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What’s In Your Purse

Abby1967 — Fri, 18 Jun 2021 17:55:47 GMT

What's In Your Purse 👜

Giving mine a good cleaning today. I usually just move things from purse to purse.

Wallet, coin purse, makeup pouch, phone, receipts, mints, small notepad, couple of pens, granola bar, aspirin, coins at the bottom, oh a couple of husbands things also.

We all know the phrase "here put this in your purse " lol

i love a nice clean purse

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godi — Fri, 18 Jun 2021 18:10:26 GMT

Don't carry a purse anymore. I have a smaller crossbody that just fits a phone, keys and some cash.

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RedTop — Fri, 18 Jun 2021 18:19:45 GMT

After 8 years of retirement, I no longer carry a handbag either. I rarely leave the house for longer than 2 hours, so I carry the equivalent of a wristlet on a crossbody strap. I'm done with handbags.

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Sooner — Fri, 18 Jun 2021 18:25:50 GMT

I never did understand people who drag around hair brushes, pictures, multiple makeup items, mints, hair pins, and all sorts of "stuff." That would make me crazy to have to dig through it.

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Jordan2 — Fri, 18 Jun 2021 18:29:03 GMT

I carry my whole life in my purse it weighs a ton! My deceased mother would say "do you really need to take all that with you", I would reply "yes I do"!

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Caligurll — Fri, 18 Jun 2021 18:29:59 GMT

@Abby1967

Just the basics; wallet, phone, reading glasses, tissues, nail clippers, comb, lip balm, and whatever Covid "accessories" needed for the outing. I carry a cross-body bag.

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deepwaterdotter — Fri, 18 Jun 2021 18:58:13 GMT

@RedTop wrote:
After 8 years of retirement, I no longer carry a handbag either. I rarely leave the house for longer than 2 hours, so I carry the equivalent of a wristlet on a crossbody strap. I'm done with handbags.

Same for me. I sold most of my handbags at a local consignment shop and made a total of about $2000.00.

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SunValley — Fri, 18 Jun 2021 18:48:08 GMT

For everyday I carry a lightweight fabric tote (about 10" by 12") with organizational pockets to hold what I want to have handy. My favorites are my Baggilini everywhere tote and the ones I bought from Bags by April on Etsy.

"Always carry" items include my keys and phone, mask, small packs of Kleenex and wet wipes, as well as sunglasses, lipstick, and a body/hand lotion, and I use a slim credit card wallet. It easily slides into most any slip pocket. I try not to load up my bag with things that I don't need for a quick trip to the store.

I've found that using cloth zippered pouches is an easy way to keep "like items" together that I don't need for running errands but might like for a day out, and I can easily add or remove these pouches to fit my schedule. One pouch holds my bandaids, allergy pills, etc. and a similar one has a few mini makeup items if I am going on a day trip. They also are slim and go into interior slip pockets.

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Meowingkitty — Fri, 18 Jun 2021 18:52:23 GMT

Small wallet, phone, keys, aspirin, chapstick, Kleenex.

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chrystaltree — Fri, 18 Jun 2021 20:57:54 GMT

It's right here beside me. I like tote bags because I have spinal stenosis and I carry a light weight folding cane just in case my back hurts. So there's that. I also have a wallet, sunglasses, hand sanitizer, two masks although we only need masks in medical offices now. I have a light airy scarf, a lipstick, my Kindle Reader, my phone. If hubby is with me, I have his sunglasses. Sometimes an 8oz bottle of water and a protein bar.

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tansy — Fri, 18 Jun 2021 21:22:52 GMT

A bit of cash, ID and loyalty cards, index card and pen, tinted lip balm, keys, sugar-free gum or cough drops, hopefully my phone.

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Katcat1 — Fri, 18 Jun 2021 21:45:30 GMT

Kate Spade metallic wallet (bought at after Christmas sale); comb, hand sanitizer; kleenex, emergency inhaler, phone. The phone I keep in the outside pocket.

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cotton4me — Fri, 18 Jun 2021 22:08:30 GMT

Credit cards, ID, cash, cough drops, tissues, Wet Ones, phone, keys, pen, small notepad, Excedrin, small tape measure, dental floss, emergency mask in a baggie.

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Boomernichols — Fri, 18 Jun 2021 22:52:23 GMT

@Abby1967 Less is more! I only carry keys, phone, money, credit cards and hand sanitizer.

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Grand Happy — Fri, 18 Jun 2021 22:54:41 GMT

I love my purses, I never spend more then $100
I changed them out by my outfit ☺️
Love my new one from Kohl's blue with palm trees, aloha printed on it.
I carry
Wallet
Glasses case
Lip glosses ( many)
Hand sanitizer
Mints
Phone
Garage door opener, someone broke into our car at a restaurant once, they took it and registered/ insurance card. Advice don't leave it ever in your vehicle.
Pen
Protein bar
Ginger candy for car sickness
Keys
Mask 🙄

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RoughDraft — Sat, 19 Jun 2021 00:30:21 GMT

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kelshar — Sat, 19 Jun 2021 00:51:29 GMT

Wallet, make up bag with feminine products in it, deodorant, package of kleenex, breath mints, hand sanitizer, poo pourri and hand lotion.

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kelshar — Sat, 19 Jun 2021 00:55:43 GMT

Forgot some things - keys, chapstick, lip glosses and lipsticks, cell phone and mini hairbrush

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tototwo — Sat, 19 Jun 2021 13:06:55 GMT

The bare essentials: cash, cards, checkbook, pen, car fob, phone, extra mask. I used to switch from a big purse to a 'travel' purse and back again every time we took a trip. One time we came home from a long trip and I never switched back to my big purse. I've used a wallet-on-a-string or jeans pockets ever since.

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Stray — Sat, 19 Jun 2021 19:37:20 GMT

I had bilateral shoulder surgery when I was working. I carried a lot in my purses. One day, my orthopedic surgeon told me to empty my purse on his table. He went thru every item and asked if I really needed to carry this? He told me to leave makeup, brushes, extra keys etc at work. He got me down to my bus/train pass, my home key, a small amount of cash, phone and a credit card. My shoulders and neck felt better and I carried a crossbody until I retired. Now I have my phone in a wristlet with slots for cash, card, key & that’s it