# What's in your purse right now? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 3, 2008, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-purse-right-now/461858 "2008-09-03T13:12:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jali](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecae2f/32.png) [@jali](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jali)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-purse-right-now/461858/1 "2008-09-03T13:12:55Z")
The wallet thread inspired this. My purse holds: Makeup case (including stuff I haven’t worn in months) Wallet Keys on ring with NY Giants helmet Misty Menthol Cigarettes - 4 disposable lighters Cell phone Checkbook Book Halls sugar free cough drops Mirror BP meds Eye drops 3 bus maps Cottonelle travel pack Various receipts Hair ties Earrings This is not my big purse. I also brought my clear lunch bag thingie holding tissues, more cough drops, banana, sugar free Jello, Eclipse gum and 2nd book. ---
**Author:** ![Tequila\_Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/41988e/32.png) [@Tequila\_Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tequila_Mockingbird)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-purse-right-now/461858/2 "2008-09-03T13:39:50Z")
Mine currently holds; wallet keys makeup case coin purse handkerchief Swiss army knife black ballpoint pen purple Sharpie pen cell phone case that I also clip my iPod to assorted receipts and coupons I forget to use or remove an old, individually wrapped fortune cookie a half container of very old breath mints ---
**Author:** ![overlyverbose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9dc877/32.png) [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-purse-right-now/461858/3 "2008-09-03T13:47:06Z")
Depends on what purse you’re talking about. The purse I used to carry to work has: A plastic Target bag (can either be a trash bag or sick bag) A fork and knife A compact mirror Three small makeup compacts with lipstick, eye shadow, etc. Eye shadow brush Lots of receipts A few pay stubs Headphones A book The bag I actually use has: A wallet A compact Some cash in the side pocket A membership card to the Magic House A notebook A pen ---
**Author:** ![Mahna\_Mahna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47c2d/32.png) [@Mahna\_Mahna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahna_Mahna)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-purse-right-now/461858/4 "2008-09-03T14:00:53Z")
I have several purses, and tend to swap them around based on what I’m wearing on that day and what mood I’m in. Today’s purse contains: Metropass Wallet 1 (bills, change, membership and discount cards) Wallet 2 (important cards and ID) Blackberry Paperback book Work pass Crumpled grocery store receipt from last week Breath mints Appointment card for the dentist List of interesting bands I want to download more stuff from when I get home tonight ---
**Author:** ![Rachael\_Rage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71c47a/32.png) [@Rachael\_Rage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachael_Rage)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-purse-right-now/461858/5 "2008-09-03T14:16:41Z")
Heh! Yesterday I cleaned out all the old napkins and receipts, so this list is less embarassing than usual: Wallet iPod, headphones and case 2 sets of keys (home/work) cell phone Metrocard sunglasses a few pens/pencils 1 kleenex (dang!) hand lotion business card case 1 moist towelette Altoids mirror lip balm lip gloss Chico bag (packable nylon bag so I can avoid getting plastic ones at the store) Excedrin 30 sunblock stick a letter I need to mail Entertainment Weekly The New Yorker All in a 9" x '11" shoulder bag! ---
**Author:** ![BaneSidhe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c5a1d2/32.png) [@BaneSidhe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BaneSidhe)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-purse-right-now/461858/6 "2008-09-03T15:43:11Z")
I have: iPod Wallet with kitty wearing a crown on it 2 pens Hairbrush Gum Nail file Pill case with a few nice meds in it Handi-Wipes Keychain with car, mailbox, house and work keys on it Mojo bag with crystals and a couple coins in it 2G flash memory drive Checkbook USB cable for iPod Cell phone Book ---
**Author:** ![Litoris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9f8e36/32.png) [@Litoris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Litoris)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-purse-right-now/461858/7 "2008-09-03T16:04:20Z")
1 magnetic door entry card 1 pair fingernail clippers 1 card wallet containing: 1 Wal-Mart discount card 1 Sam’s Club card 2 YMCA cards 1 library card 1 car insurance card 1 eelskin wallet containing: 2 Visa cards 2 Driver’s licenses 1 military ID 1 BCBS card 1 dental insurance card 1 Kroger plus card 1 Kroger gift card 1 Wal-Mart gift card $160.00 in twenties 1 old lottery ticket 3 SS cards (mine, my son’s and my daughter’s) 2 checkbooks 1 keyring 1 lipstick (“retro red”) 1 lip gloss 1 five dollar bill 1 one dollar bill 1 dollar coin (Thomas Jefferson) 7 quarters 3 dimes 1 black ink pen ---
