American Express Membership Rewards - What's In Your Wallet?

Just curious, as my wallet is brimming, I need to slim it down. :rolleyes:
Contents of My Wallet
2 AMEX Credit Cards ^
1 Visa Credit Card
1 Visa Debit Card
1 Mastercard Credit Card
1 Blockbuster Card
1 Insurance Card
1 IAMAT Card
1 Old College ID
1 Current College ID
2 PBA Type cards
1 Drivers License
1 Metrocard
1 Emergency Managment ID
1 "Misc ID"
1 United Mileage Plus Card
1 Delta Skymiles Card
1 Hilton Silver VIP Card
1 NJ Transit Train Ticket
3 Biz Cards
1 $20 Bill ^
and Until today (When I read how bad it could be)
1 SS Card :eek:

That's a fat wallet, friend! Hope you don't get mugged. I'll tell you one thing that's not in my wallet -- a Capital One credit card. If Capital One spent 10% of the money it spends on "What's In Your Wallet" commercials, honoring their advertising claims and beefing up their rewards program, Capital One might have something worthwhile to squawk about; however, the commercials are nevertheless amusingly innane.

-License
-Fake ID
-Visa
-AmEx Gold
-My psychologists' business card
-Rx script for prozac
-wall-mart receipt for my 12-guage

:mad:

No Wallet Just a Money Clip Today:
Driver's License
Amex Platinum Card (Who Needs Anything Else if you Have Amex Platinum except perhaps Amex Centurion)
Cash

BA Amex Premium Plus
Amex Travellers Cheque Card
bmi Platinum Mastercard
Amex Blue card
Lloyds TSB Debit Card
Tesco Visa Card
Royal Bank of Scotland Maestro card
BA Silver Executive Club card
bmi Silver Diamond Club card
Student Union card
Driving Licence
Sub Club card :o
Used Bart ticket (now ejected)
£500 cash (oops)

strange thread :eek: anyway...:

2 Platinum American Express Charge Cards
1 Platinum American Express Credit Card
1 Royal Bank of Scotland Switch Card
1 Royal Bank of Scotland Visa Card
1 ABN Amro World Pas Debit Card
1 UK Driving Licence
1 Dutch Residence Permit
1 University Matriculation Card
1 Black Faith Nightclub Membership Card
1 Black Opal Lounge Membership Card
1 Priority Pass Card
2 UK First Class Stamps
1 Somerfield Saver Card
1 KLM Silver Elite Card
1 University Photocopy Card
1 Student Snapfax
1 £20 Note
6 Opal Lounge Receipts from Saturday/Sunday 12/13 March 2005...

Looks like that's it...

I never understand why you would keep your frequent flyer cards in your wallet.

None of you guys keep your passports in your wallet - so it's not like you're going to find yourself in a situation where you can use them 'on the off chance'.

My 'day to day' wallet contains:

Citicard
Natwest Servicecard 250
Natwest Premier charge card
Cooperative Bank Amnesty International Platinum card
Barclaycard Platinum
2 x American Express Centurion cards
€55 and a couple of receipts

My 'travel' wallet contains:

$140
£65
1,000,000 old Turkish lira
200 Czech crowns
bmi diamond club Gold card
Alitalia Freccia Alata Club card
Priority Pass card
SPG Platinum card
Hyatt Gold Passport Diamond card
Priority Club Ambassador / Platinum Elite card
Hilton HHonors Gold VIP card
Sofitel Privilege Gold card
BART card
Metrocard
Bodleian Library readers card
T-Mobile USA SIM (Manhattan area code)
Orange UK SIM

i have

1 . my united visa card
2. my drivers licence
3. my centurion card
4. my banks card

thats it normally.

I never understand why you would keep your frequent flyer cards in your wallet.

None of you guys keep your passports in your wallet - so it's not like you're going to find yourself in a situation where you can use them 'on the off chance'.



