# Guys: What pocket do you put your wallet in? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 12, 2011, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-what-pocket-do-you-put-your-wallet-in/574361 "2011-03-12T01:23:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Chopper9760](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/cdc98d/32.png) [@Chopper9760](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chopper9760)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-what-pocket-do-you-put-your-wallet-in/574361/61 "2011-03-14T20:26:08Z")
Girl so I didn’t vote. Wallet in right rear pocket. Pocket knife in the front right pocket. Cell phone in front left. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-what-pocket-do-you-put-your-wallet-in/574361/62 "2011-03-14T20:26:15Z")
Used to be left rear, but my wallet started getting fat (not George Costanza fat, but bad enough) so I switched to left front. I’ve slimmed down my wallet since then, but I still use left front. I don’t have a cell phone, though – if I did, I’d probably put that in my left front pocket instead. Keys and change go in the right front pocket, of course (right-handed). ---
**Author:** ![JohnnyMac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@JohnnyMac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnnyMac)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-what-pocket-do-you-put-your-wallet-in/574361/63 "2011-03-14T20:32:46Z")
I’ve been pickpocketed before, I won’t keep it in my jeans pockets. Most of the year, I wear a leather coat with excellent inside pockets, I keep it in the inner left pocket. …when it’s too hot to wear the coat, I’ll put it in the front left pocket of my jeans, when I have to carry a wallet. I try to carry just my oyster (underground) card, and some money, when I can help it. It’s thinner, less likely to go missing. More comfortable, too. Back pocket really does seem to be asking for trouble. ---
**Author:** ![Stan\_Shmenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/94ad74/32.png) [@Stan\_Shmenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stan_Shmenge)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-what-pocket-do-you-put-your-wallet-in/574361/64 "2011-03-15T09:59:11Z")
> [@Heyoka13](#): > > Right front since high school, 37 years ago. > > I have never lost a wallet or been pick pocketed. THIS. Pickpocket will be hard pressed to get it from the front pocket by my strongest hand. /grew up on the South Side of Chicago ---
**Author:** ![Stan\_Shmenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/94ad74/32.png) [@Stan\_Shmenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stan_Shmenge)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-what-pocket-do-you-put-your-wallet-in/574361/65 "2011-03-15T10:00:41Z")
> [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](#): > > I used to keep it in my left rear pocket until I [got one of these](http://www.roguewallet.com/). Now I keep it in my left front pocket. Now I know my next wallet! Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Ostrya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/35a633/32.png) [@Ostrya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ostrya)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-what-pocket-do-you-put-your-wallet-in/574361/66 "2011-03-15T10:38:43Z")
right front (pocket) ---
**Author:** ![Icerigger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icerigger/32/432_2.png) [@Icerigger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icerigger)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-what-pocket-do-you-put-your-wallet-in/574361/67 "2011-03-15T10:50:55Z")
right rear ---
**Author:** ![FuzzyOgre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@FuzzyOgre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FuzzyOgre)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-what-pocket-do-you-put-your-wallet-in/574361/68 "2011-03-15T11:27:31Z")
My own. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-what-pocket-do-you-put-your-wallet-in/574361/69 "2011-03-15T11:34:24Z")
> [@FuzzyOgre](#): > > My own. Always good to hear from the marsupials. ---
**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-what-pocket-do-you-put-your-wallet-in/574361/70 "2011-03-15T12:25:02Z")
You think I’m going to tell you, Mr Fagin?! ---
**Author:** ![sgobowinski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@sgobowinski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sgobowinski)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2013, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-what-pocket-do-you-put-your-wallet-in/574361/71 "2013-01-24T12:03:05Z")
I put my wallet directly down my pants. I can’t stand things cramped in pockets. It’s safer and much more comfortable. In addition - especially if you have a nicer wallet, it looks much nicer just to see the top of the wallet sticking out the top of your trousers rather than a giant bulge. And finally, it doesn’t ruin the fabric, and you can’t forget it and put it through the wash! I’ve never understood why guys jam the things in their pockets when you can just tuck it under your belt! ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2013, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-what-pocket-do-you-put-your-wallet-in/574361/72 "2013-01-24T15:01:36Z")
