# What's in your purse? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 18, 2004, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-purse/229877 "2004-02-18T21:58:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![TeaElle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@TeaElle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TeaElle)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2004, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-purse/229877/21 "2004-02-21T01:09:22Z")
My purse is small because I always have a diaper/tote bag with me for kid stuff. I can only carry so much, I’m not a pack mule! So, in my purse: My digital camera, PDA and cell phone and my wallet which contains my checkbook, cash, credit and assorted and sundry other cards. In the small inner pocket: A trial-sized perfume vial, a tube of Carmex, Tic-Tacs, an emery board, a nailclipper, a pocket comb, a pack of tissues, a vial of Tylenol and spare “emergency change” should I ever need a pay phone. ---
**Author:** ![Ace309](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ace309/32/1050_2.png) [@Ace309](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ace309)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2004, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-purse/229877/22 "2004-02-21T03:05:16Z")
Messenger bag checking in. Hope you don’t mind. Binder containing syllabi for all five classes, Purell hand sanitizer (travel size), nail clippers, small jar of Citre Shine pomade (never know when you’ll need to rewax your hair on the fly), Palm Vx, folding keyboard for it, promotional pens for Zoloft and Viagra, MP3 player, several loose batteries (AAA, for the MP3 player), cell phone, Friday USA Today (crossword partially finished), Friday NY Times (crossword spit at angrily), paperclipped printed PDFs for one class, textbook for another class, light reading (Lamb: The Gospel According to Christ’s Childhood Pal, Biff by Christopher Moore), travel mug (empty). ---
**Author:** ![Angel\_Heart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5e9695/32.png) [@Angel\_Heart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angel_Heart)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2004, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-purse/229877/23 "2004-02-21T06:20:20Z")
Assorted receipts Chapstick About €7.50 left over from my trip last month (got to remember to change it at the travel agent’s at the mall) Student ID card (complete with Spring 2004 sticker) ATM card Various appointment cards Insurance card change Farecard with $2.40 left on it Spearemint BreathSavers Course Override Form (I didn’t get into the class anyway) Comb Starbucks card Starbucks beverage guide $12.00 ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2004, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-purse/229877/24 "2004-02-21T07:02:14Z")
Honest to goodness, I can tell by the contents which ones I would be able to establish enduring friendships with! Just listing those things that are a little out of the ordinary: 1. a compass with a a case engraved: “Now, Voyager, sail thou forth to seek and find…” – Walt Whitman 2. tissues printed with holly and berries 3. three wristwatches 4. a monogramed collapsable drinking cup in a leather case 5. dry spot cleaner 6. a read floral handkerchief 7. prescriptions for xanax, topomax, prozac, and provigil 8. a card with my next appointment with my shrink 9. a laminated Kershul French language map 10. Oh! Lookie! $16 that was in the wrong pocket! Thanks, ReverseCowgirl! ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2004, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-purse/229877/25 "2004-02-21T13:42:11Z")
My wallet, which contains cash, kids’ medical cards, driver’s license and credit card. My makeup bag which contains Bath and Body Works lip balm in Warm Vanilla Sugar, a makeup compact containing various little bits of stuff, lipstick, and packets of Splenda. My coupon organizer which contains. . .my coupons. Various little slips of paper (mostly debit card receipts). A pen. A pair of reading glasses. My keys clip to the outside of my purse, so they don’t have to take up space inside. ---
**Author:** ![Angua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@Angua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angua)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2004, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-purse/229877/26 "2004-02-21T16:43:50Z")
Wallet Office keys House keys Mobile phone/pda Body spray Ink cartridges for my fountain pen Spare (uncharged) battery for the phone Couple of pens Various old reciepts Make up Moisturiser Various painkillers. I did have a diary in there as well, but I’ve lost it, which is annoying to say the least. ---
**Author:** ![NinjaChick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71c47a/32.png) [@NinjaChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinjaChick)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2004, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-purse/229877/27 "2004-02-21T18:21:16Z")
Huh. Convienant timing for this, as I’m literally in the process of transferring the contents of my rarely-used (and oversized) purse back to their respective places in my bookbag/desk/random place. Lesse… Two sets of keys (house keys, car keys). Palm Pilot Mostly-empty tin of Altoids Tangerine Sours Unopened pack of Orbit Spearmint gum wallet, with the usual in it. CD player w/ headphones Ugly sunglasses from the dollar store The watch I’ve been looking for for two weeks. (heh) Chocolate Power Bar Mini hairbrush and comb Extra hair tie Mini bottle of unscented hand lotion Fully wrapped tea bag (no idea why) Teeny roll of duct tape (again, no clue) Three pens, one pencil, and a blue crayon Pocket knife A handful of business cards from admissions counselors at colleges that I’ve interviewed at, as this is my Respectable Purse. A small bottle with a handful of ibuprofen, sudefed, and other such drugs An acorn (no idea). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-purse/229877.md?page=1)