If you lost your phone/bag whilst out, how would you………

Cash is still king in some instances 😉

I rarely have a bag with me nowadays.

Pay by phone.

Phone kept in front pocket.

Good reminder to learn an important telephone number.
Would a discreet keysafe be an idea for a spare key?
Before I retired I always kept a £10 note in my work bag - separate to my handbag and purse, also important coded information.
Perhaps a nominated person able to track your phone? I’ve twice left my phone in a shop- after having to put my phone with its membership number onto the till reader and my husband being able to track where my phone was helped to find it each time.
We found a bank card ( obviously fairly newly dropped) on a walk- having fallen out of the owners back jeans pocket. Fortunately we found the owner later on the same walk.

I use a cross body bag when out and about on my own.

A friend in Spain always folds a €20 note and tucks it into her bra.

I rarely use cash and pay for everything using my phone.
I keep my debit and credit cards in my cross body bag so I have back up.

When I'm stressed I have a recurring nightmare where I've lost my bag, with my phone and purse.

Also beware of random people asking you the time. Not many people wear a watch now and would pull out their phones to get the time .

Happened to me. I had a car accident and my bag was open inthe passenger seat. Contents all over the rad and I was hurt. When asked who they should contact, I didn’t know anyone’s numbers! Thankfully they found my phone and it still,worked. Lesson learnt. I now have numbers on a little card in the car.

I thought I was being clever by having a £20 and a credit card hidden in my car, but if my bag, with my keys in it was stolen I wouldn't be able to access it.

Yes I have a key safe too but would feel lost if my phone went missing. Will have to think about this.

You can get knickers with pockets for keeping a bit of money, card or list of phone numbers in a hopefully secure place.

If my phone was lost i have written my husband's number inside and a note saying there is a dog at home with a family member contact details. (in case of a nasty accident)

Gosh this really has got me thinking and worrying! My DS has a spare key but he is often working away and of course I don't know his phone no. so used to just selecting his name on my phone. So, I need to learn his number but if he's not at home then I need to find a secure place at home to hide a key, don't like the idea of key safes anymore as they can be broken into quite easily as I discovered a few years ago.

Pockets in my trousers, my jacket and my coat,
Could I be any richer in a castle with a moat?

I, lost my bag last year I took my phone out to make a call when I went to put phone back it had gone ,luckily i had my key in the back pocket of my shopping trolley.I posted on a local group on face book and got a message it had been handed in to one of the shops and got it back with all contents thank goodness.I must have put it down and someone thought it was left by someone.My husband had died at the beginning of the year and my head was all over the place I,m usually so careful.I was so grateful to get it back it had my bank cards in it and everything.

Some of you just may remember a post I made a couple of years ago when I accidentally locked my car by shutting the boot with the keys inside, including my bag and my phone. I was too far from home to contemplate walking, so I threw myself on the mercy of customer service in Tesco, who initially told me the phone was for staff only. They did relent, and luckily I had memorised some numbers, even if none of them answered as the number I was ringing from was unfamiliar. I’ve been super careful since! I had no cash about my person but it wouldn’t have helped me as there was no taxi rank.

Just ask in a shop to use a phone. Nobody will mind as calls are free.

Babsbada & * Tillytrotter*, a friend of mine recently had her key safe wrenched off the wall by thieves who then used the key to access her home

I have a spare housekey in the garage, tucked away on a cupboard shelf with some paint brushes and paint stripper. I had to use it once when I forgot my keys. The garage is never locked - I'd be very happy for someone to come and steal the various cans of paint that are stored in there.

My coats have a little 'pocket' I made in the hem where I keep a £20 note for emergencies and sometimes a spare card. Although that is probably not enough for a taxi home these days from the nearest towns. When not wearing a coat the note goes in a variety of pockets or, occasionally, in my bra. Came in very handy when my purse was stolen in London. My return ticket was in my pocket but I then had to pay car park fees to get my car out to get home.

I have often wondered how I'd manage if I lost my bag when out.
I'd lose my car keys, house keys, phone and debit card/credit card in one fell swoop.
I'd be completely stranded. I

I must write down the phone numbers of my nearest and dearest. They'd be my rescue party in such circumstances.

But being women, in which handbag, coat pocket, jacket pocket or dress pocket would we keep that precious piece of paper?

I also have a hidden key at home, although both DDs still have their keys for my house. I know both their phone numbers by heart, as we’ve all had the same numbers for 30 years. I still know DH’s number even though he died in 2021 and I often wish his number would light up.

It would be a great inconvenience though to have to renew bank/credit cards, etc.

Gran22boys

Just ask in a shop to use a phone. Nobody will mind as calls are free.

The issue is remembering phone numbers! None of my family have landlines any more and mobile numbers are very long 😬

I have an old fashioned address book at home. I also have my contacts listed under Google and Yahoo.

I've taken great care to make sure all of those have both physical addresses and email addresses and phone numbers. Like others have said I would be okay once I got home because my Amazon fire is my second point of contact. When I bought a new phone I kept the old one. My phone goes in my pocket not in my bag.

If your phone is lost or stolen, it can be rendered unusable if you know it’s IMEI number. Your service provider or the police will ask for it when you report it as missing/stolen.

To find it, open your mobile’s telephone key pad and dial *#6#

It should pop up on your screen straight away.

Alternatively, look in your phone’s settings:

iPhone: Go to Settings > General > About and scroll down.
Android: Go to Settings > About Phone (or Status).

Screen shot it and save it in your photo gallery, or email it to yourself so you can access it from any device that you get your emails on.

Add important phone numbers to an address book, keep that in a safe place and you can look them up alphabetically without having to comb through a list on a piece of paper.

You can buy SOS bracelets or necklaces where you can write all the info you need to make contact with your loved ones.