My wallet was stolen at the gym

sorry to hear - that' s never fun.

I use a lock at the gym but since the locker room is far from the gym room, and pretty empty at the time that i get there, plus I am not comfortable being that far away, i take my purse in with me in a small nylon bag (one of those "backpacks" with string straps) and keep it where i can see it. when i go to shower, i put the purse in the locked locker but then it's just for about 5-10 minutes and at that hour the locker room is usually full.

I can't keep my purse at home because i go from home to gym to work.

I hide mine in the car. My car is so messy inside and so old that nobody has ever looked into it and thought, "Hey, better get me some valuables!" Except once, when I had somebody punch out one of the little triangle windows just behind the second row seating doors because they saw a playstation 3 box in the back of the car. Empty, of course. Dumbasses. It cost me $215 to replace it because it was an unusual shape, and I remember how pissed off I was about it for a while.

So yes, it's normal to feel that way. Scream and shout and let alllll of that poison out of you. And then play smarter next time. You'll never beat every single *kitten* in the world who's out to steal what's yours and deprive you of what you worked hard for, but you can make sure they don't trick you so easily again next time.

I use a combination lock on the lockers when I go to the gym. As much as I'd like to think I can trust the little old ladies that go to the pool for swimming, I just feel fanatical about my stuff being safe! lol

I realize gym memberships are kind of expensive, but geez, is it so bad you have to resort to stealing? Places like the YMCA have financial aid.... lol!

all the cool mofos wear fanny packs.

TRUTH

Jdm_taco, I'm sure your method would prevent a lot of thefts.
This is a joke of course but I guess the women could leave some "time of the month" underwear wrapped around their valuables.
I guess between the "TOM" and skid marks underwear, that would keep your belongings safer than a pad lock.
I've had my laugh for the day.

"jdm_taco"
If I don't have a place to lock my stuff up I wrap my valuables up inside an old pair of underwear covered in skid marks

Sorry to hear that ;/ That is a real kick in the pants. Do you usually lock your locker? If not, I would start if you do ever go back. I'm always overly paranoid and bring my own lock with me. When I have a lighter load I usually just tuck a few dollars and maybe my ID in the inside of my ipod case and have my keys in my pockets. I wouldn't go back personally. It'd leave a bad taste in my mouth about the place and why pay a TON of money to a place you don't even feel secure at?

sorry that happened to you. you should put a sign up to see if other people have had things stolen from that locker room. if there are more than a few then the gym really needs to update THEIR security policies.

in the meantime, i'd just move on.

what i usually do is leave all my cash and cards at home when i go to the gym. my gym has a charge to your account deal so if i need to buy water or something i just do that. on days (like today) when i have stuff to do right after the gym that requires $$, i keep my cash/check card in the armband of my phone.

i learned the hard way once at a gym when stuff was being stolen (turns out it was an employee!) to not leave anything of value in the lockers, even if you do have a lock

I leave my wallet and keys in my car.. but my car has a keypad so no one can get in it unless you have the code

I would either lock the locker when I'm working out or leave my wallet in my car (locked) when I'm in the gym. Dishonest people are everywhere and unfortunately we just have to take precautions to keep our things safe. It's normal to feel angry and violated. My advice is to replace what you can and let it go. Everything else is out of your control.

^Couldn't have said it better myself