Apparently it’s a trend that most men just receive wallets rather than buying them
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Have a weird / old wallet and people will try to upgrade you.
I had a gaffer tape wallet for many years… People couldn’t resist trying to replace it
I didn’t know people getting their wallets replaced by other people was such a universal thing. Every ten years or so my wallet will start to get all stringy and fall apart and my wife or BiL will just hand me a new one. I thought they were just weird wallet snobs until this thread
I had a very different reaction to my duct tape wallet. I saw a slim, front pocket design online that was exactly what I was looking for in a wallet but I was unable to find one to buy. This was around the time that front pocket wallets just started to become a fad with the mininalism community so they were still quite uncommon.
Used an old thin plastic board as a frame and duct taped the outside. One pocket for cards, one for money and a stretchy band to slip over to prevent things from accidentally falling out.
Everyone loved it because it was so unique I guess. Kept adding more tape to repair it as it aged but eventually I retired it because the old glue was smearing all over my cards and money.
I made many great memories with that wallet since it travelled with me around the world for a good number of years.
I’m into carrying the least amount of non-bulky things possible with me. I used to keep my driver’s license and credit card in between my phone and phone case. When I switched phones, the form factor made it so I couldn’t do that anymore. But I stumbled into a listing for a cheap elastic fabric wallet and pulled the trigger. I absolutely love it. It works perfectly for my needs, has an incredibly small footprint, and has a pull tab so that I can easily slide my card out when needed. I’ve had the same one for 2 years now. It goes in my pocket daily and hasn’t seem to shown much signs of wear.
Mine looks like this.
There are only 2 main downsides I’ve found to this design.
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It bends your cards over time. This doesn’t bother me. It’s really a cosmetic issue, imo. Cards still work fine with a slight curve in them. Once they get curved in one direction you might just want to try popping them in the other way.
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If you put, for example, 5 cards in the wallet for a period of time, but you eventually want to trim down to only carrying 2 cards, you’ll run into an issue. Adding more cards to the wallet stretches it out, so it may become too loose to carry less cards at some point. Once I realized this, I just figured I’d keep all of my cards in there and not trim them down. So I always have my driver’s license, 2 regular payment cards, and 2 medical related cards in my wallet. One of these cards is thinner than a regular card, so it’s kind of like I’m carrying 4.5 cards on me. Still far slimmer and pocketable than any other wallet I’ve had. Fits in women’s pockets! I love it!
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My last 3 wallets I bought for myself. I don’t think I’ve been gifted a wallet since my teens. I’d definitely advise against anyone I knew wanting to buy me a wallet, I’m very particular in the kind I like and chances are very high I wouldn’t use the gifted wallet, or I’d try to return it.
The only time I was gifted a wallet was by my dad as a young child and I had that wallet up until I got my first job and every wallet since has been one I’ve purchased. It was also his old wallet, not a brand new one.
I kind of wish someone would now because I’ve been looking for a new one for the past 6 months on and off again but nothing seems to fit my needs. I guess that is a reason I should be buying my own since I have specific needs for one.
Might be a stupid question but what needs can someone have for a wallet? I mean it’s just a wallet right?
2 fold or 3 fold? How many card holders? ID window? Cash sleeve? Coin purse? External card holder? RFID blocking? Color? Material? Engraving?
People have different preferences for capacity, thickness, arrangement of card slots, need for a transparent ID card window, etc., apart from the aesthetics. I find the idea of a tri-fold to be absurd, and even then more than half the time I just go with a magsafe cardholder on my phone.
no. i have had the same wallet since 2006
I tend to be particular about my everyday carry equipment and so I think I’ve killed that kind of gift out of my circle. My current wallet is entering its 12th year of service in surprisingly good condition. A Big Skinny L-shape. I’m not in the habit of carrying all my airman certificates around with me anymore so if I were to replace it I’d just go with their basic nylon bifold.
Seems to be a cool company; when I bought my wallet in early 2013 the price was $26, it’s now $30. I think that’s slower than inflation.
I’ve never bought a wallet for myself
I bought a Ridge over a decade ago before they went all crazy political, and beyond some wear around the edges it’s held up great. Which it should, it’s fucking aluminum and titanium. The elastic cash band got stretched out pretty bad over time but I contacted em for a replacement last year and they just sent me one for free.
I don’t think anyone’s ever bought me a wallet, which tracks with my wishes for everyday carry items honestly.
How did you know
I keep getting wallets as gifts even though everyone knows I don’t use a wallet, I have a collection of wallets that will never feel the back of my ass.
I bought mine
Works well as a lanyard too, ADHD would be having me leave it everywhere if it weren’t strapped to my noggin
I was taken to the store by my step father and he made me spend my money on a wallet that I no longer had money to put inside of. I have bought all of my wallets myself.
I’ve done or had both, so results unclear.
When I was younger, yeah.
I think wallets are for people nobody knows what to buy for. Like getting them a tie. No hobbies, no interests, no personal declarations of what they might like. Or people just don’t know them well enough to get anything other than some generic gift like a wallet.
I have only gotten one wallet as a gift ever, it was a family heirloom of sorts. All my other wallets I have used I have bought myself
