# Where TF is my wallet? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 13, 2023, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-tf-is-my-wallet/978153 "2023-01-13T03:17:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![jacobsta811](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jacobsta811/32/2893_2.png) [@jacobsta811](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jacobsta811)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2023, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-tf-is-my-wallet/978153/21 "2023-01-13T13:44:07Z")
Back pocket then if it falls out it could be wedged into a back crack of a seat - so really reach into couches, sofas, car seats ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2023, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-tf-is-my-wallet/978153/22 "2023-01-13T13:48:11Z")
> [@Saint\_Cad](#): > > …put wallet in pocket (yeah that could be a failure point but I would think I’d notice if I missed my pocket), walk 20 feet to my car, drive home… Maybe your wallet fell out while driving. Check in and around your car seat? ETA: eh, not so much of a ninja’ing by @jacobsta811 as I didn’t really read the previous post 😊 Still, worth repeating. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2023, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-tf-is-my-wallet/978153/23 "2023-01-13T13:48:13Z")
I once lost something and was looking for it for a few days, getting more and more frantic. My gf noticed me searching and asked what I was looking for. I told her and she said, “oh, I saw that sitting on the counter so I put it in this drawer”. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2023, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-tf-is-my-wallet/978153/24 "2023-01-13T13:55:24Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > My gf noticed me searching and asked what I was looking for. I told her and she said, “oh, I saw that sitting on the counter so I put it in this drawer”. Mrs. solost is a compulsive reorganizer. If I _ **really** _ can’t find something I ask her if she ‘put it away’ somewhere. 99% of the time that’s the answer. A typical exchange: **Me:** Where’s (X)? **Mrs. solost:** It’s where it’s always been! **Me:** Ummm, and where is that? Last time I looked, it was in (Y) spot. **Mrs; solost:** it hasn’t been in (Y) spot for a month! Last month I moved it to (Z) spot, which makes more sense! **ME:** Always?!? A month ago is the last time I looked for it! For the most part though, I treasure her organized ways. If we were both disorganized our place would be a disaster. ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2023, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-tf-is-my-wallet/978153/25 "2023-01-13T13:59:25Z")
> [@Saint\_Cad](#): > > Back pocket I kept my wallet in my back pocket for many decades. But I recently switched to my front pocket, for two reasons: 1) it offers better security, and 2) it puts less mechanical stress on the plastic cards (e.g. credit cards) when I sit down. ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2023, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-tf-is-my-wallet/978153/26 "2023-01-13T14:00:17Z")
> [@CairoCarol](#): > > It’s a painful lesson, but you definitely don’t forget it, ever. Yes, you do. Believe me. What? No, not me! I know someone who… well, yes, really. I sometimes suspect he has ADHS. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2023, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-tf-is-my-wallet/978153/27 "2023-01-13T14:12:45Z")
> [@Crafter\_Man](#): > > I kept my wallet in my back pocket for many decades. But I recently switched to my front pocket, for two reasons: 1) it offers better security, and 2) it puts less mechanical stress on the plastic cards (e.g. credit cards) when I sit down. Also a back pocket wallet can cause back problems from the unevenness if you sit for long periods of time, like at a desk job. I used to have a leather tri-fold style back pocket wallet for years which I had stuffed with crap until it was over an inch thick. Few years ago I finally wised up and got a super-thin front pocket wallet in which I only keep the bare essentials-- a few credit and other important cards and money. ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2023, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-tf-is-my-wallet/978153/28 "2023-01-13T14:22:45Z")
Did you use a public restroom? The two times I’ve lost my wallet, it fell out of my pants when I was on the toilet. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2023, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-tf-is-my-wallet/978153/29 "2023-01-13T15:05:07Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > once lost something and was looking for it for a few days, getting more and more frantic. My gf noticed me searching and asked what I was looking for. I told her and she said, “oh, I saw that sitting on the counter so I put it in this drawer”. Hopefully you get paroled soon. My son also said the same thing. “Dad I know you’ve looked all over your car so it’s probably jammed in between things where you can’t see.” ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2023, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-tf-is-my-wallet/978153/30 "2023-01-13T15:24:20Z")
Under the car? Or a less pleasant thought: > [@Saint\_Cad](#): > > I suppose it could have missed my pocket the last time I used it, but I would have noticed that, right? Guy was behind me and I didn’t say anything. Maybe it’s in the pocket of the guy who was behind you. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2023, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-tf-is-my-wallet/978153/31 "2023-01-13T16:13:04Z")
