Handbags/pairs of shoes....how many?

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I have two pairs of smart boots, two pairs of heavy weather boots that I can be sure not to slip in, two pairs of shoes I regularly wear and two pairs of sandals that I live in all summer.

About six pairs of high heeled shoes and six handbags, plus two small backpacks.

And yes, I am going to keep them all, they are one of my very few luxuries and nearly all bought in charity shops.

I have 3 bags, 3 pairs of trainers, a pair of ankle boots, a pair of sandals, 4 pairs of different coloured pumps, 2 pairs of going out shoes, 2 pairs of slippers

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When I moved into my small flat I had a clear out due to a lack of space. I now have one pair of walking boots, two pair sandals, three trainers, one pair slippers, two ankle boots, and one dress shoe. One handbag and one rucksack.
I'd used to love wearing heels due to my small size, but they've had to be got rid of.
I hope I don't sound bitter since my divorce.

What can I say? I love shoes, I love handbags

Regards handbags. I found it exasperating when I swapped handbags as I always seemed to have to go through them to find what I was looking for when going out. Annoying.

Then I hit on the idea of emptying my bag into a deep wicker tray when I come home. Now I just choose my handbag for the day, go to the wicker tray and pop in what I need as and when. Keys, tissues, lippy, purse etc - all in one place!

So much easier.
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Two handbags and maybe ten pairs of assorted footwear, including slippers, sandals, and walking boots.

Far too many of both. Confession over!

1 handbag 3 pairs of shoes

7 shoes various only 1 pair of heels
3 sandals
2 hiking boots
3 Hunter wellies
1 Dubarry knee high Boots
2 knee high boots dressy
3 handbags
4 rucksacks

Firstly I only wear trainers or flip flops depending on the weather.

I have 2 wardrobes full of shoe boxes.

I'm in Spain just now and seem to have almost as many shoes/sandals/flipflops etc. as I do in England. You can pick them up quite cheaply which is why I can't resist! Bags are my passion but probably use the same ones 4-5 consistently

Handbags, about 10 - just can't throw them away. Shoes - too many to count. I have awkward sized feet, so if I find a pair that fits I buy them and add them too the 'stock'. Perhaps I should stop buying for a while.

I have shoes in many colours, and handbags to match. Strange when I want to wear a particular colourI have to go out to but some!

When I was working I used to buy new boots/shoes and bag,
from Russel & Bromley every Winter, I have still got all the
bags they are 20+ years old, but in total, I have 23 bags, and about 40 pairs of assorted shoes/boots/trainers/slippers/sandals. is that excessive?

I have many pairs of shoes, boots, slippers, sandals but not too many bags. I have one very expensive bag my DH bought for our GW which I use all the time. I find if I change bags I always forget something.

One very good everyday handbag, two smaller evening bags which I rarely use, 8 pairs of shoes, 1 pair of slippers. I alternate the shoes each day but obviously gravitate towards the favourites.

I can't get on with sandals, flip-flops or boots.

Oh dear. I was brought up to only have what was needed. I have never had a massive wardrobe of clothes. I have four pairs of footwear - one pair of court shoes, one pair of trainers, one pair of boots and one pair of slippers.

I have one hand bag .

I have two shopping bags for doing my shopping in ( the 50p kind , plastic washable re usable from Morrisons).

Ooh embarrassing! 50 plus pairs of shoes, 8 pairs boots, 25 handbags, 10 pairs sandals. ????????????????

sorry to say 70 , but that does include shoes boots flip flops, work shoes ,holiday shoes and trainers

Yes Urmstongran, quite a balancing act between consumerism and saving the planet.

Comparing this thread with other threads running recently, where many GN’ers are keen to STP, and several suggest being vegan is one of the best ways forward, how does that equate with many of these boots, shoes and handbags being made from leather from the cows we ought not to be eating?

Just seems to me that we are all prepared to compromise when it suits us. I am not a prolific shoe or handbag owner by the way, but am probably just as guilty in other ways, so not holier than thou!

Like you Urmstongran I have some in Spain and some at home and a dozen in each but that covers slippers, sandals, shoes, trainers and boots.

Hand bags are a whole other story - a dozen at most as I give them to my daughter/granddaughter when I’ve gone off them and buy another from the market - we know how cheap they are in Spain don’t we!

How do we square the circle between consumerism and saving the planet? It’s a dilemma.
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so what! woopee dooda, who cares how many shoes people have or don`t have. Its up to them what they spend their money on. I cba to go and count mine, unfortunately all have to be extra wide so I buy online when I see something I like. I bought 3 pairs of lovely canvas shoes the other week, will wear one pair until I cannot clean them any more. All my many other shoes are very good leather or suede. Boots, maybe 4 pairs, last pair from celtic sheepskin. Slippers, at least 2 pairs. Garden boots, walking boots, 2 pairs of garden clogs. Horses for courses, I don`t drink or smoke, just wish I could wear those lovely sky high stilletos. I bet people keep them in boxes and stroke them from time to time, I am jealous of their dainty feet