What do you usually have in your handbag?

minidazzler

orestes wrote: »

Your surprise is down to you not understanding the principles of handbag-temporal dynamics sir. It is a theory I have been working on that is understood implicitly by all women but cannot be grasped by men for some reason.

Essentially, handbags do not correspond to the same spatial-temporal dimensions as the rest of physical matter in the universe. This is because they are not in fact comprised of temporal matter. Rather, each handbag is a portal or wormhole (think along the lines of stargate here) to an enormous central hub which is infinite in capacity and contains all of the convenient and useful items that a lady might need and can be retrieved in a moment of crisis.

I call it the Mary Poppins theory

And I get a 2x4 inch wallet that when full of change presses into me arse. Gender equality my hole!!!

girloperfection

Purse
Glasses
Keys
Vaseline
Pen
Selotape
Inhaler
Mirror
Hairbrush

Nevyn

minidazzler wrote: »

And I get a 2x4 inch wallet that when full of change presses into me arse. Gender equality my hole!!!

Get yourself a backpack.

orestes

minidazzler wrote: »

And I get a 2x4 inch wallet that when full of change presses into me arse. Gender equality my hole!!!

Thaedydal wrote: »

Get yourself a backpack.

Or at the very least stop putting your wallet up there :eek:

stiff kitten

pocket diary
phone
sunglasses
keys
pen
purse
tissues
lip balm
concealer
water
mp3

Kablamo!

Hand cream
Hand sanitizer
Plasters
Wallet
Nail file
Hair slides
Hair brush
Deodarant (hate spelling that word?)
Perfume
Assorted makedups
Chewing gum
Phone
Keys
Dinosaur flashlight

Blush_01

My handbag is new, I bought it at the weekend, and I was in a rush so I don't have much in it, everything is at home in my other handbag.

I currently have:

Filofax
Umbrella
Keys (incl. trolley key, house keys for home and apartment, new house keys, mini maglite, nail clippers) on a lanyard so I can find them when I need them
Two phones
MP3 player
Current book
Selection of pens
Sunglasses
Bottle of water
8 nuts, bolts and washers
Ryvita (in case I get peckish)
Phones
Brownie recipe
Mini sewing kit
Pain killers
Vitamin C tablets
Calcium tablets
Hugo Deep Red
Green hoops
Hand mirror
Tweezers
Small hairbrush
Marshmallow flavour lipgloss
Clear, hardening nailpolish

That's about it off the top of my head, but there's plenty of space for more.

Nevyn

Lanyard on keys ftw.

TriceMarie

I find the bigger the bag (although very handy for the amount of stuff you can fit in there) it's harder to find things..."my sack" it's been called once lol,u can always see me endlessly rumiging through it,finally finding what I what...I love big bags BUT hace nearly knocked plates or drinks off tables with them at times when geting up to leave&they are on my shoulder..or nearly knocked PEOPLE out with them when fiting through tight spaces like bus or plane :o lol

There was a time when I was younger when I would never bring a bag...phone in one pocket,purse in the other...but now I couldn't go without it...even WITH my bag one night in taxi on way home my phone slipt out...thank god the driver came up to me with it the next night!!:D

Blush_01

Thaedydal wrote: »

Lanyard on keys ftw.

I genuinely don't know how I survived before I had my keys on the lanyard I use now. If I'm in a hurry in the morning I can just throw them around my neck and keep moving, rather than having to root around for space in my bag.

It might be big, but that doesn't mean it isn't organised.

Novella

I carry a lot of stuff around with me

Purse, with driving license.
Car keys.
Apartment keys.
Perfume.
Hand cream.
Vitamin C tablets.
Glasses.
Eye drops 'cause I have dry eyes
Carmex.
Botanics Super Balm, amazing stuff.
Hair brush.
Tissues.
Chewing gum.
Concealer.
Mascara.
High Beam.
Probably whatever eye make up I have on on a particular day.
A pen.

Doesn't actually seem like that much now that it's written down!

minidazzler

As a matter of interest, who keeps a card or whatever with their phone number on it in their bag in case it gets misplaced or something?

I only ask because my Dad had his Coat stolen in Dublin a few days ago and got it and all his stuff (Everything basically) back because he had his Business Card in there.

G86

I LOVE big handbags, but the problem is that the bigger they are the more crap I manage to cram in!:p

Hairbrush
Hair Product
Eye Liner
2 eyeshadows (wondered were they were til now!)
Foundation
Bronzer
Mascara
Make up brush
Eye pencil sharpener
Loose Change
Pen
Keys
Lip stud
Chain
Book
Election leaflet
Pension plan thingy for my new job
Black nail polish
Mp3 Player (Zen)
Camera
Receipts
Wallet
Good luck poem my aunty gave me before exams
Journal
Perfume
Sunglasses
Hairslides
Safety pin
Drinks promo leaflet


I change bags a fair bit too, but always end up with as much stuff!!

