20 per cent men feel scared of women's handbags

Painkillers, sunglasses and nail files are also most likely to be found deep in the recesses of their holdalls, alongside more predictable items like money, a make-up bag and a diary.

Curiously, just 72 percent of women actually carry money or bank cards with them, the Daily Express reported.

It also found that while the average cost of a woman’s handbag is 96 pounds but the carry 40 items inside it that has a combined total of 110.25 pounds.

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