DIY Mods has a good hack to do with your key chains. Many stores has discount cards, which you have to carry on your keychain. This hack help you to remove them and lighten your pocket. It involves to print all those barcode into a card which you can carry in your wallet:
… So I came up with this idea after about the 47th grocery store discount card I hard to sign up with. I was tired of my pocket looking like I was storing supplies for winter (you know, like chipmunks with their cheeks). It’s a card for your wallet that contains the barcodes for all those discount stores. I have the shoe store, pet store, and about 5 grocery stores on mine. I just whip out the card, tell them which barcode to scan, get a weird look and a question, and then I’m on my way…
Feature: Lighten your keychain – [DIY Mods]
Every grocery store that I know of will also allow you to enter your phone number on their keypad as an alternative to using one of those stupid barcode cards. I have none of them in my wallet or keychain since all I have to do is enter a few numbers on their keypad to get their discounts.
-Ben
[...] DIYMods via lifehack.org [...]
[...] DIYMods via lifehack.org [...]
Try http://www.blendedtechnologies.com/justoneclubcard/ if you want to do it all on one go.
It can put up to 8 on one card.
Totally agree with Ben. Why even bother carrying the barcodes (whether on your keychain or in your wallet) when you can enter your phone number instead? -alvin
That is, if you give your phone number. Can’t let the “man” get a lock on you…
I actually prefer to keep them in a JPEG on my phone.
Our 2600 group in phoenix has a similar project going, every barcode ends in “2600″ (excluding checksum).
http://www.phx2600.org/Articles_Projects/VIP2.htm
My boss did this two years ago. I often tell customers about it.
One tip regarding phone numbers: if you have to tell the cashier your phone number to have them look it up, don’t just start randomly rattling off a string of numbers and expect them to know you’re giving them your phone number for the discount card. At least in the company I work for, we have to click the discount button, go into search mode, and choose phone number. By that time, we have to irritate you by making you tell us again.