Saturday 2 March 2013


Bag facts!

*      British women spend on average £4000 on bags in their life.

*      On average U.K women have 17 bags at any one time.

*      3 Pounds is the weight of the average woman’s handbag.

*      The world’s most expensive handbag is 2.5 million pounds.

*      Bag in the 1800 only men carried bags.

*      The word luggage comes from the verb “lug” which means to drag.

*      Shakespeare was one of the first to cite the word “luggage” in his masterpiece Henry IV.

*      The first documented use of handbags comes from 14th century hieroglyphics.

*      The word “handbags” was first used in the early 1900’s to describe men’s briefcases.

*      The average student carries a book bag weighting 25% of their body weight. The recommended weight is no more than 15%.

*      The Bible specifically identifies Judas Iscariot as a purse carrier.

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