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[–] 85 points 3 months ago (55 children)

Uhm... on top of not having my phone as my single payment method... where should I carry my id and driver's license and medical card if not in the wallet? Should I carry them loose in the pocket? Or in my bag? Why? That's so unconvenient and in the long term ends up damaging them.

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  • [–] 15 points 3 months ago (4 children)

    I barely keep my phone on me, period. I hate the thing.

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  • [–] 8 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    I have a job that prohibits me from having a phone during working hours. It broke me of my dependency and now ive notice people getting irritated if i dont respond in minutes. Some days, they'll just have to wait til 5 until I can check it again.

    But it's also made me so much less attached. I regularly dont have it on me

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  • [–] 8 points 3 months ago (8 children)

    So, Gen z just like doesn't carry those or will have maybe one at a time if they have to just hanging loose. Yeah, it's weird.

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  • [–] 22 points 3 months ago (7 children)

    Gen z here, I do use a wallet but many people use these sticky wallets that you slap on the back of your phone case to hold their cards.

    I don't use them because 1. what if something slips out somehow and 2. damn you lose your phone and wallet in one.

    We don't just leave shit hanging loose lol. We still have credit cards and drivers licenses to hold.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago*

    i had one of those wallet phone cases and lost my phone. luckily it was at pride and whoever found it was not an asshole. tracked the phone and got it back, and thankfully didnt get my card used or stolen. i learned that day.

    (i only lost it that once. just my luck lol)

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago

    I usually get plastic sleeves with those, so yes, I just have a stack of cards in my pocket. At least I can fit it in together with a phone.

    Although I don't know how to deal with coins. A jacket brings me extra pockets at least, which is why I can more or less only use cash during winter.
    Buying a wallet requires a choice. Searching for something right, and I am too lazy for that, so in the pocket it goes. Unfortunately, I often lack pockets. So if I am not traveling, I'll just leave out my phone, so I can still fit in keys, cards, and a shopping bag. After all, I don't need a phone most of the time anyway.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago (10 children)

    I used to have a separate wallet, but i switched to this magnetic billfold thing that attaches to the back of my phone. It has enough room for an ID, credit card, debit card, and ond of those tile locators shaped like a credit card. Unfortunately these are horrible for user privacy, but it helps me find it if I lose it. In a pinch, it can also hold a small fold of cash.

    I almost never need the other things my old wallet held: insurance card, cash, other credit cards or gift cards...? What else did I even carry? I still have my old wallet at home and a small box I use to keep other ID cards, gift cards, etc.

    The magnetic thing also doubles for a hands-free phone stand if I want to set the phone down on a surface and watch tv while I'm eating lunch or something.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago (9 children)

    If you lose your phone, you lose everything tho.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago (8 children)

    Not necessarily. I can detach the phone wallet and leave it at home if i want.

    Also why would i lose my phone?

    If i misplace it at home, i can use find my to ring it. Can't do that with a wallet.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago (7 children)

    If you leave the wallet at home and lose the phone or it fails, then you're still with no documents or cards. Just because it never happened to you doesn't mean it can't happen. I got in a car crash when I was returning home from my job and the phone got destroyed. I was able to be identified and my family located because I was carrying my wallet with ID, national security card and driver's license. It's an extreme case, but it can happen. It could also fall in a bad way and get damaged... I've seen too many phones (fortunately not mine) decide to fail their user in the worst moment to trust them exclusively.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago (6 children)

    This is why you always have to carry physical ID when you're driving.

    Yes it has happened to me before. Just less often than losing my wallet when i used to have one that didn't attach to the phone.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago (5 children)

    Yes. But you said that you can leave your wallet at home, hence leaving all your documents on it and carrying just your phone. You can get involved in a car crash without driving by being a passanger or simply someone walking on the street or biking.

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