TriceMarie

minidazzler wrote: »

As a matter of interest, who keeps a card or whatever with their phone number on it in their bag in case it gets misplaced or something?

I only ask because my Dad had his Coat stolen in Dublin a few days ago and got it and all his stuff (Everything basically) back because he had his Business Card in there.

Oh wow,he was fairly lucky!
That's a good idea actually,I must do that!:)

dancingqueen

I don't have a Business Card - I could get them made up

"Dancing Queen"

Dancer
Dosser
08x xxxxxxxx


What do ye think?

shellyboo

Silverfish wrote: »

a paper cocktail umbrella (you never know when you need to add class to your drink)

Love it

minidazzler wrote: »

As a matter of interest, who keeps a card or whatever with their phone number on it in their bag in case it gets misplaced or something?

I only ask because my Dad had his Coat stolen in Dublin a few days ago and got it and all his stuff (Everything basically) back because he had his Business Card in there.

If I lost my handbag (highly unlikely unless it got robbed off me since it's enormous) it would have my wallet in it, which has my business cards in it anyway. They'd also get my phone and could call my Mammy if they needed to This has happened to me before when I lost my phone - I left it in a changing room unknowingly and left the shop. 20 minutes later, my boyfriend at the time gets a phone call... looks at me confusedly and says "eh, do you have your phone? Your mother says you left it in a shop"

Cue a moment of severe confusion until I realised that the shop assistant called my mum, who then called the bf.

Anyway! List:

Wallet
Phone
Keys (on a lanyard! Work keys, usb keys, Dublin keys, Donegal keys, and trolley tokens)
iPod
Book
Notepad and pen
Bus timetable
deodorant
perfume
Nurofen
tampons
umbrella
Sun cream (just this week!)
various business cards
a million bus refund tickets
a belt (not sure why that's in there actually)
hairbrush
hair ties
sunglasses in a case

Make up bag, containing:
Foundation
Powder
Blusher
powder brush
2 different types of concealer
mascara
2 eyeliner pencils
eyebrow pencil
pencil sharpener
lip gloss
eyeshadow
2 eyeshadow brushes

... and now, lots of liquid concealer all over my makeup bag. Opened the makeup bag to look and the top had come off. Balls.

Just went and got my bag. .

Currently I have:
-Make-up Bag
-Student ID floating around in there
-Wallet
-Keys
-Phone
-Work Lanyard
-Smokes
-Inhaler (See what I did there)
-Tampons
-Spare Change
-A USB key
-2 pens
-Pay Slip
-Taxi Card
-Free night club pass.

IvyTheTerrible

Purse/wallet
phone
small hairbrush
lip balm
lipstick
diary
pen
pencil
work id/swipe card
Bus ticket
glasses cleaning product
tissues
tampons

Occasionally I will also have a city map (new to this city so if I go shopping I need it), book (good to have something to read if you're waiting for an appointment) and an umbrella.

Ginny

Currently:
Car keys
Work keys
Home Keys
Mirror
Buspass
Change
swipe for work
2 lip balms
moisturiser
Bronzer
Blusher
concealer
Powder
Brush for Powder
mascara
blot paper
2 pens
earphone+phone
Wallet
umbrella
plasters
pain pills
tampons
another umbrella(?)
List of stuff to do
2 pens
magazine
bottle of water
I also had my lunch in it earlier:
1 banana, 1 apple, light choccy mousse, 2 wholewheat wraps, some fried mince with onions and peppers for the wraps, some sour cream and some blue cheese for the wraps.
forgot hair things
and eye cream
think thats it, but its a light day.

star-pants

wow...

see sometimes yes they're useful, and if I'm going somewhere i'll make sure to have plasters n whatnot with me.
but just general everyday, I usually hate a handbag... so annoying. If I could just put my wallet / phone/keys into my pockets I would. And have when I wear appropriate jeans

Right now *grabs bag*
-lip gloss
-poop bag (for when taking dogs out in car and then for walk)
-prescription claim form
-wallet (decepticon)
-phone cover
-tissues
-pen
-lip balm
-car keys
-house keys
-mini deodorant
-lighter
-mini perfume
-ooh that's where my necklace went....

that's it

Khannie

For comparison...my man bag:

book
psp (for watching tv on the train)
earphones
pack of tissues
gumshield x 2
phone -> earphone connection thingy
water bottle
hat
windsheeter / rain jacket
sun cream
shower gel
towel
protein shaker
goggles
then it varies by day, but usually:
10 oz boxing gloves
16 oz boxing gloves (for sparring)
hand wraps
shin pads
groin guard
shorts
t-shirt

I carry a phone, swiss army knife (geek version. The picture doesn't do it justice....it's huge but super useful), wallet and keys in my pocket.

