Bottom of the Bag Contest!

Posted by Jen Gruskoff on April 1, 2010 at 8:30am

Since April is spring cleaning month at goodkin, we have created a contest that will intrigue lovers of purses and "manbags" alike, and we're calling it "The Bottom of the Bag Contest."

In the spirit of spring, we love to talk abut cleaning our insides and outsides, but the truth is, nothing collects as much clutter, lint, wrappers, coins and debris as the modern handbag. We all pull out things that surprise us from time to time, be it a lost treasure like the earring you haven't seen since that crazy holiday party, enough change to go to the movies, or a lint covered pacifier (hopefully, you have the child it belongs to.)

Here's your chance to clean your act up.

Simply comment below about the craziest, weirdest, oddest thing you've ever pulled out of your handbag, and you will be entered to win a Megan Bag, donated by our friends at Roots. At the end of the month, we will pick a winner randomly.

This stylish bag is perfect to take out at night and has enough storage to keep all of your essentials within easy reach. It features:

Top drawstring closure with one main compartment
One large exterior side zipper pocket
Stable handle with adjustable shoulder strap
Adjustable leather shoulder strap: 27" - 50"
Dimensions: 14"(L) x 11"(H) x 6.5" Handle drop: 8"
Made in Canada from 100% Italian Leather

See the bag in more detail at Roots.com

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Kammi wrote on April 1, 2010 at 11:36am:

For some reasons, I pulled out a lot of old dirty napkins and kleenex in my bag. I probably forgot to throw them out when I'm not using it. I also found rip up papers in my bag, too. It's yucky!!

Adrienne Breaux wrote on April 1, 2010 at 11:39am:

Yuck! I've totally been there Kammi!

JennyB wrote on April 1, 2010 at 12:03pm:

A recently found a skewer from a cocktail party I had attended months ago. Assuming I stuffed it in there just before being introduced to someone. What does a lady at a cocktail party do with a glass in one hand and food in another?

Kaci Beeler wrote on April 1, 2010 at 12:46pm:

I just now looked and found a bracelet made of wooden Chinese good luck beads that my mother gave me around the time of my college graduation last spring. I didn't wear it, but since it is for "good luck" I guess I couldn't throw it away, either.

JordanJ wrote on April 1, 2010 at 1:11pm:

At a State Radio concert, I whipped out a Thundercloud sandwhich that I had stored previously for when I needed a snack. And then I ate it.

Dianne wrote on April 1, 2010 at 2:01pm:

My sister recently pulled out an unopened can of Diet Coke which she hadn't realized she'd been carrying around! You can imagine the size/weight of her purse!

Coleen wrote on April 1, 2010 at 2:36pm:

I once saw my Great Aunt pull a hammer and screwdriver out of her handbag. The best is that this seemed to be totally logical to her. And it was handy!

Jo Ann R. wrote on April 1, 2010 at 4:56pm:

A container of mealworms, yes, mealworms. I have a pet Gecko that eats worms and when I go to the pet store to buy them than have to run other errands I can't leave them in the hot car, so in the purse they go. So imagine the look on the clerks face at Macys when I pull them out searching for my wallet to pay for my nice, pretty outfit! She didn't find it amusing. LOL

sami wrote on April 1, 2010 at 5:22pm:

I found a free admission ticket to the Joy Theatre Christmas show, and some fake tickets for a game I made up when I was 7.

Cate wrote on April 1, 2010 at 5:22pm:

There is a zipper at the bottom of my zip up purse.

Reba wrote on April 1, 2010 at 5:40pm:

1) Rat medicine (banana flavored) 2) Tiny, fluffy toy chicken inside tiny plastic ball (I've had this in my purse for two years. I occasionally find it on accident and I always put it back)

Kimberley wrote on April 2, 2010 at 6:02am:

a corkscrew and 12 dog biscuits!

Rebecca wrote on April 2, 2010 at 7:16am:

sipppy cup of juice that had slowly leaked all over the bottom of the purse! I also have the movie stub from the first movie I saw with my husband when we were dating.