Your wallet is probably nestled next to @Beckdawrek 's tv remote and @Leaffan 's glasses: > [@Okay, which one of you jokers snuck in my house and stole my TV remote?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-which-one-of-you-jokers-snuck-in-my-house-and-stole-my-tv-remote/844576): > > It’s well and truly gone. I have long since quit using the original remote from DirecTV. It rarely worked properly. I went to Wally-world and found a nice medium priced universal remote. Got it working somehow. Now its awol. I have looked everywhere. Even the fridge. Shook out blankets, dog beds, dirty clothing, clean clothing. The linen closet has been searched. I looked in the garage and the car. The deck, the pantry. The cats are looking askance at me. I’ve looked in all their sleeping spo… > [@Where did I put my glasses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-i-put-my-glasses/662171): > > I want to go to the store. I’ve looked in all the usual places: by the bed, next to the TV, next to the computer, on the sink, on the bookshelf. I could wear my old pair but they’re not in very good shape and the old prescription makes everything look weird. ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2023, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-tf-is-my-wallet/978153/32 "2023-01-13T16:28:10Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > Your wallet is probably nestled next to @Beckdawrek 's tv remote and @Leaffan 's glasses: And there was tire valve cap on the lam too but I can’t remember which Doper’s travail _that_ was. Let us know where the glasses were found~I look there for mine. My hearing aid ($$$ ouch) too. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2023, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-tf-is-my-wallet/978153/33 "2023-01-13T16:49:15Z")
I went grocery shopping for my mom before Christmas. I used her credit card. Got back and put the groceries away and went to put her card back in her purse and I didn’t have it. Looked all over, went back to the store and asked, they didn’t have it. I came back and checked her CC account online, canceled the card, did all the stuff. The next day, I got out of my car in the daylight to check my mail (grocery shopping had happened at night, and I parked in my garage) and there was the card, gleaming at me from the space between my seat and the door. Mom was a little irked that she had to replace her card, but ultimately relieved that no one else had gotten ahold of it. Anyway, did you look in the daylight? ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2023, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-tf-is-my-wallet/978153/34 "2023-01-13T18:27:37Z")
> [@BippityBoppityBoo](#): > > > [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > > > Your wallet is probably nestled next to @Beckdawrek 's tv remote and @Leaffan 's glasses: > > And there was tire valve cap on the lam too but I can’t remember which Doper’s travail _that_ was. Psst - see post 13. ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2023, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-tf-is-my-wallet/978153/35 "2023-01-13T18:50:58Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > Anyway, did you look in the daylight? Do that, if you haven’t; and also look with a flashlight. Sometimes that light catches on something that you, or at least I, wouldn’t see otherwise. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2023, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-tf-is-my-wallet/978153/36 "2023-01-13T19:01:19Z")
In my lifetime, I’ve ‘lost’ one wallet. I actually know where it is, just unable to retrieve it. ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2023, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-tf-is-my-wallet/978153/37 "2023-01-13T19:16:00Z")
Seconding the side of the car seat. I have had that happen to my smart phone - thin enough to slip out un-noticed, and not really “under” the seat. Either side, but next to the center console it can be easily missed. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2023, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-tf-is-my-wallet/978153/38 "2023-01-13T19:31:44Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > In my lifetime, I’ve ‘lost’ one wallet. I had a wallet emergency a few years ago. We were leaving for vacation and my wallet “broke”. It was an old wallet and it was overstuffed. I grabbed my back-up wallet, new-in-box, that I’d been given as a gag gift. It was a Pulp Fiction “BAD MOTHERFUCKER” wallet. [A nice brown wallet with bad motherfucker stitched on it.](https://www.bmfwallets.com/) What a hilarious vacation. It was awkward taking out my wallet discreetly, and yet everyone seemed to notice and crack up. I used that wallet for a few years, only recently replacing it. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2023, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-tf-is-my-wallet/978153/39 "2023-01-13T19:38:19Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > …only recently replacing it. Dude! WHY?? ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Drake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2023, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-tf-is-my-wallet/978153/40 "2023-01-13T19:51:23Z")
Apologies if I missed it, but are you sure habit isn’t playing tricks on your memory? Perhaps you left it on the counter in the 7–11. At the very least, it’s worth going back and checking! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-tf-is-my-wallet/978153.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-tf-is-my-wallet/978153.md?page=3)