I totally enjoy "male gear" and accessories - but how on earth am I ever going to fit all my stuff into one of those tiny wallets?
So this is the one accessory I'm not willing to give up (yet): it's a big yellow leather wallet. I refuse to gender accessories, but it would definitely be perceived as a "girl's wallet". [emoji16] And it totally doesn't fit into the back pocket of my jeans. [emoji12]
Have all of you guys switched to (or even always used) the "male wallet"?
Peaking over the backyard fence to give some friendly advice.
I use to use a surf wallet they usually have more pockets and compartments and are flexible enough to mould to your body. Just remember to clean out the coins regularly as they will destroy any wallet in existence.
Also I was never a believer in the wallet goes in the back pocket. If I ever had to place it in my pants/jeans it was always the front pockets. For formal events I would carry it in my jacket pocket. Most times anyway I would have a small backpack on me, (not something uncommon with some people in Australia regardless of gender). I would just stash it in there with everything else I had on me during the day
I'm with the lady. A decent wallet has plenty of space in it. I never was a fan of huge wallets, so I've always had a small tri fold one. It wasnt a "male" wallet, but it was nondescript. my grandmother bought it for me when i was still in high school. My old wallet broke (the leather was very old)and I really need to replace it, but I've been using a business card holder for a while now. I carry mine in a front pocket or in my suit jacket, though I'm out of suits for the time being since they were old.
I will say that in Japan everyone, male or female, has those huge honking ones and they just have then dangled precariously in their back pockets. I do carry a small shoulder bag though, which is very common here and back in Alaska amoung younger people. Messenger bags don't look out of place.
I compromise on a day to day basis honestly. I have my wallet(for the days I know I'll need my all my IDs and cards coupons etc) those days I'll wear a jacket with an inside pocket or blazer. Days I know I won't need much other than license card and some cash i just get a money clip fits right in any jean pocket so. Hope that helps bit
Ha, interesting responses. I should say that I'm not really bothered by the fact that I use the wallet it use. But it's interesting to hear what everyone else is doing.
I don't do shoulder bags because of back issues, so I just always carry a backpack.
Quote from: immortal gypsy on October 28, 2014, 04:59:31 AM
Just remember to clean out the coins regularly as they will destroy any wallet in existence.
That's because wallets aren't for coins!!! That's what the little change pocket in dude pants is for. Then when you get home you chuck them onto a table, or dresser or into a jar until they build up en masse and have to be taken to the bank...! ;D
Quote from: Ms Grace on October 28, 2014, 05:43:48 AM
That's because wallets aren't for coins!!! That's what the little change pocket in dude pants is for. Then when you get home you chuck them onto a table, or dresser or into a jar until they build up en masse and have to be taken to the bank...! ;D
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Well, the awesome thing about men's pants is POCKETS. Like proper sized ones! What on earth were designers thinking when they stuck those tiny alibi pockets on women's jeans?
European money includes lots of coins, so I always carry a ton. No surfer wallet for me, I guess ;).
True but mannnn some of the jeans I got from UK wow! Those things won't even let you reach your pockets lol got you looking a one direction kid
Man-pockets were an incredible discovery for me. How I managed to get by with teeny weeny pockets on womens clothes is beyond me :D
I have a huge wallet that holds 12 cards, has extra space for other crap behind the card holders. (I store my business cards and stuff like coffee house loyalty stamp things in there) Plus a slot for notes and a coin area. The middle part zips out to transform it into a slimmer version if I don't need quite so much stuff. It's the swiss army knife of wallets :P
I could never go back to a slim no room for coins wallet ever. It fits into my back pocket if I'm wearing baggy jeans but I have to take it out before I sit down or it's like sitting on a boulder :D usually it's in a front pocket on a chain clipped to my belt loop.
I have always used men's wallets. I just minimize what I carry. You can search for thinner wallets that you can still get a lot in. I don't know if you want to spend this much on a wallet, but it will give you an idea of what is out there.
http://bellroy.com/
I have the Note Sleeve.
http://bellroy.com/wallets/note-sleeve-wallet#blue-steel
I gotta echo with the "coins destroy wallets" part. It's true, I've lost two wallets to coins and a third one is one the way. 8I But in Europe, there's a need for coins. No one euro bills or anything.
But I can't understand how one can stuff their wallet in the back pocket of their pants and be comfortable. Mine is thick, even when I don't have any coins and I have emptied it from receipts and such, I just have so many cards to carry with me. :'D
Conversely I have never understood the "woman's wallet." How much stuff do you need? Lol. I carry my bus pass, drivers license, debit card and sometimes credit card, some cash, and a gift card if I have one at the time.
