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[bjb]

So I need something to carry around my laptop and other items. I've been looking at a lot of messenger bags on Amazon. I've only seen a few that I would actually consider wearing. Otherwise, it seems that the majority of messenger bags either look really dumb or rather feminine (imo). *Note: Not actually considering the above picture's bag, just wanted to clarify in case people didn't know what they were.

Alternatively, I might just get another (larger) Swiss Army backpack:

but I'm definitely open to any other recommendations. Thoughts?

 

[SlowRevolution]

No

 

[Bam Bam Baklava]

Not at all.

 

[GK86]

.

 

[injurai]

It depends on the type of shoes they wear with it...

 

[Clydefrog]

Why wouldn't it be a purse?

 

[Auron_Kale]

No, but then again, what would you consider to be 'feminine looking' regarding messenger bags?

 

[TheKaeptain]

Nope... well if it looks like this:

 

[Korey]

http://youtu.be/pUJ36nFdOyg

 

[DrFunk]

It's a EUROPEAN CARRYALL!!

 

[BocoDragon]

Yup. It's a purse. But we're accepting of alternative lifestyles around here.

 

[Mileena]

.

unisex

 

[Bam Bam Baklava]

http://youtu.be/pUJ36nFdOyg

Anyone that can be man-shamed into drinking Miller Light is the biggest pansy of all.

 

[Daft_Cat]

There's no stigma against a male carrying an over the shoulder bag. Kids wear them to school, men wear them to work.

 

[FStop7]

I carry one of these to work -

I had it with me at lunch one day and someone said "I like your murse!" I thought it was funny, but it's definitely true. But who cares.

 

[Guevara]

People in this day and age really still have a problem with messenger bags for being 'too feminine'? That sounds really insecure to me.

 

[Sullichin]

http://youtu.be/pUJ36nFdOyg

what a shitty commercial

 

[Bam Bam Baklava]

People in this day and age really still have a problem with messenger bags for being 'too feminine'? That sounds really insecure to me.

A lot of macho bullshit out there.

 

[outunderthestars]

I carry one of these to work -

I had it with me at lunch one day and someone said "I like your murse!" I thought it was funny, but it's definitely true. But who cares.

I'm more concerned about your leopard print sheets.

 

[Fou-Lu]

I greatly prefer a messenger bag to a backpack, I've never once thought of it as a purse. That's like called a duffelbag a purse.

 

[FStop7]

I'm more concerned about your leopard print sheets.

LOL, not mine! I jacked that pic from someone else. I just have the exact same murse.

 

[Kurdel]

Yes, and I love mine.

 

[Kite]

Not unless it looks dainty and useless like this.

 

[kittens]

Naw, they're usually a distinctly different style.

Not unless it looks dainty and useless like this.

That bag is cute. I'd totally use it.

 

[ssowinski]

Yep, but I prefer the term manbag for mine. It's small, brown, made by Columbia, and just big enough for me wallet, phone, keys and a handfull of change. But it does go over the shoulder and hangs by the waist.

 

[2San]

Yes, but there's nothing wrong with that.

 

[BigDes]

You have to make sure it is covered in My Little Pony stickers though

 

[demon]

Nowadays I just chuckle to myself when someone calls my messenger bag a purse/murse. I mean, really? Still?

 

[kamspy]

If I can't fit it in my pockets I angrily throw it at the nearest hipster.

 

[Auron_Kale]

I've been using this lately:

Leather top, waxed canvas for the rest of the bag. Simple.

 

[Angry Fork]

Yes, I can never use one of those things. I noticed them for the first time many years ago when Jim used it on the office and thought they looked awful. Obviously don't care if anyone else uses it but I feel like only bankers and interns wear it.

 

[Surface of Me]

People in this day and age really still have a problem with messenger bags for being 'too feminine'? That sounds really insecure to me.

Seriously. Even my friend who has to do everything so macho and manly is looking at messenger bags.

Any recommendations for messenger bags? Been thinking of getting another, the one left over from high school is so torn up.

 

[NEOPARADIGM]

There's no stigma against a male carrying an over the shoulder bag. Kids wear them to school, men wear them to work.

I was going to say, the prototypical briefcase you see in movies is way out of style. Every professional I see carries a messenger bag.

 

[equap]

why hasn't anyone post a picture of Jack Bauer?

 

[DominoKid]

yes.

just get a backpack. your shoulders will thank you.

 

[Devil Theory]

What? Why would a Messenger Bag be a Purse?

It's just a less formal briefcase. Do yourself a favor and pick up a nice dark brown leather one, and watch your style increase 10 points.

 

[Lijik]

Alternatively, I might just get another (larger) Swiss Army backpack:

These can be hell in the summer. I did a lot of walking in the city my first year with one of these, and the constant super sweaty back is what made me switch to a messenger bag in the first place.
Granted that was also the hottest summer on record in Atlanta or something insane like that so that was probably also a factor.

 

[radios shipping overview]

This looks great. If you don't get that one, there are plenty of sharp-looking messenger bags out there.

Mine: http://www.fjallraven.us/p-70-vintage-shoulder.aspx

Also try Chrome.

I don't like that Swiss Army backpack much. It screams "I was bought at Target."

 

[NEOPARADIGM]

It's just a less formal briefcase.

Not even. Like I said, from lawyers to realtors I deal with, none of them carry briefcases anymore. Maybe some people still do, but I never see it. The messenger bag is the 21st century briefcase.

 

[dojokun]

I own a messenger bag myself:

 

[out0v0rder]

yeah theys a purse.
i like backpacks. more practical. holds more stuff. looks less girly.

 

[Darth Pinche]

Indiana Jones carried a messenger bag. It is all good. Just carry a gun and a whip. Fedora is optional.

 

[Conciliator]

I like messenger bags on men. Don't have one myself. If you're obsessed with whether it can be categorized as a purse or what that says about your gender identity you probably have some deeper issues to work out.

 

[mrkgoo]

I carry this quite often:

It's meant for a camera, but it's a good size to tote small items such as keys, 3DS, loose change. And my makeup and tampons.

So yes, I don't mind it being called a purse.

 

[Bam Bam Baklava]

A lot of macho bullshit out there.

yeah theys a purse.
i like backpacks. more practical. holds more stuff. looks less girly.

Case in point.

 

[Trin]

Nope, I've always just called them a satchel. Never once considered them feminine.

 

[waypoetic]

No because it's a bag.

Bag : straps over shoulder(s)
Purse : carry it with your hand
Briefcase : carry it with your hand

 

[8BitsAtATime]

I use this

 

[Devil Theory]

Personally, if I see a grown man walking around wearing a backpack like he's still in school, I strongly question his character. Any professional I've ever worked with in the real world carries a Messenger. What the hell else is there for your laptop? I'm not putting my MBP in some thin backpack sideways.

 

[Swig_]

It's a satchel. Indiana Jones has one.