Smartphone Wallet

As a follow-up to my post Campaign for No Purse, I am pleased to report that this is now a product on the market:

And what exactly is so great about the smartphone wallet?
They are efficient. Everything fits into it, and it fits right into your pocket. No need for the bulk of a wallet + a phone + a purse and all the awkwardness that comes with that bulky baggage.
They are non-gendered and therefore friendly (and inclusive) to both genders. They even come in colors that look appealingly feminine while maintaining the simplicity of design. Unlike other accessories marketed to women that tend to over-emphasize materialistic values, the design of these tends to emphasize the financial and spiritual independence that modern women now enjoy over materialistic values.
They are well crafted.
They save the consumer money, since the consumer is saved the need to buy both a wallet and a case for his or her phone. Physical efficiency meets financial efficiency, and does so with style.
This is truly a twenty-first century product.

When committing a crime is the most ethical option

Watch this man in Washington state, United States, politely rob the store clerk:

TYPED DIALOGUE FOR CONVENIENCE:

ROBBER: Could you do me a favor?
CLERK: Yes?
ROBBER: Could you empty that till for me please and put it right here?
CLERK: What do you mean?
ROBBER: Empty the till put the till right here because I'm robbing you, sir.
CLERK: You sure?
ROBBER: Yes I'm sure.
CLERK: Why do you want to do that?
ROBBER: Cause I need the money, I've got kids that need to be fed sir.
CLERK: I know...[noise interference covers speech]...
ROBBER: ...I know I am sir, I realize that. And I'm really, I really am sorry to have to do this. But I've got kids.
CLERK: How about today I give you forty dollars and this is it?
ROBBER: Well, [sigh] I can't do that. I've got rent to pay I've got bills...and the kids need to eat.
- Clerk starts removing money from till -
ROBBER: Thank you very much I appreciate it and I really am sorry and if I ever get back on my feet again sir, I'll bring it back.
CLERK: That's alright. God be with you man.
 ROBBER: Thank you very much and with you too.
CLERK: Thank you.
-Bell rings on door-


When a person is so desperate to do the right thing for his family that he commits a crime that he could go to jail for, you know there is something seriously wrong with the economy. Not with him.


Just a friendly reminder to readers to consider 360 degrees of any situation. Understanding, not shaming and punishing, will make us better.