[rymack]

What are y'all rocking for wallets these days? I've had the same wallet for the last ten years but its dying. I used to by cheap/fake wallets but they would only ever last a year or so.
10 years ago i won a bit of money in Vegas and treated myself to a Gucci wallet . Looking to replace that now but doesn't necessarily need to be a fashion design. More looking for quality/function over quality.

I think alot of people have moved to a cardholder/money clip but not sure if that's the way I want to go.

[EvoFire]

Been using a Gucci leather wallet for the last 10 years.

Had a LV canvas one before that but the stitching split after a few years.

My experience is if you put it in your back pocket, you sit on it etc and it wears out a lot quicker. If you put it in your front pocket or take it out before you sit down it'll last a lot longer.

I see the money clips but I have cards and receipts and other shit in my wallet and I prefer the traditional wallet form factor

[68style]

I used a black LV card holder an ex-gf gifted me for like a decade+, but when looking for a change I got over myself (being 45+) and went for utility and haven't ever looked back. I use a blue one of this now:

https://deuscustoms.com/cdn/shop/files/DMP257993-SkelterCoinPouch-Black.jpg

https://deuscustoms.com/products/skelter-coin-pouch-black-ss25

[RabidRat]

What's wrong with a sandwich bag?

https://i.redd.it/fxuawetrw6q61.jpg

Sometimes I treat myself and use a freezer bag. They are quality and thiccc.

[unit]

ive been using my comme des garcon zip wallet for like almost 10 years now..
highly recommend this wallet. less bulky than a bifold but can carry just as much if you need to.

its on sale here

https://www.fwrd.com/product-comme-des-garcons-small-zip-wallet-in-black/CMEX-UA16/?d=Womens&tCurrency=CAD&tCountryCode=CA&deeplink=true

funny this topic came up, last night my wife was going through her stuff and she showed me her grandpas money clip.
thought it was funny that there was a time where lots of broke 20yo kids used money clips to show off their money even when they barely had any.
back before minimalist wallets were such a thing

[SkinnyPupp]

I don't even carry a wallet or cash anymore most of the time. Credit cards are all on Google Pay, and the last step was Octopus moving to a phone app with full functionality. I can't remember the last time I used cash.

For longer days it's good to have some cash and backups cards though, so a card holder might be a good idea

Fuck wallets though

[supafamous]

https://danier.com/collections/men-wallets/products/colour-blocked-cardholder-ryder-black-red

I carry an older version of this Danier cardholder style wallet. I try real hard to only carry 6-7 cards - doesn't always work out.

[headhunt3r]

Found this company wandering Montreal. Made in Canada, and has held up fine. I put max 6 cards in but usually carry 4. I bought one for a friend and he's stretched it out with more than 10 and it still held up nicely. They had more color options in store.

I have cards on Apply Pay but license and compass card to track down dark aren't supported digitally.

https://www.m0851.com/m0_cad_en/ch09-aniline-brown

[donk.]

https://bellroy.com/products/slim-sleeve-wallet?color=everglade&material=leather&size=default#slide-0

Only works if your not a credit card / savings card / membership hoarder like 75% of RS

Holds up for 7+ years, 8ish cards capacity plus some bills.

[noclue]

When digital drivers license comes out, wonder how many people will carry a wallet?

[donk.]

When digital drivers license comes out, wonder how many people will carry a wallet?

Post link, never heard of it

[Hehe]

I think you want the slimmest wallet possible. I have an Hermes card holder that a female friend gave me over 10yrs ago and it’s no bigger than a card/id. Fits 4 cards and a few bills

Whatever you do though, don’t get one of those card holder/money clip made out of hard materials. I have a fat ass and thigh, so I need something that contours to my thigh or ass when I sit down. Which is impossible if you’ve got a lil brick in your pocket.

It’s one of the few kick starter projects I backed that I regretted. I mean, it does everything it supposed to do, but it’s just not very comfortable when you got all relatively flexible materials encased in a hard shell.

[EvoFire]

I have a feeling I would misplace the cardholder constantly cause it's so small.

[Badhobz]

i dont even bring my wallet anymore. just my phone. If i get into an accident, i have a photo of my DL on my phone.

Apple pay does more than enough for 90% of my spending needs. Bigger ticket items can be run through twice or thrice if needed.

Beats carrying an extra thing in your pants/jacket/man purse.

[68style]

TLDR hehe got bricked up :lol

[RabidRat]

When digital drivers license comes out, wonder how many people will carry a wallet?

Still too many cash-only places :(

[BIC_BAWS]

I have a feeling I would misplace the cardholder constantly cause it's so small.

