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Old 03-16-2007, 09:24 PM   #1
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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.
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Old 03-16-2007, 09:48 PM   #2
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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.
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Old 03-16-2007, 09:56 PM   #3
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I'm glad to see you, but it's just a gun.
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Old 03-16-2007, 10:04 PM   #4
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Quote:
Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce View Post
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?
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Old 03-16-2007, 10:09 PM   #5
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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
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Old 03-16-2007, 10:13 PM   #6
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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
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Old 03-16-2007, 10:51 PM   #7
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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
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Old 03-16-2007, 11:16 PM   #8
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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
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Old 03-17-2007, 02:02 AM   #9
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wallet, pen, chap stick, keys, cell phone.
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Old 03-17-2007, 10:00 AM   #10
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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.
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Old 03-17-2007, 10:46 AM   #11
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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).
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Old 03-17-2007, 11:04 AM   #12
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Right pocket: keys, 4Gb encrypted USB drive
Left pocket: knife, razr, access card
back right: wallet
back left: coins
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Old 03-17-2007, 12:17 PM   #13
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coins in your back pocket? that's fucked up. that's like drinking water from a coffee mug.
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Old 03-17-2007, 12:21 PM   #14
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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.
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Old 03-17-2007, 12:37 PM   #15
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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
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