What's in your pocketsess? or Purse?

Cloud · 03-16-2007, 09:24 PM

I tend to collect a lot of change at the bottom of my purse. I dump it all out and take the receipts, trash, coins, etc. and sort it out.

When I have enough change, I take it to the bank and put it into savings. Right now, my purse has:

Wallet
Little bottle of Stevia sweetener.
Red leather pouch containing cards, reserved money, stamps, coupons, etc.
Baggie with wipes.
pens, highlighters
comb
chapstick, lipstick
books (usually at least one, sometimes 2)
small notebook
my checkbook
misc. cosmetics
keys when I'm not at home.
occasionally shoes or underwear.

monster · 03-16-2007, 09:48 PM

I do not want to know what is in my purse/handbag. I have taken to ignoring it and "going bloke" -i bring it with me in the car but when i walk about I just take my wallet with my cash/credit cards/DL etc, my inhaler and my lens case in my pockets. And my cellphone and scraps of paper and pens which were always in my pockets.

OK I admit it, I know what is in my handbag -it's all the scraps of paper on which I have written notes. they are multiplying like bacteria. it's horrible.

In the good old days, before I completely lost control of day-to-day things, i used to carry a small backpack style handbag (about 9"*6"*3"). In it would be:

diary, checkbook, adressbook
2 wallets -one with every day cards and cash, one with the ones you almost never need but never know when that day with be. they also contained postage stamps and address labels
nailfile
lens case
spare set of lenses
glasses
inhaler
tube of eczema cream
painkillers
antacid tablets
needles and thread
2 new AA batteries
new film for camera
paperclips
rubber bands
hair bobbles
measuring tape
mini flashlight
watch
capstick
chewing gum
carboard cutout of each of my children's footprints
piece of yarn the length of each of my children's pant, with a knot showing the waistband width
mirror
flashdrive
swiss Army knife
set of mini screwdrivers
tweezers
tampons
permanent marker
knickers
bandaids
instant stitches

and a crapload more, I'm sure.

Yes, i was a scout.
Yes, the zip is bust and that is the main reason I have stopped carrying it about
Yes, I have a new handbag, it is bigger
Yes, the changeover is likely to be time-consuming. Hence the current essentials-only in pockets thang.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-16-2007, 09:56 PM

I'm glad to see you, but it's just a gun.

monster · 03-16-2007, 10:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

I'm glad to see you, but it's just a gun.

I'm so glad. I was worried you were a little "pocketly-challenged".

Oh wait -that was just the ammo?

lumberjim · 03-16-2007, 10:09 PM

on a normal work day:

left pocket, front:
pack of malboro lights (not in the last 2 days!)
leatherman squirt multi tool
any coins i've gotten in change today

right pocket front:
lighter (not in the last 2 days!)
front pocket wallet, w/ credit cards and cash

shirt pocket:
razr, retractable gel pen- blue

coat pockets:

inside left breast
ipod nano, spare lighter

left outside
house keys, left glove

right outside
car keys, right glove
blistex

piercehawkeye45 · 03-16-2007, 10:13 PM

Left pant pocket or left breast pocket when wearing a jacket - Ipod
Right pocket - keys, Student ID card, and cell phone, (change if have any)
Back right pocket - wallet if I am carrying it

zippyt · 03-16-2007, 10:51 PM

Shirt pocket ,
Pack of Marlboro lites
Lighter
Pen
Sharpie
2 different size pocket screwdrivers

Left front pants pocket
Roll of electrical tape

Right front pants pocket
home and work keys
Spydreco Dragonfly
some change

left rear pocket
my wallet

bluecuracao · 03-16-2007, 11:16 PM

I try to carry as small a purse as possible, but there's still too much crap in it. I'm not going to actually look, but I can guess there's:

- a bunch of change, no pennies
- Dr. Pepper lip gloss ALWAYS, compact, eye liner
- a bunch of receipts
- new-ish PA driver's license (a tough thing to come by these days)
- maybe some cash, if I'm lucky
- credit card, just in case
- batz maru notebook with stuff written in it I'll never read again
- cell phone usually, though it's on my desk right now
- promo pen
- big ole bunch of keys

freshnesschronic · 03-17-2007, 02:02 AM

wallet, pen, chap stick, keys, cell phone.
END

Clodfobble · 03-17-2007, 10:00 AM

My purse gets classified as a diaper bag. It's something pretty similar to monster's list, PLUS diapers, wipes, diaper rash creme, a tupperware of cheerios, a onesie, a waterproof bag, and a large assortment of miscellaneous baby-entertainment items.