I have both my Passport and FF cards :D

1 Passport (It has come in handy)
1 Delta Gold Med. Card
1 AA Platinum
1 SPG Gold Card
1 AMEX Platinum
1 Visa Buxx Card ;)
1 Visa Check Card
1 ID
2 Checks
4 $20 bills

No Wallet Just a Money Clip Today:
Driver's License
Amex Platinum Card (Who Needs Anything Else if you Have Amex Platinum except perhaps Amex Centurion)
Cash

If you come to visit our fair city, either up the cash content or get a Visa/MC. Seattle is a rather AMEX-hostile place; many restaurants and smaller shops won't take it. I have to use either my Visa debit card, or my non-miles earning MC to get Delta miles at several Rewards Network (f/k/a iDine) participating restaurants.

Since you asked ...

Drivers License
Library Card
Blockbuster Video Card
AMEX card
Visa Cards (2)
Debit/ATM card
Health Insurance card
Priority Pass
Best Western card
Hilton card
Bakery outlet store purchase card
Supermarket cards (2)
Casino card
U.S. cash (in main banknotes section)
Euros (in zippered compartment)

Anyone else getting flashbacks from the TV show Let's Make a Deal?

I have:

3 Amex cards (!) - Green, Starwood, and Platinum from my father's account (he's grandfathered in fee-free so I keep it for the occasional CO/NW/DL lounge access)
British Airways Visa Signature
US Airways Visa Classic
PayPal Debit MasterCard
Wachovia ATM card
Bank of America Debit Visa

Virginia driver's license
Expired student ID (for a 5% discount at Kroger ;) )
"Cavalier Advantage" card for printing at UVA computer labs

Washington DC Metro "SmarTrip" card
Business cards
Hyatt Diamond card
US Airways Club card
National Car Rental Executive Elite Card
US Airways Chairman's Preferred Card (for kiosk check-in)

Qdoba Mexican Grill "buy 10 get one free" (only 2 to go!)
$10 Verizon prepaid phone card
1-cent-per-minute phone card from "99 cent only" stores (California only)
Hollywood Video rental card
Health insurance ID card
Car insurance ID card
Hyatt Lake Tahoe "Players Advantage" Card
The Coffee Bean "Pink Drink" card (8 to go on this one)
Vons Club card
The Market (Charlottesville) sandwich club card (8 to go here too)
Smoothie King Frequent Buyer Card (8 to go)

Oh, and $11 cash.

No wonder my wallet weighs so much! :eek:

- NSW Drivers License
- National ATM Card
- Centurion Card
- Centurion A/C (never used)
- Employer door proximity card
- Employer lift proximity card
- $AUD15

Pretty spartan. Small wallet.

several cards of various types and colours
some cash - probably in at least 5 different currencies
far too many coins :mad:

Haven't checked out this thread until today. We had all of my kids, spouses and a niece and her husband for brunch in NYC. Took out my wallet, dropped it, and so much s$%t fell out onto the floor! That experience and this thread has convinced me it's time to downsize. I try to be savvy - certain store credit cards for their loyalty programs in addition to my Centurion, Starwood AMEX and Merrill + cards. You're right - it's WAY too much. Thanks for the reality check.

None of you guys keep your passports in your wallet - so it's not like you're going to find yourself in a situation where you can use them 'on the off chance'.


Nick you are a genius! ^ I kept it with my other cards because when it came to flying day I'd no doubt forget where it was....however thanks to your suggestion I am now going to keep my FF cards inside my passport! Problem solved! :)

Nice idea but domestic flights using quick checkin, need card and dont need passport.

gold amex charge card
morgan stanley mastercard
citibank debit card
harvey nichols store card
uk drivers licence
soas student id
tesco/sainsbury/boots loyalty cards
my/my partners business card

My wallet:

2 x American Express Centurion cards
1 x Coutts Debit Card
1 x Coutts World Signia Mastercard
Oystercard
Building security pass
National Insurance Number Card
Private Health Card
$60
€30
£10

Travel Wallet (big enough to include tickets)

QF Platinum Card
Lufthansa Senator Card
United Prem-ex card
Hilton Gold Card
Starwood Platinum Card
Hertz #1 Club Gold Card
BA Executive Club blue card
Travel Insurance Ts & Cs

It's a purse, not a wallet, but here goes:

