Wallets

MattMattMattUK

Pollycat said:

Undisputedtruth said:

Pollycat said:

Don't judge a poster by their user name. I don't have a parrot or a cat. 
The OP said 'out of interest'. Not to 'simplify his every day carry'.

Not carrying a wallet is a step towards simplifying your every day carry. I have an interest in simplifying my everyday carry for the past fifteen years. Looking forward to hearing something constructive to the thread starter's interest.

OK.
Assuming that wallet is the same as purse, I still carry a 'wallet'. 
I use actual credit cards but debit cards not so much. 
But I still carry them. 
I have real pound notes in my wallet plus change. 
At least I can pay for stuff if my phone dies or is lost/stolen.

The Pound Note was withdrawn in 1988, they are no longer usable. 

Pollycat

MattMattMattUK said:

Pollycat said:

Undisputedtruth said:

Pollycat said:

Don't judge a poster by their user name. I don't have a parrot or a cat. 
The OP said 'out of interest'. Not to 'simplify his every day carry'.

Not carrying a wallet is a step towards simplifying your every day carry. I have an interest in simplifying my everyday carry for the past fifteen years. Looking forward to hearing something constructive to the thread starter's interest.

OK.
Assuming that wallet is the same as purse, I still carry a 'wallet'. 
I use actual credit cards but debit cards not so much. 
But I still carry them. 
I have real pound notes in my wallet plus change. 
At least I can pay for stuff if my phone dies or is lost/stolen.

The Pound Note was withdrawn in 1988, they are no longer usable. 

You know exactly what I meant. 

I said 'pound notes'.
Not £1.00 notes.

Or maybe I should have said '£5, £10, £20 notes' to avoid your pedantry...?

DullGreyGuy

Pollycat said:

And if 'wallet' is different to 'purse?

Depends which flavour of English you speak @Pollycat. 

In British English generally a wallet and purse is just the male and female version of more or less the same thing, though women's may be larger and have more space for coins. Technically a purse can also be a small bag for money but not used much these days.

In US English they are different, a wallet is used by both to hold cards, money etc and "purse" is what we'd call a (small) handbag. 

So here its "can you get my purse out by handbag" whereas there it'd more often be "can you get my wallet out my purse" 


As to the OP's question... no, very rarely carry my wallet these days as I'd need my phone anyway and would rather carry the least amount of possible items given I'm not a big manbag user. Have come unstuck once when didn't think and went to check into a hotel without bringing any physical cards with me. Was ok, just couldn't charge things to the room. 

I own 3 wallets... a day to day wallet that fits in a trouser pocket, a tall wallet that fits in a jacket inner pocket and a small card wallet thats made from a rare leather. Used to be a bit of a pain switching the cards between them but now rarely wear a jacket and dont carry one day to day. As a consequence tend to use the more unusual one most the time that I do want to carry one. 

Personally think its a good thing... never liked the look of a chap in a decent suit looking dapper other than the giant sports watch on his wrist that won't fit in the shirt cuff and the giant bulge on one thigh where their wallet is, kind of destroys the image

saajan_12

I carry a slim wallet, but I'm constantly trying to eliminate it or shrink further.
It contains a driving license, work pass card, and oyster card. Oyster is because I have a railcard which doesn't work otherwise. Would love the work pass & oyster to become electronic, as then the license could be one small thing to attach phsyically to my phone without worrying about cards clashing. 

Plus a bank card and £20 note for emergencies but only since I'm carrying one anyway for the other stuff.. would happily go without this if I could get to <no wallet> life. 

Business cards are already mostly replaced by noting their name and connecting on linkedin these days. 

Pollycat

DullGreyGuy said:

Pollycat said:

And if 'wallet' is different to 'purse?

Depends which flavour of English you speak @Pollycat. 

In British English generally a wallet and purse is just the male and female version of more or less the same thing, though women's may be larger and have more space for coins. Technically a purse can also be a small bag for money but not used much these days.

In US English they are different, a wallet is used by both to hold cards, money etc and "purse" is what we'd call a (small) handbag. 

So here its "can you get my purse out by handbag" whereas there it'd more often be "can you get my wallet out my purse" 


As to the OP's question... no, very rarely carry my wallet these days as I'd need my phone anyway and would rather carry the least amount of possible items given I'm not a big manbag user. Have come unstuck once when didn't think and went to check into a hotel without bringing any physical cards with me. Was ok, just couldn't charge things to the room. 