AZjanny · 03-17-2007, 10:46 AM

Purse: besides my wallet.....a bottle of hydrocodone, vasoline, 2 sticks of dynomite (tampons).

Briefcase: more dynomite, body spritzer, files, toothbrush and paste, cell phone, day planner, another bottle of pain pills.

Pocket: nothin' but lint and the occasional vial of something or other for work (no, the vial is not another container of pills).

Beestie · 03-17-2007, 11:04 AM

Right pocket: keys, 4Gb encrypted USB drive
Left pocket: knife, razr, access card
back right: wallet
back left: coins

lumberjim · 03-17-2007, 12:17 PM

coins in your back pocket? that's fucked up. that's like drinking water from a coffee mug.

jinx · 03-17-2007, 12:21 PM

I haven't been carrying a purse much, just using my coat pockets. Razr in one side, wallet in the other with a chapstick and my car keys.

wolf · 03-17-2007, 12:37 PM

Pocketses:

Right Front
Two Pens
Packet of those Listerine Breath Strip things
Shell Casing
Rock
Gerber Paraframe pocket knife
Hair band
Burt's Bees Honey Lip Balm
(when not at work a pistol may or may not be included)
two lighters

Right Rear
Leather Search Gloves

Left Front
Wallet
Card Case
Pack of Camel Turkish Golds
4-6 Rubber Gloves (I grab a wad without counting and stuff them in at the beginning of a shift)

Left Rear
Empty

Keys hang from a belt loop, as does the cellphone. When I am on-call I carry a pager on the belt.

The Purse
Potentially scary. Beyond the normal purse contents, some highlights:
A paper foldout fan from the Zoo with big cats on it
Set of Hello Kitty Chopsticks in the event of a chinese food emergency
Two multitools (one has pliers and a flashlight, the other scissors)
Spare set of keys plus an additional spare car (valet/service) key.
Assorted spare pens and mechanical pencils
Box of Altoids
granola bar
Palm T|X
small notepad
data key
comb
mirror
Assorted feminine convenince products

03-16-2007, 09:24 PM	#1
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	What's in your pocketsess? or Purse? I tend to collect a lot of change at the bottom of my purse. I dump it all out and take the receipts, trash, coins, etc. and sort it out. When I have enough change, I take it to the bank and put it into savings. Right now, my purse has: Wallet Little bottle of Stevia sweetener. Red leather pouch containing cards, reserved money, stamps, coupons, etc. Baggie with wipes. pens, highlighters comb chapstick, lipstick books (usually at least one, sometimes 2) small notebook my checkbook misc. cosmetics keys when I'm not at home. occasionally shoes or underwear. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

03-16-2007, 09:48 PM	#2
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I do not want to know what is in my purse/handbag. I have taken to ignoring it and "going bloke" -i bring it with me in the car but when i walk about I just take my wallet with my cash/credit cards/DL etc, my inhaler and my lens case in my pockets. And my cellphone and scraps of paper and pens which were always in my pockets. OK I admit it, I know what is in my handbag -it's all the scraps of paper on which I have written notes. they are multiplying like bacteria. it's horrible. In the good old days, before I completely lost control of day-to-day things, i used to carry a small backpack style handbag (about 9"6"3"). In it would be: diary, checkbook, adressbook 2 wallets -one with every day cards and cash, one with the ones you almost never need but never know when that day with be. they also contained postage stamps and address labels nailfile lens case spare set of lenses glasses inhaler tube of eczema cream painkillers antacid tablets needles and thread 2 new AA batteries new film for camera paperclips rubber bands hair bobbles measuring tape mini flashlight watch capstick chewing gum carboard cutout of each of my children's footprints piece of yarn the length of each of my children's pant, with a knot showing the waistband width mirror flashdrive swiss Army knife set of mini screwdrivers tweezers tampons permanent marker knickers bandaids instant stitches and a crapload more, I'm sure. Yes, i was a scout. Yes, the zip is bust and that is the main reason I have stopped carrying it about Yes, I have a new handbag, it is bigger Yes, the changeover is likely to be time-consuming. Hence the current essentials-only in pockets thang. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

