What's in Your Handbag?

[Guest W***ledi*Time]

From The Sydney Morning Herald, 24 May 2011:

 

http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/lifematters/whats-in-a-handbag-sex-toys-knickers-and-dog-biscuits-20110524-1f1uy.html

 

Sex toys, screwdrivers and spare knickers are among the items regularly carried around in handbags, according to a survey of women.

 

The poll confirmed what most men suspect - women really do carry almost everything but the kitchen sink in their handbags, with many ladies also confessing inner handbag "demons" of envy and pride through an emotional attachment to their favourite bags.

 

Essentials including keys, tissues and make-up were carried alongside sex toys, porn videos, spare knickers, tarot cards, dog biscuits and a piano tuning fork - just in case.

 

The average woman owns seven handbags, according to the poll results.

 

Almost a fifth of women surveyed, 19 per cent, said they used their handbag as an object to hide behind when not feeling confident on a "fat day", while 16 per cent said their handbag was like a "security blanket".

 

And 21 per cent said receiving a compliment about their handbag was the ultimate flattery while a third confessed to feeling envious of another woman with a nice bag.

 

Some women also confessed to carrying sentimental and comforting but hardly practical items, including a son's baby tooth, a daughter's first pair of shoes and their father's watch.

 

Many women also carry mementos such as champagne corks or confetti from their wedding day or a pebble from a beach when on holiday.

 

"A woman's handbag is an extension of who she is and helps her facilitate the numerous roles she plays in the 21st century," said Australian style commentator Kathryn Eisman.

 

"If women are indeed urban warriors, then their handbag is their armoury and ammunition."

 

More than 2000 women were surveyed for the poll by Kellogg's Special K Mini Breaks.

 

"It's amazing to see what women carry around with them," said spokeswoman Sophie Colling.

 

"What a woman keeps in her handbag is a reflection of their life and women who are on the go need to be organised.

 

"Carrying essential items such as snacks in your handbag demonstrate how women are in control of their lives."

 

The top 10 most common items found in handbags were:

 

1. Keys

2. Pens

3. Tissues

4. Paracetamol/medication

5. Receipts

6. Make-up

7. Tampons/bandaid/other first aid items

8. Sunglasses

9. Snack/chewing gum

10. Compact mirror

 

Ten of the most unusual things found in handbags were:

 

1. Screwdriver kit

2. Porn DVD

3. Son's baby tooth

4. Daughter's first pair of shoes

5. Intimate toys

6. Tarot cards

7. Vampire voodoo doll

8. Confetti from their wedding day

9. Spare knickers

10. Piano tuning fork

[Nicolette Vaughn 294340]

I don't carry anything unusual like on that list below and like to keep it simple so I can find things when I go looking for them. However, all of my belongings seem to get lost in my handbags since it seems like you could fit the kitchen sink in there. I like to clean my bags out once a week and will throw away things like receipts.

 

1. Wallet

2. Keys

3, Small makeup case

4. Sunglasses

5. Receipts

6. Bottled water

[Grass_Hopper 18263]

1. MP3 with headphones

2. Extra underwears

3. Cell phone

4. Wallet

5. Phone charger

6. Condoms, lub, toy...

7. Cigs

8. About 10 lighters

9. Gum

10. Make up bag

 

And the list goes on!

[Malika Fantasy 144625]

in mine

 

1-wallet

2-keys

3-spare money/bus ticket

4/gum

5-lighter (even if I don't smoke...)

6-pen and paper

7-condom and lube

8-sunglasses

9-make up

10-a bullet:D (mini vibrator)

[MiaBella 10988]

I'm one of the girls with the super huge purse that could double as luggage:

 

keys(2 sets)

phones(2 sets)

wallet

meds(4 types)

band aids and tampons

gum(3 types)

hand sanitizer(2 types)

make up bag

Large make up set w mirror

cell chargers(2 types)

energy shots

manicure set(clippers, file, twizzers, etc.)

lotion

lighter

cigs

nail polish

sun glasses

 

I could go on for a while....... I'm not high maintenance, but I always feel like the day I don't pack something will be the One Day I need it!!!

Always prepared!

[Gabriella Laurence 301887]

On top of basic popular "survival" items, I also like to carry (at all times) the following:

 

a toothbrush, toothpaste and floss, deodorant, hand sanitizer, hand moisturizer and wipes.

[Cleo Catra 178382]

umbrella

contacts

alice cooper notepad

leggings

condoms

lube

advil

camera

sunglasses

[Guest **cely***r***ne]

In my huge handbag at the moment I have... (and yes, I am looking in it LoL)

 

notepad

abundance of hotel pens lol

perfume....I have like 4 scents

hand sanitizer

gum

mints

midol

2 wallets

Mp3 player and headphones

bobbi pins

elastics

spare hair clips

small hair straightener

lots of change at the bottom lol

spare fake nails and glue

spare hairspray (travel size)

pocket size brush

condoms

mouthwash (travel size)

spare toothbrush and paste (travel size)

and my guardian angel pin..........

