gharperr Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 (edited) Never had a wallet until i was 21. Treated myself to a pretty expensive one for my 21st. Had two guns put to my head 1.5months ago (year later) with them taking it with about £110 inside. Will never be buying another one. Even when i got change/notes from using a note i would always put it in my pocket. Waste of money No the kind gentleman didnt hand me my wallet back. Bastards Edited May 20, 2015 by gharperr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 I keep a wallet in my front pocket, but a separate billfold, so I don't look like a tourist every time I need to pay with cash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted May 20, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted May 20, 2015 I have a wallet for cards, but I keep cash separately, in my pockets. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 i never go out with a wallet but i too have one for whatever cards i may have. when i go out everything is in my pocket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoelVilla Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Don't know, lost it and someone found it and decided to use it or it was outright stolen while I was drunk in a club once. They made one withdrawal on the card at the club, two beers and two drinks, and nothing more. The pain was to replace the driver licence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Lost mine to a pick pocket as I was boarding a bus once. Didn't have any cash in it and contacted my bank immediately to cancel my cards. Didn't cost me anything except a bit of effort. I still have a wallet but I'm more careful about where I keep it and where/when I'll bring it. My dad is the world champion of losing wallets, though. His MO is to leave it on the roof of his car while filling petrol, then drive off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 I lost mine in a hostel in Australia and had over $100 (probably about ten quid ), plus all my cards and was panicking like anything. I said to the girl working at reception I don't care about the cash, as long as I get my cards back I'm not bothered. Anyway about two hours later I check reception and they've found the wallet, minus the cash. That was when I found out I really did care about the cash and went a little bit mental. What worries me is contactless bank cards, if it takes you a little while to work out you've lost your wallet then someone could have bought a shitload of stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leemond2008 Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 People always say 'but you can only make 3 £20 transactions a day on it, to which I say what happens if I lose it on a Friday and don't have any need to spend any money for the rest of the weekend so I don't realise until Monday morning that it's missing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P3te Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Found a wallet last week in Walmart that must've had three or four grand in cash in it, but I'm a decent sort and went straight to a till and had them make an announcement over the tannoy for the owner via the name on the drivers license. The chap presented himself at customer service at the other end of the store and I was happy enough to leave it at that and resume my shopping. Didn't want to make it awkward by waiting around looking like I was reward hunting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponky Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 I left mine on the roof of the car at the beach once and drove off. I didn't realise I'd lost it til I got home. I drove straight to the local cop shop and my wallet was there waiting for me. Ever since that day when I'm out and about I'm constantly feeling my back pocket to make sure it's there and always double check before I get into the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Never had a wallet until i was 21. Treated myself to a pretty expensive one for my 21st. Had two guns put to my head 1.5months ago (year later) with them taking it with about £110 inside. Will never be buying another one. Even when i got change/notes from using a note i would always put it in my pocket. Waste of money No the kind gentleman didnt hand me my wallet back. Bastards Where were you when that happened? Any follow-up on the muggers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P3te Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 (edited) * Edited May 22, 2015 by P3te Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted May 21, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted May 21, 2015 (edited) I have a wallet for cash and cards that I use during the day. But if I'm out and about I usually just take my cash and debit card. No need to bring anything else with me and that's when I'm most likely to lose anything. I'll take this on a tangent now. It annoys me when I see people with MASSIVE wallets, because they keep coins in there and have kept every receipt and train ticket they've had since 1982. Something like this is all you really need Don't be George Costanza Edited May 21, 2015 by Stevo985 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted May 21, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted May 21, 2015 Mine's permanently full of receipts for things that I'm going to claim back for work. That and cards. x2 credit and one debit card, petrol card x2, works credit card, RAC card, Oyster card, office pass x3 and a nectar card. Never any money though. I've so far managed to never lose my wallet although I did find a tenner on the ground coming out of an Alvechurch match when I was a nipper. I pointed it out to my dad and as I did so, my mate who I'd taken along, swooped in and grabbed it before I got to it. Never forgiven him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pembers Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 I **** hate them videos, oh look how nice the people in the world are, oh look the black one legged dude is spending my money, he looks a little ghetto so he must be, oh wait the black ghetto dude is acutally not a bastard, lets put some soppy music behind it and the youtube world will praise him and most importantly they will praise us for creating an uplifting hearty video that shows the good natured people we have in the world. go **** yourselves, for everyone person that would give it back there is another who would take it. I wish he would have used his card and then sparked them out when they confronted him, would have served them right in the first place for giving someone the oppurtunity to do it. Any no I've never lost my wallet, if I found one that had a name or address in it then I would try and return it, if it had a couple of quid in it and no way to trace the owner then hellz yeah I would spend it. Probably all a set up, these kinds of videos normally are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gharperr Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 (edited) Never had a wallet until i was 21. Treated myself to a pretty expensive one for my 21st. Had two guns put to my head 1.5months ago (year later) with them taking it with about £110 inside. Will never be buying another one. Even when i got change/notes from using a note i would always put it in my pocket. Waste of money No the kind gentleman didnt hand me my wallet back. Bastards Where were you when that happened? Any follow-up on the muggers? Philippines > Manila > Malate. Didnt bother reporting. Wasnt the most safest of areas i was in tbf. Quite lucky because i usually took my laptop and the one time i never, they got me lol Edited May 22, 2015 by gharperr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 I have a wallet for cards, but I keep cash separately, in my pockets. This Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 I don't mind the guy doing a video, but to accuse the guy of using his card is a disgrace. Would he have accused a white person? I doubt it. What a prick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikantcpell Posted May 22, 2015 Author Share Posted May 22, 2015 An old man i used to work with lost his wallet in reeperbahn, some guy stole it from him while another was showing photos of nude girls to him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted May 22, 2015 Moderator Share Posted May 22, 2015 I haven't been to many places, but I have been there. It would be #1 on my list of places you don't want to lose your wallet It would probably be #2 and #3 on that list aswell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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