Lol, LOTS of stuff, Birkin!
Seriously, the coins are a problem in Europe (my biggest probably). As Tossu writes, we don't have 1$ bill equivalents - instead one and two Euro coins, plus 50 / 10 / 5 / 2 / 1 cent. Coin craziness, I tell you!
Ooh, the bellroy wallets look awesome. I want one now, thanks Brett ;).
I just use a money clip wallet where I carry my cards and use the clip for cold hard cash.
I've been using a 'male wallet' for as long as I can remember. You'll learn that you don't need everything you think you do :D
I was using a hard type wallet for a while (those rectangle ones with awesome designs on it. Mine was Zelda)
But I was having major issues pulling it from my pockets so I went ahead and grabbed a men's Zelda wallet and actually it's been great. Got 3 card spots which is all I really need anyways and shove the rest in the little back slip for like my grocery card, savers cards ect, stuff some cash in behind it all and my ID on the other side.
I was super worried I wouldn't have enough space either but being in the US coins are more of a hassle than a must so it works out fairly ok.
My wallet has been a total disaster. I'm so looking forward to getting rid of it.
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I have always carried a male wallet. From the time I was about 8(I worked on a farm, and was getting paid, so I needed somewhere for my cash). I learned to minimize the cards and everything that I carry. I typically carry a tri-fold. It always all the cards that I need, and I still actually have room with it.
Just a side note, if you have a lot of like loyalty cards(to stores and what not where they give you points for shopping) a lot of them you can now transfer to your smartphone. No more cards but they are always with you. I have probably about 15 cards on my phone because it most definately saves room!
On rare events, I used a "coin purse", but for the most part, I just carried the money and cards I need in my pocket. I'm actually forcing myself to use a wallet, and it is more of a burden than needed. The only reason I use it is because it is an old 3D power rangers wallet and I just want to show it off. I should have another wallet coming in the mail soon that resembles a $100 bill. That is even thinner so that could possibly be less of a burden.
Quote from: EvanAidan on October 28, 2014, 09:29:13 AM
Just a side note, if you have a lot of like loyalty cards(to stores and what not where they give you points for shopping) a lot of them you can now transfer to your smartphone. No more cards but they are always with you. I have probably about 15 cards on my phone because it most definately saves room!
I tried that but some of the terminals wouldn't scan the phone properly. The good news is that they offer key tags now so I just put them on my keys. There are really only one or two I use regularly anyway.
I've only ever used a guy's wallet. I really only ever have some cards and cash on me, so *shrug*
I've used a "male wallet" for as long as can remember. Since I was a little kid. Even going through "girly" phases when I'd get some sort of bag to fit in I'd have a guy's wallet inside. I recently bought a wallet case for my phone though, so it's even easier. Cell phone, ID, cash all in one pocket, Chapstick in the other. Chillin.
I keep everything I need in my wallet no problem. You don't keep other stuff in there, just paper, cards and coins.
In mine I have:
Debit card
Supermarket loyalty card
Work permit card
Nandos card
Subway card
Organ donor card
Union membership card
Driving license
First aid card
Possibly a few other business cards
Contact details for emergencies
Two photographs
Tube map
Supermarket vouchers
And normally a few receipts, cash on the odd occasion, and coins.
It's still pretty thin, and leather, and it lives in the back pocket mostly, and front when I'm at work (pockets are just too high in those cargos) or in a city.
how about velcro wallet
Quote from: EvanAidan on October 28, 2014, 09:29:13 AMJust a side note, if you have a lot of like loyalty cards(to stores and what not where they give you points for shopping) a lot of them you can now transfer to your smartphone. No more cards but they are always with you. I have probably about 15 cards on my phone because it most definately saves room!
Quote from: ImagineKate on October 28, 2014, 11:27:03 AM
I tried that but some of the terminals wouldn't scan the phone properly. The good news is that they offer key tags now so I just put them on my keys. There are really only one or two I use regularly anyway.
The one "loyaty" card I often use accumulates bonus points for a discount on gas. No smart phone or key tag option will work on the gas pump, I need to insert the card. So I carry cards, and cards, and Oh MY! This goes in a tri-fold wallet and it goes in a front pocket. Trying to sit on that would be truly painful. I have lots of other stuff - mostly related to medications - I need to keep with me that will not fit in pockets even with men's clothing. So I need to carry something else - usually a messenger bag.
Going out in female mode is a bit easier - everything I need fits in a big purse that is a bit less clumsy than the messenger bag. And I even have a nice coin purse with Irish Wildflowers to go with the purse. I have killed pockets on more than one pair of men's pants with coins - here in the US.
