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[–] khepri@lemmy.world 5 points 3 hours ago

Yeah, humans still occasionally acquire important small pieces of paper or plastic that are convenient to stow in some type of small container that can be keep on the person, what a shock.

[–] Leviathan@lemmy.world 5 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Admittedly, I only have a couple of gen Z friends, but they both have the biggest wallets of anyone I know.

[–] nwtreeoctopus@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 hours ago

Yep. Teacher here. They (almost) all have wallets.

[–] NotASharkInAManSuit@lemmy.world 26 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

My wallet isn’t owned by a tech conglomerate that has access and admin privileges to everything inside of it. Also, I just don’t want my phone to be everything, especially my I.D.

[–] DisasterTransport@startrek.website 9 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

License, registration, and proof of insurance

Mind if I see your phone? It's just hard to read.

OH INTERESTING CONVERSATION YOU HAD WITH "WALGREENS GUY" ABOUT "SANDWICHES" HOW ABOUT YOU STEP OUTTA THE CAR

[–] Coffeephilic@lemmy.cafe 3 points 4 hours ago

Ha, joke's on you. I don't have a car.

[–] nullspace@lemmy.world 10 points 6 hours ago

My phone's dead. Guess I'm broke until I find a charger.

[–] itsgroundhogdayagain@lemmy.ml 18 points 7 hours ago

Let me break out my checkbook in the grocery store line and watch their souls leave their bodies.

[–] los0220@lemmy.world 4 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

I was born in 2000, so I count as gen Z, and I genuinely prefer using physical debit card to paying with a phone (except when I need to touch the keyboard on a terminal).

But I'm weird like that and I like physical things, like my wallet with a sewing kit and bottle opener. In other pocket I keep a knife and a small flashlight

And I'm not installing my government app, and especially I'm not installing some shitty gym membership app, when I can have a card in my wallet.

[–] CaptPretentious@lemmy.world 4 points 2 hours ago

If you can, I'd suggest switching to a credit card and just pay it off every month. The general lack of consumer protection on debit cards is frightening. So many companies put minimum effort in protecting your data.

[–] beliquititious@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

When I'm out I keep my phone on airplane mode and in a little faraday bag. I am not dragging out my phone and waiting for it to reacquire signal every time I want to buy cigarettes. Nevermind that defeats the point of the faraday bag...

[–] shaztopher@lemmy.zip 4 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Your phone does not need an internet connection to tap to pay, in the same way your credit cards do not need an internet connection to tap to pay

[–] Cort@lemmy.world 3 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

How do you do tap-to-pay from inside a faraday bag?

[–] shaztopher@lemmy.zip 4 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

I was addressing the “waiting to acquire signal” part, not the “removing from a bag” part which I imagine to be fast

[–] Cort@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago

The phone is already trying to connect to cell networks when it's in the bag, the moment it comes out it's already broadcasting which means the cell networks can triangulate your location even before 'signal is acquired'.

[–] mirshafie@europe.pub 2 points 7 hours ago

I just wrap the Faraday bag around the card reader and let NFC do its thing. The cashiers hate me, but sometimes the cute ones get confused and let me draw them in their underwear.

[–] BigBoyShuanzee@aussie.zone 14 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (2 children)

I've worked in IT support/Security for too long to have any of my cards just a short nfc tap away from being used/stolen from.

[–] mirshafie@europe.pub 7 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Don't you need to unlock the phone to activate the NFC chip though?

[–] Fridgeratr@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 hours ago

Yes, but cards can just be read

[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 7 points 9 hours ago

Then you're well aware that it doesn't work while the card is in a typical wallet.

[–] darkwing_duck@sh.itjust.works 7 points 9 hours ago

Meanwhile I'm over here with my 1.5in thick wallet with a shitton of different cards and cash.

[–] architectonas@lemmy.world 41 points 13 hours ago (4 children)

Paying with cash is the most private method. I hope it stays.

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[–] PurpleHawkeye619@lemmy.world 3 points 8 hours ago (3 children)

If I was much older I wouldn't even count as a millennial, and Im genuinely shocked by some of these replies.

People don't seem to realize

  1. Phone cases can have credit card holders in them

  2. Some states now have virtual driver's licenses

  3. if your phone breaks or whatever all your data is accessible from another device and freeze all your accounts if for some reason you skipped #1.

There really is no need for a wallet anymore.

I don’t have to charge my wallet and I can go swimming with my wallet. And I if I don’t want anyone to contact me I can leave my phone at home and still have my wallet for spending money and holding my drivers license.

I don’t understand why someone would choose to be that dependent on a phone. I was riding a lime scooter, crashed and broke my phone. If I didn’t have my wallet I would have been stuck.

[–] CoopaLoopa@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

The type of people who use a wallet/card case on their phone are also the type of people who frequently lose their phone.

[–] PurpleHawkeye619@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago

Truthfully when I used to carry a wallet, I lost it and or my cards significantly more times than ive ever lost my phone.

But thats in part because my phone is usually linked to another device, so I'll notice if I get more than a few feet from it cause the other device's disconnect.

[–] bountygiver@lemmy.ml 10 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

None of those help me store cash.

And a lot of really good restaurants have good discount if you pay in cash

Most of the best ones.

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[–] nightlily@leminal.space 3 points 8 hours ago

Or they’re German.

[–] bob@feddit.uk 65 points 16 hours ago (3 children)

I strayed into not taking a wallet out with me briefly, then I realised my life shouldn't rely on Apple or Android (or my (lack of) ability to charge devices).

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[–] smh@slrpnk.net 25 points 14 hours ago (4 children)

I left my wallet on my work desk and a youngling helped walk me through using my phone to pay for my drive-through coffee order. I felt so cool and high tech.

Of course, when we got to "turn on NFC" the youngling asked what NFC was. I think I told him it was like Bluetooth and let the phone talk to the card reader.

My older "forgot my wallet" technique was to make an online order for pick up and enter my organically memorized credit card information into the online form.

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[–] LinkeSocke@feddit.org 98 points 18 hours ago (3 children)

that's dumb. I have a wallet and so does everyone else I know in my age. Im gEn Z. these stupid generational labels make no sense

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[–] calcopiritus@lemmy.world 8 points 12 hours ago (4 children)

You guys don't pay with cash?

So every purchase you make, doesn't matter how small, you give a cut to the payment processor? I'd be fucking pissed if I were a small shop selling to you. In fact there are many shops that just refuse to sell if you buy something too cheap through a payment processor.

[–] dogdeanafternoon@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 hours ago

It costs me 2-4% to pay with cash. I don’t care about how much money I make for the business, I care how much an item costs me. If paying with credit costs me 2-4% less I’m going to do that. Plus all the added perks, like doubling of manufacture warranty, or travel insurance, to name a couple.

[–] starelfsc2@sh.itjust.works 13 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Paying with credit raises your credit score which is required as a check for getting rentals or apartments unfortunately.

[–] calcopiritus@lemmy.world 7 points 10 hours ago (1 children)
[–] plant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 10 hours ago

Don't worry social credit scores are only a thing in evil china

[–] LastYearsIrritant@sopuli.xyz 11 points 11 hours ago

Stores sell more product when they accept credit cards. It makes the purchase a lot more seamless. It also helps them track money and reduces mistakes or theft during a cash transaction.

There is a reason that shops accept credit.

There's also a reason why a lot of shops are charging an extra % or two if you use credit. And a big reason why a lot of larger purchases like cars and home renovations do NOT accept credit.

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