What's in your purse right now? Can I guess? Your wallet, keys, and phone, obviously. But probably a whole bunch of other crucial-but-also-nonsense things you totally forgot about!
Remember that movie you saw a million years ago? I bet you still have the ticket stub tucked away in a side pocket, mingling with all of your bobby pins and hair ties. How about snacks? A forgotten granola bar, perhaps? Or an empty Ziploc bag that maybe once contained celery? It's probably floating around in there, making friends with the loose change and random pen caps you keep just in case. Tampons? Napkins? Actual dollar bills? No way! Having those on hand would be way too convenient.
Purses are basically just big bags of crap that ladies tote around for fun. Once in a while they serve an actual purpose: holding important things you need as you go about your day. But usually, they are just heavy nuisances that your boyfriend thinks he can keep his stuff in too.
What are some of the things women keep in their purses? Here is a handy list! Is your purse full of these things too? Vote up the stuff you've got weighing you down, and feel free to add anything that's not already listed, but has been taking up residence in your bag for at least a year.
And let's all agree to throw away our old valet stubs today.
- 1
Wallet
- 2
Keys
- 3
Chapstick
- 4
Phone
- 5
Loose Change
Mostly pennies. - 6
A Health Insurance Card That's Probably Important
But it's just loose in a random pocket - 7
Pens
Either too many pens, so many pens, or one that is basically dried out.
- 8
Business cards & appointment cards
Better not throw those away, you might need to contact that salesperson you met at a party 10 years ago. - 9
A Stretched Out Hair Tie
It's always in the way until you need it and can't find it. - 10
Makeup
Not makeup you can actually use; just foundation smeared all over the damn place - 11
Lotion
- 12
Hand Sanitizer
- 14
Sunglasses
- 15
Really Old Lunch Receipt
When was the last time you bought soup? - 16
Fresh Lip Gloss
- 17
Headphones
- 18
Crumbs
- 19
- 20
Gift cards
They probably still have balance.
- 21
Reams of folded, crumpled old grocery lists
A graveyard of old paper - 22
Tissues
- 23
No Tampons
Because that would be too convenient and take away from the "fun" of asking your co-workers for one. - 24
Band Aids
- 25
Mints
- 26
A Couple of Aspirin (No Bottle)
Down there mingling with the crumbs and nickels. - 27
Coupons
- 28
Emery Board
- 29
- 30
Candy
- 32
Knife Or Little Scissors
- 33
A Snack
- 34
A Crumpled Up Dollar Bill
"Just in case"
- 35
Comb
It has most of its teeth still.
- 36
Eyedrops
- 37
One Million Bobby Pins
- 38
A Movie Ticket Stub from Eight Months Ago
- 39
Checkbook
- 40
Fast Food Napkins
- 41
Gum wrappers
- 42
One earring
Better not throw it away, though, you might find the other one someday - 43
Flossers
- 44
Empty Used Ziploc Bag
For celery maybe? - 45
Water Bottle
- 46
Book
Perfect for making your purse extra heavy. - 47
Stamps
- 48
Pictures
Do you even know these people.
- 49
A USB Drive with Unknown Contents
- 50
Inhaler
- 51
Random Pen Caps
No corresponding pens. - 52
Oil blotting papers
- 53
Key To An Apartment You Lived In At Least Three Years Ago
- 54
Piece Of Unwrapped Gum
- 55
Forgotten Granola Bar
#snacktime - 56
Bus Pass/Public Transit Card
- 57
Pepper Spray
Because your dad made you. - 58
Dried Out Lip Gloss
- 59
Sand
Have you even been to the beach lately? - 60
Bills
- 61
Altoids
- 62
Melted Chocolate
- 65
Condoms
- 66
Mini Alcohol Bottles
Because LIFE - 67
Lactaid
Because otherwise nachos get tricky... - 68
Valet Stub
To confuse you the next time the valet asks for the one he just gave you. - 69
Parking Ticket
Ignored until the last possible minute.
