Do you always carry around your ID card with you?

@p3ks626 (6538)
Philippines
July 15, 2010 10:32am CST
Well, I dont! I only have one valid ID card and people are telling me how important it is to bring my ID card. I dont bring it with me cause I place it in my wallet and I dont bring my wallet cause I only bring my purse. How about you? Do you bring it anywhere you go? For what reason?
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24 responses
• United States
16 Jul 10
yup i always carry an id card with me like u can use it at some place like in some cinimas they ask u fur id u can show then u wana buy some meture things u can show them so in many ways it is usefull to cary an pan card or college id with u or any identity...
@p3ks626 (6538)
• Philippines
16 Jul 10
So far, I never have been in a situation that I have to present an Id for something. But you are still right, its better prepared cause we also dont have any idea what are the things that are going to happen and presenting an id could be one of that.
16 Jul 10
Yeah, I always carry my ID with me. Because I'd rather be in a situation where I have it on me and don't need it, rather than vice versa. The consequences of not having it are always worse than the inconvenience it may cause you to carry it with you.
@cream97 (29087)
• United States
17 Jul 10
Hi, p3ks626. Yes, I do bring my ID card with me everywhere that I go. When I leave out, I always have my wallet with me. And my ID card and other important cards are in my wallet. I bring it with me, because I never know when I may have to show it for major reasons. I never leave home without it. My purse come with me and my wallet stays in my purse.
@p3ks626 (6538)
• Philippines
17 Jul 10
you are right. i guess my purse is not really that big thats why i cant carry my wallet with me. i guess i need to have a bigger purse for all my stuff to fit in my purse. lol
@_Honey_ (780)
• Philippines
16 Jul 10
Usually, I bring my mini wallet with me with at least an ID in it in any case I might need it. I mean, IDs are one of the stuff that you might want to bring and may come in handy. Sometimes, other stores prefer you to present at least a valid ID card for your credit card purchases. I don't really use my credit card that much too but just in case I run out of cash or something that I don't expect.
@p3ks626 (6538)
• Philippines
17 Jul 10
i guess it always pays off if we have our id's anywhere we go cause we dont know when we would need it. i dont have a credit card anyway so i also dont need my id in that sense. but anyway, carrying your id is still the best thing to do.
@zeethegr8 (785)
• India
16 Jul 10
Yes all the time. When going to college, work or even with friends. It is necessary that we do so because you may never know when you can need one.
@p3ks626 (6538)
• Philippines
17 Jul 10
you have a point cause you'll never know when you would need one. but hey, this discussion is somewhat helpful for me cause reading your responses is making me decide that i should bring my id anywhere i go.
• Philippines
16 Jul 10
I always see to it to bring my ID card with me especially in Manila where every building asks you to leave it at the reception desk.Sucks but I just got used to checking my wallet if a valid ID card is present before I leave my house.Better be identified accurately too in any case of any untoward accident.Better to end up with loved ones than in a medical university laboratory.
@p3ks626 (6538)
• Philippines
17 Jul 10
i didnt know they are like that in manila. i have been there but i cant remember if i presented my id in any of the buildings where i went. i just wonder how they check the id's cause they take a look at your picture and name and give the id back to you. there plenty of people going in and out of the buildings and im pretyy sure they dont remember all people who came in. =D
16 Jul 10
I always bring my ID particularly my school id because I cannot enter the school premises without it. For that reason I do not remove it in my wallet and i carry it everywhere I go. And my school ID is my only ID that I have, I also bring it for emergency and security reasons like if I ask for a student discount in a bus and the conductor ask me to present my id to prove that I am a student and other similar situation.
@p3ks626 (6538)
• Philippines
17 Jul 10
i carried my school id when i was still in high school and that was the only time when i always tried to remember to bring my id. in college, our university didnt care about us carrying our id's or not. i just carried my id at that time so i can have a discount for the bus fare.
@May2k8 (18359)
• Indonesia
15 Jul 10
usually in a particular place is often the examination, so I need id card every time go anywhere else. I sometimes do not even carry a wallet (just id), and luckily there was a good person to lend me money to pay the bus fare.
