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DIY Decoy Wallet for Your Neighborhood Muggers
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Jen Carlson
Published Jan 20, 2009
Modified Jan 20, 2009
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Let's say you are getting mugged and for whatever reason Ashton Kutcher isn't there to save the day. Well, now he can be, at least in the spirit of Punk'd. After a series of hipster muggings, one man has come up with a DIY solution: the decoy wallet (pictured).
This particular young man chooses to stash his real "brand name" wallet in his sock, while keeping a MetroCard and a few singles in his pocket, and his decoy in his back pocket. But what should purse-toting ladies do? [Via Buzzfeed]
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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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