When I was in Canada last week for the Automattic Grand Meetup, our company’s annual meeting, I used a SIM card for data on my phone. A coworker carried one of those little ejector tools in her phone case, so during the week, whenever anyone needed to switch SIM cards, Brie would provide the little key that pops the SIM tray open.
It wasn’t until I was on my flight back to the US from Vancouver that I remembered I needed to switch my SIM card back. Brie wasn’t on my flight, I don’t carry one of the tools with me, and I was 100% certain I did not have a paper clip in my bag. My pen tips would be too fat, and I didn’t have a mechanical pencil either.
I was bored, so I tried to think what else would work. And then I remembered my earrings. I was wearing post earrings, and I wondered if the stem of the earring would fit in the SIM hole.
Can you guess the answer? (see picture).
Butterfly Mind 
6 responses to “Travel tip: when you need to change a SIM card…”
I was talking to your post, saying “your earrings! Those will work! Your earrings!”
Of course, I learned that when I took it to my local provider store and -they- used an earring to pop open the phone to get the sim card. You, however, came up with it on your own. Kudos.
Kool advice..,
Just like you pop open your pistachio with one of the shells 🐚… thanks.
That is so clever!
I only wear hoop, ball-enclosure style earrings 😥
I use my wife’s earrings when we’ve needed to switch out cards.
Good to know !