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Offline Neil

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Help me choose a new wallet
« on: December 18, 2010, 09:05:23 PM »
This is my present temporary excuse for a wallet..



Last week my wallet literally fell apart.  It was one of the all-ett thin jobs so this wasn't unexpected, they are not designed to last forever :)


It being December there is a very slim chance that someone will give me a wallet for Christmas.  Very unlikely but sod's law says that if I replace it right now someone will have got me one :D  Hence the little notepad and rubber band soloution I'm currrently using.

I find choosing wallets tricky as they are almost always too big.  The all-ett one was incredibly slim which was great but it was designed for US currency so five pound notes fitted fine but tens and twenties stuck out the top.  So this time I'd like something that is a fraction larger than a twenty pound note.  It should be bi-fold and I only have a need to carry two bits of plastic so multiple card slots are not required.

No need for an ID window or the like.  The only quirky addition that would be incredibly handy but I've not seen it done is an outside compartment to hold blank business cards for use in writing down quick notes.  That idea I got from here  But where they hold index cards my ideal would hold credit card sized blank cards on the outside of a bi-fold wallet.


Cost is a factor, so bespoke Italian designs are out :)    All thoughts and ideas welcome.
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Re: Help me choose a new wallet
« Reply #1 on: December 18, 2010, 09:10:42 PM »
I was faced with a similar predicament earlier this year.I too made do until I found a suitable alternative.
My advice is TKMaxx,keep looking and eventually you will find just what you want.It took me about three months ::)
Different wallets appeal to different people so it's best to see them "in the flesh" before you buy.

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Re: Help me choose a new wallet
« Reply #2 on: December 18, 2010, 09:17:08 PM »
That would mean actually going into TKMaxx  :ahhh

Not as bad as having to go to ikea though and at least there is a local one :)     Its a backup plan :D
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Re: Help me choose a new wallet
« Reply #3 on: December 19, 2010, 07:44:50 AM »
I can't see a problem with going into TKMaxx.
Most of my clothes come from there :D

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Re: Help me choose a new wallet
« Reply #4 on: December 19, 2010, 10:10:49 AM »
Get a Saddleback leather medium wallet. It will be the last wallet you will ever buy. I even think they have a 100 year warrenty but don't quote me on that. It's a little thicker than other bi folds but it's amazingly well put together especially for the price.




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Re: Help me choose a new wallet
« Reply #6 on: December 19, 2010, 11:12:07 AM »
Wow, there's some funky stuff there.  Very cool  8)
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Re: Help me choose a new wallet
« Reply #7 on: December 19, 2010, 11:26:06 AM »
You have £20 notes  :o :o :ahhh

You lucky son of a smurf; I remember seeing those once :dd:
             

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Re: Help me choose a new wallet
« Reply #8 on: December 19, 2010, 01:59:33 PM »
Unless you are totally miffed off with All-ett, I have been using the leather international wallet for several months now and it's holding up brilliantly.

It's still uberthin but the leather outer makes it a lot tougher. It's tall enough to disappear a 20 too so it covers your bases :)

http://www.all-ett.com/productdetails.asp?prodid=11&material=leather&mselect=yes


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Re: Help me choose a new wallet
« Reply #9 on: December 19, 2010, 02:29:46 PM »
I had one of their international wallets and it didn't last the year :(   The only reason I was until recently using another of their offerings was that I picked it up for next to nothing.

Don't get me wrong they are incredibly thin and lightweight and they are advertised as only having a finite lifespan but they're not cheap enough for me to replace every twelve months  :-\
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Re: Help me choose a new wallet
« Reply #10 on: December 19, 2010, 03:25:11 PM »
try marks and sparks they have some nice wallets
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Help me choose a new wallet
« Reply #11 on: December 19, 2010, 04:16:41 PM »
I'm using a big skinny.  Check out their selection of world wallets.  You can get nylon or leather hybrid (I'm using a hybrid and it's holding up quite well).  Cheap too.

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Re: Help me choose a new wallet
« Reply #12 on: December 21, 2010, 12:43:39 AM »
Get a Saddleback leather medium wallet. It will be the last wallet you will ever buy. I even think they have a 100 year warrenty but don't quote me on that. It's a little thicker than other bi folds but it's amazingly well put together especially for the price.




Neil, I have a lightly used one like Prime posted, but it's in a Dark Coffee color. Yours if you want it.  :cheers:
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Re: Help me choose a new wallet
« Reply #13 on: December 21, 2010, 05:26:27 AM »
Get a Saddleback leather medium wallet. It will be the last wallet you will ever buy. I even think they have a 100 year warrenty but don't quote me on that. It's a little thicker than other bi folds but it's amazingly well put together especially for the price.




Neil, I have a lightly used one like Prime posted, but it's in a Dark Coffee color. Yours if you want it.  :cheers:
GG your so nice. I say take it Neil. Your not going to find a better wallet.
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Re: Help me choose a new wallet
« Reply #14 on: December 21, 2010, 07:56:10 AM »
i almost went for a saddleback wallet when i was looking for a new one but what do you do with coins?  :ahhh
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