# What do you carry on you everyday? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 6, 2001, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-carry-on-you-everyday/97168 "2001-12-06T03:44:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2001, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-carry-on-you-everyday/97168/21 "2001-12-06T06:43:20Z")
I left out: _Belt:_ [li] Folding lock blade Gerber hunting knife[/li] Victorinox Swiss Army pocket tool ---
**Author:** ![Violet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ebca7d/32.png) [@Violet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Violet)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2001, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-carry-on-you-everyday/97168/22 "2001-12-06T06:48:22Z")
So what’s it like going through airport security, some of you? ---
**Author:** ![DarkWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee59a6/32.png) [@DarkWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DarkWriter)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2001, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-carry-on-you-everyday/97168/23 "2001-12-06T06:51:33Z")
My life is in my backpack: Keys ID & credit/debit card Money Cell phone Diaper and wipes Crayons Little toys (mostly McD’s Happy Meal type) Writing notebooks Journal Favorite pens that I hide from the kids Mints HWA newsletters A few small press 'zines Pictures (kids, outings, conventions) Hand lotion Matches (don’t smoke, but friends do) Checkbook Hairclip Old grocery lists that I should throw away Coupons Calculator Stamps Receipts I can toss out but keep forgetting to A ring with a little coffin on it A watch that needs a fresh battery Sheri ---
**Author:** ![Loopus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loopus/32/15343_2.png) [@Loopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopus)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2001, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-carry-on-you-everyday/97168/24 "2001-12-06T07:04:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Civil Defense \* > \*\*Ladies, empty your purses. > > Gentlemen, turn out your coat pockets. > > [sub](Whoever has the gun is the murderer.)[/sub]\*\* I have my keys, my wallet and my cell phone. _Drops a gun to the floor and kicks it away_ That’s all. -Loopus ---
**Author:** ![Booker57](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Booker57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Booker57)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2001, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-carry-on-you-everyday/97168/25 "2001-12-06T08:44:35Z")
Right front pocket: Triple key chain LFP: Shrade 8OT knife, knock-off micro tool, change. LRP: Wallet it contains, DL, three credit cards,folding phone list, photo of sister, BC/BS card, spare keys. RRP: Empty Shirt pocket: Pens, Black and cheap. Left Wrist: Watch I need to start carrying a purse or a pouch. ---
**Author:** ![Amazing\_Tiki\_God](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/779978/32.png) [@Amazing\_Tiki\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amazing_Tiki_God)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2001, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-carry-on-you-everyday/97168/26 "2001-12-06T09:00:41Z")
Wallet, with no money in it, in my back pocket and car/house keys in my front. ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2001, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-carry-on-you-everyday/97168/27 "2001-12-06T10:44:50Z")
Left front: wallet Right front: keys, two pens. ---
**Author:** ![CanadianSue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@CanadianSue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanadianSue)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2001, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-carry-on-you-everyday/97168/28 "2001-12-06T13:02:32Z")
- wallet - cell phone - leather case with credit cards - a ton of change cuz I throw it to the bottom of my purse - house keys - car keys - work keys - cheque book - bank book - a ton of old receipts - xmas list - a couple of pairs of earrings I used to carry a huge purse with a ton of stuff, but now that I’m a grown up I only carry a small one 😉 ---
**Author:** ![thecolonist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/13edae/32.png) [@thecolonist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thecolonist)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2001, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-carry-on-you-everyday/97168/29 "2001-12-06T13:27:58Z")
RJP: Keys & Tissues (Allergy sufferer) LJP: Mobile phone IJP: Wallet RRTP: Change (£2) LFTP: Tabacco, Rizlas, lighter ---