I slip one of the Tile trackers (cc sized) into the cardholder.

https://www.life360.com/en-ca/tile-trackers/product/black-slim

I've moved from using a traditional wallet to using a cardholder type like a metal one. This one's from Port Coquitlam, made by/via Ansix Auto.

https://store.fantomwallet.com/

[Badhobz]

Still too many cash-only places :(

That’s what the wife is for trolololol. She can keep the cash and other trash while I just rock keys and my phone

[Hehe]

TLDR hehe got bricked up :lol

It’s kinda that feeling when you get an unaware boner in the morning. Something not quite right. But in a totally wrong spot.

[Dbone]

I bought one of these (https://store.fantomwallet.com/) a few years ago to support a car youtube channel.

I still like it, and it has held on well. Bonus is that I believe they are in Vancouver so you're supporting local engineering nerds.

[radeonboy]

I bought one of these (https://store.fantomwallet.com/) a few years ago to support a car youtube channel.

I still like it, and it has held on well. Bonus is that I believe they are in Vancouver so you're supporting local engineering nerds.

They (Ansix) were based out of Port Coquitlam when I picked up their drill-less front license plate brackets in the past for the FK8 and VB WRX. Fantom is their wallet brand.

https://ansixauto.com/

[Mikoyan]

I've carried a secrid card wallet for 10 years now.currently using a double holder. I swap to the single if I have to wear a suit or carry light.

[N.V.M.]

stupid Motorola tags are expensive.

https://i0.wp.com/birdsofbc.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/wallet.jpg

[Manic!]

This is the one I use and I love it. It's way thinner than your regular wallet. Holds a ton of stuff without being bulky.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8Xy7OKdgx4&t


https://www.bigskinny.net/leather-hybrid-multi-pocket.html

[Presto]

https://i.imgur.com/jyR8wvg.jpeg

I've been using this wallet for 30+ years and I'll be using it for another 30+ more. It was made when genuine leather and made in USA meant decent quality.

[Klondike]

I have a Herschel zipper wallet that's big enough to hold my cards, coins, airtag and stamp cards.

Fantom wallets are made in Coquitlam and run by the same guy who runs Ansix Auto. Really nice slim wallet with card fanning to flex your Amex Black :lol

RFID blocking is the first thing I look for in a wallet. Google Pay has replaced my card 9 times out of 10.

Sometimes the gas pump doesn't play nice with Google Pay and I have to tap my actual card.

[spoon.ek9]

I went from:

https://www.takataracing.ca/images/thumbnails/280/280/detailed/5/Takata-x-Harveys-2.jpg

To a free slim wallet from Temu lol. Holds 6 cards with the pop up feature, bill fold and room for a few more cards inside.

At first, it was quite the adjustment with such a small wallet. Now, I kind of like it but also know this cheap thing wasn't built to last. Will likely upgrade to something like the Fantom in the future for a more durable product.

[Vansterdam]

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B09LS2BHT6/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=AT09BX7OEDOZ5&psc=1

been eyeing this

[spoon.ek9]

That's essentially what I have but better haha. Pretty good price actually, perhaps I'll upgrade to that when the time comes.

[N.V.M.]

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B09LS2BHT6/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=AT09BX7OEDOZ5&psc=1

been eyeing this

its pretty much the same as mine in the pic i linked.

[Razor Ramon HG]

I use a LV pocket organizer. Has slots for 6 internal cards + a few folded bills.

Tried the card holder, but was a little too minimal.

[GLOW]

aliexpress RFID slim hard case card holders.
under $10 and kind of disposable due to cost.
1st was a Ridge knock off, current has a switch to push cards out in a fan manor vs the Ridge's notch where you push the cards with your thumb

[EvoFire]

aliexpress RFID slim hard case card holders.
under $10 and kind of disposable due to cost.
1st was a Ridge knock off, current has a switch to push cards out in a fan manor vs the Ridge's notch where you push the cards with your thumb

Aliexpress will block other readers and read it for itself before transmitting all the data :drunk:

[SkinnyPupp]

Do those RFID blocking ones have at least one slot that is unblocked?

[Hehe]

You can DIY.

I mean, RFID-blocking is so cliche. Just wrap tinfoil around a card, slide the card into a slot, cut out the excess foil and voila, RFID blocking as long as that piece of foil stays inside the slot.

Yes, it's not perfect and fail proof. But I doubt any "RFID-blocking" claim card goes much further, it's usually some metal mesh wrapped inside. And for blocking some off-the-shelf RFID transmitter, it's plenty.

