What do you carry in your handbag if you have one?

[Stottie Girl]

Just curious and it's probably only one for those who are living full time but what do you keep in your handbag if you use one?

I have always found it mysterious and wonderful that women can pull out, makeup, band aids, tissues, hand cleanser, umbrella, journals, pens, perfume, practically a whole medicine chest and so on. It's like all women seem to be able to do a Mary Poppins when called upon!

Also, I hear lots of advice saying that trans girls should carry sanitary towels as they might need to lend one to a girl in need. Really? Does this actually happen in the ladies room?

Just being nosey really!

[Lori Dee ✅]

My wallet with all my IDs, credit cards, and checkbook. (I don't write checks, but it has my account and routing numbers if I need them).

Spare glasses, lipstick, tissues, eyeliner, Q-tips, hand sanitizer, eye drops, comb and hairbrush, small pocket light, eyeglass repair kit, spare keys, Band-Aids, two pocket notebooks, ballpoint pens, passport (in a separate pocket from my wallet), a small bit of toilet paper, numbing cream (for electrolysis appointments), hydrocodone pain pills, and a Naloxone inhaler (Narcan - in case of opioid overdose - which is not likely), several hair ties, and two cloth face masks.

If I were to add some hard candies, I would be my grandmother!

[Dawn Kellie]

Would the hard candies be butterscotch or coffee nips? My grandmother always had butterscotch for the grandkids and coffee nips for my grandfather

[Charlotte Kitty ✅]

Damn I'm boring. Keys, phone, lip balm and a radar key! I add specific things for certain occasions!

Charlotte 😻

[Lori Dee ✅]

Would the hard candies be butterscotch or coffee nips? My grandmother always had butterscotch for the grandkids and coffee nips for my grandfather

Since I am pushing 70, it would have to be Werther's Original butterscotch. Brach's is good too, but I prefer their caramels (which melt). For hard candy, it's Werther.

[Stottie Girl]

My wallet with all my IDs, credit cards, and checkbook. (I don't write checks, but it has my account and routing numbers if I need them).

Spare glasses, lipstick, tissues, eyeliner, Q-tips, hand sanitizer, eye drops, comb and hairbrush, small pocket light, eyeglass repair kit, spare keys, Band-Aids, two pocket notebooks, ballpoint pens, passport (in a separate pocket from my wallet), a small bit of toilet paper, numbing cream (for electrolysis appointments), hydrocodone pain pills, and a Naloxone inhaler (Narcan - in case of opioid overdose - which is not likely), several hair ties, and two cloth face masks.

If I were to add some hard candies, I would be my grandmother!

See, Mary Poppins incarnate! How do you fit all that in! Is the passport in case you need to leave the country in a hurry! Do you not have a banking app on your phone? Seems a bit risky to be carrying around a cheque book.

But no obligitory chapstick?

[Lori Dee ✅]

See, Mary Poppins incarnate! How do you fit all that in! Is the passport in case you need to leave the country in a hurry! Do you not have a banking app on your phone? Seems a bit risky to be carrying around a cheque book.

But no obligitory chapstick?

The purse has ten pockets! Six zippered pockets on the outside, 1 zippered pocket inside, and three inside pockets without zippers. It also has small pockets on the ends where I keep my masks.

Yes, I got the passport as soon as they updated my birth certificate. I paid extra for expedited service, due to the election results, and got it in January of 2024.

I have a banking app on my phone, but sometimes I need to provide an account and routing number to receive direct payments (like book royalties).

Never been a fan of Chapstick as the wax is too stiff in cold weather. What I have is a softer-tinted lip balm for emergencies. I rarely use it.

[Stottie Girl]

The purse has ten pockets! Six zippered pockets on the outside, 1 zippered pocket inside, and three inside pockets without zippers. It also has small pockets on the ends where I keep my masks.

Yes, I got the passport as soon as they updated my birth certificate. I paid extra for expedited service, due to the election results, and got it in January of 2024.

I have a banking app on my phone, but sometimes I need to provide an account and routing number to receive direct payments (like book royalties).

Never been a fan of Chapstick as the wax is too stiff in cold weather. What I have is a softer-tinted lip balm for emergencies. I rarely use it.

Oh right, do you not have direct debits over there? You can either set those up or set up a transfer so that all you or the other person needs to do is type in the amount and send. It's instant too.

I love that bag! I want it! Maybe in brown leather though. Going to have a search though Amazon.

[Charlotte Kitty ✅]

Wow thats a giant bag that one Lori! Mine is super compact, although I have a bigger one if need be!

[Lori Dee ✅]

I love that bag! I want it! Maybe in brown leather though. Going to have a search though Amazon.

The brand is Elda. I got it on Amazon. It is a reddish-colored faux leather. I love it, but I have had it for years, and it is starting to show some wear. Might need to BMA soon!

BMA = Buy Me Another

[Stottie Girl]

Thanks for the translation.

I don't need one at all yet but I fancy getting one anyway. Is this the hormones causing a handbag obsession?!!! I hope I don't start lusting after Luis Vitton or something, I'll have to re-mortgage the house!

I'll stick with the sub £30 ones from Amazon for now.

[big kim]

My wallet with bus pass,bank card,cash. Easyhaler inhaler,tissues,hand sanitizer. Sometimes a comb and hair tie if I  don't wear braids or French Twist.

[ChrissyRyan]

Some of us carry defense devices.

[Dawn Kellie]

Some of us carry defense devices.

You can never be to safe

[Dawn Kellie]

Some of us carry defense devices.

A cop doesn't fit real well do they?

[Stottie Girl]

My wallet with bus pass,bank card,cash. Easyhaler inhaler,tissues,hand sanitizer. Sometimes a comb and hair tie if I  don't wear braids or French Twist.

You'll never survive the apocalypse with just that Kim! lol!

[Stottie Girl]

Some of us carry defense devices.

Like what? Mace? Tazer?

[Dawn Kellie]

That's some of the less than lethal options

[ChrissyRyan]

Well let us say they have a serial number.
Trained, practiced, legal, and licensed.

[KathyLauren]

Wallet, phone, keys, glasses, mask, tissue.  Then, depending on the size of the purse and the occasion: throat lozenges, band-aid, pocket knife, dental floss, hearing aid remote, pen, epi-pen.