Does Guardality go in the same slot as my cards?

Mine just lives behind my main debit card and I’ve never had a tap fail because of it. That’s really the only spot that made sense to me since it needs to sit near the cards anyway. If yours has been working fine, that’s probably all there is to it.

Mine ended up in the little window pocket on the outside of my wallet, mostly because that’s the one spot that was still empty. Figured it was better than stacking it with everything else. No clue if it matters, but it’s stayed there since.

I actually keep mine in a different spot than my cards, and it’s mostly because of how I use my wallet day to day. I’ve got one of those bifold wallets with the flip-out card section, and I found that when the Guardality was jammed in with everything else, pulling out the card I actually wanted to pay with felt more fiddly. Not a huge deal, but annoying enough that I moved it to the back slot behind my IDs. So it’s still in the wallet, just not sharing space with the tap cards.

My preference is definitely separate slots though. I like knowing exactly where it is when I open the wallet, and it keeps the stack from getting too thick in one spot. I’ve had the same wallet for about two years now and the card section is already pretty stuffed, so anything that adds bulk to one slot makes it harder to flip through. Putting the Guardality by itself in the back solved that for me.

I know some folks just toss it in with everything and call it a day, and that’s totally fine. I just found I prefer having it in its own little home. Makes the wallet feel more organized, and I’m less likely to forget it’s even there.

I actually keep mine in the same slot as my contactless cards and it’s been fine for about three months now. Taps still work every time at the store. Maybe it depends on the wallet thickness or something, not sure.

Same slot works but I’d check one thing first. Mine sat with my contactless cards for a while and taps were fine, but I noticed my transit card stopped reading reliably at the turnstile after a few weeks. Took me way too long to figure out the Guardality was sitting right on top of it. Moved it to the other side of the wallet and the transit card went back to normal. Payment cards never had an issue though, so it seems like it depends on the card.

People act like these things are invisible but they’re literally blocking a signal, so if it’s pressed right against the card you actually need to read, that can bite you. I don’t think keeping it with your contactless cards is dangerous or anything. It’s just that “seems fine” can flip on you depending on which card you’re trying to use and how thick your wallet is.

I just toss mine in the main card slot and forget about it. Been doing that since I got it and nothing weird has happened with my taps. If it ever starts acting up I’ll move it, but so far so good.

Mine lives right in the middle of the card stack and that’s been fine for about five months. I mostly care that it doesn’t add bulk, and it doesn’t. Beyond that I never really think about placement.