# Most useless thing you carry all the time? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 4, 2005, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-useless-thing-you-carry-all-the-time/334014 "2005-12-04T07:28:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Podkayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@Podkayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Podkayne)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-useless-thing-you-carry-all-the-time/334014/21 "2005-12-05T01:10:24Z")
I have a tag on my keychain that came from a college Public Safetly office. I got it free at orientation. It’s metal and has a serial number on it, and says if you find these keys, drop them in a mailbox, yadda yadda. (The newer ones are plastic and have a barcode on them, which is considerably less cool.) They have my address on file, and I imagine if I move without notifying them, if Public Safety can’t track me down, the alumni association surely can. (They have ways. Waaaays. . . ) Anyhow, I also have three different grocery store loyalty program tags that say the exact same thing, and they all have my address, too. I could probably ditch the college one, but I’ve taken it off before, and my keys just felt _weird_ without it, so I put it back on. ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-useless-thing-you-carry-all-the-time/334014/22 "2005-12-05T01:56:44Z")
I bring my lip balm with me every day in my purse. I remember to use it maybe once a week. You’d think that my chapped lips would remind me to use it more often, but no. ---
**Author:** ![MelCthefirst](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eada6e/32.png) [@MelCthefirst](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MelCthefirst)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-useless-thing-you-carry-all-the-time/334014/23 "2005-12-05T02:08:41Z")
> [@fishbicycle](#): > > The girl on our staff who is supposed to schedule promos on the air during the day. I don’t know what she’s getting paid for, but I’ve been carrying her for six months. Thanks - that made me laugh out loud, very droll ---
**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-useless-thing-you-carry-all-the-time/334014/24 "2005-12-05T02:18:27Z")
You’re welcome! And boy, are my arms tired! ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-useless-thing-you-carry-all-the-time/334014/25 "2005-12-05T03:11:26Z")
I’m transsexual and the first thing that leapt to mind when I read the thread title was… ---
**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-useless-thing-you-carry-all-the-time/334014/26 "2005-12-05T03:47:27Z")
I was cleaning out my purse tonight and noticed in addition to about a hundred Kroger receipts I had a compact mirror that I’ve never even taken out of the plastic. My SIL gave it to me when I was in the hospital almost a year ago and I’d completely forgotten about it. It’s not like I ever bother to check myself and if I do, I’ll just use one in a restroom to get a full view. I threw it back in, still in the plastic. One day I might need it to start a fire or something! ---
**Author:** ![David\_Simmons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9de053/32.png) [@David\_Simmons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David_Simmons)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-useless-thing-you-carry-all-the-time/334014/27 "2005-12-05T04:22:09Z")
Everything I carry is extremely useful. I suppose if I wanted to carry something totally useless I could put a condom in my wallet. ---
**Author:** ![JimSox5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5a626/32.png) [@JimSox5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimSox5)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-useless-thing-you-carry-all-the-time/334014/28 "2005-12-05T04:37:40Z")
Probably my appendix. Or, if not that, umm. . .probably old reciepts. I have a habit of just sticking them in my wallet and then not doing anything with them for months at a time. There have been many times my wallet has been pretty thick, but just beause of old reciepts. Definitely not because of cash. That’s for damn sure. ---
**Author:** ![Nawth\_Chucka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c57346/32.png) [@Nawth\_Chucka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nawth_Chucka)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-useless-thing-you-carry-all-the-time/334014/29 "2005-12-05T04:42:34Z")
The day I bought my car, August of 1997, I took the lighter out of the warmer and dropped it into the ashtray and shut it. I’ve never used it but leave it there, and once in awhile I can hear it clicking as it rolls back and forth. Maybe I’ll need it to start a fire since I don’t carry a pocket mirror! ---
**Author:** ![Batsinma\_Belfry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-useless-thing-you-carry-all-the-time/334014/30 "2005-12-05T04:44:40Z")
My house key. If I’m away from the house, either my husband is with me, or he’s at the house. If he’s with me, we use his key, since mine is hiding at the bottom of my purse. ---
**Author:** ![Imasquare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Imasquare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Imasquare)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-useless-thing-you-carry-all-the-time/334014/31 "2005-12-05T05:28:32Z")
> [@don't ask](#): > > …The only jewellry I wear is a watch and I realised only days ago that I rarely ever look at it… I gave up wearing a watch a few years ago for the same reasons you mentioned - there seems to be a clock on every consumer electrical device now. So all I carry is my phone and a wallet with some cash, ATM card, driver’s license etc. The only useless thing I always have on me is about 20kg of excess body fat. ---
**Author:** ![Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/regallag_the_axe/32/445_2.png) [@Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Regallag_The_Axe)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-useless-thing-you-carry-all-the-time/334014/32 "2005-12-05T06:17:01Z")
A lighter. I don’t smoke (very often). ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-useless-thing-you-carry-all-the-time/334014/33 "2005-12-05T06:27:27Z")
Some extra weight. After that, probably my appendix. I usually travel pretty light unless I’m going shopping, in which case my wallet is full of crap I can’t even begin to name. ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-useless-thing-you-carry-all-the-time/334014/34 "2005-12-05T09:49:34Z")
I keep coins in little slots in the console of my car – always prepared for toll roads. The nearest toll road is probably a thousand miles away. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-useless-thing-you-carry-all-the-time/334014/35 "2005-12-05T14:37:28Z")
> [@Regallag\_The\_Axe](#): > > A lighter. I don’t smoke (very often). On behalf of all the smokers whose Bic has flicked it’s last flame…I applaud you. ---
**Author:** ![pbbth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f9ae1b/32.png) [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-useless-thing-you-carry-all-the-time/334014/36 "2005-12-05T20:02:04Z")
I have a screwdriver to repair my glasses, except I stopped wearing glasses about a year and a half ago. I figure I might still need a tiny screwdriver for something, right? ---
**Author:** ![moonstarssun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b9bd4f/32.png) [@moonstarssun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moonstarssun)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-useless-thing-you-carry-all-the-time/334014/37 "2005-12-05T22:07:32Z")
A metal eyeball. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-useless-thing-you-carry-all-the-time/334014/38 "2005-12-05T22:27:53Z")
My wedding band. ---
**Author:** ![PinkNailFile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8491ac/32.png) [@PinkNailFile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PinkNailFile)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2005, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-useless-thing-you-carry-all-the-time/334014/39 "2005-12-06T03:53:29Z")
An archery patch from Camp Juniper Knoll. It serves no purpose at all. But I like to have it. Also 3 extra CTA transfers and a Best Buy gift card with nothing on it. ---
**Author:** ![Yumblie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/76d3ee/32.png) [@Yumblie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yumblie)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2005, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-useless-thing-you-carry-all-the-time/334014/40 "2005-12-06T07:13:46Z")
In my wallet I have a blank white card that merely says “This Card Intentionally Left Blank.” I think it came with my credit card or something, as I have no idea what it could be used for other than humor value (why would someone bother to make a blank card, and write that it’s blank on it, making it not blank anymore?). There are items I carry with me sometimes that might have had or maybe will have some use at some point, but my blank card is probably the most useless thing I have. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-useless-thing-you-carry-all-the-time/334014.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-useless-thing-you-carry-all-the-time/334014.md?page=3)