1 Golf club membership card
2 Amex Centurion cards
1 Amex Platinum card
1 Nectar card
1 Shell pluspoints card
1 Benefical UA Gold Visa card
1 Abbey National multifunction card
1 Halifax One Visa card (blue)
1 Platinum Barclaycard
1 UA MP card
1 BA EC card
1 Hertz #1 Club Gold card
1 AF Frequence Plus card
1 card offering some sort of discount or bonus at Eurogolf
1 card offering some sort of discount or bonus at Foremost Golf
1 Priority Pass card
1 HHonors Gold card
1 SPG Platinum card
1 UK Driving Licence
Three receipts for expenses I've never got round to claiming
Somebody's mobile phone number on a scrap of paper
Quite a lot of cash by my usual standards (£100+)
A receipt for a huge sum of AUD traveller's cheques (I pick them up tomorrow and emigrate on April 1)

Way too much plastic. I need to trim it down :o

I had my wallet stolen once and lost it another time, and after having to remember and call every #(*#%#% merchant that issued a card in my wallet, I keep my day-to-day wallet down to nothing - it is all in a tiny Tumi business-card type case. Right now I have:

- Driver license
- Two business cards (my own)
- Amex Cent
- ATM/Visa card
- $100 bill and $50 bill tightly folder and hidden for "emergencies"

I keep my "pocket money" seperate - usually about $100 in mixed bills just folded in my pocket for day-to-day expenses.

When traveling, I understand, but I'm always amazed at people (men) that open their wallet at lunch and they have everything from their social security card to department store cards, and ATM receipts going back the last 12 months. A freaking time capsule and identify theft waiting to happen.

I keep my cars just as clean - hop in my car and you won't see a speck of scrap or junk - the glove box has registration, insurance, and a pair of sunglasses. Trunk has an umbrella. All the little cubbies and whatnot are empty. It was a big accomlishment for me to keep 'em this clean, but now that I've worked to make it a habit, I really like it, except I'm horrified when I get in certain friend's cars! A dozen empty or mixed up CD jewel cases, several boxes of Kleenix, three umbrellas, newspapers, magazines, clothes, etc. Their cars always smell like french fries, too!

--Doug

Just curious, as my wallet is brimming, I need to slim it down. :rolleyes:
Contents of My Wallet
2 AMEX Credit Cards ^
1 Visa Credit Card
1 Visa Debit Card
1 Mastercard Credit Card
1 Blockbuster Card
1 Insurance Card
1 IAMAT Card
1 Old College ID
1 Current College ID
2 PBA Type cards
1 Drivers License
1 Metrocard
1 Emergency Managment ID
1 "Misc ID"
1 United Mileage Plus Card
1 Delta Skymiles Card
1 Hilton Silver VIP Card
1 NJ Transit Train Ticket
3 Biz Cards
1 $20 Bill ^
and Until today (When I read how bad it could be)
1 SS Card :eek:

How did you get everything to fit in there?


My contents tend to "rotate," depending on what I have planned for the day. As for today, I have the following:

DL
2 Insurance Cards
Some business cards
A transit card
A grocery store card
$18
Starbucks Card
Copy Card
AMEX
Visa

.....

American Express Platinum Card
American Express Corporate
Visa Infinite Card
Citi Chairman Card
Diners Club Card
Drivers Liscense
CIGNA Health Insurance Card

That's about it.

several cards of various types and colours
some cash - probably in at least 5 different currencies
far too many coins :mad:


No wonder my wallet is full, 18 cards :rolleyes: $24.75 of kiwi coins and roughly $20 worth of british/australian/singaporean/us/etc coins.

I got tired of a big wallet. I now cary a small business card case. I stopped carrying cash entirely.

Texas Drivers License
American Express Gold
Citibank AAdvantage Mastercard
ATM/Debit card

The rest of my cards are in cold storage inside a rolodex business card case. I pull out whatever card I need, when I need it, and return it later.

Now, I'm using Amex only when i'm at the 2x stores, and the AAdvantage mastercard everywhere else (because i value the Amex rewards at 1% and AAdvantage miles as a 2% rebate).

