Barring wallets that block radio signals, yes - there are tons of them. Outside those, I agree, there's quite a large possibility for issues, though this seems

Barring wallets that block radio signals, yes - there are tons of them. Outside those, I agree, there's quite a large possibility for issues, though this seems weird that it seems to be happening from significantly larger distances than it's designed to work under. To such an extent that I suspect some / all of these people are simply not remembering correctly - they swung their purse between hands, bringing it near the reader, or something. People are forgetful, and this is way way outside what anyone else can replicate that I've seen.