Wallet in left rear. Keys in left front. Cell Phone in right front. Nothing in right rear. ---
**Author:** ![Silophant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a698b9/32.png) [@Silophant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silophant)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2013, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-what-pocket-do-you-put-your-wallet-in/574361/73 "2013-01-24T15:41:45Z")
> [@sgobowinski](#): > > I put my wallet directly down my pants. I can’t stand things cramped in pockets. > > It’s safer and much more comfortable. > > In addition - especially if you have a nicer wallet, it looks much nicer just to see the top of the wallet sticking out the top of your trousers rather than a giant bulge. > > And finally, it doesn’t ruin the fabric, and you can’t forget it and put it through the wash! > > I’ve never understood why guys jam the things in their pockets when you can just tuck it under your belt! In a spirit of inquiry, I tried this out on my way to my one class today. Maybe I just wear my pants cut tighter than you do, but it was incredibly uncomfortable. Also, when I gave up and tried to surreptitiously remove it from my waistband, I found that to be very difficult as well. I agree that it would be almost impossible to actually wash it that way, though. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2013, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-what-pocket-do-you-put-your-wallet-in/574361/74 "2013-01-24T15:58:19Z")
I’m right-handed, so wallet in left rear ever since childhood. I first saw the idea that right-handedness “means” that the wallet should be in the left rear pocket on an old TV episode of Dennis the Menace, as a kid. The episode was in black & white. Mr. Wilson got his right hand stuck in a mailbox, and a thief came by and stole his wallet - from the left rear pocket! ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2013, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-what-pocket-do-you-put-your-wallet-in/574361/75 "2013-01-24T16:21:31Z")
Wow! No closing date on the poll made me think it was new. I carry my paper money in my pants pocket, but the wallet with cards and such goes in my shirt pocket. That was not a specific choice. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2013, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-what-pocket-do-you-put-your-wallet-in/574361/76 "2013-01-24T18:03:44Z")
Left front. ---
**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2013, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-what-pocket-do-you-put-your-wallet-in/574361/77 "2013-01-24T18:06:29Z")
> [@Al\_Bundy](#): > > I almost always carry my wallet in my right rear pocket and end up tapping there from time to time for security. However, I switch to the right front when walking the mean streets of the really big city or within a big crowd. As I understand it, this is a handy way to tell pickpockets exactly where you keep your wallet. That said, I have the habit as well. Right-handed and right rear pocket here. Having anything in my left rear pocket feels weird. However, I rarely carry cash and try to keep my wallet as slim as possible. ---
**Author:** ![steviep24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5f9b8f/32.png) [@steviep24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steviep24)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2013, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-what-pocket-do-you-put-your-wallet-in/574361/78 "2013-01-24T18:27:07Z")
It’s a zombie but left rear pocket (I’m left handed). I keep my rather large smartphone in my left front pocket, change in my right front and wear my keys on a beltloop with a carabiner. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Il_Palazzo)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2013, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-what-pocket-do-you-put-your-wallet-in/574361/79 "2013-01-24T18:31:51Z")
I keep my wallet in my right inside jacket pocket if I’ve got one, though a left interior pocket will do. If I’m not wearing a coat or jacket with an interior pocket, it’s in the right rear pants pocket. ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2013, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-what-pocket-do-you-put-your-wallet-in/574361/80 "2013-01-24T19:21:40Z")
I used to carry right rear. Then I developed piriformis syndrome or “wallet sciatica”. I have since moved to a much smaller “money clip” type wallet and keep it in my left front pocket along with my phone. Right front has keys, pocket knife, Carmex, comb and change. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-what-pocket-do-you-put-your-wallet-in/574361.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-what-pocket-do-you-put-your-wallet-in/574361.md?page=5)