Centurion
University ID
Bank Debit Card
Paypal Debit Card
Driver's License
Insurance Card
Starbucks Card
PBA Card
CCW
Cash

http://m3.digital7.com/tumi.jpg

It's a purse, not a wallet, but here goes:

1 Golf club membership card
2 Amex Centurion cards
1 Amex Platinum card
1 Nectar card
1 Shell pluspoints card
1 Benefical UA Gold Visa card
1 Abbey National multifunction card
1 Halifax One Visa card (blue)
1 Platinum Barclaycard
1 UA MP card
1 BA EC card
1 Hertz #1 Club Gold card
1 AF Frequence Plus card
1 card offering some sort of discount or bonus at Eurogolf
1 card offering some sort of discount or bonus at Foremost Golf
1 Priority Pass card
1 HHonors Gold card
1 SPG Platinum card
1 UK Driving Licence
Three receipts for expenses I've never got round to claiming
Somebody's mobile phone number on a scrap of paper
Quite a lot of cash by my usual standards (£100+)
A receipt for a huge sum of AUD traveller's cheques (I pick them up tomorrow and emigrate on April 1)

Way too much plastic. I need to trim it down :o

United MP Visa
Delta AMEX Platinum
Insurance Card
Drivers License
$2 Bill for luck.

Should I have more?

Why would anyone carry their Social Security Card? It even says not to do so on the back of it. My wallet is a silver case from Germany and has my few credit cards, ID and a Int'l Student Identity Card. My passports and other credit cards are stored securely for use as I need them. :p

I have,

1.Japan AmEx Centurion card×2
2.ANA Super Flyers Card/VISA(*A Gold)
3.JAL GLOBAL CLUB Card/JCB
4.NWA/Diners Club×2
5.SPG
6.Hiton
7.Goldpassport
8.Herz #1 Club Gold
9.Marriot
10.Priority Club
11.Priority Pass

etc.......

thanks,
masahiro

I never understand why you would keep your frequent flyer cards in your wallet.

None of you guys keep your passports in your wallet - so it's not like you're going to find yourself in a situation where you can use them 'on the off chance'.




Sorry but I have my passport in my wallet EVERY day. It has a section for it. One side holds the passport an the other an old style UK driving license.

I also have a boat load of FF cards along with credit/debit cards.

Whenever I see someone pull out a fat wallet containing 100 different pieces of plastic and a huge pile of old shop receipts etc, I just want to weep. I would NEVER employ someone who carries around their National Insurance card in their wallet!

If I don't need it almost every day, I don't carry it. The video shop card and all the FF cards sit at home or in my desk. I mean, I don't carry my swimming trunks around every day on the 1 in a 1,000 chance I might fancy a dip!

So, the RJB wallet contains:

1 debit / ATM card
1 BA Amex
1 Tesco Visa

plus the swipe card for my building and 1 business card. And £25 as of now.

And, for the moment at least, 1 Amex Travellers Cheque Card!

(And before anyone asks, yes, I do live in a minimalist apartment with very little furniture!)

Whenever I see someone pull out a fat wallet containing 100 different pieces of plastic and a huge pile of old shop receipts etc, I just want to weep. I would NEVER employ someone who carries around their National Insurance card in their wallet!


Well the NI card is a bit odd as it does serve bugger all pupose in day to day living. As for 100s of card and reciepts, obvioulsy you don't do lots of quick trips every week/month and strugle to keep up on expense reports. Once the wallet fills up dump them into the laptop bag and have thw eife waid through them at the end of the month.

My wallet is a silver case from Germany

Montblanc hint? :D

ha visa
amex
driv. lic.
ins. card
cash
safeway and foodland cards (yuck, but you need these if you live here)

Well the NI card is a bit odd as it does serve bugger all pupose in day to day living.
Yeah, really. I know my NI number and I've never, ever, ever been asked to provide documentary proof of it.

Amex Centurion
AA Citi Plat
Admirals Club Card
Priority Pass CArd
AAA Card (Auto not alcohol)
ATM Card
DL
Pictures of Kids
Hotel Room Key
Insurance Card
Randalls Card

Well, I'm guilty of carrying too many cards - Citi's Diamond Preferred & Premier Pass, Chase's CashBuilder & Profit, Am Ex's Starwood & Hilton Honors, US Bank's WorldPerks and Kohl's. As soon as they get here, I'll have a shiny new Am Ex Blue Cash and Citi Dividend Select to throw in the mix. (Yes, I plan to weed down what I carry soon!)