MissBeek wrote on April 2, 2010 at 11:33am:

My dad died about a year and a half ago. I still have one of his old prescription bottles in my purse, with two pills left in it.

Barbara wrote on April 5, 2010 at 7:12pm:

Really? I am surprised you also don't have a bag of his ashes in there too, my classy little sister! Cate says she REALLY needs to win that bag! She's obsessed.

Amanda in Austin wrote on April 5, 2010 at 10:03am:

Legos, Legos, and more Legos.

Melanie & Thibaud wrote on April 5, 2010 at 1:18pm:

a melted nikon f60 camera... i was in a production meeting and my purse lay in plain view on my desk. we heard a distant phone ring when all of a sudden, 5 foot flames leaped out of my handbag, burning my wallet, petty cash, cell phone as well as the f60. sprinklers went off, firemen arrived and it was decided my zippo ignited when the phone rang. try explaining that to your insurance company!

GeorgiaMist wrote on April 6, 2010 at 10:37pm:

The oddest thing I ever pulled from my handbag was the teething ring my daughter used... 17 years ago. I can't bear to part with it. Silly, I suppose but it means a lot to me! outofthemist @ gmail .com (remove spaces)

Kelli wrote on April 7, 2010 at 9:19am:

Newborn size diapers - our boys are 8 months and are in size 3!

CJ wrote on April 7, 2010 at 9:21am:

With 4 kids, there are always miscellaneous items pulled out of my bag, that have often been neglected amongst all the "stuff". Crushed crackers that spilled out of snack bags and merged with other sticky items - common discovery!

bbsol wrote on April 7, 2010 at 9:21am:

the strangest thing I've pulled out of my handbag was after a typical evening at our local bar, I went to work the next day and found a plate, fork, knife, spoon, and a ketchup bottle that my friends had placed in each pocket, trying to make a statement about the size of my bag! I returned the items the following day!

Kelli wrote on April 7, 2010 at 9:21am:

Newborn sized diaper (unused) - our boys are now 8 months and in size 3!!

Chris Sorel` wrote on April 7, 2010 at 9:23am:

pulled out memory stick cover in gum. Once cleaned up found pictures that forgot about

Joy wrote on April 7, 2010 at 9:24am:

A tiny gecko. [I lived in Costa Rica at the time.]

Ari's Mom wrote on April 7, 2010 at 9:25am:

I ahve pulled out melted Christmas candy that my kids had put in my purse for safe keeping...it was melted because of the warm spring days...

Dolce_vita4 wrote on April 7, 2010 at 9:28am:

I pulled out a candy that was stuck to the bottom of my purse. It was probably dropped in their by one of my kids when they didn't want it anymore!! YUCK!!!!

Annie wrote on April 7, 2010 at 9:29am:

The weirdest thing I can remember ever pulling out of my handbag was an ear of corn and an umbrella! To make a long story short - I went to a corn festival in small-town Ohio and it had been raining. =)

Dolce_vita4 wrote on April 7, 2010 at 9:30am:

In my purse I found a lollipop stuck to the bottom of my purse. It was probably dropped in their by one of my kids when they didn't want it anymore. YUCK!!!!

Rene wrote on April 7, 2010 at 9:30am:

The strangest thing I ever pulled out of my purse was a pink hair extension ... and that was this morning!

Candace in Canada wrote on April 7, 2010 at 9:31am:

On Any given day you can reach into my bag and find an assortment of suckers, baby wipes, socks, mittens, work files, lip gloss or hair clips/elastics. Guess that might be normal stuff for a working mom of two preschool-aged girls ... although my non-parent friends think it's a little strange...

lily j wrote on April 7, 2010 at 9:32am:

I had kept this mint from a restaurant in which I had a great time with my boyfriend. I didn't want to eat it, but kept it as a memento of our dinner. After a few months, I found the mint again at the bottom of my handbag, in its semi-melted state. I finally had to eat it and reminisce about that night.