MissFlitworth

tiny lunchbox of porridge oats
empty tiny lunchboxes
loose oats rolling round the place (reason why lunchboxes are now empty, handbag could double as a nosebag at the moment!)
tampons (loose, rolling round the place, covered in oats, probably not a good idea to use them)
gum
2 embroidery scissors
embroidery hoop
bumper pack of embroidery threads (ebay buys delivered to work ftw! gotta love a parcel)
payslips
polling card yoke
dozens and dozens of receipts
bus tickets
wallet
books
any leaflet someone's handed me in the street for the last couple of months
manky looking disprin
little green bento sauce box full of paracetemol
Pill plus empty packages of the pill for the last few months
2 pairs of earrings
Lipgloss
Drivers licence
silver blood donor pin thing
3 different sun creams (factor 50 for face, 25 for everywhere else, poxy useless factor 10 that got me burnt and lead to purchase of other 2)
hairpins
loose change
floss for some reason

cherryred

My handbag currently has

Phone
Wallet
3 types of lipbalm
My boyfriends sunglasses
chocolate
Sheet Music - I'm doing a singing course at the minute
2 lollipop sticks - I should probably put them in the bin
A letter from My insurance company
MP3 player
Make-up bag containing - Foundation, concealer, powder, eyelinder, lipstick, lipgloss, posietint, mascara, powder brush, eyeshadow, eye brush, shimmerbrick
A load of messy bus tickets and receipts.

Acacia

Phone, purse, i.d. (if I'm going out), keys, mp3 player, eyeliner, lip balm, sun-cream (recently!), and a pen. I always seem to need a pen.

cool username

ok here goes

sunglasses
hand cream
work keys
car keys
chapstick
nivea lip balm
wallet
polo's
two packs of tissues
sudafed
whiteboard marker
ruler
two pens
hairband
benefit erase paste
kirby grips
notebook

wow that's good going, its actually quite a small bag...

allabouteve

Passport
Shades
Calculator
Glasses
Make up bag with concealer, lip gloss, mascara and blusher
Small fold up mirror
Ipod
Camera
Tissues
Brush
Perfume
Purse
Key ring
Panty liners
Gum
Digital voice recorder
Appointment diary
Two pens
Paperback novel
Small wallet containing receipts for recent purchases
Small T.E.N.S. device in box

Just the basic's.:D

allandanyways

I already replied to the other thread very similar to this but I'm going to reply again because a) I love making lists and b) this thread makes me feel justified in all that I carry around with me.

Currently in my bag I have:
2 fiction books
1 non fiction book
Wallet containing student ID, garda ID, various NUIM printing cards, travel card, train tickets, photo of OH, cinema tickets, a tenner and about 4e in change.
Red and Blue biros, One good uniball blue ink pen
Journal
Post its
Tic-Tacs
Alpen Light cranberry bar
Phone
MP3 player
Post it from my Mam with shopping list on it
Chapters bookmark
Pill
About 20 receipts
Neurofen plus, Motiliums and various other gastro-intestinal medicines
Feminax
Tampons
Lighter (but no cigarettes)
2 bus tickets
A drawing the kid I look after drew me
A post-it from my little sister saying "You are a boob,"
Make up bag containing foundation, blusher, 2 different eyeliners, a mini perfume, mascara and a powder brush (but no powder)
Keys
Vaseline
Spare pair of contact lenses (disposable)
The phone number for modern languages (don't know why or how I acquired that but it's in my handwriting)
SPA202 exam paper
2 Hair bobbins
Mini sewing kit

and some sort of weird brown dust type thing which I presume is the remains of some tragic chocolate bar.

maggiemae

Personal phone
Work phone
Wallet
Earrings
Tampon
Passport
Umbrella
Lip gloss
Mascara
Driving license
Shopping list
Payslip
3 pens
Notebook
Work ID
Car keys
Receipts of every description
A pile of 1c and 2c swishing about at the bottom of the bag
Plasters
Deodorant
Tesco clubcard
Makeup bag
Large hair brush
5 hair bands

Basically if this bag was to go missing I am up the creek without a paddle..:eek:
Amazing that I can still stand considering the amount of stuff that I am hawking around with me everywhere I go :P

sam34

i go for the "less is more" option

always have:

phone
wallet
keys
comb

if at work i always have a diary & pen and a dictaphone

i carry tampons/pads when necessary, but otherwise dont carry them regularly

and thats it!

Molberts

todays bag contains:

q tips
promo copy of the enemy's new single
cardigan
mail (unopened)
empty muesli bar wrapper
deodorant
wallet
mints
neurofen plus
moisturiser
empty club milk wrapper
camera (I WAS LOOKING EVERYWHERE FOR THAT!! )
plasters
tampax
printout of flight details
pen
hairbrush
sunblock
makeup bag full of err, makeup
phone
keys
carmex

my ipod, umbrella and filofax are in my car - if I havent my car with me they are shoved in the bag too

*puts everything but the empty wrappers back in* :pac: