My Kingdom for a Wallet

2006-07-28

Why oh why can’t someone make a wallet that:

Can hold at least ten plastic cards, some cash, and some receipts so they are easily accessible?
Isn’t so huge that it looks like I’m carrying a copy of War and Peace in my pocket?
Looks fairly smart, preferably made from leather, but not like I just bought it from Armani or some other o-so-faishonable label?
Lasts more than 2 weeks?
And most importantly, has a zip all the way round so your stuff doesn’t fall out?

Is this so hard? (grumble, grumble).

Wallet manufacturers: I will pay you £200 for a wallet that fulfills the above criteria. I realise this won’t cover your R&D; costs if it’s just for me, but I’m sure you could sell more of them. Please feel free to design the wallet before manufacturing it if that helps.

Comments

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— GuermaDar 2007-08-10 13:34

[...] Faffing with the contents of my wallet today in the supermarket, I began wondering about reward cards - are they still worth the plastic they’re printed on? They’ve been around in the UK for over a decade, and two major supermarkets - Tesco and Sainsbury’s - still use them. I have one of each. However, I sometimes wonder why I don’t throw them away - cash rewards of approximately 1% (presumably all that the supermarkets can afford) hardly seem worth the bother of carrying them. [...]

— Andrew Ferrier’s Blog » Blog Archive » Reward Cards - Still Rewarding? 2007-01-02 22:33

Yes, I failed to add that most of the wallets I've had that have come close to matching these criteria have come from cheap local markets too. The main problem with them is they don't last long... Thanks for your comments.

— andrewferrier 2006-07-31 08:01

My wallet is all of the above except for the last point. It has a zip on the coin pocket though, and I haven't had anything fall out of it in the 2 years I've had it. It was also a bargain as I saw it while I was walking past my local market one Saturday and it was £2! I only wish I'd bought a dozen of them as this one is starting to show signs of wear (not bad after 2 years though).

— Duncan Sample 2006-07-31 07:20