to ask what do you carry in your handbag

[ghostspirit]

i have never had a handbag and dont get why people carry them. i carry keys/phone/money/bank card in pockets. why do people need a handbag.

[ByThePrickingOfMyThumbs]

• Purse
  
• Keys
  
• Phone
  
• Work ID and lanyard
  
• Spare tampons
  
• Tissues
  
• Asthma inhaler
  
• Paracetamol
  
• Reusable shopping bags
  
• Small make up bag
  
• Baby wipes
  
• Couple of nappies
  
• Headphones
  
• iPad (sometimes)
  
• Diary
  
• Chewing gum
  
• Sunglasses or umbrella if likely to be sunny or rain.

[hellsbellsmelons]

Umbrella
Purse with money and cards in
Phone
Lip balm
Keys
Pen
Mini torch

That's it for me.

[PinkSparklyPussyCat]

Purse
Phone
Keys
Tampax
Contraceptive pills
Spare contact lenses
Glasses
Pen
Cheque book
Deodorant
Tissues
Lip balm
Lipstick
Mints
Rennies
Painkillers

I have used most of them at one time or another. I couldn't carry all that lot in pockets even if my clothes had them!

[steff13]

Well, I frequently wear skirts/dress pants/dresses that don't have pockets. Aside from that, I love my handbags, I think they're pretty and I like carrying them.

I carry:
Wallet
Change Purse
Keys
Phone
Sunglasses
Makeup Bag (5 lip glosses, 1 mascara, mirror)
Bandages
Antibacterial Wipes
Inhaler
2 pens
Checkbook
Reusable Shopping Bag
Work ID
Hand Sanitizer
Tiny Stone Manatee
Mints
Hand Lotion
Tissues
Menstrual Cup

[LurcioAgain]

OP I saw this and couldn't help but think of the thread about 6 months ago headed "what is your every day carry?" (started by an American). There was considerable overlap with some of the lists here except for the entry which read "glock 38". Now I can't resist opening these threads.. I feel like I never know quite what's going to be revealed.

[Heyheyheygoodbye]

Massive purse, massive phone, water bottle, umbrella, car keys, huge bunch of house keys, kindle, book in case kindle doesn't work , mini first aid kit, sickness pills, tampons, pencil case, notebook. I do use it all!

[steff13]

There was considerable overlap with some of the lists here except for the entry which read "glock 38"

I have my Concealed Carry Permit, and I carry a Glock 42, but I don't have it in my handbag.

[ghostspirit]

part from make up and tampons why dont men carry all that stuff?

maybe its because i was bought up by my dad. in ya pockets and of you go :)

[ghostspirit]

whats a Glock

[Heyheyheygoodbye]

ghost it's a gun

And my DH does carry a bag everywhere. It's a dirty great rucksack and it has way more crap in than my beautiful leather handbag

[knobblyknee]

Well at least no one said 'tiny dog'.

[ghostspirit]

gun :o omg

haha i i dont get the dog thing... shit all in the bag all over the dog ha ha

[WanderingNotLost]

Phone
iPad (sometimes)
Keys
Purse
Oyster card
Work pass
Make up/blusher brush
Tissues
Lip balm
Hairbrush
Glasses
Antihistamines

[drasticfantastic]

Purse
Phone
Keys
Bus pass
Book/Kindle
Work ID
Tampons
Paracetamol
Roll up cloth bag for shopping
Tissues
Mascara
Lipstick
Headphones
Pen
Diary

[AyeAmarok]

Men's coats have more pockets than women's coats. It's very unfair. They have hidden internal pockets and everything.

Half the time, pockets in my jackets are fake

[chocolatecheesecake]

When not at work:

Purse
Keys
Eyeliner, powder, lipstick
Phone x2
Vouchers and loyalty cards
Pen
Tampons (when necessary)
Pants, trousers, wipes and snack for DS
Reusable bag
Hairbrush

When at work, as above except DS stuff, plus:

Work pass, Oyster card
Book
Work reading for train
Full make up kit
Phone charger
Snacks
Emergency kit (plasters, lanacane, lip balm etc)
Notebook x2 (work one plus my to do list one)

[ChristmasZombie]

A nappy or two
Baby wipes in a food bag
Umbrella
Phone
Purse
House keys and car keys (if I'm driving)
Various receipts/car park tickets/coupons etc

Right now I also have Sophie Le Giraffe, a pair of pink pram shoes, and a tiny plastic horse and carriage.

[DamsenBerry]

I've just emptied my handbag, and my god, what a messy woman I am. I also seem to be a hoarder of sorts.
Contents:
Large purse stuffed with too many membership cards and scraggy receipts
Card wallet with more loyalty cards
Empty envelope
Unopened letter
Another receipt
Foldaway reusable bag
Hearing aids plus batteries
Portable charger with plug and cable
Gloves
Umbrella
Empty glasses case and lens wipes
Mini medicine bag with inhaler, regular prescription medications plus paracetamol etc and spare contact lenses
Mini make up bag with everything one would need for a full face of make up- I start work at 7am so often go bare faced and fix later
Kindle fire
Phone
An a5 'lifebook' diary in a bulky leatherette zip around case- aka my life in a book

I need to clear this shit out.

[DamsenBerry]

Christ, the side pocket also contained 6 pens and a notebook too. No wonder I moan its too heavy!

[ProcrastinatorGeneral]

As a minimum I usually have:

Phone
Purse
Pen/notebook (dreadful memory so essential alas)
Keys
Inhalers x 2 (and a spacer for the toddler)
Bags x 2
iPad
Deodorant
Painkillers
Tampons and towels
Hairbrush
Coffee sachets for fat club, coffee there is rank
Sweeteners
Lipsalve
Sudocrem tube
Knitting

[Pengweng]

Phone
Keys
Purse
Diary
Notebook and pen
Tissues
Mints/Chewing gum/Snack
Hand Cream
Glasses Case
Book/Kindle
Water Bottle
Lip Balm
Foldable bags for shopping etc

If with the kids then also spare clothes for them, nappy and wipes and fold up potty, water and a snack.

I use everything in my bag most days. If i was just nipping to the shop i would just take my purse and keys though.

[goinggrey1978]

i carry daily medication, emergency allergy medication and emergency eye drops, painkillers of various strengths, spare underwear and Sanitary towels, umbrella, body spray, paper and pens, asthma pump, purse, keys, ipod and phone, tissues, lipseal, spare carrier bags, glasses cleaning cloth

[whois]

Purse
Phone
Keys
Travel card
Tissues
Maybe make up to retouch if I'm dressed up
Mints maybe

A handbag is easier since I don't have to muck about transferring things from one set of pockets to the next when I change clothes.

[Havingafieldday]

Purse
Phone
Umbrella
Diary
Keys
Padlock for the gym

[Alconleigh]

Umbrella, make up bag, wallet, phone, Oyster card, wet wipes, hand sanitiser, hairbrush, pen, keys, gum, mints, online banking token, tissues, hand cream, kindle, lip balm...can't imagine that lot fitting in my pocket!