Why Keep Your Wallet In Your Back Pocket?

[teh_Canape]

I do it because it's better on my ass =P
seriously, have you ever sat down with your keys or your phone in your back pocket?
ain't fun times

 

[Mad World]

I keep my wallet in my back pocket because my phone and keys go in my right and left pockets, respectively.

If I'm sitting down and it's uncomfortable, I'll just sit it on the table or wherever. It'd be too bulky with my phone or keys.

 

[pejhmon]

I must maintain physical contact with three items: keys, wallet, cellphone-- in my front pockets. I cannot put them in my bookbag as I panic continously that I have lost one of these three critical items.

This, exactly this. Well, plus my oyster card holder that matches my wallet but otherwise I'm constantly checking to see if I have those 4 items. I decided I'd try moving my phone to a holder on my rucksack the other week so that I could use those microphone headphones to answer calls and within 5 mins I subconsciously did my check to see if I had my wallet etc in my pockets and panicked that I lost my phone, only to then remember that it was in my bag.

Wallet in a back pocket? Never ever seen anyone do that, must be a North American thing. Besides the obvious pickpocketing and seating issues, the main issue I'd have is the fact that I'm constantly checking my pockets to make sure I have my wallet, phone etc would mean that I would be constantly feeling my ass, which may give the wrong impression to some people

 

[Rems]

Weird, i keep it in my front pocket, which everyone i know does too and what i assumed was the norm. The back pocket is a terrible place for it. I usually keep a hankie in my back pocket.

I will admit though my pockets can get crowded with wallet, keys and phones, especially in tight jeans.

 

[Jaime_Wolf]

Whenever people bring this up, they neglect to consider that there are factors beyond sitting comfort and protection.

This also depends on wallet and pocket size, what else you're carrying, and even style of pants.

There's the immediate question of whether the wallet will even fit in the front pocket - even large pockets sometimes have weirdly-angled openings that make dealing with a wallet difficult. Back pockets tend to be less narrow and virtually always have a simple horizontal opening.

Men tend to carry a lot of items in pockets - you probably have keys, maybe a pen, and, increasingly often, a bulky smartphone. All of those things are considerably less comfortable to sit on than a fairly flat object that comforms to the shape of your ass over time.

And some styles of pants just look stupid with a wallet in the front pocket. If you're wearing tighter pants, for instance, you're going to have a big blocky bulge in your leg.

Also, getting pick-pocketed is fairly rare in most of the United States. Even in places where it's more common, it's more tourists than natives and you learn what to watch out for anyway. And if you're going somewhere sketchy, you always have the option of just switching it to a front pocket. Most people probably spend most of their time in places that they're not so worried about being pick-pocketed though.

 

[Hungry Donner]

Left pocket: wallet
Right pocket: keys, mechanical pencil, if necessary cell phone
Back pockets: never use

I've never had a problem with my front pockets, and I find putting anything in the back pockets extremely uncomfortable. But if other people feel differently I'm not going to think less of them.

 

[Axyun]

I keep my wallet in my front pocket. My ass is big enough, I don't need something else to accentuate it.

Keep my wallet and keys on my left front pocket and my cell on my right.

 

[havass]

Yeah...never understood this either. Tried putting it in my back pocket before but damn is it uncomfortable. I'm used to putting it in my right pocket. Plus it balances out my phone in my left pocket. Also, is it really that hard to find keys in your pocket? I usually put extra stuff in the pocket with my phone since it'd be easier to find.

 

[TacticalAssassin1]

I keep it in my front pocket, it's impossible to lose that way.

 

[qwertyzxy27]

I keep my wallet in my manbag of manliness

 

[Xanthious]

Those clip things (pocket clip? not sure what actual name is) that hold money and cards work a lot better than a wallet for me.

I think I have the same thing. I got mine at Walmart for around 10 bucks. It's so much handier than an actual bifold wallet. I keep mine in the cubby of my car. Your's look kinda like this?

 

[Canned Spam]

The front pockets on my jeans are too small to hold my wallet, so it stays in the back.

 

[Nuuu]

Well from my point of veiw at my school, i always keep my money in my back pocket.

1: My back pockets are very thin, so it isnt easy to take the money out without noticing.

2: the front pockets are very large, i often find that it falls out of the front pocket when i sit down, plus, it isnt easy to feel someone taking your money when sitting down.


But i guess front pockets are better when standing up.

 

[Gaiseric]

I used to keep my wallet in my front pocket until I realized it wasn't easily accessible sitting down. And I keep lots of things in my front pockets already so if I put it in the front it would make everything else harder to get to and look ridiculously bulgy.

 

[Daniel Cygnus]

Yeah, I never understood why people do this. I did it at first, then wondered why I would always be hurting whenever I drove or sat down. I started putting it in my front pockets, then everything got so much better.

 

[Ieyke]

Phone and wallet (large non-jingly items) go in my right cargo pocket.

Keys, comb, pen, and lip balm go in my right-front pocket.

Knife clips to the inside of right-front pocket.

Left-front pocket reserved for quarters (never having to sort through change is brilliant).

Left Cargo pocket remains mostly unused. It's where I put miscellaneous non-standard equipment and quest items.

 

[MorphingDragon]

I usually have a ton of stuff in my front pockets, so I keep my keys and wallet in my back pockets. Besides, I've never had any trouble with being pick-pocketed, the only time I've ever had something of notable value stolen was when I left my phone in my backpack at the school's locker-room.

I guess I wasn't smart enough to, you know, actually lock my locker.

Otherwise, I tend to be pretty secure with my stuff.

I walk around with my hands in my front pockets like a total tool, just so I know my wallet is safe in my hands.

 

[Canadamus Prime]

I don't know. I keep mine in my front pocket, mostly because I heard from a chiropractor that keeping it in your back pocket is bad for your back.

 

[Merkavar]

i never put anything in my back pocket. it just feels so unnatural. i have my phone wallet car keys mp3 player in my front pockets.

even with minimum stuff in my wallet i would have to remove it every time i sit down if it was in my back pocket

 

[mega48man]

i dunno why. it's the way my dad's done it, and the way his dad's done it. either that or it's b/c both your wallet and your back pocket are shaped like rectangles as opposed to your front pocket which is circular.