Jon Maiman

Okay, point taken, pockets empty except for my wallet. Never been an issue before. Still prefer to keep my wallet on my person. Never had TSA hassle me about it even at checkpoints where shall we say they are a bit overzealous. I guess I maybe in the minority on keeping my wallet with me rather than putting it in my carry on or backpack when going through security. Each to their own....

--Jon

mahasamatman

Even before the advent of metal cards, my wallet would set off some detectors because they were set incorrectly and the mag stripes were enough to trigger them. Ever since, I put my wallets in my bag, and I won't go through until my bag has fully entered the machine.

Amex Informant

A humble brag!

Catskilltraveller

CPRich

No, that was what I was about to post.

So apparently pockets were empty except for the wallet with all travel and credit cards, and, I assume, money, driver's license, etc., that was in the pocket.

Jon Maiman

I am apparently definitely in the minority both on keeping my wallet in my pocket and on never having run into an issue with it before. I do agree in hindsight I could have described the scenario when I went through the WMD better (e.g. As usual, with the exception of my wallet which I kept on me, my pants pockets were otherwise empty...).

This thread went a totally different way then I expected. I was trying to be somewhat humorous and take a jibe at Marriott for the card design. Not sure I succeeded on the humorous part. Well maybe I did, though folks were laughing at me rather than with me. Guess I deserved that for my "empty pockets" description. Anyway I think I have taken this thread as far as I can from my perspective.

--Jon

jerseytom

I been around enough to catch all the acronyms. So reading that someone's card "triggered the WMD's" I'm picturing a mushroom cloud and a very bad day at the airport indeed!

Nevsky

I always keep a credit card and a priority pass in my plastic passport case in case I need to buy something quickly before boarding or going to the lounge or if something happens and I get separated from my carry-ons.

SpartyAir

No jibe necessary. The metal card is for LIFETIME Titanium. Metal is strong and will last a lifetime. They don't have to send you a new one every year with the expiration date. The plastic ones wear out after several years.

By the way, EVERYTHING in my pockets goes in my back pack before entering TSA. That's what they tell you as you are lined up (out of pockets, that is).

flying_geek

So - did many of you get a titanium lifetime card? I did not. Given that I wouldn't drag it around anyways - not a big loss - but just wondering. The old SPG LTP card was my first metal card ever - but nowadays half my CCs are metal

jeanie

I didn't get a card, and I am lifetime titanium. The last time I logged in, my status was correct. However, it does bother me that I haven't received the card, yet.

BTW, I was one of the people that had their status screwed up by Marriott in the IT debacle between August, 2018, and late January, 2019. Multiple agents acknowledged the mistake at the time, but no one was willing to do anything to fix it. So even though my status is correct for now on the website, I would like to have the metal LTT card as well.

Keyser

marriott is sending cards to lifetime titanium members????when did this happen????

i still have my lifetime platinum spg card....never carried it with me but its kept safe & sound in my desk drawer at my office, all for the sake of nostalgia....

FlyingBeanCounter

Did they finally open this status up to everyone? or is it still a mythical status that wouldn't be and different than platinum even though it is in fact different?

Moving Chicane

No LT TIT card for me yet either. And while I would carry it with me while traveling, I'd never use it (and wouldn't miss it if I didn't receive it).

But to the thread title: Bad Design on the new Chase Bonvoy Boundless VISA as well. Now plastic (was metal) with no Marriott Program # printed on it (used to have it). Two card "downgrades" IMO with no discernible "upgrade." LOL!

dunno282

You carry ALL your travel program cards in your wallet. I'm surprised they didn't flag your wallet as a bag that needed to go through the scanner. Did they ever make u gate-check your wallet?