03-16-2007, 09:56 PM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I'm glad to see you, but it's just a gun. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-16-2007, 10:09 PM	#5
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	on a normal work day: left pocket, front: pack of malboro lights (not in the last 2 days!) leatherman squirt multi tool any coins i've gotten in change today right pocket front: lighter (not in the last 2 days!) front pocket wallet, w/ credit cards and cash shirt pocket: razr, retractable gel pen- blue coat pockets: inside left breast ipod nano, spare lighter left outside house keys, left glove right outside car keys, right glove blistex __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

03-16-2007, 10:51 PM	#7
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	Shirt pocket , Pack of Marlboro lites Lighter Pen Sharpie 2 different size pocket screwdrivers Left front pants pocket Roll of electrical tape Right front pants pocket home and work keys Spydreco Dragonfly some change left rear pocket my wallet __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

03-16-2007, 10:13 PM	#6
piercehawkeye45 Franklin Pierce Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,695	Left pant pocket or left breast pocket when wearing a jacket - Ipod Right pocket - keys, Student ID card, and cell phone, (change if have any) Back right pocket - wallet if I am carrying it

03-16-2007, 11:16 PM	#8
bluecuracao in a mood, not cupcake Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 3,034	I try to carry as small a purse as possible, but there's still too much crap in it. I'm not going to actually look, but I can guess there's: - a bunch of change, no pennies - Dr. Pepper lip gloss ALWAYS, compact, eye liner - a bunch of receipts - new-ish PA driver's license (a tough thing to come by these days) - maybe some cash, if I'm lucky - credit card, just in case - batz maru notebook with stuff written in it I'll never read again - cell phone usually, though it's on my desk right now - promo pen - big ole bunch of keys

03-17-2007, 02:02 AM	#9
freshnesschronic Professor Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,555	wallet, pen, chap stick, keys, cell phone. END

03-17-2007, 10:00 AM	#10
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	My purse gets classified as a diaper bag. It's something pretty similar to monster's list, PLUS diapers, wipes, diaper rash creme, a tupperware of cheerios, a onesie, a waterproof bag, and a large assortment of miscellaneous baby-entertainment items.

03-17-2007, 10:46 AM	#11
AZjanny Frodo failed. Bush has the Ring. Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: CT Posts: 19	Purse: besides my wallet.....a bottle of hydrocodone, vasoline, 2 sticks of dynomite (tampons). Briefcase: more dynomite, body spritzer, files, toothbrush and paste, cell phone, day planner, another bottle of pain pills. Pocket: nothin' but lint and the occasional vial of something or other for work (no, the vial is not another container of pills).

03-17-2007, 11:04 AM	#12
Beestie -◊\|≡·∙■·∙≡\|◊- Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Parts unknown. Posts: 4,081	Right pocket: keys, 4Gb encrypted USB drive Left pocket: knife, razr, access card back right: wallet back left: coins __________________ ♠ ♥ ♣ ♦

03-17-2007, 12:17 PM	#13
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	coins in your back pocket? that's fucked up. that's like drinking water from a coffee mug. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

03-17-2007, 12:21 PM	#14
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	I haven't been carrying a purse much, just using my coat pockets. Razr in one side, wallet in the other with a chapstick and my car keys. __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

03-17-2007, 12:37 PM	#15
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Pocketses: Right Front Two Pens Packet of those Listerine Breath Strip things Shell Casing Rock Gerber Paraframe pocket knife Hair band Burt's Bees Honey Lip Balm (when not at work a pistol may or may not be included) two lighters Right Rear Leather Search Gloves Left Front Wallet Card Case Pack of Camel Turkish Golds 4-6 Rubber Gloves (I grab a wad without counting and stuff them in at the beginning of a shift) Left Rear Empty Keys hang from a belt loop, as does the cellphone. When I am on-call I carry a pager on the belt. The Purse Potentially scary. Beyond the normal purse contents, some highlights: A paper foldout fan from the Zoo with big cats on it Set of Hello Kitty Chopsticks in the event of a chinese food emergency Two multitools (one has pliers and a flashlight, the other scissors) Spare set of keys plus an additional spare car (valet/service) key. Assorted spare pens and mechanical pencils Box of Altoids granola bar Palm T\|X small notepad data key comb mirror Assorted feminine convenince products __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

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