But I always carry a minimum of two or three Visa/MC/AmEx's. I learned this the hard way, filling the car with gas and then the card mysteriously didn't work for the cashier. Wouldn't you know, I didn't have enough cash on me, either. I had to walk home and get another (fortunately only about 3 blocks away!)

The card company couldn't explain why it was denied - but that didn't help when I was at the cashier! There have been a couple other flukes like this, but I've been armed with other cards. Geesh!

Amex Green (1)
Summons from the Serious Fraud Office (1)
Paper clips (2)

How did you get everything to fit in there?

My contents tend to "rotate," depending on what I have planned for the day. As for today, I have the following:

Everything fits just fine, I could actually fit some more into the billfold portions of the wallet, it's just that it's a little hefty. I have a standard Docker's Tri-fold btw.

Why would anyone carry their Social Security Card?
I have had it in there since before I had the number memorized, and I found myself constantly needing it for college apps. It was neatly tucked away behind my id's so I honestly just forgot about it being in there.

Amex Gold
Lufthansa Miles & More
Lufthansa Mastercard
BlockBuster Card
Shell Card
Bancomat
Visa
Esselunga Fidaty Card
Brek Resturant
Mille Miglia Alitalia
Amex Alitalia
SPG Gold
Drive License
Uci Cinemas Card
Saturn Eclub
MediaWorld
Telecom WiFi Card
Q8 Fuel Card
Euro

Esselunga Fidaty Card
For the MilleMiglia miles transfer? :)

Used to have a wallet, now use a money clip, it has:

Driver's License
Cash
ATM/Visa debit card
BMW Assist card

AMEX Hilton
AMEX Starwood
Choice Privileges Visa
Diners Club
Discover Gas card
Marriott Rewards Visa Signature
MBNA Goldpoints

Coming soon: Citi Premier Pass

Uk Driving Licence
PPP Private Health Membership Card
MCP ID Card
Prepaid card for local Driving Range
£20 Cash
Bellagio Room Key for some reason....
Virgin Atlantic Flyign Club Gold card
V-Flyer.com Black Membership card
BMI Diamond Club Gold card
Priority Pass
United Prem Exec Card
Bank of Scotland Debit Card
AmEx Centurion AC Card
First Direct Visa card
First Direct MultiFunction card
Hilton HHonors Diamond VIP Card
Hyatt Diamond Card
Starwood Platinum SPG
Sofitel Gold Privileged Guest card
AmEx Centurion Card
Clydesdale Bank Multifunction card
Employers Smartcard and proximity pass
David Lloyd Gym Membership card
BA Exec Blue card

Damn what a lot of junk, think its time to tidy it up. Do like the idea of a separate travel folder/wallet! Thanks!

Richard

... snipped list of about twenty-five cards...

Damn what a lot of junk, think its time to tidy it up.
Look on the bright side, Richard: you're probably bullet-proof in whichever body location you keep your wallet. :cool:

You guys got me thinking. I carry way to much stuff everyday. I have a passport-sized wallet, a smaller wallet for credit cards and a purse. Here is what I carry around everyday (please don't laugh to loud!):

Amex Centurion
Amex Centurion Plus
Amex Gold Credit Card
Citibank AAdvantage Visa
Stadtsparkasse Köln Visa
Supermarket Club Card
Marriott Rewards
Starwood Platinum
Hilton Gold
Hertz Gold
AAdvantage Platinum 2MM
Priority Pass
NCL Lattitudes (why on earth....)
5 Maestro cards (different accounts....)
key card for my car stereo
club store membership card
expired AAA card (don't ask!)
T-Card (German telephone card, never used)
Private Health Insurance Card
Car Insurance Card
5 more membership cards....
ID card
old-style German drivers license (bigger than most passports)
International drivers license (same size)
German passport
My little son's Canadian and German passports
copy of son's birth certificate
Vaccination "pass"
two car registrations
a ton of credit card slips
some business cards...
my own business cards (hopefully)
used subway ticket
unused subway ticket
some cash (Euros)...
40 Hong Kong dollars (why the heck...)
German payphone card, expired (still in DMarks, seems I don't use payphones that often)
German payphone card, not yet expired ;)

Total weight: 730 g (or a good 1.5 lbs)


And I even have a seperate purse for use in Canada and the US....