**Author:** ![Purd\_Werfect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e47c2d/32.png) [@Purd\_Werfect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Purd_Werfect)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2001, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-carry-on-you-everyday/97168/30 "2001-12-06T13:40:03Z")
$2.35 to $50.00 in cash. Little padded pcmcia card holder containing my license, credit cards, library card, and Monterey Bay Aquarium membership card. Keys (bottle opener keychain) Cheapo sunglasses (100% UV protection though. Polarized too. Beautiful.) A daypack containing my checkbook, a camera or cameras (digital and/or film), binoculars, some aspirin, and 1 to 3 books. ---
**Author:** ![Parisx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bb73d2/32.png) [@Parisx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Parisx)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2001, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-carry-on-you-everyday/97168/31 "2001-12-06T13:43:49Z")
FL pocket - $88.25, one folded reciept from a visit to local restrauant. FR pocket - black comb LR Pocket - small ID wallet containing DL, and assorted Credit Cards and Calling Cards. RR pocket - Empty And I ocassionally carry a handgun, usually holstered and under my shirt on left side, situated for a right hand cross draw. On very rare ocassions, it will be in my FR pocket. ---
**Author:** ![Agrippina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8797f3/32.png) [@Agrippina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agrippina)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2001, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-carry-on-you-everyday/97168/32 "2001-12-06T14:27:18Z")
In my purse I have: -my wallet containing drivers license, money, a debit card -a bottle of Excedrin Migraine, because I never know when a migraine will hit -my fountain pen -an extra ink cartridge in case my pen runs out -an extra car key -my car keys -some change -a little stuffed lion key chain hangs on the purse. His name is Wilson. -checkbook -batteries (AA) ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2001, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-carry-on-you-everyday/97168/33 "2001-12-06T14:39:35Z")
Left front: Zippo lighter with the Indianapolis Colts logo on it. Right front: Depends on whether I have my jacket with me. If not, then car keys, change, the occasional odd piece of paper money. Right rear: Wallet Left rear: Nothing ---
**Author:** ![tavalla](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tavalla/32/89_2.png) [@tavalla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tavalla)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2001, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-carry-on-you-everyday/97168/34 "2001-12-06T14:41:25Z")
Ummm…lessee here, what’s in the bag… [ul] [li]Three keyrings (work/house, car, parents’ place)[/li][li]A credit-card sized tiny torch keyring with no keys on it[/li][li]Wallet, which is a whole 'nother crap pile all by itself, containing driver’s license, Medicare card, two video library cards, garage’s business card, umpteen receipts, organ donor card, appointment card for my next blood donation date, more receipts, and some cash[/li][li]Loose change that always migrates to the bottom of the bag[/li][li]Smokes[/li][li]Three lighters (at least one of these will not work)[/li][li]Pen or three[/li][li]Lip gloss which I don’t actually use[/li][li]Oh, looky, here’s a ticket to a Beatles tribute show I went to a while back[/li][li]A fridge magnet in the shape of an L which a friend’s 20-month old kid put in my bag (we were spelling things on the fridge)[/li][/ul] ---
**Author:** ![bobkitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c67d28/32.png) [@bobkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobkitty)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2001, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-carry-on-you-everyday/97168/35 "2001-12-06T14:58:43Z")
Let’s see… ::reaching into pockets:: Lab coat: Right pocket… 35 cents and the electronic thingy that lets me into the lab. Keys when I leave the office. Left pocket… a $5 bill, a business card, a post-it with an email addy on it, a kleenex, and a receipt from lunch yesterday. Top pocket… pencil and Uniball[sup]tm[/sup] Onyx blue pen. Pants pockets… nothing. Backpack… yeesh. Back compartment… personal stuff. Wallet (no money in there, just credit cards, stray receipts, a bucket full of pennies, license, and two work IDs), notebook for class, textbook, returned homework assignments, datebook, lip balm, checkbook, three pens, some bills I’m going to pay during lunch, some makeup just in case, and a tactical baton in a nice sheath. Middle compartment… office stuff for office #1. Budget sheets, mailing lists, mail to be sent out, a few petty cash thingys that need to be processed, a PR copy job I need to run over to publications. Front compartment… office stuff for office #2. Same as office #1, plus a contract with the local DNR that I need to approve and process. Little compartment in the front… one slim folding knife and an eyeglass repair kit. I really need to clean out that backpack. -BK ---
