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I Love My New Incredibly Thin Wallet
A few weeks ago I read a post on LifeHacker.com entitled, Ask the Readers: What’s in your wallet? I posted my reply, which included the most unusual things that I carry, which probably are:
- A folded up sandwich bag – I was caught in an unexpected downpour one morning and I got soaked, along with my phone and Palm handheld. The phone was OK, but the Palm never worked again. Ever since then I’ve carried the sandwich bag so I can protect my devices if I need to. It’s folded tightly and stored in out-of-the-way pocket.
- A blank check in case of emergencies – Unfortunately, some places still don’t accept plastic. I use my emergency check about once every 2-3 years, but I’m always glad I have it when I need it.
- A debit card and 2 credit cards on different banks – I used to work for a credit union and know that at times a system will go down, rendering a card useless until things come back up, so I always carry a competing card as well–it came in handy 2 nights ago.
As I was reading other people’s posts, I few people mentioned the All-ett wallet. I checked out the web site and was really impressed by what I saw. The All-ett is an incredibly thin wallet, that remains incredibly thin, even when loaded with dozens of cards. I waited a couple weeks to make sure that this wasn’t an impulse purchase and then ordered one.
My All-ett arrived Thursday and I transferred everything over that night. I absolutley love this wallet! When I first opened it, I thought that it looked really cheap. After years of carrying a leather wallet, the Spinnaker cloth used in the All-ett appears to be like paper–but that’s part of the secret of making it so thin. The cloth seems to be very durable though.
When I would travel, I used to take everything out of my wallet that I was certain that I wouldn’t need until I returned. With the All-ett, I no longer have to do that. Below is a picture of my All-ett, with everything that I’ve always carried in my wallet, beside my old tri-fold wallet with as much stuff as I used to carry in it. Wow! What a difference! Notice that the old wallet was nearly an inch-and-a-half thick, while the All-ett is less than three-eighths of an inch thick. Yes, they both have the same amount of stuff in them.
I’m not affiliated with the All-ett company at all–I’m just a very satisifed customer. I have showed this to some of my friends already and they are planning on ordering them too. I thought that my readers might be interested as well. Let me know what you think in the comments.
I recently bought one of these All-etts as well. When I got it, it did seem like thin material and it made a rustling noise when you opened it like paper being shuffled. It won’t win any fashion awards, but it’s the best wallet I’ve ever had. Holds everything and fits anywhere. The key in addition to the material, I think, is that it has four card compartments and none of them overlap.
Very practical.
March 25th, 2007 at 9:22 pmThanks for the tip, Ricky. I’m a gal, but I bought the wallet and the checkbook cover. I’m always stuffing my wallet in my rather small purse and the checkbook adds weight, I think with the vinyl cover. I wondered about my change since I don’t always have pants with a pocket like most guys do. Then I remembered a cool change thing I got as a gift that keeps change flat and is much better than that sort of snap thing that hold change in my **old** wallet.
So now to wait for my very nice, easy-to-find, matching wallet and checkbook cover. Did I mention that teal should be easier to find than black…
March 26th, 2007 at 7:50 pmAnita – Let me know what you think! I was reading some reviews on Amazon last night, and some of the people that bought them were less-than-impressed. My initial reaction was that it looked really cheap too, but after using it for a few days I came to really love it. I think you will too.
I don’t carry change at all, but I would love to see a photo of the change holder that you mention. I pay for most things with my debit card, and carry cash for those rare places where they don’t accept plastic, or where I need it to leave as tips. When I do get change, it goes in the change holder of my truck, or if that is full, it goes in a jar by my bed and the Change Fairy (I believe that’s my wife, but I don’t have solid evidence) whisks it away for me.
March 27th, 2007 at 8:43 amInteresting. To be fair, though, you should at least compare a double-fold wallet to your new one. I got rid of my tri-fold a decade ago for the same reason – too thick. And in all fairness to my double-fold, I often carry too much junk in it anyway. Must remember to weed out junk. If every retail place in town could just use the same “member” card – and stop creating frequent shopper programs that require us to carry punch cards – that would cut my wallet size in half. And no thank you to the keychain things that are becoming popular with Blockbuster, Vitamin World, and even my local library. We have magnetic stripes on our driver licenses that ARE readable… why can’t they just use those?
March 30th, 2007 at 5:30 am[...] I recently purchased a new wallet based on a blog recommendation or two. It’s actually an “All-ett“, which is a nicely built fabric wallet with room for plenty of cards, cash, and other flat items. It’s a little larger than the tri-fold that I have carried for the last several years, but it separates the credit cards, ID cards, and other items into two stacks with two pockets per stack.In related news, I’m working on how to fill in a 3×4 inch dent in the drivers seat of my pickup. It seems to have appeared about the same time that the wallet arrived! [...]
April 15th, 2007 at 1:59 amMy son Adam, and I own the All-Ett Billfold company. Thank you for the comments. In regards to anyone that is not completley thrilled with our product we give 100% guarantee. Normally people are happy but a few still want the look and feel of leather. This year we introduced a leather version, it has spinnaker cloth inside and still uses the patented design. The leather version is thinner than your typical leather wallet and looks great but the 100% spianker cloth is truley the thinnest wallet in the world.
April 8th, 2008 at 2:27 pmthanks for your reviews, Ed Muscat All-Ett Billfolds 800 642 2226
I know this thread is long dead, but I just stumbled across it looking for recommendations on thin wallets.
A great find for Lawrence and others suffering from too many store “member cards” is http://www.justoneclubcard.com/
April 22nd, 2009 at 5:29 pmKnotwork – Thanks for sharing that! It’s never too late to try to help people.
April 24th, 2009 at 9:19 am