[GLOW]

i see them advertised as RFID protected, i don't believe it :lol
i only use it for the case.

[nismodrifter]

used to use a Schedoni card holder. Slim. Holds 2-3 cards on each side. Thats it.
https://italiazakka.co.jp/shop/goods_img/6472_0_02.jpeg
Loved it. Slim. Light weight.

Wife got me a secrid wallet for birthday. Switched to it. Its fine as well. Seems high quality.
Still have the Schedoni for times I really want to travel light.

[rb]

Been using a secrid wallet for the past 3yrs, love it. Super easy to pull out cards and its slim enough that it doesn't feel bulky like traditional wallets

[rymack]

lots of different options in this thread.
I think i may pick up a bellroy. I like the traditional style folding wallet. Though a few of the moneyclip/wallet hybrids look interesting too.

[6793026]

i don't give a crap about money clip / RFID. so when i see one i just pick one up from aliexpress / amz and use their cheapest version for $5 bucks.

Now the leather ones yes, you do get what you pay for. So go spend on real leather and it'll last forever.

[SkinnyPupp]

I might look into a clip to hold a few cards (ID, Octopus, one CC) and a couple spare bills. Thanks to this thread! Don't want to spend more than $5 or so though

Seems like it'll be easier to lose than a wallet though monkaS

[spoon.ek9]

you'll be looking on Temu then lol

[rb]

I might look into a clip to hold a few cards (ID, Octopus, one CC) and a couple spare bills. Thanks to this thread! Don't want to spend more than $5 or so though

Seems like it'll be easier to lose than a wallet though monkaS

This is a basically a cheap knockoff of a secrid but its honestly not bad for $5. Holds about 3-4 cards and maybe 2-3 bills. Aliexpress bundle deal so add two more items like cheap watch tools :lol

https://i.imgur.com/kjzsfHQ.png

[SkinnyPupp]

This is a basically a cheap knockoff of a secrid but its honestly not bad for $5. Holds about 3-4 cards and maybe 2-3 bills. Aliexpress bundle deal so add two more items like cheap watch tools :lol

https://i.imgur.com/kjzsfHQ.png
Thanks I'll get the Taobao version for C$2 :awwyeah:

https://i.imgur.com/mnElCPz.png

[spoon.ek9]

lol I love the level of cheapness here

[bcrdukes]

Buncha Uncle Roger wallets

[Badhobz]

https://media.tenor.com/zRkrLv7rNPoAAAAM/seinfeld-george.gif

[spoon.ek9]

My main gripe with those wallets is the lack of a coin pocket. Other than that, I like the design and convenience factors.

[EvoFire]

My main gripe with those wallets is the lack of a coin pocket. Other than that, I like the design and convenience factors.

I don't know if there's any way to make a coin pocket look good and compact while still fit in a wallet form factor. Coin purses were a thing for a reason back in the 80s.

I still remember my dad having a wallet, a coin purse, and a key thing that I don't know the name for, but it's like a wallet but with little hooks inside for keys. I've whittled my keys down to just my car keys nowadays. At one point I had car keys, home keys, parents home keys, wife's parent's keys. That was too many sharp pointy things in one bundle.

[spoon.ek9]

I bought a Shiba coin wallet from Japan which I carry all the time now. But carrying two items kind of defeats the purpose of travelling lighter lol. Oh well.

[EvoFire]

I carry my coins in my back pocket. At the end of the day, the coins go into a piggy bank on my table. I open it up at the end of the year and buy something with it.

[unit]

you carry coins in your back pocket? what kind of psycho are you?

[EvoFire]

The perfect kind :lawl:

But where else do I put it? My wallet doesn't have a coin section, not that I want to put it in my wallet anyways.

[unit]

hmm do you really use cash that often?
i sometimes use cash for certain things like when i buy something off fb marketplace, but then there are never coins involved.. other than that i use my visa exclusively unless im somewhere that only takes debit or cash... then its debit.

[spoon.ek9]

I still carry cash for haircuts, food courts and marketplace deals. Coins are inevitable for me.

[Traum]

The majority of Chinese places are cash only, so it's inevitable to use and have cash on hand, including coins.

I dunno how other people are able to have / carry so few cards. Being the cheapa$$ that I am, there is a loyalty card for pretty much every shop I visit, not to mention several different credit cards with different perks to buy different things. At the end of the day, I'm pretty sure I have well over 20 cards on hand. FailFish

Google wallet is a big help, but there are limitations as well. For whatever reason, certain scanners, esp the ones at supermarket self checkout kiosks, are horrible at reading bar codes off the phone's screen. Some wireless tap payments are either horribly bad at reading tap payments with the phone, or for whatever reason just outright refuses to take wireless tap payments from my phone -- I'm talking about you, stupid Chevron pumps! At the end of the day, I'm finding that while I use my phone (ie. Google Wallet) to make payments most of the time, I can't really do away with not carrying the good ol' physical card as a backup.

