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Things in Your Purse Right Now

Updated January 29, 2020 38.3k votes 1.9k voters 23.5k views

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Ladies! Upvote the stuff you definitely have rattling around in your purse right now. Add any other women's bag essentials you can't seem to get rid of.

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.

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list ordered by

1
Wallet
2
Keys
3
Phone
4
Chapstick
5
Pens
Either too many pens, so many pens, or one that is basically dried out.
6
Loose Change
Mostly pennies.
7
A Health Insurance Card That's Probably Important
But it's just loose in a random pocket
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
Hand Sanitizer

11
Makeup
Not makeup you can actually use; just foundation smeared all over the damn place
12
Lotion
13
Chewing gum
14
Sunglasses
15
Really Old Lunch Receipt
When was the last time you bought soup?
16
Headphones
17
Medicine
18
Fresh Lip Gloss
19
Gift cards
They probably still have balance.
20
Crumbs

21
Band Aids
22
Tissues
23
Reams of folded, crumpled old grocery lists
A graveyard of old paper
24
No Tampons
Because that would be too convenient and take away from the "fun" of asking your co-workers for one.
25
Mints