iPhone user baffled by mystery card sat in Apple wallet for years that they should never have had

More and more people use Apple Pay and their Apple Wallet every single year, as there's nothing more convenient that having all of your cards stored in your iPhone.

While it's always handy to have your wallet on you, sometimes it can feel cumbersome and the effort of flicking through all of your potential memberships and payment options can get frustrating if you just want to pay for something.

That's where the benefits of your Apple Wallet really shine through, as not only do you never have to worry about forgetting your card – and who doesn't have their phone on them at all times these days – but you can keep everything you need in one easy-to-access location for future use.

Sometimes you might be surprised just how much can fit into your Apple Wallet, as everything from cinema tickets to loyalty cards can technically be eligible if the associated company supports it, yet one iPhone owner discovered one card inside that he genuinely couldn't explain.

Sharing his discovery on the r/iPhone subreddit, u/A17LetterUsername asked the community: "What is this? Been sitting in my Apple Wallet for years now."

They continued on to explain that they have "no idea what this is or does, but I've had it in my Apple Wallet for like 5 or 6 years and I don't even know how it got there. What is this???"

Looking at the attached screenshot you can see a simple and minimalist blue card, complete with a small white Apple logo in the top left alongside a message that reads "Enriching lives."

One look at the comments and people quickly revealed that it's something given to all Apple employees, as the flip-side should feature the company's credo.

"Did you ever work at Apple?" Asks one commenter looking for a solution before explaining that "these used to be in the lanyards behind employees' name tags... Went digital when Wallet was originally launched."

A relatively simple explanation, yes, but things became even more mysterious when the original poster revealed that they had "never worked at Apple before," leading to some serious speculation within the subreddit.

Some suggested that they could have bought the iPhone from someone who worked at Apple – although that likely wouldn't be linked to the serial number or IMEI and thus wouldn't carry over to a new owner.

There does appear to be the option to share it with others though, including one commenter who was actively sharing it because of this post, so perhaps they somehow did that in the past without knowing and only realized after they'd already forgotten.

Other commenters requested that they test it out at an Apple store or even the company's headquarters, half-joking with a request for them to "go to Apple and tell us what the next iPhone looks like."