I realize this makes me (and this post) pretty much a walking advertisement, but I find it kind of fascinating how much information there is in like a three-and-a-half inch square of pink leather, and the exercise of cataloging it good room for pause. I have one of those little Jacob’s Ladder wallets so here’s the contents front to back:
- Driver’s license. California class C. I’m a donor.
- UA CatCard (Bear Down!)
- Health insurance card (Kaiser Permanente)
- Car insurance card (Progressive)
- State of Arizona Department of Public Safety Level One Fingerprint Clearance Card
- Walgreens Balance Rewards card
- U-swirl “Frequent Swirler” Card. 2 more stamps til I get free froyo
- Ticket stub from Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, 1/9/2012
- Eyebrow waxing stencil stickers
- Scrap of paper folded into quarters with the following information on the inside: a) Tucson soccer league phone number b) Well Fargo claims department phone number c) a list of three dates in January related to check deposits d) two claim numbers
- Receipt from Reilly Pizza
- Receipt from Tucson Airport parking
- Receipt from NextCare Urgent Care
- Receipt from Sushi Garden
- Two more health insurance cards (Aetna… I don’t know why they keep sending them to me, I just got a third in the mail)
- A little tag that says “The irregularities and variations in the color and texture of this fabric are characteristic of the fabric adding to its natural beauty and is no way to be considered as defective.”
- A scrap of paper with my UA Student ID number on it (I CAN NEVER REMEMBER IT IT IS TOO LONG)
- Receipt from Empire Pizza
- One one dollar bill
- Receipt from Wax Werks
- Canyon Coffee coffee club card (7 stamps yay I’m due for a free coffee!)
- Core (“Food Your Body Loves”) punch card (I am TRYING to eat more salads)
- A rotten-looking four-leave clover pressed between two pieces of clear tape with something illegible written in Sharpie
- United Miles Visa
- UNCLE Credit Union Visa
- Wells Fargo Visa
I think the only time I don’t have my wallet on me is when I’m swimming or playing soccer or at the gym or hiking, or when I’m taking bathroom breaks at work. It seems fitting and kind of weird that the only time I let go of all this stuff is when I’m taking care of my body.
How about you? What do you own? What owns you? Why do we have to have this stuff on us all the time? Where do you go without your wallet?
That’s the most impressive female wallet I’ve seen. It’s almost like a guy’s wallet.
two thoughts:
1) BEAR DOWN!!!
2) I have no earthly idea what my UA student ID number is. I should probably write that down and put it in my wallet, too!!