I own 3 wallets... a day to day wallet that fits in a trouser pocket, a tall wallet that fits in a jacket inner pocket and a small card wallet thats made from a rare leather. Used to be a bit of a pain switching the cards between them but now rarely wear a jacket and dont carry one day to day. As a consequence tend to use the more unusual one most the time that I do want to carry one. 

Personally think its a good thing... never liked the look of a chap in a decent suit looking dapper other than the giant sports watch on his wrist that won't fit in the shirt cuff and the giant bulge on one thigh where their wallet is, kind of destroys the image

As I've been posting on a UK money saving website for a number of years, I would have thought it would be obvious what my flavour of English is.

I understand the difference between UK purse and other countries meaning of purse.

If this is merely a man's wallet thread, it's somewhat sexist.

twopenny

Indeed I do and change for car parking.

I live in a town but it's become more rural since the pandemic with so much closing down.

So many places you can't get a signal - car parks especially even though they all have different apps people cant download them while standing there.

Dread someone ahead at the supermarket because they have to log into their phone, find the loyalty card, find the payment and it takes an age while I have my 2 cards out while waiting and am through like lightning. Ditto cash.

Mountain_Man_2

I do carry whatever you call it.  I still pay by cash (coins and notes) so carry both.  I hate being 'forced' to what the 'powers to be' want you to do, but I see the advantage of cards (debit and credit) for larger payments.

booneruk

Mountain_Man_2 said:

 I hate being 'forced' to what the 'powers to be' want you to do

Who are these mysterious powers!?

Yet you wear clothes when out and about, click yourself into a seatbelt when driving and get your meat from the supermarket rather than hunting it yourself.

DullGreyGuy

saajan_12 said:

 Would love the work pass & oyster to become electronic, as then the license could be one small thing to attach phsyically to my phone without worrying about cards clashing. 

Worked in one building where the work pass was electronic, for Android users you had to go into the App to bring it up but Apple users could add it to their wallet so just tap and enter. 

Oyster is more likely to cease to exist I think than go electronic... they've harmonised most the rules now between contactless and oyster and so the slight advantages for most that used to exist (it being a rolling 7 day cap rather than mon-sun cap) have gone. 

Pollycat said:

DullGreyGuy said:

Pollycat said:

And if 'wallet' is different to 'purse?

Depends which flavour of English you speak @Pollycat. 

In British English generally a wallet and purse is just the male and female version of more or less the same thing, though women's may be larger and have more space for coins. Technically a purse can also be a small bag for money but not used much these days.

In US English they are different, a wallet is used by both to hold cards, money etc and "purse" is what we'd call a (small) handbag. 

So here its "can you get my purse out by handbag" whereas there it'd more often be "can you get my wallet out my purse" 


As to the OP's question... no, very rarely carry my wallet these days as I'd need my phone anyway and would rather carry the least amount of possible items given I'm not a big manbag user. Have come unstuck once when didn't think and went to check into a hotel without bringing any physical cards with me. Was ok, just couldn't charge things to the room. 

I own 3 wallets... a day to day wallet that fits in a trouser pocket, a tall wallet that fits in a jacket inner pocket and a small card wallet thats made from a rare leather. Used to be a bit of a pain switching the cards between them but now rarely wear a jacket and dont carry one day to day. As a consequence tend to use the more unusual one most the time that I do want to carry one. 

Personally think its a good thing... never liked the look of a chap in a decent suit looking dapper other than the giant sports watch on his wrist that won't fit in the shirt cuff and the giant bulge on one thigh where their wallet is, kind of destroys the image

As I've been posting on a UK money saving website for a number of years, I would have thought it would be obvious what my flavour of English is.

We still get plenty who are British who've adopted US spellings etc hence mention by others of driving license rather than licence 

Exodi

I carry a wallet out of habit but pay the majority of the time with Google Wallet.

There are some benefits to carrying a physical wallet, like having my drivers license with me for ID (not that I get ID but my wife is constantly getting ID'd despite being in her thirties... I am somewhat envious) and having change for random situations like needing a £1 for a trolley or a locker.

I also carry some cards that I haven't added to my google wallet (company cards).

It does feel mostly unnecessary though and I can see why most people wouldn't bother. I expect those that didn't start with this habit (maybe in their 20's where they've always been able to pay with their phones) wouldn't bother. My youngest siblings put their ID and bank card inside their phone case.