@p3ks626 (6538)
• Philippines
16 Jul 10
You are indeed a lucky person. Having someone to pay for your bus fair. I wish someone would also pay for me. lol Well, it happens sometimes when I get on a bus at the same time with my husband but it seldom happens. lol
@o0jopak0o (6394)
• Philippines
15 Jul 10
when at work or at school they are sometimes strict on allowing students or registered guest in the school buildings or in work cases in some rooms or parts of the building.
@p3ks626 (6538)
• Philippines
16 Jul 10
That was the only time in my life that I get to bring my ID with me. We were also not allowed to enter the school if we dont have our ID's with us. I just wonder why they have to do that when in fact the same security guards see me everyday going in and out of the school.
@tomitomi (5429)
• Singapore
16 Jul 10
For any official purposes you need your ID as a proof. Despite all the particulars the bank has, sometimes they still want to see your ID for any transaction you make there. Besides you don't want to be caught without one. My advice is, Don't leave home without it!
@p3ks626 (6538)
• Philippines
17 Jul 10
if i will be going to the bank then i have to bring my id with me. but i dont go there very often. i dont make any transactions at the bank these days. the only place i go to every day is my workplace, home then workplace again then home.
• India
16 Jul 10
I keep my id card in my vehicle.....I won't bring it my office.
@p3ks626 (6538)
• Philippines
16 Jul 10
I keep my id at home. I dont bring it anywhere I go. My husband does bring his id everywhere he goes cause he also thinks its important. I think I should start caring that bringing an id is an important thing.
16 Jul 10
I have all my personal cards in my purse. I use my drivers licence as photo ID and I do get asked for it sometimes. Which I do find quite funny at times because I am 27 and I have 4 children ranging from 7 years down to 9 weeks. There was a knock at my door the other day. When I opened it, there was a guy sporting gas and electric, he asked me if my mum or dad was home aha. He said sorry, but I just said it didn't matter. Some people find it embarressing to be asked for ID, others get very angry about it but I think it is quite flattering really and don't tend to mind. How does it make you feel?
@p3ks626 (6538)
• Philippines
16 Jul 10
I am not really sure if I should make deal out of it cause I have not been to a situation that someone has to ask me for my ID. There were times that I have to visit a school and they ask me to present my Id but I just tell them I am just going to see somebody from that school and they dont bother asking the id again.
• Philippines
16 Jul 10
I always see to ti to bring my ID card with me especially in Manila where every building asks you to leave it at the reception desk.Sucks but I just got used to checking my wallet if a valid ID card is present before I leave my house.Better be identified accurately too in any case of any untoward accidents.Better to end up with loved ones than in a medical university laboratory.
@p3ks626 (6538)
• Philippines
17 Jul 10
i didnt know they are like that in manila. i have been there but i cant remember if i presented my id in any of the buildings where i went. i just wonder how they check the id's cause they take a look at your picture and name and give the id back to you. there plenty of people going in and out of the buildings and im pretyy sure they dont remember all people who came in. =D
@mononoke (12)
• Philippines
16 Jul 10
I always bring a bag every time I go out. Inside my bag are the necessary things I need like make ups, wallet, etc. That's why I'm always carrying all my valid IDs with me. It really helps because sometimes people would ask valid identifications from you before they proceed any transactions you have.
@p3ks626 (6538)
• Philippines
16 Jul 10
I also carry a bag with me every time I go out. I also bring my make up and other things but its not necessary for me to bring my Id. lol I rather forget bringing my ID rather than forget bringing my lip gloss. lol
• United States
16 Jul 10
Yea I always bring my id with me. If I don't bring my purse with me, I take out my id. It is my license so I do not want to get pulled over without it. I haven't got pulled over in monthss, but the day that I won't have my license will be the day that I get pulled over. I usually bring it in the store too in case thhey need an idea when i purchase something.
@p3ks626 (6538)
• Philippines
16 Jul 10
Well, in cases like that, I think its very necessary to bring an ID everywhere you go. Its just that here in our country, its not necessary to buy present your ID every time you buy something. And that means any age can buy anything they want. Which is not very good.
