A purse is usually
small and
made of leather. A woman keeps it in her handbag. It contains valuables such as coins, credit cards, a driving licence, paper money and postage
stamps.
We noticed a woman looking at a
lovely leather purse in the War on Want charity shop in Ballynahinch, Co. Down the other
day. She took it to the counter, took her purse from her handbag, took out some money and handed it to the assistant. The voluntary assistant
said "Thank You", put the purse into a plastic bag and handed it to the woman.