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your big day (thelemmy.club)
submitted 11 hours ago by to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world
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[–] 35 points 11 hours ago (22 children)

That's my problem with EDC. I love the idea of being prepared for any eventually, but all my realistic eventualities boil down to how I'm going to pay for something, or how sunny it's going to be.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 hour ago

    If I leave my house, my edc flashlight is on me, and I literally have a use for it every day. I used it probably 4 different times today. It's kind of astounding how many times you could use a lil extra light real quick, even if you could sort of not need the light. Like when I was checking under my car seat today. I could sort of see under there without a light, but since I had the light right there in my pocket, I used it, and it made it way easier.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 hours ago

    Same. I change out my EDC every few months to account for the weather. And obviously if I need to pass a security checkpoint, I'll leave some stuff at home.

    One thing I haven't regretted yet is keeping spare medication in my bag. The number of times I've left the house and realized I forgot my antidepressants is frankly embarrassing.

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  • [–] 17 points 10 hours ago (16 children)

    Having paper currency as part of your EDC for when electronic payment goes down feels great until someone starts calling you unc for having a wallet. Trust me.

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  • [–] 7 points 8 hours ago (1 child)

    Ever try it? At any normal store the clerk is going to say they cant do anything without the register connected to the network

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  • [–] 7 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

    The youth are against wallets now?? What am I going to do, shove every card I could conceivably one day need into my pockets like I’m deranged?

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  • [–] 3 points 10 hours ago

    I love skipping ahead in line when card payments fail, absolutely worth it.

    Rarely happens nowadays though, and a lot of people still carry at least some cash in Germany. So it only really happens at grocery stores, when people do their big shopping trip.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 hours ago* (1 child)

    Look at this, and be enlightened:

    At least some version of this, mine is a lot more compact, 3 cards and space for some bills or papers/tickets and the like.

    E: I guess this photo doesnt show the fact its a phone case very well after all. Be moderately illuminated then instead🫠

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  • [–] 2 points 2 hours ago

    To really throw you for a loop, that's what my dad uses.

    I've tried them, but they're not for me. I have something similar to a ridge, and am learning to live being unc to the younger guys.

    I swear I was a young guy just the other day. Time flies

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  • [–] 1 point 7 hours ago (1 child)

    A small AAA pocket flashlight with a magnetic base comes in handy surprisingly often and can be clipped into a tiny jeans pocket for carrying. You can even use it from there if it's angled.

    You're not going to save the day with it but it's pretty neat to have on hand. (That's pretty much as far as EDC goes for me.)

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