What type of wallet do you carry?

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Trifold. I used to use bifolds, but my credit cards kept cracking near the edges after about a year of use.
 
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gamefreakgcb

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I bought this on a whim after getting tired of overloading my bi-fold leather wallet for many years.

This one forces me not to carry everything. I really like it.

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shortylickens

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That used to be me. Hell im old used to carry a filofax and that thing got crazy.

I've seen more than just a few people carrying around organizers with their ID and cash in it. One lady said it was either that or a purse, and she hated carrying a purse.
 

shortylickens

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They go into a pocket and then into the coin bin in the car, and then eventually into a big 5 gallon jug in my closet.

I take my silver to the gun club and exchange it for cash in their honor box.

Copper ends up in an old Jelly Belly tub and eventually I take it to the coin sorter at Walmart.


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MrSquished

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What do you guys do with coins? Do you just not carry it out and whatever you get in return is thrown into the pocket?

My current wallet has a coin pocket that snaps open and shut and whenever I use it I feel like a woman. :D

BTW, I'm really liking that Big Skinny option. May go with the curve bifold leather.

i have the Curve but not leather. love it. it is so thin. i also bought the World Bi-Fold but even though it's bigger than the Curve it's much harder to get cards in and out of the slots.

my Curve got a little chubby because now i have to carry 2 business cards - for Real Estate and for my Photography and my RE cards are on 16pt stock. it holds quite a bit if you need it to.

i had 2 credit cards in it before, license, costco card, metrocard, REI card and some business cards and it was so thin it was nuts.
 
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Fern

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Bifold, black eel skin leather. Slim.

I used to keep a lot of crap in my wallet, like George Costanza. Now I just carry my DL, a CC and various grocery store 'VIP cards'. It's rare that there's any cash in it.

I never carry it in my back pocket (front or in jacket/coat pocket). And I don't carry any coins either.

Fern
 

HeXen

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I carry a flowfold billfold made from reclaimed sailcloth. It WAY better than any leather wallet I have had and has lasted longer than any wallet I have ever had i'd recommend it to anyone.

http://www.flowfold.com/

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It floats, stronger than steel, as thick as 2 cards and weather resistant. I'm pretty damned impressed minus the fact I don't like the card holders and appears a little limited. I have about 4 different cards I use often and prefer to whip them out in a flash.

My current one is a Fossil bi fold with 6 card holders but it looks worn already after a year.

Apparently I'm the only person in the world that uses a tri-fold

I think they are a pain in the ass. I like my Benjamin's folded in the middle.

What do you guys do with coins? Do you just not carry it out and whatever you get in return is thrown into the pocket?

My current wallet has a coin pocket that snaps open and shut and whenever I use it I feel like a woman. :D

BTW, I'm really liking that Big Skinny option. May go with the curve bifold leather.

Coins?:colbert: Like Bitcoin or what?
 
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HeXen

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I was too embarrassed to admit it before, but from 1995 on up until about 2008 or 2009 I think, I used to have something like this as my wallet, long after it was considered ok to do so. I just could not let go of the chain...guess it was a comfort zone. First 2 times I went without the chain I lost it each time, once at an ATM (slipped off my lap when I opened the door to reach) Second time was luckily in my home.
It took me a while to get used to not having a wallet on a chain.
 

lxskllr

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What do you guys do with coins? Do you just not carry it out and whatever you get in return is thrown into the pocket?

Coins go in my pocket, and get spent at my first opportunity. I don't pay other people to count my money, and I don't want to pay to haul metal around town.

My wallet is a trifold I got as a gift. It works. I'm not especially in love with it, but I don't especially love any wallet.
 

Kaido

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Feb 14, 2004
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Slimmy wallet in front pocket with phone:

http://www.koyono.com/

Mine has 3 half-sized pockets. $20 in the first one, cards in the second, and a couple band-aids & the day's receipts in the third.
 

JulesMaximus

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Really? Nobody has posted this yet? You guys are slippin' :p

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I just carry a brown leather bi-fold wallet... very similar to the Bad Mother Fucker. :cool:
 

Daishiki

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I was carrying of those folding ones with a magnetic money clip, since it was a gift. I finally gave that up and went back to my usual: a tri-fold.
 

Tech_Greek

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Money Clip combo in the front pocket.

Wallets in your back pocket are a disaster for your body and on top of that are easy to pick pocket.

Money removed from my clip for picture. If you fold your money properly before putting it in the clip then you can pull the right bill straight out without having to fumble though the stack.

Another added benefit is I always touch my wallet before I'm leaving as a tick I suppose so it's easier for me to recognize it's there in the front. I have adhdhdhdhdhd so this is essential.

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gorcorps

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Really? Nobody has posted this yet? You guys are slippin' :p

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I just carry a brown leather bi-fold wallet... very similar to the Bad Mother Fucker. :cool:

I did have one of those for a while. It was actually really well made and lasted too long
 

phucheneh

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I'm shocked nobody has mocked me about the cost of my wallets.

You didn't post links. I assumed with a fancy Italian-sounding name, it was probably a solid 100 bucks, give or take a little. A silly extravagance, IMO, but at least I can see paying that for a high-end leather wallet moreso than I can a little aluminum clip.

...however, Google says your stuff is more like $200+. Which is fucking absurd.