T LOL xx

so heavy