According to a recent study (by me), the average purse holder has 24 things in their purse at any given time. But do they really need all those things? Take a look at the exclusive results.

Erin, 21 items in purse

Sample of items:

• Two water bottles. (I could understand one, but two is too many).
• An iPad Charger. Doesn’t have an iPad.
• Last week’s grocery list.
• Icy Hot and several very specific medications that she doesn’t need.

Favorite Quote: “I’m not really sure why I have an iPad charger in my purse. I don’t even have an iPad.”

Ryan’s review: Erin’s purse is like your junk drawer. Everything in there was useful at one time but now it’s time to clean it out.

Brittany, 14 items in purse

Sample of items:

• Two dice and one playing card. (Not sure what games you can play with that…)
• Four different types of hand sanitizer.
• Coffee creamer.
• An Apple pencil (but doesn’t carry around her iPad??).

Favorite Quote: “I don’t know. I just feel really bad throwing away coffee creamer.”

Ryan’s review: Bigger purses lead to bigger problems. No one needs that much hand sanitizer.

Kayla, 36 items in purse

Sample of items:

• A good luck charm.
• Lots of old/expired things: Two receipts, a gift certificate, two coupons, one rewards card, and an old name tag.
• An old Apple watch band.
• Touch up, eye shadow, and lipstick even though “I haven’t worn makeup since before Covid.”

Favorite Quote: “Yeah everything in here is expired so I guess not…”

Ryan’s review: Would you carry all of those things around in your pockets? If not, it probably doesn’t belong in your purse.

Carol, 11 items in purse

Sample of items:

• Pepper spray but doesn’t know how to use it.
• One quarter. Just one.
• Eye drops.
• A single pen.

Favorite Quote: “It’s nine years old and I’m not even sure how to use it [pepper spray], but it makes me feel better.”

Ryan’s review: This was by far the cleanest purse but I could still live without most of the things in it.

Laura, 22 items in purse

Sample of items:

• A calendar, sticky notes, business card, and a sheet with all her passwords written on it. Aka all things that could (and should be stored on her phone). I’m also slightly concerned about her digital security.
• A map of the Biltmore house. Only the essentials, right?
• Knitting needles. Maybe I’ll show her how to play games on her phone?
• A pair of scissors.

Favorite Quote: “I put things in my purse so I know where they are… they’re in my purse. Have you seen my purse?”

Ryan’s review: We need to bring my mom into the 21^st century… you don’t need to carry around a full size calendar in your purse anymore. Or a map of the Biltmore house?

Linda, 38 items in purse

Sample of items:

• Four pairs of glasses. With a purse as big as hers, she needs multiple pairs so she can find one.
• Pictures to take with her to her next hair appointment.
• A lifetime supply of pens, about half don’t work.
• Several different notepads.

Favorite Quote/ Fun Fact: Linda won a contest at her last high school reunion for having the most things in her purse. The prize was an even bigger purse.

Ryan’s review: This purse is like Hermione’s handbag from Harry Potter… it just doesn’t seem to have a bottom.

𝕴𝖓 𝕮𝖔𝖓𝖈𝖑𝖚𝖘𝖎𝖔𝖓: No, you probably don’t need all those things in your purse. But who am I to say? I don’t have a purse.