Yeah, you're not getting any sympathy here. 2 seconds of your time and a little pride swallowed, done. Instead you need a new phone and a fresh pair of kahoonies.

Judging her solely for her appearance, shame on you! Even if she looked terrifying, she could have been very nice. Plus, how do you think it would have looked if you got caught in her bag. Flimsy excuse. YDI.

You would rather let her leave with your phone then ask her to take it out of her purse. Wow what the heck.

You ******* deserve it. Ask politely. Who cares what she looks like. Hope she has fun with her new phone.

I don't see why you didn't just ask for your phone back... Can't always just judge people by their appearance.

People don't just leave their bags sitting around in public.

"I'm sorry miss, but I think I dropped my phone in your bag," You. Fail. Socialness. Forever.

Even if she was scary, why didn't you just open your mouth? Did you think she's leave her purse when she went to the bathroom? I take my purse to the bathroom when I'm in a cafe or restaurant because I wouldn't like someone rooting through it.

just ask for your phone back

While you are grabbing your phone you should probably grab you balls out of there too