I really need to reorganize....

I only have a small wallet so:

1 x Barclays Connect card
1 x Amex Plat charge card
1 x BMI Mastercard of the plane blue variety
1 x Priority Pass (should really be in my travel wallet)
1 x Tesco Club card
1 x Hard Rock Cafe All Access card

I'm thinking of upgrading the BMI card to paid to the version that gets 2 miles per pound spent (and this would replace Amex for most of my spending) as I do seem to be spending a fair bit on business travel this year.

Perhaps we need a thread somewhere on the best wallets for fitting in all that junk that any self respecting frequent flyer happens to carry?

Regards
I

you guys are all crazy!! :D
I have learnt the hard way that it dosent pay to carry heavily loaded wallets around (partly because of my own absentmindedness and partly because i grew up in quite a "rough" part of town)
Nowadays its a nice small black moreschi with
Amex card
bank cash point card
drivers licence
business cards

I keep some cash, but loose in a pocket.

and when it's traveling time out comes the passport wallet with
visa card
AZ FA card
various hotel cards
public transport cards for the city i am heading to (eg SUICA card for Tokyo, Metrocard for NY ect)


+ if ever my work takes me to somewhere "dodgy" like San Paolo or Bradford ;) then i take an extra "mugger" wallet with a couple of old supermarket cards and $20 or so cash

Good idea - it's been a while since I cleared out my wallet!

Everyday Wallet:
First Direct Switch
First Direct Visa
AmEx Centurion
AmEx Platinum
AmEx Business
AmEx BA PP
UK Driving License
IOD Membership Card
Sprint FonCard
AmEx Centurion AC
100 Swiss Francs
150 Euro
120 Pounds
NavTrak ADR Card

In my Passport Wallet:
Passport :D
Priority Pass
Hilton Gold HH
SPG Platinum
Hertz #1 Gold
BAEC Silver
BMI Star Alliance Gold
Air France FP Rouge

Time to remove a few AmEx from the wallet, I think!

Wow...you people carry a heavy wallet. I stick with the simple solution. First i have no wallet, i just put my cards and money in my right pocket.

1 Drivers License
1 American Express Platinum Card - Company
1 American Express Platinum Card - Personal
1 Citibank AA Visa Card

....I use my Amex Company card as much as i can, unless of course the merchant doesn't accept it.

When traveling i go into my desk and pick out the required cards such as UA MP card, HIlton Card, STarwood etc and usally keep them in my inside jacket pocket when going out of town.

I recently slimmed the wallet down, as it was causing a bulge in the trousers in the wrong place.

Barclays Visa debit card
Capital one Mastercard
UK and South African driving licence
Oyster Card
Hard Rock casino card
Work ID entry card
Two subway cards (filled)
Belgo free meal voucher
6 x first class stamps

USD $10 x 1 $20 x 3
ZAR R10 x 3 R20 x 4
GBP £5 x 2 £10 x 3

Tomorrow I am going to pick up a small Tumi style business card wallet, and try and half what I carry around.

I also just recently slimmed down my wallet so now I carry:

Preferred Rewards Green Card (Amex)
Blue from American Express (Amex)
American Express Rewards by MBNA (Amex)
World Wildlife Fund Card by Chase (Visa)
ATM Card
Bally Total Fitness Card
Exxon Mobil gas card
Drivers License
Health Insurance Card

Used to Carry
Preferred Rewards Green Card (Amex)
Blue from American Express (Amex)
Hilton HHonors Card (Amex)
American Express Rewards by MBNA (Amex)
World Wildlife Fund Card by Chase (Visa)
Chase Travel Rewards (mastercard)
USAirways Signature Card (Visa)
Banana Republic Credit Card
Macys Credit Card
Barnes & Noble Membership Card
Prescription Drug Card
Bank of America ATM Card
Netbank ATM Card
Exxon Mobil gas card
Bally Total Fitness Card
Drivers License
Health Insurance Card
Genuardi's Card
BJ's Membership Card
GoldPoints Card