10 things woman keep in there hand bag..

Women and their handbags are often the butt of
typically ‘guy’ jokes which comment that these
oversized things are practically like townships.
However more often than not, men end up using
stuff which women miraculously conjure up from
their handbags, whether to avoid a catastrophe or
deal with an emergency. So whether a woman
carries a classy hobo or prefers a largish tote,
here are ten of the most common things that they
keep in their handbags.
1.A pocket mirror
Well, no prizes for guessing this one. But in fact
the presence of a pocket mirror indicates more
than the mere vanity on a lady’s part. It is useful
not only to touch up the lip-gloss but can come
in real handy when you have spy on who exactly
her boyfriend is ogling at, behind your back. Also
in real life, very few people except your trusted
mirror will tell you when you have a piece of
spinach stuck between your teeth.
2.A pen…or maybe two
Everyone knows that a pen always comes in
handy when you have to jot down a phone
number or need an autograph from your favorite
TV star. But what about when you are standing in
a queue at the bank teller's and the hunk next to
you asks to borrow a pen. This way you can have
one pen as a keeper and the other one as a
giveaway. And don’t forget to extract a quick
coffee in return for your generous gesture.
3.Small notepad
This may seem to be taken for granted but you
will be surprised at how many people are left
searching for a piece of paper when they want to
write down an address or compile a quick grocery
list at the relight. Carrying along a notepad along
with a pen thus saves you a lot of trouble as well
as time and is one of the best-kept secrets of
organized women.
4.Umbrella
It seems incredible that such a thing as
umbrellas should fit into a woman’s pert
handbag, but then that is entire purpose behind
the invention of folded umbrellas. This item not
only saves its owner from an unexpected shower
but can also be used for a sharp poke at dirty old
men while commuting by public transport. Most
of all it saves you from spending the day in damp
clothes at the workplace and in the process, from
a nasty cold.
5.Hand sanitizer
Every smart woman knows that this item is one
of the essentials if she is to avoid contracting
infections. Women who are out in the public place
for the greater part of the day or work in an
environment where they are interacting with
people on a daily basis are inevitably exposed to
a host of germs and if they don’t take
precautions, they are sure to come down with flu
or other infections sooner or later. So it is best
you carry around a small bottle of hand sanitizer
and apply it after using the loo, public transport
or even after shaking hands with several clients
or customers.
6.Hairbrush
No woman’s handbag is complete without this
tool – it could be a hairbrush, a simple comb or
even include accessories like hairpins and hair-
bands. One of things that women obsess over is
their hair and the only way to put those concerns
to rest is by quickly running their combs through.
7.Mini flashlight
Men maybe surprised by this item in a ladies
handbag but women know how many times this
small thing has saved the day for them. You
could be lost in a rainy alley trying to find out the
mailbox of a particular house number or have
dropped an earring in the dark interiors of a movie
hall. At such times the tiny beacon of light seems
a godsend and what is required to help you get
back your bearings – whether actual or figurative.
8.OTC medications
This is another of those items which are found in
almost every woman’s handbag and emerges as
a life-saver under various conditions. It may be
still a few hours before you can head back home
and already you have an unbearable headache. Or
a loved one on a flight is caught by a violent fit of
sneezing caused by a reaction to an allergen.
Instead of looking around for pharmacies or
waiting someone else to come with help, it makes
far more sense in being prepared. For the same
reason, many women also carry Band-Aids in
their handbags to treat small nicks and cuts.
9.Mints
This is one of those things which has a variety of
uses and often feature as a must-have for many
ladies’ bags. You could be feeling nauseous after
a tiring commute and a mint will immediately
freshen you up. Or you could have had a lunch
with some item containing garlic/onions and want
to smell good for a subsequent date or happy
hour. On all these occasions, having a mint or
gum is really handy. Indeed you can even offer a
co-worker or acquaintance if you cannot bear
his/her dragon breath close to your face.
10.Personal products
Then there are women who think of everything –
sanitary napkins or tampons for your own or a
friend’s emergency; wet tissues to freshen you up
when you have been travelling a lot and are quite
exhausted. Tissue paper to use after easing
themselves. And last of all, extra condoms when
you are feeling rather frisky and your partner
lamely says that he’s out of Durex. Women also
keep their cellphones buried in their handbags and
those with kids often keep a change of diapers.
Women who wear contact lenses keep solution for
the lenses and a storage case, apart from specs.
Women’s handbags have often been an enigma
to men especially who fail to understand why and
how such a bewildering array of things might be
of any earthly use. However women who are on
the move are smart enough to know that being
prepared is winning half the battle. And their
trusty handbags would vouch for that.