Interview Snippets.

These are the best snippets from the interviews which I will use in my final Sensory Ethnographic Diary Wallet


#1
It was regular fabric. It was rough along the seams. It was relatively easy to pull out of my pocket.

Sound: Not much because it [My wallet] was empty.

Smell: The pies in the warmer next door.

It was fairly empty at that time of day. Normally there are more people around.

I couldn't taste anything.

I picked up the can which was perspiring. There was moisture on it. It was a bit cold.

#2
I can usually tell which card I have in my hand just by the touch of the numbers on my EFTPOS card.

Sound: The card leaving the wallet. The sound of friction of the leather against the plastic.

I saw the male server. I was happy I got him because I don't actually like the girl; she messed up my coffee one time.

There is one thing I usually look out for. I'll see if they have this choc-berry thing. If it's there I get it. It's vegan but it's good. You can't say no to good food.

Taste: The taste of coffee in the air.

The wooden counter-top. 'Touch Wood'. That's always something that I like to do.

I always have my key in my wallet. It reminds me to take my wallet out. And if I have it I can get back into my house.

#3
But I didn't see her put the money in the cashier.

I did touch the desk.

There may have been some workshop noises.

There was a wooden smell. A workshop aroma.

No taste.

#4
I've got lots of cards so when I open it it's very colourful.

There are receipts over flowing from the pockets because my EFTPOS card takes a bit of a thrashing.

I really hate touching the EFTPOS buttons. They were rubbery and gross.

I tasted my coke after the transaction.

Smell: Food smell. Subway. Bread and meat.

I collect train tickets because I like the colours on them.

I keep this poem in my wallet. It's about death.

#5
My wallet has its own smell because of the different places I've used it and the different places it is kept when I'm not using it.

The sushi shop was low in stock because it was coming to the end of the day. There was not as much to choose from.

The environment had a chill to it, that could have been from keeping the sushi fresh.

The only smell I smelled was sushi.

Most objects have a special memory associated to them which is why I keep them in my wallet.

I have also got little gum wrapper messages from my boyfriend.






These will be compiled into business cards and put into a wallet diary.