It's a PITA, but I still end up needing a wallet with lots of card slots. FailFish

[EvoFire]

hmm do you really use cash that often?
i sometimes use cash for certain things like when i buy something off fb marketplace, but then there are never coins involved.. other than that i use my visa exclusively unless im somewhere that only takes debit or cash... then its debit.

All the time, at least every 3 days. I go to Crystal Mall for the majority of my groceries, which is cash only most places. I eat at the food court there which is mostly cash only, though there are more and more places that take card.

I live on Victoria Drive, so if I need a quick thing from there it's gonna be cash.

[unit]

looking in my wallet

DL
2 CCs
debit card
canco gas card (can prob be put on my phone)
compass card (barely use)

thats it..

also chevron, you can just punch your phone number into the machine to get your journey points, dont need your card at all.

All the time, at least every 3 days. I go to Crystal Mall for the majority of my groceries, which is cash only most places. I eat at the food court there which is mostly cash only, though there are more and more places that take card.

I live on Victoria Drive, so if I need a quick thing from there it's gonna be cash.


that's fair! idk why when you say you keep your coins in your back pocket i just get this mental image of your jeans being like those 2000 lowrise jeans with the flap pocket and you using it like a coin pouch lol

[Eff-1]

The majority of Chinese places are cash only, so it's inevitable to use and have cash on hand, including coins.

I dunno how other people are able to have / carry so few cards. Being the cheapa$$ that I am, there is a loyalty card for pretty much every shop I visit, not to mention several different credit cards with different perks to buy different things. At the end of the day, I'm pretty sure I have well over 20 cards on hand. FailFish

Google wallet is a big help, but there are limitations as well. For whatever reason, certain scanners, esp the ones at supermarket self checkout kiosks, are horrible at reading bar codes off the phone's screen. Some wireless tap payments are either horribly bad at reading tap payments with the phone, or for whatever reason just outright refuses to take wireless tap payments from my phone -- I'm talking about you, stupid Chevron pumps! At the end of the day, I'm finding that while I use my phone (ie. Google Wallet) to make payments most of the time, I can't really do away with not carrying the good ol' physical card as a backup.

It's a PITA, but I still end up needing a wallet with lots of card slots. FailFish

When I lost my wallet many years ago, and all those random membership cards too, I vowed never again to carry anything except the bare minimum.

I never have issues paying by phone or app, so I just leave the card at home and only grab it when I am going to that place. For example, an IKEA membership card. There's zero reason to carry that one around all the time. Those visits are planned well in advance.

That leaves me with:

DL
2 CCs
debit card
costco card (arguably, I could leave this at home too)
save on foods card (only because that's where we shop mostly, and the self checkouts don't take phone numbers)
compass

That's it.

As for my wallet, I have a Piquadro. Super thin, soft flexible leather. A bit too large dimension-wise, but I can live with it.

[murd0c]

I've had this one for years with the cash strap and haven't had any issues with it at all.

https://ridgewallet.ca/products/titanium-burnt?variant=32497518674056

[N.V.M.]

I've had this one for years with the cash strap and haven't had any issues with it at all.

https://ridgewallet.ca/products/titanium-burnt?variant=32497518674056


$140, what a steal.

[murd0c]

$140, what a steal.

It was a gift 5 years ago :D

[6793026]

i use cash ALL the time.. how else doyoiu buy stuff from marketplace.. no one does e transfer no more cause all are worried about being retracted.

[teggy604]

I carry my coins in my back pocket. At the end of the day, the coins go into a piggy bank on my table. I open it up at the end of the year and buy something with it.

I wear jeans alot. I usually have coins in the "coin" pocket. I think one time I can fit about $10 bucks worth of coin in that tiny pocket. Lol

[Vansterdam]

I've had this one for years with the cash strap and haven't had any issues with it at all.

https://ridgewallet.ca/products/titanium-burnt?variant=32497518674056

was eyeing this too on amazon until I saw the price lol



I live on Victoria Drive, so if I need a quick thing from there it's gonna be cash.


Kents kitchen, Maxims, Mei Yee, Banh Mi Saigon lol

[spoon.ek9]

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B09LS2BHT6/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=AT09BX7OEDOZ5&psc=1

been eyeing this

Guess who's getting a wallet for xmas lol