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.

[NorksAreMessy]

Spectacles
testicles
Wallet
and watch

[Firsteverchangeofname]

Purse

Diary

Notebook and pen

Mobile phone

A roll with zipped compartments containing out and about stuff such as
Plasters anti bac wipes lip balm paracetamol tissues etc.

8 colour minion biro and sticker book for dd

[ginorwine]

Work id
Pens
Hi lighter pens
Note book
Phone
Charger
Brolly
Diary this and next year
A juicer drink
Keys
I would like a bag organizer for tote bags with no internal sections - a compartment
Thing which you can transfer from one bag to another .
Would like a bag with lots of sections and suggestions would be v welcome unless it wd de rail the thread !!

[SocksRock]

Mine has

Purse
Phone
Small knitting project
Change of clothes of DD2 (just toilet trained)
Pen
Diary

When I worked my work bag had

Purse
Phone
Work phone
Work phone charger
Small spirit level
Bradawl
Torch
Notepad
Pencils
Scale rule
Camera
Camera charger
Latext gloves
Dust mask

[thiskiwicanfly]

Checked mine,

Purse with too many cards in it (and actually some cash which is unusual...)
Phone
Car/home keys
Work keys on lanyard
Another smaller bag with lipsticks, lip gloss, lip balm, pens, paracetamol, mints, a tiny emergency kit with more paracetamol and a couple of other meds and plasters and a hair tie) more hair ties, a nail buffer, someone else's nail scissors (must remember to return those...)
Sunglasses

On a day where I have appointments then there will be an ipad or a book or similar.


I tend to move between different handbags so I have everything in smaller bags that just slot in (if that makes sense).

It's much more organised than it used to be... perhaps I'm finally growing up (at 40!)

[IonaNE]

I carry a rucksack as I like to have my hands free. Have "posh" black leather one and different everyday ones, too. Apart from the items on posters' lists above, I often carry some healthy food in a box (plum tomatoes and nuts, e.g., and an apple) to make sure I don't fall victim to sudden urges to eat bakery stuff or sweets; and I like to carry my Greek New Testament with me.

[WindTheFrog]

Mine has
Phone
Bank card
Loose change
6 pieces of duplo
3 chocolate coins
A (wrapped) chocolate orange segment
Toothbrush
Pen
Hair clips
Reusable bag

I love my bags but since having ds they are mainly filled with random crap. My phone and bank card tend to go in my pocket anyway

[SingingSamosa]

I have just received a brand new gorgeous handbag for Christmas so mine is unusually sparse and clean right now!

Now:
my enormous purse
pack of tissues
lip balm
lipstick
sanitary towels
diary
drugs (antihistamines/painkillers/germoline cream/calpol sachets/arnica cream)
RADAR key
phone
mcdonalds coffee cards
nail file
hair bobbles/hair clips
biros


Previously:

All of the above plus...

32,000 scrunched up receipts
one child's sock
Playmobil figures
a number of books belonging to one or more of the children
three and a half candles and holders (for a bday cake)
used tissues and hankies from snotty children
some bits of popcorn (???)
two paintbrushes
four blunt pencils
folded up works of 'art' from various places that provide colouring sheets for kids

And I wonder why I have a bad back!!

[ephemeralfairy]

Purse
Notebook
Pens
Makeup bag
Plastic bags
Fold-up bag
Lens cleaner
Hand wipes
Painkillers
Phone
Keys
Small mongoose finger puppet called Mervyn
Work name badge
Perfume tester sticks
Croissant in paper bag

[toobreathless]

Mine doubles as a changing bag as I am currently on Mat leave and very rarely without DD2 (2.8) and DS (9 weeks)

Me:
Keys
Phone
Hairbrush
ISA book
Tissues
Little tin Vaseline

DD:
Water bottle
Satsuma
Mini colouring book and pencils in little pot
Wind up train + penguin
Hat

DS:
Nappies
Wipes
Nappy sacks
Hand gel
Fold up mat
Spare vest and bsbygrow
Hat
Rattle

That sounds like loads but it fits into a medium sized handbag.

[toobreathless]

and wallet!

[Bunnyjo]

Mobile
Purse
Pen
House Keys
Car Key
Vaseline lip balm
Sanitary products
Nurofen
Plasters
Pocket Tissues
Pocket Wipes
Pocket Hand Sanitiser
Body Spray
Inhaler
Bach's Rescue Remedy (don't ask - stressed final year uni student)

[Alisvolatpropiis]

I dislike ruining the lines of my clothes weighing them down with things so always have a bag.

In mine I carry -

Purse
Brush
Receipts x50
Small makeup bag mostly full of bobbles
Lipsticks in every part of the bag (I "lose" and then find them again all the time)
Sophie the giraffe (sub for any random baby toy)
Mobile phone
Bottle of water
Keys
Glasses

[Topseyt]

Purse, car keys, reading glasses, glasses case for my distance glasses when I need to change pairs, small hairbrush, tampons and d sanitary towels as necessary.

Women's clothing is just pathetically designed when it comes to pockets. There are very few, and any there are are not usually deep enough.

[Topseyt]

Norks, do you really have testicles in your bag?

[aquashiv]

I don't have one.

[ifigoup]

Mine has:
Wallet
Phone
Keys
Lip balm
Chewing gum
Umbrella
Pens
Diary
Reusable carrier bag
Tampons
Painkillers
Plasters
At the moment, $150 I changed but didn't need - I must put it somewhere safer now.

If I'm going to work it will also contain my lunchbox.

[Purplestarssparkle]

Going out shopping i have
Purse
Phone
Car and house keys
Bottle of ecig liquid ( 5ml)
Vape pen
Spare atoimser for vape pen
tissues
A couple of headache pill in the bister pack