Oh no, lost another door key card

@Asylum (47893)

Manchester, England

February 8, 2016 7:24am CST

The rooms here at the Kremlin Palace in Lara Beach operate with the electronic key cards instead of an actual metal key. This is a very practical system but does have one major downside, the cards are too easy to misplace. I was issued with 2 cards, which operate the door and also activate the power supply in the room. As a matter of form I leave one card in the power meter and take the other with me when I leave the room. The card fits quite neatly into my shirt pocket, along with my mobile phone. The card has a habit of coming out of my pocket when I take out my mobile phone and on Saturday I realised that I had lost my card. It was soon rectified by notifying reception, who happily issued me another. Annoying I came out of the dining room yesterday and suddenly realised that I had misplaced another card. I was very reluctant to inform reception that I had lost another card, but had no real choice. Fortunately a different person was on duty, otherwise it would have been quite embarrasing.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Feb 16

We've been there, done that! Are you taking extra care now - in case there isn't a third receptionist?

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

8 Feb 16

I certainly am. It turned out to be a formality, but I was very apprehensive at first.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

9 Feb 16

@JudyEv No, it can be quite a concern.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Feb 16

@Asylum I'm sure it happens all the time but that isn't much comfort when it's happening to you.

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@fishtiger58 (29819)

• Momence, Illinois

8 Feb 16

I do understand the whole card key thing, but they are easy to lose. I have done it as well.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

8 Feb 16

It can be so annoying to realise that it has gone missing, especially 2 consecutive days.

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@fishtiger58 (29819)

• Momence, Illinois

8 Feb 16

@Asylum Yes, may I suggest a different more secure pocket.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

8 Feb 16

@fishtiger58 I shall have to get a pet kangaroo with a handy pouch.

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

9 Feb 16

i do lose things easily but door key cards no. i make sure i carry a purse and place it safely in one particular place inside.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

9 Feb 16

It would not have been too bad had I not lost mine of 2 consecutive days

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

9 Feb 16

@salonga I am considering super gluing it to my arm

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

9 Feb 16

@Asylum i just hope you already learned how to pay attention to your key cards.

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@rebelann (117238)

• El Paso, Texas

10 Feb 16

I've never used one of those but I do have to be careful with my credit card when I put it in my pocket with my cell.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

10 Feb 16

Mine credit card and travel pass are in a small wallet, which fits into my shirt pocket but is too heavy to be pulled out by accident along with my mobile phone.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

10 Feb 16

@rebelann Needless to say I do not carry a purse.

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@rebelann (117238)

• El Paso, Texas

10 Feb 16

That sounds like something I should do @Asylum if I keep it in my pocket but I usually keep mine in my purse

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Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (44941)

• Preston, England

9 Feb 16

usually any credit card sized card in the electricity slot will operate the lights so I usually jut put an old defunct store card in the slot on getting to my room and just take it out as I leave and check out again

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

9 Feb 16

This varies from hotel to hotel, but will not operate the door.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

10 Feb 16

@arthurchappell Which is exactly what I failed to do, twice.

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Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (44941)

• Preston, England

9 Feb 16

@Asylum you do need to keep hold of the one that operates the door of course

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ElizabethWallace

@ElizabethWallace (12069)

• United States

8 Feb 16

So keep it somewhere else. I carry a purse (sorry). It has a small pocket in front with a zipper. I keep my car keys in there. I also keep the hotel room key in the same pocket. Not likely to lose it.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

8 Feb 16

If the day is warm I wear a short sleeved shirt, so I only have trouser pocket and shirt pocket.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

9 Feb 16

@ElizabethWallace Maybe I should have got married so that I would have someone to carry my room card.

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@ElizabethWallace (12069)

• United States

9 Feb 16

@Asylum Men. You wear so little, and are so comfortable in your clothes, but we have places to put things. It's a trade off I guess.

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@celticeagle (189880)

• Boise, Idaho

8 Feb 16

I wonder what your hotel bill will look like when you go to check out. So you are paying for your room AND your power? Ugh!

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

9 Feb 16

No, the power is included in the room cost. This system is purely designed to stop people from leaving electrical equipment running when they leave the room.

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@celticeagle (189880)

• Boise, Idaho

9 Feb 16

@Asylum ....That is good.

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@scheng1 (24649)

• Singapore

8 Feb 16

My office does not issue a replacement card unless we pay for the lost card. It is a pain, but the replacement fee is enough to make us careful about it.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

8 Feb 16

I did expect that the hotel may have a charge for replacements, but apparently not.

@SIMPLYD (90717)

• Philippines

11 Feb 16

Lucky you , because there's a different person on duty . I too , would be too embarrassed to ask for another card again .

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

11 Feb 16

It would not have been too bad if it had not been two days in a row.

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@BelleStarr (61463)

• United States

9 Feb 16

I buy a card holder that goes around my neck on a long cord when I go on a cruise, it keeps my card safe and attached to me.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

10 Feb 16

I have never considered using one of those, but I have seen the holders that you refer to. It is easy at home to carry cards because they all fit into a small card wallet that I carry in my jacket pocket, but in Turkey I never wore a jacket.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

10 Feb 16

@BelleStarr I does seem a very practical approach and one that I may consider for any such future situations.

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@BelleStarr (61463)

• United States

10 Feb 16

@Asylum I love wearing the lanyard, it is easy and safe but that is me. I used to put it in my purse and I demagnitized it several times so decided to go with lanyard,

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@LadyDuck (502491)

• Italy

8 Feb 16

Let's hope that the one who find the card do not know which door it opens.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

9 Feb 16

@LadyDuck Oh of course, how naive of me not to realise that.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

8 Feb 16

They all look alike, so that would be impossible to determine.

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@LadyDuck (502491)

• Italy

9 Feb 16

@Asylum Do you remember the cat you moved out from your room? He got your key so he can come back when you are outside.

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@garymarsh6 (24026)

• United Kingdom

11 Feb 16

Not to worry I think it is just an age thing!

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

11 Feb 16

Oh, so does that mean that you have done the same thing Gary?

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

11 Feb 16

@garymarsh6 Oh I see, your wife looks after the key cards.

@garymarsh6 (24026)

• United Kingdom

11 Feb 16

@Asylum No never lost a card key in my life!

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@shshiju (10342)

• Cochin, India

8 Feb 16

When I give some special safety to my personal things , I always forget it and it is difficult to recover for me than others. I think more safety methods are perplexing.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

8 Feb 16

In the evening I wear a jacket, which makes it easier, but during the day I only have my shirt pocket as an option.

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@Shiva49 (28385)

• Singapore

10 Feb 16

Normally I am very careful in this aspect and tend to keep reminding others to their annoyance! siva

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

10 Feb 16

I carried the card in my shirt pocket along with my mobile phone, which I use as a watch. The card has obviously come out of my pocket along with the phone and I did not notice.

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