What's in your wallet/purse?

reclusive46

Be_Happy wrote: »

What's in my purse - have no idea now, since it was stolen from my handbag yesterday! Spent much of the day at police station, in bank and phoning card companies.

Card replacements went smoothly, but now without cards for 7 - 10 days until new ones arrive. Also instructed to monitor bank account for suspicious transactions and to be wary of anyone phoning to say they are from police or bank about my stolen cards.

That sucks. Regarding the replacement. You didn't happen to have an American Express or Barclaycard did you? They both offer 24 hour replacement magstripe cards.

sparrer

Sorry to hear about the theft, Be Happy

Update on my contents since 2008 post -

Driving licence
Spare car key (as always locking mine in the car)
IF Debit card
Halifax Debit card
Breakdown company's card
Nectar card
Tesco clubcard
Tastecard
Matalan card
Library card
College discount card
FurnitureLink discount card
Donor card
List of medication
2 business cards
Unopened car freshener
Car wash card
£23 gardening tokens
Health lottery ticket for tonight
2 x Sainsbugs m/o coupons
Just for Today card
Serenity Prayer card
2xbooks of 12 1st class stamps
1xbook 12 2nd class stamps
£50 in notes
£3 in cash

A bit different to the 2 items I had last time!

Be_Happy

reclusive46 wrote: »

That sucks. Regarding the replacement. You didn't happen to have an American Express or Barclaycard did you? They both offer 24 hour replacement magstripe cards.

Thanks, but no I don't have these cards.

I'm hoping that the 7 - 10 days is a conservative estimate and actual time will be quicker. Luckily debit card loss is not a problem as OH's debit card has a different number although for same account, so we can use his card.

Minor niggle, but really bugs me is how the thief will benefit from the assorted things I had in the purse - store loyalty cards with points (cancelled now), cafe cards with free drink stamps, etc, even Asda price guarantee voucher and its linked receipt and purse itself which I've had for years and liked.

Thank goodness bus pass has a photo (just recognisable) otherwise thief would have got free bus travel, library pass, council leisure centre discount and an acceptable proof of ID in various places.

Incidentally, when reading this thread, I'm horrified at the amount of things people have in their wallets/purses if they get stolen.

SHIRLEY39

• provisional driving licence
• boots points card
• subway points card
• superdrug points card
• matalan card
• llyods tsb debit card
• coca cola card (from a photo with the christmas truck)
• gift card (eempty)
• national insurance card
• Health lottery card (havent played for months)
• Arriva week ticket
• euromillions lucky dip (wish me luck)
• no £ no pence

as you can see i have a thing for loyalty cards but only just realised iv lost my tesco clubcard :eek:

Toe-Jam

My Halifax Reward Contactless card arrived today,

TheEffect

Received my replacement FD debit card last month and the numbers have already started rubbing off.

giblet10

TheEffect wrote: »

Received my replacement FD debit card last month and the numbers have already started rubbing off.

If you have a look at First Direct Labs others have complained about the same - FD's response is that they are working with their card manufacturer to improve the robustness of the lettering..watch this space..

guesswho2000

Toe-Jam wrote: »

My Halifax Reward Contactless card arrived today,

Ooh did you have to request this? Mine's not contact less. Not that I ever use it, the account is there for free fivers.

My only contactless cards are MBNA and Barclaycard, none of my debit cards are.

Toe-Jam

guesswho2000 wrote: »

Ooh did you have to request this? Mine's not contact less. Not that I ever use it, the account is there for free fivers.

My only contactless cards are MBNA and Barclaycard, none of my debit cards are.

Yeah they sent me a normal one when I opened the account, I rang them up and asked for a contactless one and they sent it out no probs.

A_Flock_Of_Sheep

Card designs are quite dull and boring these days. It was much nicer when you had other logos on them like the Delta and Classic logos and also the Cheque Guarantee hologram.

The best card design in my humble opinion was the Abbey National Multifunction Card round about 1994-1996 ish. As shown here with colour co-ordinating cheque book.