 

No wonder the friggen thing is always so heavy! wow! haha

[Miss Scarlett 25073]

I have different bags packed for different occasions. HAHA

 

1. Regular purse -- wallet/keys/cell/lipstick/smokes/lighter/glasses/diaper wipes/first aid kit/etc...

2. Work purse -- condoms/lube/massage oils/hand sanitizer/extra outfits/shoes/diaper wipes/first aid kit/etc.....

3. Family outings -- sunscreen/bug spray/sunglasses/diaper wipes/first aid kit/etc.....

 

This way I am not lugging everything around all the time. I have pre-packed bags depending on what I am doing and where I am going.

 

I love to be prepared for the unexpected, and I am sure the lists could go on for each bag.

 

All of my purses look like luggage. haha

[Kyra.Graves 23779]

Okay I'll look as well, my everyday bag is rather big.

 

• wallet
  
• sunglasses & eyeglasses both in one hardcover case
  
• mints x2
  
• gum
  
• phone x2
  
• small hairbrush
  
• reusable nylon shopping bag
  
• pen x3
  
• mineral powder (doubles as sunblock)
  
• lipstick x2
  
• hair elastic x4
  
• hair clip (metal)
  
• $18.48 in loose change on the bottom
  
• empty gum wrappers x6 - which I've now thrown out. My purse tends to get a lot of my garbage, if I don't see a waste basket around I just throw everything in my purse until next time I clean it out. I won't litter so at times I have put some unusual or not generally purse friendly items in there just because it seemed more convenient than holding on to the item and wandering around aimlessly looking for the garbage can that can never be found when you need it.
  

[Malika Fantasy 144625]

in mine

 

1-wallet

2-keys

3-spare money/bus ticket

4/gum

5-lighter (even if I don't smoke...)

6-pen and paper

7-condom and lube

8-sunglasses

9-make up

10-a bullet:D (mini vibrator)

 

I guess I should look more carefully

my reading glasses

my ipod

my 2 phones

a book

deodorant

ear plugs

cellphone charger

hand sanitazer

umbrella

compact miroir

squeesh granola bar...

and 7.82 in change

 

yeah I am good to go to war here

[Guest S**a*Q]

I'm of the non-purselike people it seems.

I only carry a purse in the summer, as I usually have no jacket with pockets.

Sunglasses are on head, or table waiting to be put on head.

 

In my Pink Floyd tote bag (which doubles nicely as a purse) I have:

 

Wallet

Phone (x2) and headphones

2 Keys on a chain

 

(If I'm going on a call, I have condoms, otherwise, I don't...)

 

Certain things may move in and out of it, if I find them before I leave, like a pen, hair elastic or lip stuff. If I'm traveling with my computer bag, I have no purse, the 3 things move into the pack sack with the computer and the necessary cabling for it.

[April Dawn 12207]

I dont have a purse, I use a small clutch though and all I carry is lipgloss, id and condoms.

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[Guest k***na]

I carry 2 purses usually. A small little purse and a handbag.

 

In my little purse I have:

Keys

Wallet

Cell Phone

2 Lipsticks

Gum

Lighters

Nail File

Kleenex

1 condom

Hand Cream

Pen and Paper

and Spare change and the bottom!

 

In my handbag I have:

Work outfits

Shoes

More condoms and lube

Small Make-up bag

 

My handbag stays in the car most of the time until its time to change the bag!

[Tiffany Amber 7031]

• 2 wallets (one is a clutch so if I am going out I dont always have to lug around a huge bag)
  
• lip gloss x3
  
• lip stick
  
• chap stick
  
• mirror
  
• 4 sets of keys (car, my house, my landlords house and a family members extra set)
  
• 2 phones
  
• 2 chargers
  
• earphones
  
• journal/day planner
  
• pocket knife
  
• perfume
  
• earings
  
• hand sanitizer
  
• hand and body lotion x2
  
• nail polish
  
• nail glue
  
• hair pins, elastics and clips
  
• make-up bag
  
• cigarettes
  
• lighters
  
• tic tacts
  
• gum
  
• Halls
  
• underarm deoderant
  
• brush
  
• condoms
  
• tylenol
  
• Orajel
  
• 2 inhalers
  
• pens
  
• Allergy pills
  
• back pain pills
  
• tampons
  
• receits
  

Wow! Now I know why I have so many back issues! This thing must weigh about 8lbs! I think Iam going to start doing like Kianna and have 2 purses. One with just the things I really need and another with all the other emergency things!

[Guest f***2f***]

I suspect if this poll had been done in the States or if some of our ladies answering were in the States we might find mace/bear spray, a gun, a rape whistle....