**Author:** ![Tess\_Trueheart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@Tess\_Trueheart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tess_Trueheart)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-purse-right-now/461858/8 "2008-09-03T16:21:17Z")
-wallet with various cards, DL, some stamps, a $5 bill, some change, and a check I’m giving to the choir director later -cellphone -keys on Figment keychain (dorm, car, parents’ house, and music practice rooms on campus) -starburst flavored chapstick -small hairbrush -pen & pencil (never know which one you’ll need!) -flash drive -nail clippers -bookstore receipt for staff paper -student ID -tiny bottle of acetaminophen since I can’t take anything else usually a compact, a checkbook, some jewelry I took off during the day, a tiny hand sanitizer and some mints/gum too but this is the scaled-down school version. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-purse-right-now/461858/9 "2008-09-03T16:23:17Z")
Fewer things than normal since I just bought a new one. So, my wallet, my eye glasses prescription, my keys, my lip gloss, my phone, my compact. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-purse-right-now/461858/10 "2008-09-03T16:41:35Z")
Keys PetSmart rewards card 2 Chapsticks 1 concealer (Rarely used, but if I didn’t carry it, a Bad Thing would happen) Contact lens prescription and rebate form (I should really do something about that) A tax form from 2007 showing that my mom made $25.57 in interest last year off some account (?) A tape measure A beat-up metal pillbox with a picture of Beatrix Potter’s Peter Rabbit on the outside and some ibuprofen on the inside 3 hard candies Nail clipper and file Cell phone ID badge (no, I’m not going to wear that) Memo pad where I keep track of money the kids and I borrow from and loan to each other Journal where I keep lists, etc. A leather-bound calendar book of the sort I never use and anyway it doesn’t start until January An Always pad Some dental floss A Pink Floyd CD I borrowed from a co-worker (Echoes, a “greatest hits” compilation. I need “When The Tigers Broke Free”) Purchasing card for work A picture of a kitty from my Cat-a-day calendar. I save the best ones and show them to my daughter. Wallet Hairbrush (used approximately 12 times a year) _surreptitiously tosses out handfuls of old receipts, lists, and miscellany_ That’s all! ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-purse-right-now/461858/11 "2008-09-03T16:44:35Z")
What is contained in The Abyss: Side pockets: A cigarette butt (I won’t throw on the ground) .97c Ticket stub to the state fair TheKid’s lunch number on a post-it Front zippered pocket: VISA card Work badge mp3 player Stride gum Inside zippered pocket: Lighter Band-aids Various credit / preferred buyer / medical cards Grocery receipts $5.25 Cellphone pocket: Empty Bottom of The Abyss: Wallet/checkbook Sunglass case w/ prescription sunglasses USB cord for mp3 player State fair map More receipts (PETCO, gas) Paper with TheKid’s school song TheKid’s school schedule TheKid’s school handbook Bottle of Excedrin Extra Strength Matches Hospital bracelet (from testing last week) Wetwipes from casino Two pads of post-its 12’ tape measure Cell phone 4 more lighters 1g flash drive Eucerin moisturizer 2 tubes of CO Bigelow lip shine (Mentha) Eucerin hand lotion 6 writing utensils Hairbrush with ponytails wrapped on handle Headband $9 in paper, $3.65 in change “Kitchen Confidentials” by Anthony Bourdain (hardcover) Can of Diet Coke (forgot to take out) I never used to carry a purse, laughed at those who would spend 30 minutes rummaging through one for a penny. Now, I AM one of those. ---
**Author:** ![vix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a88e4f/32.png) [@vix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vix)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-purse-right-now/461858/12 "2008-09-03T17:40:53Z")
wallet keys cell phone zippered day planner with calendar, address book, stamps, pen, business cards a diaper package of wipes package of tissues gum lip balm plus, often, various toddler-friendly snacks ---
**Author:** ![Abby\_Emma\_Sasha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e68b1a/32.png) [@Abby\_Emma\_Sasha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abby_Emma_Sasha)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-purse-right-now/461858/13 "2008-09-03T18:24:22Z")
Smokes and lighter Wallet Loose change Glasses (both sun and eye) Folding brush Mirror Lipstick Pack of Rolaids™ Two pens Keys Checkbook Grocery store savings card Receipt from Wal Mart Mini flashlight ---
