Change Purses Are So Vintage and Ladylike

on November 17, 2009 at 12:00 PM

Photo from Anthropologie

My grandma and aunt used to have the cutest change purses. I think it's because they played BINGO...and my aunt would do her laundry down the street so the change was needed.

I think it was my grandma that had a little beaded one with a sun on it and the word Florida -- she probably bought it as a souvenir from a trip down there with my papa. I inherited it and wish I still had it.

Anthropologie has some of the most adorable, vintage looking change purses.

How cute are these? Choose from a bird, fish, horse, or dinosaur ($18 each). I think I love the fish the best because the zipper is the mouth -- "eating" the coins.

Then there are the ornately designed ones like these....

Photo from Anthropologie

The last one by the way is made up of owls and you can also go with the same style but with yellow bees or pink elephants. This one is $26, but the other three are $16 each.

I also love the idea of having all my change in a coin purse instead of weighing down my wallet. Plus, if I'm running to the store for something small, I can just pack a few bucks in this and try to use up my change instead of accumulating more.

You can also use this for some sewing thread and needles to carry in your purse in case you ever need a quick fix. Even add in some safety pins.

Do you use a change purse? Which one of these would you buy?

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About the author Michele Zipp

loves vintage and will defend skinny jeans to the death though she is highly superstitious and "death" is probably a bad word choice. She has a touch of the hoarding disease and enjoys sleuthing, the worst reality shows, and wearing high heels, even at the playground. She's an AP mom of twins, slightly crunchy but with a pedicure.

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Comments (5)

science_spot

on Nov 17, 2009 at 12:12 PM

OMG I want that fish one sooo bad!!!!! You gave me a fab idea for a collection of these......

I do use a change purse. I use it at work to keep my lunch money in my desk. I have been doing this for years, Right now I use the pink one Avon sold a few years ago for breast cancer research.

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justanotherjen

on Nov 17, 2009 at 12:31 PM

I used to have an old clip top one that had belonged to my gramma with some intricate needle work on it. I used it all through high school to keep my change. But eventually it fell apart and I put it up for safe keeping.

Now I use this little zippered case that came with a diaper bag or something. I think it was meant to carry nail clippers and things. It's kind of big but I started using it for change when I was going to and from the laundromat since my change purse broke.

PinkSodaPop

on Nov 17, 2009 at 3:59 PM

I love using change purses... I hate when change is flying loose around my purse, it's too darn hard to get hold of to pay the tolls when using the express way!

I <3 the little bird one... it's cute!

Freela

on Nov 18, 2009 at 8:27 AM

They are really cute- I need one of those. Particularly since I'm Canadian and we have a lot more coins than the US... our one dollar and two dollar currencies are coins rather than paper so I always have a ton of change.