My Auto Zone Rewards card is from 2007, hard to think that the card is close to 20 years old now. Last time I used it, I used it to scrape glue off the side of a truck LOL!

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[–] 2 points 6 months ago* (4 children)

Years ago, I stopped carrying my wallet everywhere. A mobile phone handles payments, so what’s the point of a wallet and a stack of cards?

A few cards can’t be digitised on my phone, so I simply tuck them into my jacket pocket. I don’t need them very often anyway, so keeping them all with me isn’t even necessary, but they’re very light, so it’s fine. I usually only have two or three cards in my jacket pocket, not the whole wallet.

Technically, I also have a wallet, but that just contains all the ancient relics I need approximately once a year. So far, I’ve just kept it in my backpack. I wonder how soon would I notice if I just left it at home.

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  • [–] [S] 5 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Hey, you do you, but after years of fixing busted phones, the absolute last thing I'd want to use for payments is a glass eggshell that's one accidental drop from becoming a useless brick, or more likely to get stolen as it's not in my pocket nearly as much as my wallet.

    Give me a physical card or just plain old paper cash. If I drop either of those, well it won't break, I can just pick it right back up and dust it off and go on with my day.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago*

    Those things can certainly happen, not going to deny that. So far, unfortunate events like that have been exceedingly rare, so I'll just assume that's also going to be true in the future.

    It's a risk I'm willing to take. Everyday convenience of using a phone for these things is more valuable to me.

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