Just a view from the other side of the fence...
Erin
I just gave up my purse a month or so ago AND IT HAS BEEN SO LIBERATING LET ME TELL YOU. No more worrying about forgetting it somewhere, or checking behind me when I leave a restaurant table, or hoping I didn't leave my wallet at home! No more extra weight on my shoulder! No more feeling like I have to guard it from ninja purse-thieves when I go downtown!
I had no idea what a source of stress and anxiety my purse was until I gave it up. And once upon a time, I used to be one of those girls with the giant Mary Poppins purses full of everything one could possibly need. I think I had a lot more anxiety back then, probably...because I slowly just stopped caring about Making Sure I'm Always Prepared.
Now I'm so minimal, I just carry my ID and a few credit cards in a tiny Japanese business card holder. It's not even a full wallet. This works out for me since my current favorite guy pants are skinny jeans, and the pockets are about as big as girl-jeans pockets.
BUT I DO HAVE POCKETS. Yes, this is a thing I long envied of men's clothing. I was forced to carry a purse because none of my clothes even HAD pockets. Sometimes they'd even have fake ones! WTF
Quote from: Gothic Dandy Luca on October 28, 2014, 12:02:35 PM
BUT I DO HAVE POCKETS. Yes, this is a thing I long envied of men's clothing. I was forced to carry a purse because none of my clothes even HAD pockets. Sometimes they'd even have fake ones! WTF
Believe it or not, some men's clothes - especially more formal ones - also have fake pockets...
Erin
I used a purse for a while when I was trying really hard to be a girl. I have no idea why women like them. Now I put everything I need in my pockets. One of them, my prized possession, the man wallet. Just a standard black leather tri fold wallet with an area for change. Sometimes I still need the change pocket because, like in Europe, Canada has a lot of coins since we have the loonie and toonie (though luckily the penny is gone now). I carry it in my back pocket which I rarely even feel because it's thin enough and I really don't need a lot in it. Got my iPod in my front right pocket and my phone in my front left with room to spare for my hands. Life is good.
Quote from: Gothic Dandy Luca on October 28, 2014, 12:02:35 PM
BUT I DO HAVE POCKETS. Yes, this is a thing I long envied of men's clothing. I was forced to carry a purse because none of my clothes even HAD pockets. Sometimes they'd even have fake ones! WTF
;D ;D
I tried doing the purse thing for a while. That was when I also tried to convince myself that by wearing dresses I could fool myself and others about my gender. That didn't work so well :D
Ha, I'm loving this thread.
I carry everything in a leather tri-fold wallet, including change. The reason the change hasn't destroyed it yet is because I keep it to a minimum, a dollar or so's worth. Any more and I chuck the extra out into a jar or start paying stuff to the exact amount.
It always rides in my shirt pocket, which is easier on the back when you're sitting and less likely to lose it.
I use to have two wallets. My beaten up everyday wallet that I could fit everything in and even had a large zipper section for coins ($2, $1, $0.50, $0.20, $0.10, $0.05). Plus a leather wallet that was personalized for me as a birthday present. This one I used if I was going out and wanted to look smart.
Quote from: ErinWDK on October 28, 2014, 12:11:01 PM
Believe it or not, some men's clothes - especially more formal ones - also have fake pockets...
Erin
That's why on the rare occasions I was forced to wear formal clothes I wanted the matching jacket. Wallet would go inside the breast pocket right with the hip flask
I carry a small leather tri-fold in my back pocket. I don't have that much stuff I guess. I've always carried a male wallet and never had a purse. But I do have a messenger bag I carry sometimes, for a book, my e-vape, a journal, sunglasses, etc.
I am secretly obsessed with people's everyday carry habits. This thread is awesome.
I have a men's bi-fold wallet with an ID flap. I think it was somewhere around $15 at a wholesale club. In it I have: my driver's license and change of address card, my bank check card, my work expenses debit card, an emergency credit card, insurance card, fuel rewards card, AAA card, and 3 store savings cards. I don't really carry cash, and I dump any receipts I get at the end of the day. I have more store cards, but I go to those places so infrequently that they just aren't worth carrying.
I've always used a men's wallet. I think a relative bought me a purse once as a gift and I never saw a use for it.
I've never been anywhere in Europe. Is carrying cash a necessity? It sounds like a pain with all the coins.
