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Old 03-06-2022, 04:25 PM
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Originally Posted by coffeebean View Post
I just hold the card to the bottom of the window of my SUV without opening the window. Why would you need it attached to you phone? I would really like to get the chip in our side mirror. I pull close to the card reader already and I imagine I would not have to pull as close if the chip is in the mirror. The mirror sticks out farther than where the window sits.

Does this chip in the mirror work OK with SUVs?
I have it on my phone because my phone comes with me no matter which vehicle I'm driving, and I don't have to dig through a wallet or my purse to find the gate card. When we first moved in, I would have the card on the binder clip on the steering wheel of my golf cart, and forget to take it when I went into a store. I eventually realized - being absent-minded like that could result in someone who should NOT have a gate card, taking mine - while I had to pay for a new one.

Then I had it in my purse - but reaching for my purse, digging in to the "right" pocket to get it out, then hold it up, put it back in my purse, putting my purse back in the basket - well people are impatient. I got tired of being yelled at.

The phone sits perfectly in the cup holder of the golf cart AND in the change tray of my car, which is where I keep it when I'm driving. Easy to reach for, easy to see, easy to carry from one place to the next, easy to put in a pocket if I feel like walking and NOT bringing my pocketbook with me - my phone is always with me.

So it's a no-brainer to just have the card on the back of my phone.