Rae wrote on April 7, 2010 at 9:37am:

Strangest thing would be a handful of ferret food. When my ferrets are out they love to hide their food, unfortunately it is always hidden in my purse or shoes.

michelle wrote on April 7, 2010 at 9:43am:

The weirdest thing I pulled out of my purse was some foreign money that belong to a place I've never visited! It doesn't even look like currency we use here in N. America.

Leilani Bautista Keene wrote on April 7, 2010 at 9:46am:

Being a mom of 4 boys, I've pulled out steristrips and bandage tape that I forgot was in there....and a handful of ooze which was the remnant of the antibiotic ointment....LOL...

Krista wrote on April 7, 2010 at 9:49am:

The weirdest thing I've ever pulled out of my handbag was a phallic shaped wine bottle opener, which my roommate had chucked in whilst I was in the toilet and shouted at her to 'pack me a wine bottle opener' before I left for a party. Needless to say, I was very embarrassed.

Korey wrote on April 7, 2010 at 9:50am:

Once I pulled out a squirrel

Melody Madden wrote on April 7, 2010 at 9:51am:

The oddest thing I've pulled out of my bag has to be an old roll of camera film from about six years ago.. still haven't had it developed so I have no idea what's even on it.

Tannie's Chatter wrote on April 7, 2010 at 9:53am:

Probably cat treats... dried cat treats! I guess a few fell out of the package and of course got hard! They were seafood flavored too!!!! :-(

TanBur wrote on April 7, 2010 at 9:56am:

I was just getting over the flu once and had to travel out of town. I had a little random bag of necessities like gravol and aspirin just in case and also a small spray bottle of Glade Ultra. haha I always keep it one in my handbag because you never know when you might have 'to go'. Gross, I know it is handy! haha

Geri D. wrote on April 7, 2010 at 9:57am:

a shoe horn, a magnet that says "One Tough Cookie" and 11 pens.

Anonymous wrote on April 7, 2010 at 10:00am:

A couple of years ago I was in a crazy poptart faze, and it continued throughout my time at university. So one day I left a poptart in one of the pockets, a year or so later, I reach into that purse. Found that something gooey I felt. Well I look in, and it was a strawberry poptart that had blown up (literally) in one of the pockets, and till this day cannot get the stawberry filling out of it!

Meg C wrote on April 7, 2010 at 10:04am:

A used hockey mouth guard. It has yet to be claimed...

Rachel wrote on April 7, 2010 at 10:06am:

A shamwow. I wasn't supposed to leave it in there, but it sure did come in handy!

Diana wrote on April 7, 2010 at 10:08am:

Fishing lures! (they were in a small Tupperware container so no injuries occurred, but still)

Diana wrote on April 7, 2010 at 10:10am:

Fishing lures! (they were in a small Tupperware container so no injuries occurred, but still)

LindsayE wrote on April 7, 2010 at 10:11am:

There's a list, but the strangest was when I was going to pay for something and instead of finding my wallet I found a stuffed lobster staring at me. I left the wallet next to the computer when I paid for something online and I hid the lobster (one of my dog's favourite toys) in the purse because it squeaks and I had a migraine a few days before. Nothing like having a laughing breakdown in Crabtree & Evelyn and having to ask your friend to pay for your shampoo due to crustacean issues!

angela wrote on April 7, 2010 at 10:25am:

A bottle containing my wisdow teeth. A couple weeks after my extraction.

GENIE_4482 wrote on April 7, 2010 at 10:30am:

I have actually pulled many weird things out of my purse. But just a few of them have been squished mints, melted gum (yes it was melted) and melted chocolate (which was a pain to clean up)!!!!

Jane Roberts wrote on April 7, 2010 at 10:32am:

Someone elses wallet (a man's wallet). My purse was in a closet at a party and I'm hoping someone accidently tossed their wallet into what they thought was there wife's/girlfriend's bag but ended up in mine....alternatively I drank too much and stolen it....hmmm. This bag looks big enough to hold all sorts of things!

Ksmith26 wrote on April 7, 2010 at 11:01am:

75 packets of splenda... i've been collecting them everywhere i go :)