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How often do you check to see if your wallet is still there?

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DougK62

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Mar 28, 2001
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I think everyone has some things that they're a bit OCD over.

I check that the house doors are locked a good half dozen times before sleeping.

 

0roo0roo

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only when i leave the house. or have a particulary hectic shopping experience.
 

Ranger X

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I check my wallet often enough. I think everyone is a obessive compulsive about something, whether it's serious enough to be called a disorder or not.
 

Scarpozzi

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Pretty often. If I'm walking in a busy place, I'll sometimes move it to a front pocket so I don't worry so much.
 

AdamDuritz99

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Originally posted by: TallBill
I have OCD about this. I check several times an hour. Sometimes even seconds after I just checked that it was there.

I'm glad i'm not alone.


peace
sean
 

anxi80

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fairly often. check to make sure everything is there: wallet, keys, zippo, and phone.
 

ElFenix

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Mar 20, 2000
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wallet, keys, phone, nuts. make sure they're all there in a continuous motion
 

KnickNut3

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Originally posted by: Jzero
A lot. I have a habit of patting my pockets to check for my four friends - phone, knife, keys, wallet.
Did you know pickpockets watch for this kind of behavior so the know which pocket to go for?


Good point! I'll only check my empty pockets from now on!
 

Bateluer

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Jun 23, 2001
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Mine's hard to miss. Its a tri-fold wallet and its always pretty with plastic and business cards.

I always check to make sure its with me when I get in the car though. I forgot it once.
 

BigJ

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Depends where I am. If I'm in a crowded area, I'll check about every 10 minutes. Sometimes I'll put it inside my coat in a buttoned pocket so I don't worry about it as much. If I'm just walking around with friends, maybe once every half hour, or once an hour.
 

DrPizza

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wow... I'm going to be the first to respond that I don't carry a wallet...
Just carry my drivers license & cash most of the time, and I don't like the bulkiness or stiffness of a wallet in my pocket.
If I expect to be making any purchases that I put on the debit card, I carry the debit card that day... otherwise the card is home or in my wife's purse.
 

TitanDiddly

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Depends- At home, never, school, a few times a day. When I'm out at an arcade or something, every few minutes. Or I just put it in a front pocket.
 

thomsbrain

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hmm, not that often. every now and then. i mostly check whenever i get up from sitting somewhere or when i'm getting off the bus.
 

kt

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I don't need to check, I can feel that it's there. My wallet is so thick, it rivals George Costanza's.
 

amol

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I keep my keys in my wallet (big wallet) and keep the wallet in my front left pocket

Cell phone in right pocket

my pockets are in such a way that if someone tries to pickpocket me, i'll instantly know

and i dont check (unless i have a large amount of money/going to the bank)
 

Kishan

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I thought I was the only person to do that. Every 5 minutes or so I check for my wallet.