I'm sure you've gotten the advice you need seeing as this is 2 pages, but I kinda was the same way. I had a checkbook/wallet thing that's comment for females/feminine people to carry around. I liked it because it held my stuff and checkbook (I'd just recently gotten an account), but I loved the easy access of a male wallet (though I'm always paranoid about it slipping out my back pocket). With that said, you don't have to get a male wallet if you desire not to. You probably don't even need half the stuff in your wallet (this is applicable for males and females alike). Go through the stuff in there if you do decide to change and throw out/shred what you don't need. There are male wallets with numerous compartments that fit numerous cards so I think you'd find something to fit, though personally, less is more, especially with people stealing wallets and phones left and right. Best of luck.
I've always used just a really flat bi-fold wallet because I don't want to bother carrying a bag around if I don't have to. I actually think I might get something smaller when I replace the current one. I usually have it in my back pocket and I don't notice it at all when I sit, guess I'm just used to it.
Quote from: ftmax on October 28, 2014, 03:20:34 PM
I've never been anywhere in Europe. Is carrying cash a necessity? It sounds like a pain with all the coins.
It is a pain! It differs from country to country, but Germany seems really backwards wrt cards. So carrying cash is strongly advised here.
A lot of the stuff I carry probably doesn't have to be in my wallet, strictly speaking. But some of the things that do have an inconvenient format - like my driver's license, the papers for my car, my allergy pass... Anyway - I think the days of my fem-wallet are counted :D I'm totally set on a Bellroy wallet now, I think.
Quote from: ErinWDK on October 28, 2014, 12:11:01 PM
Believe it or not, some men's clothes - especially more formal ones - also have fake pockets...
Erin
Oh I believe it, especially for formal stuff. The killer about women's clothes is that seeing anything resembling a pocket would instantly make me go, "Hey! I actually have Pockets!! Yay!! WAIT. Wait. Nope. Fake pocket."
This thread made me realize my card holder has flowers on it. I am now going to be on the lookout for a fancy new man-wallet. Maybe stick one on my winter wishlist.
I got a front pocket wallet. I have sciatica and didn't want to tempt fate. I carry my keys on a fob and have a little magnetic thing for my readers as for my age they seem necessary. Sometimes I carry a small change purse for coins. One of those clam shell things. That's it. I had a fanny pack when I lived as a female. I don't miss it.
BTW, I have a smart wallet, but notice REI and so on sells similar very flat wallets. They aren't quality, made of nylon or something but are VERY flat. They makes some esp for the front pocket, which is rounded on the bottom.
--Jay
Quote from: aleon515 on October 28, 2014, 03:57:03 PM
BTW, I have a smart wallet, but notice REI and so on sells similar very flat wallets.
Totally off topic, but I wish I'd had a smart wallet. The kind that refused to open when I wanted to make stupid purchases. *blushes*
Sorry, carry on.
Quote from: ftmax on October 28, 2014, 03:20:34 PM
I've never been anywhere in Europe. Is carrying cash a necessity? It sounds like a pain with all the coins.
It really does depend on the area. In the English countryside the thought of paying by card for anything short of maybe £20 was bizarre to me, the weekly shop would be brought in cash often, and then I moved away into towns and there was no minimum fee, no weird looks when putting a few pound on a card, almost no need to carry coins. I still carry a few just because I know I'd lose them if I didn't, and they can be handy at times for vending machines and I've always got a pound coin saved to release the shopping trolley at the supermarket every week.
Quote from: Ms Grace on October 28, 2014, 05:43:48 AM
That's because wallets aren't for coins!!! That's what the little change pocket in dude pants is for. Then when you get home you chuck them onto a table, or dresser or into a jar until they build up en masse and have to be taken to the bank...! ;D
Fun fact! That little pocket started out as a spot for pocket watches when everybody carried one.
Quote from: lxndr on October 28, 2014, 05:23:08 PM
I still carry a few just because I know I'd lose them if I didn't, and they can be handy at times for vending machines and I've always got a pound coin saved to release the shopping trolley at the supermarket every week.
Thread hijacking:
YOU HAVE TO PAY TO GET A CART AT THE GROCERY STORE? Do you get it back when you put the cart back???
Adrian, this is such an interesting thread!
Now, all my friends are pressuring me to abandon the almost-square male wallet and go to a longer female version. But I am resisting, and it's purely because almost every single handbag I have (that's a "purse" in American) has an internal pocket that I swear seems to have been designed for a male wallet. Many of these pockets even have a zipper, so I can only assume it's for extra security.
This leads me to an interesting question: has this internal pocket been provided for us, or rather so that our menfolk can ask us to carry their wallets for them?
xxx
Julia
Quote from: ftmax on October 28, 2014, 06:26:14 PM
Thread hijacking:
YOU HAVE TO PAY TO GET A CART AT THE GROCERY STORE? Do you get it back when you put the cart back???
