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These stories represent some of the most crazed bitch-
fighting women, bag crime and violent handbag horror.
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Bag Snatch Victim Fights Back

This bag snatcher got more than he bargained for when he took on one tough purse lover. When he grabs her handbag, she grabs it right back and won’t let go. Not content with rescuing her prized possession, this tough cookie executes some killer moves and flips the thug on his head! I’ll bet she’s cured him of those sticky fingers!
Sienna Miller Attacks Paparazzi with Purse

We all know Sienna Miller as a style guru who loves to tote beautiful bags by Balenciaga, Prada, and Yves Saint Laurent, but it seems she doesn’t wear them just to look good. Handbags are her weapon of choice when it comes to fighting off the paparazzi and make bruise-worthy blunt weapons of destruction.

Hollywood stars would like you to believe they’re not as superficial as the glamorous lifestyles they lead. Sure they might make millions, but they love to use that cash to feed starving children and help the homeless.

But you can’t change the world if you don’t look good first, right? So while the starlets might pledge thousands to their favorite charities, they’re spending just as much on the latest designer handbags. Drab outfits might have been OK for Mother Theresa, but today’s celebrity saints have a reputation to uphold.

It makes you wonder whether the stars believe in the causes they support, or whether it’s all just a cheap grab for publicity. Are they celebrity charlatans using poverty to gloss their image, give them publicity, which subsequently generates them more fame and money to feed a designer shopping addiction?

How can these socially aware stars spend thousands on some arm candy while people in third-world countries are still dying of hunger? Some of these bags are so expensive, they’d easily feed an entire African village.

If you’ve pledged to help fight poverty how can you justify spending thousands on a designer handbag when that that money could make a huge impact on poverty to hundreds (if not thousands) of people.

Maybe I’m being too harsh on these famous celebrities but when you look at how much they’ve spent and how that money could have been used to fight poverty it makes you question their motives. Just take a look at these examples of “poverty fighting” celebs and their excessive handbag spending:
Angelina Jolie and Zahara Show Off Matching Valentino Purses

Image source: The Purse Blog
Angelina Jolie is the poster child for celebrity do-gooders. She’s a United Nations ambassador, and her Jolie-Pitt Foundation helps humanitarian causes all around the world. She also likes to adopt orphans from poverty-stricken nations, like adorable Zahara.

Guys: Have you ever wondered why girls have such big handbags that always appear to be packed with junk?

Your gut reaction might be that she’s packed it with toiletries, a wide selection of makeup and a variety of other ‘essential’ items - but have you ever actually checked?

After reading these stories you might be convinced to never, ever, question what’s inside those pretty purses - you might not like what you find, unless of course your girlfriend is Japanese and is carrying a vibrator - then you might be intruiged. But then again she might just be carrying metal pliers which will just leave you confused.

So here are the strange and intruiging finds from the insides of women’s purses (and before you ask - no I didn’t go rummaging and I definately didn’t get arrested).
Cat Urine, Not Meth
Florida police did not believe a woman when she told them a vial in her purse contained dried cat urine, not methamphetamine. It’s not surprising really, who carries dried cat urine in their handbag?

But they should have trusted her. She sat in jail for two months until tests proved she was telling the truth. In any case, I think the lesson to learn here is not to carry cat urine around with you, no matter how much you think it might come in useful.GMA News
Dead Dog in Duffel Bag
The loss of a pet can be devastating, but most of us deal with it a little better than Wendy Louise Washum. The employees of a Wendy’s restaurant in Colorado found the grieving woman carrying her decaying dead dog in a duffle bag.

But it gets weirder. Wendy told police she thought the dog would come back to life after 13 days. Right.

And if you are going to carry a dead dog around with you, then you should at least want to do it in style with a Louis Vuitton dog carrier, not in a duffle bag! The Denver Channel

What do crocodiles, breast milk, pickles, a skeleton, and a camel costume have in common?

Believe it or not, they were all found by amazed airport security in the bags of some unforgettable travelers. Read on to learn the bizarre stories surrounding these astounding airport incidents and many more.
A Skeleton in the Luggage
An elderly woman was stopped at Munich airport, after the staff found something seemingly sinister in her bag: a skeleton in a sealed plastic bag.

No, this old duck wasn’t the killer. She just wanted to fulfill the dying wish of her brother who passed away 11 years ago. Grandma was simply taking him to his homeland of Italy for a proper burial.

Better late than never I suppose! As the woman was not violating any laws she was allowed to continue her journey, skeleton and all.
Metro
Camel Costume Causes Airport Chaos
What would compel a traveler to pack their camel costume on vacation? Or to even have one in the first place? We might never know, but this weird piece of luggage caused chaos at Sydney Airport.

A baggage handler was so taken by the disguise he stole it from a suitcase and donned it on the tarmac! The incident may have gone undetected had the traveler not spotted his costume when he boarded his plane! Yes it was a security breach, but it’s hilarious nonetheless.
ABC News

You’ve seen them on the arms of the world’s hottest celebrities, but there’s no way most of us could ever afford those luxurious Hermes, Louis Vuitton, Chanel or other designer label bags! Of course, that doesn’t stop your heart pulsing with pure purse envy when you see the rich & famous wearing that authentic designer bag that you desperately want to add to your collection!

But you don’t have to have Beyonce’s budget or Paris Hilton’s rich daddy to accessorize like an A-list celebrity. Here we’ve listed some of the world’s most expensive authentic designer label handbags along with their inspired cheaper cousins. It feels like a mega sale with 99.45% off the designer label price. These money gushing celebs could have saved themselves a total of $372,924!
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