As a child, I always associated brief cases with being a proper grown up. Even to this day, I think you'll agree, a businessman or woman hurrying down the street with a briefcase firmly clasped in their hand is an image of power and success. You assume they're rushing off to some important meeting, racing to close a deal, or scurrying to deliver important documents to MI5. In reality they're probably just running for the train, and their briefcase may only contain the remnants of lunch and a note to call their mother. Nevertheless, a briefcase is a sure fire way of getting the message across that you mean business.
The Budget Arguably, the most famous briefcase in England is the one used to hold the details of the budget. Every year the chancellor stands on Downing Street clutching the same very worn, but very important red budget briefcase. This tradition is one that dates back to 1860, since this time there have been a few budget briefcases but they have always been red. The contents of the budget case are so important as they have the power to change the lives of every single person in the country. For better or for worse, when we see that briefcase, we all know that it's time to pay attention. Would it be so impressive if he was just carrying a folder? I think not.
Film and TV No blockbuster bank robber or dodgy salesmen would be complete without a brief case amongst their possessions. Even Lost's Sawyer used a briefcase at the centre of his cash scam. Possibly the most talked about briefcase in a film is the one in Pulp Fiction. Jules and Vincent (played by John Travolta and Samuel L Jackson) are on a job to retrieve a briefcase. The viewers however never get to find out what is in the briefcase, all the viewer sees is a bright glow emitting from the case as it is opened. The Pulp Fiction briefcase contents will remain a mystery for all time. And just think, as much as we all love the iconic Reservoir Dogs image, you can't help but think that it might have been just a little cooler if one of them were carrying a briefcase.
Browse through the briefcase section next time you're ordering your office supplies. It might be just the thing you need to finish off your 'professional' look. No one need ever know that you've only got a banana some pens and a notebook in it.
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Written by Jamie Lyons on behalf of DG Office Supplies and Hearing Aids specialist Digital Hearing Care
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