How My Business Card Helped Me Get My Wallet Back

ALWAYS CARRY YOUR BUSINESS CARD IN YOUR WALLET.

Let me repeat that- ALWAYS CARRY YOUR BUSINESS CARD IN YOUR WALLET.

If you have them made, carry a few around. If you don't have some, get some made up. VistaPrint, GotPrint, and Moo all do them for next to nothing. Let me tell you, it helps in more ways than just networking.

I was at the barbershop getting my hair cut on Saturday- it was a quiet, normal Saturday afternoon. I was running a little late, so I walked faster than normal to get to my appointment on time.

Everything was going regularly- my stylist Alicia and I talked about our plans for the weekend and how muggy it had gotten outside- just small talk. When we were done, I went to the front to pay. My back pocket was empty. My wallet was gone.

No problem, I thought. My seat probably tilted backwards and my wallet slipped out. No harm done.

I went back and checked the seat. No wallet. I checked every corner of the shop and found nothing. Lucky for me, I know my debit card number by heart (another nice number to have memorized), and the cashier let me pay by spouting off my card information by heart.

After calming down, I figured I must have dropped it in my building. Someone who knows me has probably texted me and said they have it. So I checked my phone, and awesome- someone has my wallet! So I texted this stranger back, and it turned out he was leaving on a train in 10 minutes.

I'm 7 minutes from this station- Strike 1.

I can't run far without getting winded- Strike 2.

The platform to this station is at the top of a long set of stairs- Strike 3.

Shit.

I ran as fast as I could- I knew I was getting my wallet back, but I wanted it right then and there. Block by block, I could feel my chest get tight- all I could think about was my wallet....and that I needed to get back into a gym sooner than later.

I meet the guy up on the platform, and I profusely thank him for giving me my wallet back. He then tells me he found me by my business card in my wallet. He hurried along to get his train, and I left happy that there are still good, honest people in the world.

By the way- Brent, the guy who found my wallet, had sent me an email as well as a text. So I tracked him down by his email address and found out he goes by the @poorbrenton on Twitter. I can vouch that he's one of the good ones- nothing was missing from my wallet, and he made every effort to get it back to me right away. Thanks again!

Once more for good measure- ALWAYS CARRY YOUR BUSINESS CARD IN YOUR WALLET.