Shopping for a new wallet...

[DoubleF]

I use a basic style leather wallet and clean out my wallet of receipts and gift cards and crap I don't need inside it. Stay disciplined, the wallet shouldn't be bulky.

http://www.amazon.ca/Kattee®Men-cowh...leather+wallet (toss out that card holder flappy thing to thin it out)

http://www.amazon.ca/Bugatti-Colone-...leather+wallet (toss out that card holder flappy thing to thin it out)

Money clips aren't bad, but can be somewhat out of place in business settings. I at one point kept "sometimes used" cards in a card holder for stuff like Aeroplan, airmiles, gift cards etc. in my car. Works if you don't change cars all the time.

Your own business card, keep 1-2 only. Take a good pic of one on your phone. Email or text it to them. People on occasion are also mildly impressed (not sure why) that you can put their card in an empty card slot.

Every 1-2 weeks, I clean out my wallet.

[Caged Great]

Personally, I only use bifold wallets. Something along these lines.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Brand-Ha...item3cca30a558

It is meant for a jacket pocket, not pants.

[Huntingwhale]

[Baxter Renegade]

Originally Posted by kermitology

The Dash sucks balls. I had one and it's just so cheap.

I replaced it with a Machine Era wallet that I love.

http://www.machine-era.com/collections/all

Thanks for posting this Kermit. I really like the look of this and just ordered the black one. $40 with shipping!!

[morgin]

Good efforts everyone. There is only one option though.

http://www.saddlebackleather.com/frontpocketidwallet

Best wallet ever made. I use the ID area as my credit card slot. Can quickly slide the tap end of the card partly out to use paywave.

[activeStick]

I use a Prada card holder that holds a total of 5 cards each side and I also fit two cards in the middle. I keep cash in my pocket and it's worked well as I hate the bulky wallets.

If you're okay with carrying cash in your pockets separately, go with a slim card holder, especially if the thickness of typical wallets bug you.

[Da_Chief]

Originally Posted by Barnes

https://www.plastc.com/

Seems way better.

Argh summer 2015...I want it now.

[gargamel]

I alternate between a fancy leather piece of s*** that I hate but that makes me feel classy, and a velcro wallet that makes me feel like a kid but that is superior in every way. Go for the velcro unless you care too much about what other people think.

Edit: I'm on the classy leather wallet now. I hate it.

[blankall]

It looks like what you really want is a cardholder not a wallet.

These are thinnest wallets I've seen. Good quality too:
http://www.bigskinny.net/

I just switched from those to one of these:
http://www.popovleather.com/

There is a 20% off coupon for the popov site. It's top quality leather at a great price. Bought both a wallet and a cardholder like this:

http://www.popovleather.com/acorn-leather-card-holder/

[jtfrogger]

I like the Adrian Klis wallets. They are incredibly well made, and you can often find them being sold in the +15 downtown. They are leather, and a few of the options are quite slim. But if slim is one of your first criteria, you probably don't want a leather wallet. I'm on my second one, and my previous one lasted about five times longer than cheapo wallets I used to buy. In fact, it is still quite functional, but the edges look a little more worn than I prefer. So, I have a new one.

http://www.canadaleathers.com/wallets.html

[CalgaryFan1988]

This is what I have. Simple/practical

http://canada.roots.com/CardCasewith...=16&q=#start=1

[Nehkara]

Putting this here because I love mine. Click the image to go to the site.

[rd_aaron]

This one is simple, but it won't crack your cards, it only has 3 spots for them so you can't go Constanza on it, and it's pretty durable leather. $40 and should be able to find it at Spare Parts or something similar. Nixon is the brand. Two of my friends also bought this wallet without knowing I owned it as well.

[chalms04]

I used to go through wallets all the time, until I came across this one made from upcycled tires.



http://www.alchemygoods.com/products...-clutches.html

Thinner ones available as well.

[RedMileDJ]

Bump!

I ended up purchasing the Secrid Slim Wallet off of Amazon. Secrid makes several models, but this one is the slimmest of all of them.

http://www.secrid.nl/en/ (designed and made in Holland)

Link: http://www.amazon.ca/Secrid-RFID-Blo...id+slim+wallet

I absolutely love this wallet. I've had the same wallet for about 5 or 6 years, so a change was needed.

Here's a quick video (not mine):




The aluminum RFID blocking case is awesome. The instructions say you can fit up to 6 cards, with 1 with raised (embossing) in the case. I could only fit 5.


Here is how my Secrid wallet is setup, compete with details, so you get an idea of how much I packed into this thing.

I have my aluminum case setup with 5 cards. 4 of which have embossing. 3 of those cards are RFID (Visa, MasterCard and Debit), so of course I want to keep them in there. The other 2 cards are my Amex (embossing) and AeroPlan card (flat).

On the inside there are 2 pockets. The first pocket I have my driver's license and other MasterCard (embossing). The other pocket has my benefits card (flat), Alberta Health (paper) and registration (paper).

As you saw on the video, there is a little plastic pocket on the other side (inside of the wallet) of the aluminum case. There I've put 2 standard business cards and a $5 and $20 bill.

Over-all, I would say I've slimed my wallet by about 1/3. I've removed, some loyalty cards I don't always use. Such as: Air Miles, Petro Canada, Costco (one of my MasterCards is the new Platinum MasterCard with the Costco membership), Esso Extra and gate pass to the family cottage. I figured I could just keep these in the glove box or middle console in the car, and grab them when I need them.

The wallet does feel very solid and premium. The stitching is very good and clean. Oh, and the aluminum RFID case is fun to play with, popping your cards in and out. LOL!

Love this wallet!

[t0rrent98]

Thinking about getting one of these but there's no room for Cash. It's meant for Cards.

[peter12]

www.chestermox.com

Go no further.

[cSpooge]

Originally Posted by t0rrent98

Thinking about getting one of these but there's no room for Cash. It's meant for Cards.

I have one of them and the steel bar in the middle of the wallet is a money clip to hold cash.

[DatSOOKin]

Originally Posted by t0rrent98

Thinking about getting one of these but there's no room for Cash. It's meant for Cards.

What is this called?

[OBCT]

Originally Posted by Da_Chief

Argh summer 2015...I want it now.

Woah, that thing looks incredible. So very handy. I can understand why they're already well over $5 million pre-sold and recently began their initial production run.

The he PlastcCard includes all sorts of technologies (card reading: barcode, magnetic stripe, chip & pin [EMV], and contactless [RFID and NFC]; wireless charging; Bluetooth LE; firmware upgradability; security features including: biometric facial authentication, PIN lock, proximity alert, "Return Me" mode if lost; etc), which should allow it to remain relevant into the future of individual consumers' global commerce needs.

This makes it a compelling device, even @ $155 USD. And certainly makes the premise of this thread all the more intriguing to me.