Business & Finance Losing your wallet

[jack_mcdonald93]

Grandmother had her purse taken from a trolley in the local Safeway. Returned to her about a month later by a postie who found it in the bottom of a post box minus the $500 in it.

 

[Herne Hill Hammer]

Lost it 2 times and had it pinched once.

I was on an U/18 footy trip in Warnambool in 1985 and an older bloke, a club supporter was one of 4 of us sharing a cabin. We had a big first night out and returned to our park. Got up the next morning and it was gone from my beside table. I knew I'd put it there and I knew who'd probably taken it, he was part axe murderer so what do you do? I had to borrow money for the rest of the weekend. About 15 years later I was living interstate and got a call from my mum. The park were making changes and moved the cabin I stayed in, my wallet was underneath it, a little velcro Rip Curl one, still had my old CBA atm card in it.

First time I lost it was a few years after that footy trip. I'd left Geelong and travelled to Kalgoorlie by train for work. I got off the train wearing a pair of shorts and carrying a big bag with all my worldly possessions in it. I got a cab to a hotel for some accomodation and a beer and feed. I walked into the pub and they didn't have any rooms. I reached for my wallet and it was gone it had $2,000 in it, it was 1988 and I was only 19.

The only thing that I could think of was that it had fallen out of my front left pocket and gone down between the seat and the door in the cab. It wasn't out on the road, it was around 9pm and there was no one around outside so I knew it hadn't been picked up. I had $27 dollars in my pocket in notes and change so I used the pay phone in the pub and called the cab company. I described the driver to the operator and told what make of car he was driving. She told me he'd just gone home for dinner so I'd have to wait an hour and she didn't know if he even had it. I waited out the front of the pub at the taxi rank and an hour later he pulled up. He had my wallet

The second time I lost it was a few years later. I was back in Geelong and had, had a night out which included a layback of tequila, vodka, bourbon, gin and something else that I can't remember. I got into a cab to go home and got out at the Top of Town for a pizza. My memory is very hazy but I'm pretty sure I left it on top of the counter in the pizza shop. Never saw that one again.

 

[Benno_900]

I found mine about a month after I changed all my cards ... was under the drivers seat in the car.

No idea how it ended up there.

 

[IAMJUNGLEMUFFIN]

Where the **** else do you put a wallet?

I have a chain wallet so it's always attached to my pants. So I would have to lose my pants to lose my wallet...pretty sure I'd realise if my pants were missing.

Not in your back pocket. Also, those metal chains unclip at the pants fairly easily.

Was 18-19 at the Royal Show, hopped off the Ghost Train and some manky looking old guy runs up to my friends and I, trying to get our attention, asking us if it was scary in a loud and intense manner, waving arms around etc. Just as he's doing this, I feel a light brush against my back pocket, I turn around and see a guy quickly moving away through the crowds, turn back and the old guy has disappeared. Instantly knew what was going on.

Good thing I keep my wallet in my front pocket.

 

[TRAWP]

Not in your back pocket. Also, those metal chains unclip at the pants fairly easily.

Was 18-19 at the Royal Show, hopped off the Ghost Train and some manky looking old guy runs up to my friends and I, trying to get our attention, asking us if it was scary in a loud and intense manner, waving arms around etc. Just as he's doing this, I feel a light brush against my back pocket, I turn around and see a guy quickly moving away through the crowds, turn back and the old guy has disappeared. Instantly knew what was going on.

Good thing I keep my wallet in my front pocket.

Probably should have kept your wallet in your back pocket next time, so the bloke couldn't get a free grab on your ass.

 

[FootyJunkie]

Not in your back pocket. Also, those metal chains unclip at the pants fairly easily.

Was 18-19 at the Royal Show, hopped off the Ghost Train and some manky looking old guy runs up to my friends and I, trying to get our attention, asking us if it was scary in a loud and intense manner, waving arms around etc. Just as he's doing this, I feel a light brush against my back pocket, I turn around and see a guy quickly moving away through the crowds, turn back and the old guy has disappeared. Instantly knew what was going on.

Good thing I keep my wallet in my front pocket.

Sounds more like Paris than Perth.