**Author:** ![psycat90](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@psycat90](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psycat90)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-purse-right-now/461858/14 "2008-09-03T18:32:52Z")
I have a super tiny purse. Right now: Black gel pen Charlie Brown checkbook - checks, stamps, some return address stickers, a BevMo club card, a Costco card, a Pure Beauty club card, my Charles M. Schulz Museum membership card, various biz cards. 2 metal card cases – 1 for my driver’s license, debit card, ins. card, etc., 1 for my business cards Travel toothbrush – white Travel tube of toothpaste – Crest Pro Health Key chain and keys – a small medallion with my blood type – a token of appreciation from the blood bank for my 2nd gallon donated – with my car key and fob, house key, mailbox key, and gym key Waiter’s corkscrew – black Bottle of Patanol eye drops Albuterol inhaler Dental wax (I have braces.) Cell phone – Samsung Instinct Bluetooth headset – It has an optional wire and a second earpiece so I can listen to music/TV/etc. on my phone in stereo. The whole thing is currently in my purse. A brown hair tie A tube of Benefit’s ‘Her Glossiness’ lip gloss in ‘Talk to my Agent’ A small tube of Benefit’s High Beam A pot of Benefit’s Erase Paste A stick of tarte’s cheek stain in ‘flush’ ---
**Author:** ![Walpurgis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7ea924/32.png) [@Walpurgis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walpurgis)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-purse-right-now/461858/15 "2008-09-03T18:52:23Z")
Geek purse: _Starmaker_ by Olaf Stapledon Large notebook Printouts of edited poetry Calendar Pocket calculator Albuterol inhaler Keys Passport Empty box of those anti-acid minty things A bookmark my SO made for me. It has a raving rabbid with a plunger on it. A pin that says “Library Lovers” A pin with a dalek that says “Exterminate” ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-purse-right-now/461858/16 "2008-09-03T19:19:18Z")
Wallet coin purse some business and plastic cards ibuprofen in a baggy nail clippers pen little notepad some receipts I need to take out of there comb I never use lip balm couple of pieces of gum small rubber chicken ---
**Author:** ![PastAllReason](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f07891/32.png) [@PastAllReason](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastAllReason)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2008, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-purse-right-now/461858/17 "2008-09-04T01:11:40Z")
cash change- some in a coin purse some not credit card size wallet for all the various id/cards lip gloss concealer advil smart phone business cards work id tag,entry tag and office keys extra set of car keys pen assorted receipts ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2008, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-purse-right-now/461858/18 "2008-09-04T01:14:23Z")
Wallet, sunglasses and case, lots of keys, Visine, chap stick, hand cleanser, feminine items, purse holder, gum, mirror, and sometimes my reading glasses, case and hanky. ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2008, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-purse-right-now/461858/19 "2008-09-04T01:31:41Z")
In my little purse that I use every day, I have: A dollar bill A tiny pack of aloe vera moisturizing gel My driver’s license My credit card My sister’s Speedway Speedy Rewards card A receipt from Wildberry (restaurant) A receipt from Shell (gas station) A Post-It note with the days available for vacation at work in August, September and October My AAA card My sister’s Domick’s Fresh Values card My co-worker’s business cared A receipt from Clar (gas station) Pink card with the # to call in sick to work My Jewel-Osco Preferred Customer card ATM receipt A list of WW Points values for various Jimmy John’s sandwiches My ATM/debit card Another Shell receipt Another ATM receipt A Jolly Rancher lollipop A ten dollar bill Two five dollar bills A nail clipper A pen Lots of loose change I just decided I’m not going through the other purse. It’s bigger and has more crap in it. ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2008, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-purse-right-now/461858/20 "2008-09-04T01:37:45Z")
In my little purse that I use every day, I have: A dollar bill A tiny pack of aloe vera moisturizing gel My driver’s license My credit card My sister’s Speedway Speedy Rewards card A receipt from Wildberry (restaurant) A receipt from Shell (gas station) A Post-It note with the days available for vacation at work in August, September and October My AAA card My sister’s Domick’s Fresh Values card My co-worker’s business cared A receipt from Clar (gas station) Pink card with the # to call in sick to work My Jewel-Osco Preferred Customer card ATM receipt A list of WW Points values for various Jimmy John’s sandwiches My ATM/debit card Another Shell receipt Another ATM receipt A Jolly Rancher lollipop A ten dollar bill Two five dollar bills A nail clipper A pen Lots of loose change I just decided I’m not going through the other purse. It’s bigger and has more crap in it. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-purse-right-now/461858.md?page=2)