Okay, I don’t want to be sexist, but ladies, this one is for you.

Here’s the scenario: you’re at the grocery store, the lady in front of you has a mountain of groceries while you’re only buying a greeting card and a pen to fill out the greeting card in the car. Now, common courtesy would dictate that the lady in front lets you go ahead of her since your purchase would be quicker, but that’s not even the big problem with this situation.

The worst part about this situation is that the woman is attempting to find her method of payment in the gigantic cobweb of garbage that she calls her purse. I cannot convey the absolute vexation I get when I see a woman rummaging through the nearly duffle-bag-sized receptacle hanging off of her shoulder trying to find one of a dozen credit cards cluttering the interior of the bag.

I understand that women have more things to carry around than men do and this is why you need purses, but for the love of all that is holy, why can’t you keep those things organized? I hope you know that every time you have to hold up a line to tear apart your purse, everyone behind you is thinking, “Come on lady! Hurry it up!”

I have the unique distinction of having dealt with this problem from more than one point of view. I happen to work as a cashier in a customer service position at a local retailer. It is my job to keep my line moving quickly as well as being polite to all of my customers.

So, not only is it obnoxious when someone has to stop everything to root through the gigantic parachute hanging off of them, it keeps me from doing my job correctly.

So this is my humble plea ladies: PLEASE, if you have to have a huge purse to carry around every earthly possession you own , then at least do the rest of us a favor and keep that thing organized!