It’s the idiocy of it, at YDFM and other stores. As others mentioned, if you bring a PURSE, no matter the size, you could bring a squirming piglet into a store and nobody would dare question you. There’s probably some horrific feminine hygiene product in there, avert your eyes, don’t question her junk! But if you have a backpack, by god, obviously you are a thief waiting for an opportunity.

I’ve experienced this many times, across state lines and various stores. Well guess what, as a cyclist or pedestrian in need of cargo space, the average purse is a joke, volume-wise and ergonomically speaking. Pardon my unladylike accessory choices while I take my business elsewhere. Harrumph.