Money Well Spent- Purse Hook

Not so long ago, I went out to dinner with some friends. I got up to go to the salad bar (that's my story and I'm sticking to it!) and CRASH! I turned back toward to table to see that my chair had toppled over.... from the weight of my purse. My lipstick flew over here. My car keys slid over there. I am one of those people who keep everything from pepper spray to a screwdriver to gum to a sewing kit in her purse and to put it plainly, this grown-up girl scout's bag of everything was everywhere. Can we all say it together? Mortified.

But, what's a girl to do? If you're in a chair, you run the risk of ultimate humiliation. If the chair has a rounded back, you're out of luck because a purse won't hang there anyway. If you're in a booth, you could put it on the seat but then you're taking up valuable sitting space. You could put it on the floor but who know what germs or other assorted nastiness you might pick up from the place where the bottoms of people's shoes have been? You could put it in your lap but who wants to eat with a bag heavy enough to topple a chair in her lap?

The solution is so simple. It's a definite "Why didn't I think of that?" item. A purse hook. This nifty gadget was designed to fit on the edge of any table and holds your purse safely and securely. Your purse stays off the floor, is in easy reach if you need something, and is in constant sight (for those of us who have nightmares of purse snatchers.) The purse hook is light weight (so it doesn't add much weight to your already weighty purse), it folds flat for easy storage, and holds up to 20 pounds (and let me assure you, it will happily hold a purse that weighs enough to topple a chair.)

I saw purse hooks a while back but I didn't buy one. I regretted it almost immediately. Then, as all things go, I couldn't find them anymore. Right before Christmas, I sent out the search parties and found purse hooks at Hallmark, Personality Plus, and other Swoozie-esque type stores that stock all those cute monogrammed cups and hair bows and such. They come in fun designs (mine is a sassy zebra print high heel) and at around seven dollars, the purse hook is an investment in your health and your security, and it may just save you from having to crawl under someone else's table to retrieve your favorite tube of runaway lipstick.