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What is in your handbag?

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Reinventinganna · 25/01/2021 21:00

I need to sort out my handbag. The inside resembles a skip.
What are your handbag essentials?

I realise people may not be using them so much now so maybe pre coronavirus!

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ParkheadParadise · 27/01/2021 22:10

@Reinventinganna
I've remembered where that whisky is from.
It was on my mum and dad's grave beside the Christmas wreath. I put it in my bag when I was tidying up the grave.🤣🤣

nancywhisky · 27/01/2021 22:10

Rawlplugs

Reinventinganna · 27/01/2021 22:14

@nancywhisky interesting!

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Reinventinganna · 27/01/2021 22:15

@ParkheadParadise Grin well I hope you enjoy it. A toast to your parents maybe?

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Frownette · 27/01/2021 22:21

I'm using a slightly larger bag today rather than a handbag, it's got A4 pad, make up, hand sanitizer, diary, passport and sewing kit in it. Oh and purse.

NotTheToothFairy22 · 27/01/2021 22:23

Oh wow, way too much crap but let's see......

Purse
DD's purse (she's 6 so it's more of a fluffy pencil case tbh)
hand sanitizer
various face masks which should be thrown out/washed
gum
breath freshener spray
XXX mints (love crunching on those)
DDs EpiPen kit
numerous receipts for crap
loose change
hair bobbles and clips
a lighter (I don't smoke)
roll on
A tracker bar from when DS was in hospital last June
nail clippers
a boiled sweet (in wrapper thank God)
Earplugs
Paracetamol
Buspirone
Buscopan
Immodium (I have IBS so need all of the above at times!)
Sanitary pads.

My bag is a slouchy shopper type handbag and it's seen better days but it fits all that shit in it with room for my phone and charger and a few other things when needed.

MrDarcysMa · 27/01/2021 22:24

Pen, lippie, mini brolly, mini perfume, phone, purse, keys, phone,

ivfbabymomma1 · 27/01/2021 22:24
  • purse
  • Little toiletries bag for hair bobbles, hand gel, medication, mirror, lipstick, mini perfume, tampons etc
  • Head phones
  • Sunglasses
  • Planner/diary
  • 2 masks

I thought it would be so much more than that!

inquietant · 27/01/2021 22:27

Small purse
Keys
Lip balm
Masks
Sanitiser
Plasters
Mirror

Karmagoat · 27/01/2021 22:45

Purse
Phone
Keys
Face mask
Hand sanitizer
Hand cream
Work lanyard and pass
Gloves
Torch
Chewing gum
Lip balm
Lip gloss
Some crystals and herbs in a small pouch
Compact mirror
Face powder
Tampons
Small umbrella.
Sounds like a lot but my bag isn't that big

ThreadKillxr · 27/01/2021 22:56

I don't have one. I put my phone, keys and purse in my pocket. If I had a handbag I'd probably leave it behind where ever I went.

moanyhole · 27/01/2021 23:01

Purse
Hand get
Concealer
Sanitary pad
Rosary beads
Small pack of tissues
Gazillions of receipts

Ginfordinner · 27/01/2021 23:04

I haven't used one in ages. In this weather I wear a coat with many pockets so I just have a face mask, tissues, my phone and debit card.

Hardchoices · 27/01/2021 23:05

Oh god I carry a lot

Purse
House keys
Car keys
Reusable shopping bag x 2
Eye drops
Tissues
Hand sanitiser
Hand wipes
Painkillers
Sanitary pad
Glasses wipes
Imodium
Glasses screwdriver and screws
Lip balm
Hand cream
Gloves
Cereal bar
Mints/gum
Plasters
Random small toys the kids have given me to carry

Ginfordinner · 27/01/2021 23:07

Oh yes, keys as well.

SospanFrangipan · 27/01/2021 23:13

Purse
Keys
Tampax
Ibuprofen
Rennies
Pen
Plasters
Mask
Wet wipes
Spare undies for the little person
Snacks for the little person
Calpol sachets

UnholyStramash · 27/01/2021 23:13

Not sure. I haven’t used it since last March. I checked it recently (looking for hearing aid batteries- there was none) - I think there were some crumpled but clean tissues, some coins, an out of date inhaler, an out of date bus timetable, a cloth for cleaning my glasses, presumably lots of air (it’s a big bag). My purse is in a cloth carrier bag I use if/when I go out - usually just for medical appointments (shielding). In it there are a couple of pairs of disposable gloves, some masks, a house key ( I’m so unaccustomed to going out these days, I’m terrified of locking myself out), a small bottle of surgical spirits to sanitise my hands. That’s about it.

LizFlowers · 27/01/2021 23:14

Purse, keys, tissues, hand san, spare mask, cheque book (never used but you never know), diary, specs and a load of junk that has been forgotten.

Scarby9 · 27/01/2021 23:14

I have not used a handbag since last March.
My cards are in my phone case.
My keys go in my pocket.
Tissues in pocket.
That's it - travelling light through the pandemic!

Ninkanink · 27/01/2021 23:32

Lately I use small crossbody bags, so I don’t carry much at all.

Keys, purse, phone, glasses case with reading glasses. Mask and sanitiser.

Ninkanink · 27/01/2021 23:33

Oh and a packet of napkins and a lip balm.

StillMedusa · 28/01/2021 00:19

Purse,
Dog poo bags
Dental floss
Deodorant
Little hair brush
Reading glasses
Chewing gum
A couple of medical masks.
Work ID badge
Paracetamol

Justgivemewine · 28/01/2021 00:24

Purse
Keys
Glasses
Phone
Sanitiser
Mask
Pen
Random loose sweets
Tissues
Angina spray

Blimey some of you need suitcases, not handbags Grin

TwoZeroTwoZero · 28/01/2021 00:33

Oh I love threads like this and having a nosy at what other people carry about with them!

In my handbag I have:
Sewing kit
Fold-up shopping bag
Hand cream
Inhaler
Hand gel
Eyedrops
Tampons, reusable applicator and liners
Purse
Comb
Nail care kit
Diary/planner and notebook
Pen
Multitool pen (the little screwdriver comes in useful for fixing my glasses!)
Some paperwork
Phone, small portable battery and USB cable
Receipts and sweet wrappers

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