**Author:** ![Zappo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b3f665/32.png) [@Zappo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zappo)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2001, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-carry-on-you-everyday/97168/36 "2001-12-06T15:06:00Z")
OK, lessee here. . . Left front pocket: American Tourister leather trifold containing $32, a couple of lottery tickets, cards, and so much other useless krep it’s not funny. Remember the episode of “Seinfeld” where Jerry tells George his wallet is a filing cabinet? That’s mine. If I put it in my back pocket I’d get scoliosis. Right front: 78 cents in change, mini Swiss Army knife on keychain with house and garage keys, keychain with keys to my station wagon, and my pocketwatch. Left rear: Ace hard rubber comb. Right rear: Handkerchief (white cotton, extra large). This morning I forgot to put on the Masonic ring my late wife gave me when we got engaged, and I feel naked without it. Zap! ---
**Author:** ![plnnr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@plnnr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plnnr)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2001, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-carry-on-you-everyday/97168/37 "2001-12-06T15:14:03Z")
Another who travels light: Right front pocket - keys (car, apartment, mailbox) Left back pocket - black alligator-skin wallet (no cash, one credit card, one ATM card, driver’s license, library cards, health insurance card) Shirt pocket - stainless steel Parker fountain pen that I’ve had for 20 years. ---
**Author:** ![Feynn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecb155/32.png) [@Feynn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Feynn)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2001, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-carry-on-you-everyday/97168/38 "2001-12-06T15:45:31Z")
I carry just about everything I need in my carry all/purse/bag so almost nothing ever goes into my jacket or pants pockets except paper money. There’s change in the zipper pocket as well as a refill for each of my fountain pens. My Sharp organizer sits in the outer pocket with a small notepad. The main pocket carries my wallet, medication, cigarettes, phone, and gum. The hidden pocket in the back carries my chequebook, business cards, receipts, and a comb. There’s 3 fountain pens (blue, red, and black) and my Staedtler multi pen/pencil. Clipped to the side is an emergency barrier device (in case I need to perform C.P.R.) There’s a small multi tool on my keychain as well as my Mag-lite Solitaire, I have larger versions of each that I don’t always carry with me. ---
**Author:** ![Politzania](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3ab097/32.png) [@Politzania](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Politzania)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2001, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-carry-on-you-everyday/97168/39 "2001-12-06T16:23:02Z")
Pants Pocket - chapstick (ALWAYS carry chapstick). Jacket pockets - stretchy gloves (which I may finally need today - 65 degrees yesterday in Central Indiana… yeesh!) - Keys (11 with one I’m not sure what it’s for) & keychain from first-married apartment (Somerset Park in Troy MI) also several safety pins - they come in handy! - Spare change for Salvation Army kettles Purse: - Outside pocket: –Video rental card I can throw away (they don’t use them anymore)auto insurance card I neet to put in the truck, Free turkey coupon from Krogers (prob to donate to local mission), shopping list on back of envelope & misc receipts. Usually has diskettes to carry to/from work. - Pocket under flap: – Checkbook, recipe for oven-fried fish, letter I started to a friend (over a month ago)misc medical receipts. -Organizer/zippered outside pocket –Credit cards, ID etc, $24 & change (this is a lot for me, I usually debit-card most purchases)pen & emery board. Various coupons & Gift certificates. -Main compartment –This American Life CD, trifold wallet with more cards & memberships, mini-sweing kit, hand sanitizer, pens, basic meds (Tums, aspirin) a bandaid holder I got for free from the local hospital, several pens & candy. Oh yeah, more chapstick. Oh yeah - can’t forget the Visor – schedule, phone #, movies we own & christmas lists… Outside - the clip-onsunglasses in a case that snaps on the strap. All this in a purse 8" X 3.5" X by 6.5" - Mr. Pol swears someday it’s gonna explode. ---
**Author:** ![Nortia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Nortia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nortia)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2001, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-carry-on-you-everyday/97168/40 "2001-12-06T17:30:59Z")
-wallet, which contains some change, debit card, store cards, gift vouchers, photograph of my three daughters and some stamps -cheque book -old receipts -paracetamol -cigarettes -keys -notebook -pen -odd pen top -passport -prescription -lipstick -lipgloss -lemon lollipop [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-carry-on-you-everyday/97168.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-carry-on-you-everyday/97168.md?page=3)