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Post by padresfan619 on Jun 3, 2018 15:00:14 GMT
Every Friday. I walk to work and bring lunch every day so during the week I carry a backpack instead of a purse. On the weekends I switch to a smaller purse that matches whatever I’m wearing. Friday before I leave the office I clean everything out.
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milocat
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Post by milocat on Jun 3, 2018 15:33:10 GMT
I clean it out everytime I use it, which usually means taking the receipts out if theu are in there and not the bag. I also change purses all the time. I have a small pouch for things, mostly lip things 😉, a smallish wallet, key fob, and my phone so it takes seconds to switch purses.
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Nanner
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Post by Nanner on Jun 3, 2018 15:57:22 GMT
Weekly, I'd say. I usually change purses fairly frequently, but I got a D&B Mary Poppins one from Disneyland that I love, love, love, and I will probably keep using that all summer. At least!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 3, 2018 16:02:10 GMT
Not as often as I should.
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Post by lisae on Jun 3, 2018 16:03:54 GMT
About once a week. I carry very little in my purse so it's pretty easy to see something that doesn't need to be there.
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Post by moodyblue on Jun 3, 2018 16:07:39 GMT
I pull out receipts and any other paper every week or two. There's a back pocket on the purse I'm currently using and that's where I put paper stuff and other temporary items. The front zip areas are dedicated to specific things as is the main part of the purse. They stay pretty organized and clean; it's just the back pocket that accumulates mess.
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Post by kckckc on Jun 3, 2018 16:31:06 GMT
I carry a very, very small purse - there is no room for "stuff" to accumulate, so I never really clean it out. I only have wallet, phone, keys and lip gloss in my purse. I pull receipts out when I get home from shopping.
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RedSquirrelUK
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Post by RedSquirrelUK on Jun 3, 2018 17:16:36 GMT
I once emptied my actual purse (not my handbag) and found receipts that were 3 years old. So, not very often! What’s the difference between a purse and a handbag? Craftykitten and I are in the UK. Here, a purse is a ladies' version of the man's wallet. The purse holds only cards (including driving licence/Id cards), cash and receipts. A handbag is what you call a purse. It holds everything else: keys, glasses, tissues, lipstick, mobile phone, diary, umbrella and sunglasses (both because we live in the UK) etc. etc. etc. AND the purse. I keep my handbag tidy. It has its basic contents, and before I leave the house I add whatever else I need/remove what I don't need. Almost the first thing I do when I get home is to put it back to the basic contents again, take out whatever has got added (receipts, empty water bottle) and replace what I've used. A proper clean-out doesn't happen very often because it doesn't really need it. SaveSave
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Post by likescarrots on Jun 3, 2018 17:23:52 GMT
Usually when I travel I clean out my purse because I'm trying to make sure I don't have anything tsa 'illegal' in there. So maybe once every 2 months? Sometimes longer.
Really the most I would clean out is spare change. I somehow accumulate a ton of it.. other than that there's not really much that I would take out/reorganize... I don't usually put receipts in there, they go in the bag with the thing I purchased or if I have the option I don't get a receipt (usually food, starbucks, etc.)
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Post by eastcoastpea on Jun 3, 2018 17:31:03 GMT
Almost every day.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Jun 3, 2018 19:07:55 GMT
I’d say every few months I’ll go through it and pull out all the extra junk I end up stuffing in there that I ended up not needing. Usually anything that I know I’ll need to pull out gets stuck in the outside pocket (any receipts that need to be entered into the computer, stamps or other small things I’ve purchased that I didn’t need a bag for, etc.) and anything I’m hanging onto for longer goes in the inside zippered part (free wet wipes from the Chinese restaurant, monthly listing of the Flavor of the Day at Culver’s, coupons I might need if I happen to go shopping, etc.). Other things that have a permanent home in my purse live in small zippered mesh bags so they’re easier to find: assorted lip balm, a couple pens and some Post-It Notes, bandaids and ibuprofen, coins and paper bills, gift cards and store reward cards. My glasses, gum and mints go in other specific outside pockets, as does my car key remote fob, my house, mailbox and cabin keys, etc.
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Post by MZF on Jun 3, 2018 19:21:04 GMT
Almost daily
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Post by anniefb on Jun 3, 2018 19:32:45 GMT
Not that often - when I can’t find something or I’m ready to switch to another bag?
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Post by alexa11 on Jun 3, 2018 19:37:26 GMT
I pull receipts out every day or two because I do Saving Catcher, Receipt Hog, and Receipt Pal so I have to snap pics. I don't use much cash or change so I don't usually have any loose coins. I have several compartments and everything has its place. I carry the same bag until it falls apart- I know I'm boring!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 3, 2018 23:54:18 GMT
When all kinds of misc papers like receipts, lists, etc start falling out when I open it up... I'm a neat freak about my house and car, not so much with my purse. Wish I was b/c it's embarassing when I open it to pay at a store and stuff is falling out all over the place!
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Post by txdancermom on Jun 4, 2018 0:01:10 GMT
I take the receipts out of my purse/wallet most every day when i get home, and anything else that doesn't belong in there. cleaning it and making sure i get out all the little bits that have fallen to the bottom - rarely, usually only when I change purses, which is maybe once or twice a yeara
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Post by sues on Jun 4, 2018 0:01:53 GMT
When I change purses- every other week or so. Though I usually take receipts and lists out every day or so. I file my receipts according to month and it gets out of hand if I accumulate too many.
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Post by kels99 on Jun 4, 2018 1:05:47 GMT
Not very often at all. Every other month or so, I sit down on the living room floor and dump my purse out on the carpet in front of me and go through it all. I'm always surprised at the HUGE pile of papers/receipts/church bulletins/notes that I have at the end. I'm not sure how they fit in my purse to begin with. ha ha!
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janeliz
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Post by janeliz on Jun 4, 2018 1:11:43 GMT
Once a week, maybe. When I realize I’m having to dig through too much crap to find my keys, phone, etc.
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Post by paget on Jun 4, 2018 1:19:14 GMT
Wow. Apparently my purse standards are very low. I only clean mine when I change purses - very rarely - or buy a new one! So maybe twice a year. Every once in a while I grab out a handful of papers and receipts and toss but that’s just the tip of the ice berg. 😂
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Post by paget on Jun 4, 2018 1:20:25 GMT
Not very often at all. Every other month or so, I sit down on the living room floor and dump my purse out on the carpet in front of me and go through it all. I'm always surprised at the HUGE pile of papers/receipts/church bulletins/notes that I have at the end. I'm not sure how they fit in my purse to begin with. ha ha! This is actually what I do on the rare occasion it happens! those church bulletins are big offenders. Lol
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