I knew a lady in San Diego who literally had a brick in there so she could do some damage if she swung it at an assailant.

 

Purses and handbags have always been a mystery to me. My mother always taught me that a ladies purse was a private thing and not to ask her the entire contents or go in her purse under pain of death. I've always regarded them as being awesome repositories of feminine secrets. It seemed she could pull just about anything out of hers on demand. She convinced me when I was a small boy that she even had a rabbit in there!! (of course many ladies today do have a rabbit in there! lol)

 

I remember in the late sixties or early seventies she had a huge purse that was called "A Kangaroo Purse" but my brother and I called it "The Suitcase." I can remember getting on a plane one time when we were going on a family holiday and wondering if they would make her check it. That would have made an interesting confrontation as there is no way they would have wrestled that sucker away from her!!

[Nicolette Vaughn 294340]

Now if you want to talk about the bag I take to my incall, that's a whole other story! lol.

[roamingguy 300292]

In my bag I have

crankbaits

jerkbaits

quiver sticks

craws

tubes

hooks

weights

jigheads

sunblock

bug spray

yum garlic scent

needlenose pliers

scissors

Oh, my bag is a tacklebag for fishing

RG

[Isabella Gia (Banned) 53881]

With the weight I think most purses described here have, that automatically makes them a weapon, no need for a brick lol

 

I suspect if this poll had been done in the States or if some of our ladies answering were in the States we might find mace/bear spray, a gun, a rape whistle....

I knew a lady in San Diego who literally had a brick in there so she could do some damage if she swung it at an assailant.

[Nicolette Vaughn 294340]

With the weight I think most purses described here have, that automatically makes them a weapon, no need for a brick lol

 

Hefty purses and a good pair of heels makes for perfect weapons.

[Kaylee Kisses 1526]

-lipstick x5 (lol its an addiction)

phones x2

ipod

wallet

powder

baby wipes

toothbrush

eye lash glue

nail glue

deodorant

perfume ( Dior Addict currently)

hand lotion

full sized hair brush

keys (only one set)

pens and paper

change !

sometimes my handbag wont even close its so stuffed!!

[SamanthaEvans 166767]

My handbag is different from my outcall bag, which is a leather briefcase with whatever toys, condoms, lubes, extra stockings and other things I may want or need to have with me.

 

In my handbag:

 

• a small make-up kit with powder, mascara, eyeliner, 3-4 lipsticks, a few little safety pins and a small mirror
  
• wallet
  
• keys
  
• hand sanitizer
  
• small-size can of hair spray
  
• comb
  
• brush
  
• gum
  
• cell phone
  
• business cards in a case (not for escort work!)
  
• a Moleskine weekly planner
  
• two mechanical pencils, a ballpoint pen and a clear plastic 6" ruler
  
• a 5.5" x 8.5" Moleskine watercolour sketch book
  
• a 4"x 6" pocket field watercolour sketch box containing 24 tiny pans of paint, a palette, a brush with a water reservoir in the handle, two sponges and one folded paper towel
  
• an Altoids box lined with spongy foam, holding three conté crayons and a kneaded eraser
  

[VedaSloan 119179]

In my bag:

 

-keys (two sets--one to my apt and one to my lovers)

-iPod (never leave home without it!)

-wallet

-cell

-bus pass/tickets

-eyeglasses case

-mini screwdriver to fix loose screws in my glasses

-pen

-Moleskin weekly planner

-book to read (currently Neuromancer by William Gibson)

-a few random Tarot cards (I use them as bookmarks)

[Goldenboy 237]

What about the Man Purse?

From the book on Handbags most people carry things for what if.

Small First aid Kit

Hand sanitizer wipes (think baby)

Do man carry condoms? I think more women do

Keys

Pen and my moleskin

Change for parking, I want one of those new city cards!

On weekends a camera

Because I am Heard of hearing, hearing aid batteries

Sometimes a pocket book

Because I am a man with pockets, unless I have my tight sexy jeans on I carry my wallet, phone and cash in my pants.

Goldenboy

[JuliasUndies 7288]

Pepper spray-I'm always packin, always kneel and spray, never indoors

Moped keys-lost my house keys

A delicious selection of lip gloss and beef jerkey

Broken smoke and loose tobacco

Peraphenalia

Pornographic playing cards

Mini torch

Chopsticks

Pass port-you never know when you gotta go

10 prepaid visas-all used

Vibrating "massage" pen

Pink and black skull wallet

Oh gross what is that?

Mini finger flashlight

Crazy glue

A razor

$4,895.81

A blue plastic blinking heart necklas-awesome

Money order for $932.00

Wrappers for I don't know what

Half a fossilized chocolat bar-that's where that went

Butterfly knife-trained all fingers present

A bunch of girly items

A compass

V-E-G-A-S beads-VEGAS BABY!!

A soduko book..............

I'd like to thank you for helping me clean out my bag, it really needed it