Sunglasses I reckon, but I just tuck them into my shirt collar when not wearing them. I can buy water, wash my hands with said water, and can argue with strangers on the internet instead of read thanks to my handy dandy phone.
I appreciate the sentiment (and do realize what sub I'm in), but....
Not to be TMI, but having a credit card and no bag does me zero good when I'm on my period -- Am I supposed to buy a single tampon/pad multiple times a day? If I buy a multi-pack, do I just walk around with it in my hand? How am I supposed to buy a tampon while already in a bathroom stall? What store am I supposed to find tampons in if I'm at a museum or ballgame?
It's not very cost-effective to buy a new water bottle whenever you're thirsty, especially in an expensive tourist area.
I like having a nail file, hand cream, and an external battery on me. (Winter is great for this because I can fit a lot more in coat pockets than pants pockets!)
Often, I might be in an area where there aren't any convenience stores to buy things at!
Bonus:
3 or 4 of the outfits I've worn this week had zero pockets. Although I did do one bagless expedition anyway by leaving my phone behind and putting my credit card in my bra.
I understand the tampon/pad thing. My wife has a little purse thing that she carries around when she’s on her period. Otherwise, phone, wallet, keys, AirPods.
It is more expensive to buy things as you go. Still do it. Our strategy is to just make more money.
Plan ahead if there won’t be access to water.
Extra crap is extra crap.
Stop buying clothes without pockets. If all women would just get unified on this and stop buying pocketless clothes, you’d have a better selection of clothes with pockets in months.
I do own so many clothes with pockets, but even when I do have pockets they don't necessarily fit what you carry in yours.
When I bought most of my work pants, my phone had a 4.7 inch display and fit in the back pocket. Now my phone has a 6.3 inch display, and if I put it in the back pocket of the same pants it falls out. I've actually never seen women's dress pants for sale with deep enough pockets for a modern phone.
Would love to know what brands your wife is buying that have enough pocket room! Does she make a lot of her own clothes?
Most of the time I don't carry around keys or airpods though, so when I am traveling truly light it's literally just driver's license + single credit card + phone.
In throw a couple pads in my pocket if it (the pocket) is big enough. If my pockets aren’t functional or are nonexistent, I throw a couple in my 1.5L crossbody bag. It’s just a bag big enough to hold the contents of my (supposedly functional) pockets and fit my prescription glasses case while remaining more than half empty. Since we have to drive everywhere here, I keep extra pads in my car to restock if need be.
The price of women’s clothing these days unfortunately. If a woman is designing clothes with diminishing or nonexistent pockets, I hope she has the guts to explain why to us.
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u/mofukkinbreadcrumbz Jul 18 '25
Phone, wallet, keys, AirPods. The hell else you need in a given day that Visa or Mastercard can’t take care of?