@stealthy (8181)
• United States
15 Jul 10
You should always carry some form of I.D. I came close to learning this the hard way a few years ago. I had gone out for a run, with no I.D., near my home and when I returned there had been a grass fire that had burned part of a fence that ajoined my house and the wood on the eaves on that side. If neighbors had not spotted it and used garden hoses and called the fire department, my whole house, car and all could have burned down. I would have had no I.D. to even get money from my bank to have a place to sleep or anything to eat much less to deal with all the other things. So now I carry my I.D. even when I go out for a run. You never know when some disaster might happen and not having your I.D. will cause you many problems.
@p3ks626 (6538)
• Philippines
16 Jul 10
I have thought about that too. Especially if there are accidents or something and people would need some identification. But you know what, I said in my post I have only 1 ID and its my company Id and i find it useless cause information about me is incomplete and in cases of emergency, the company only put the address and no contact information. The letters were also written in very small fonts, you're going to need a magnifying glass to read it.
@wongchoiyee (7413)
• Malaysia
15 Jul 10
Last time I did not coz I have been robbed 3 times already. Now am putting it in my pocket so robbers grab my bag but not my money! HA...Ha
@p3ks626 (6538)
• Philippines
16 Jul 10
Oh! Sorry to hear you have been robbed. When that happens, there's less chance of getting the ID back. There was a time though when my mom was also robbed in the university where she was working. She left her bag in her office with all the ID's and money. When she came back the bag was not there anymore but the janitor found her bag in the restroom and her ID's were all there except for her money.
• United States
15 Jul 10
I always bring my ID with everytime I leave the house. Just in case I get stopped by the cops, or if I decide to go buy something from a store like butts or scratch tickets and the cashier cards me.
@p3ks626 (6538)
• Philippines
16 Jul 10
There are countries that are really very particular with people carrying their Id anywhere they go. If you are living in countries like this, you need to bring your ID with you jst to be ready of anything that you would encounter during the day.
@mrfdg1972 (3237)
• Philippines
15 Jul 10
I usually dont bring it, it also inside my wallet, i dont like bringing my wallet until one instance when i had to appear for some paperwork that i have to received, and undoubtedly the secretary wont not give me the papers without my ID, we had a small debate coz i know there is a xerox copy of three of my valid ID included in that paper sheets, but she still refused to give me MY papers, I was to receive a verification report from Pag Ibig Fund, they phone me that i can now get my papers so I went to the Office ( and i do not usually bring my ID, I always left my wallet inside the Jeep and this time i have inside the compartment of my motorbike)and when i have to commute i will not bring my wallet at all, i just get a few cash for the expected expenses, to cut down on spending, what a nice trick So from that time on, I always bring my wallet with me, but now i bring only a portion of my money in side my wallet and left the cash at home. Well i dont like spending, i only like earning. But i am still very cautious though that i might get robbed losing all my ID and some cards. It that really you in that picture, coz you look like Jaime Rivera, the singer.
@p3ks626 (6538)
• Philippines
16 Jul 10
Same here... I also dont want to bring my wallet cause its bulky. We also dont need our ID's in our company cause there are only around 30 people in here and we memorized the faces of our co workers already and there are no intruders or something.
@jayen28 (84)
15 Jul 10
I always will! This is the important thing that you should always carry. In case of emergency and other important transaction, with the bank, establishment valid I.D is the one always asking.
@p3ks626 (6538)
• Philippines
16 Jul 10
When I have to go somewhere, I always plan them out and not go there cause I just want to. So if I have to go to the bank, i make sure I have the id with me, when I go to a school, i also make I have it with me. It depends on the situation so that's why I dont carry it around.
• Philippines
15 Jul 10
I bring my ID card wherever I go. I can't go out without it because my keys are also attached to it.:D haha... Besides, having ID card can really be convenient... I'm still a student so I still have some privileges when I bring my ID card. Well, gotta make the most of it while I'm still allowed to do so.:D
@p3ks626 (6538)
• Philippines
16 Jul 10
That's a good idea. I guess we have to carry our keys anywhere we go and its like you used the Id as a key holder. Brilliant! I guess that way is easier for you not to forget things and if ever its gonna be lost, its easy for you to find it too.