Yes you do get it back. At least here in Canada you do. It's just incentive to bring the cart back and put it away nicely.
Quote from: Hex on October 28, 2014, 08:31:21 AM
I was using a hard type wallet for a while (those rectangle ones with awesome designs on it. Mine was Zelda)
But I was having major issues pulling it from my pockets so I went ahead and grabbed a men's Zelda wallet and actually it's been great. Got 3 card spots which is all I really need anyways and shove the rest in the little back slip for like my grocery card, savers cards ect, stuff some cash in behind it all and my ID on the other side.
I was super worried I wouldn't have enough space either but being in the US coins are more of a hassle than a must so it works out fairly ok.
I use a male wallet, its nice, fits in my pocket.
on another note, holy crap hex I just noticed your profile pic, you changed a lot, looking good
Hey guys, just a bit of advice here-
If you keep a big fat wallet in your back pocket all the time, it forces you to sit crooked, which can lead to serious back problems over time.
I carry a card sleeve thing that has room for maybe like 8 cards. I don't use but maybe 4 of those spots. A fuel card that saves me 3 cents, behind that my ID, behind that my insurance cards, in the center my social and insurance cards. I have no need to carry any more items. If I have cash, it just sits in my pocket with my wallet.
I didn't know it was a thing where people don't just put coins in their pockets? I always just throw my change in my pocket.
Quote from: lxndr on October 28, 2014, 05:23:08 PM
It really does depend on the area. In the English countryside the thought of paying by card for anything short of maybe £20 was bizarre to me, the weekly shop would be brought in cash often, and then I moved away into towns and there was no minimum fee, no weird looks when putting a few pound on a card, almost no need to carry coins. I still carry a few just because I know I'd lose them if I didn't, and they can be handy at times for vending machines and I've always got a pound coin saved to release the shopping trolley at the supermarket every week.
It's opposite for me, I moved into the countryside a few years ago and many places still don't accept card payments, when they do there's usually a £5 minimum and a 50p charge to use a card. It drives me crazy. I get cashback when I use my credit card durnit! :P
Quote from: Kyler on October 28, 2014, 07:12:17 PM
I didn't know it was a thing where people don't just put coins in their pockets? I always just throw my change in my pocket.
I don't like coins in my pockets for many reasons. It's harder to get it out when you need to buy things. If you put it in the same pocket as a phone it can scratch it. Hole in the pocket...bye bye money. Sitting down can also cause a coin escape. Plus you get those annoying moments where you grab clothes and end up dumping coins all over the floor :P
I don't do coins in my pockets because I've got enough loose things floating around as it is. The tokens we can use to pay for lunch and dinner on base, filters, rizlas, keys, etc. Then there's no way it's sharing a pocket with my phone. They fall all over the floor and just get lost that way.
Quote from: ftmax on October 28, 2014, 06:26:14 PM
Thread hijacking:
YOU HAVE TO PAY TO GET A CART AT THE GROCERY STORE? Do you get it back when you put the cart back???
Quote from: Evan of Spades on October 28, 2014, 06:35:32 PM
Yes you do get it back. At least here in Canada you do. It's just incentive to bring the cart back and put it away nicely.
Yup, you get it back. They're all linked together, and when you put a pound in it pushes out the link to the next trolley so you can take it away. People used to just leave them anywhere in the car park, or steal them all the time and they'd be in rivers, gardens, skips, where ever. Not all supermarkets do it, but the majority of them do these days, and have magnetic brakes on the wheels so they can't leave the property of the supermarket.
Quote from: Jeatyn on October 28, 2014, 07:14:53 PM
It's opposite for me, I moved into the countryside a few years ago and many places still don't accept card payments, when they do there's usually a £5 minimum and a 50p charge to use a card. It drives me crazy. I get cashback when I use my credit card durnit! :P
Maybe I worded badly, I meant that the countryside doesn't accept cards in a lot of places, or you've got to spend a fiver or so. That said in Brighton I got charged to use my card to buy two icecreams. I see their point, as it tends to cost them 0.8%, but debit cards are just 8p per transaction, but it was irritating. I'd grown up there though, so it was normal to me.
I've always carried a guy's wallet (and gotten a bizarre amount of flack for it from an otherwise very liberal crowd. Who knew that wallets were the trigger to send people back to the 50s, gender roles style?), and I've never had too much trouble fitting all my cards, etc, in there. EXCEPT for the fact that the leather slot things inevitably fall apart in just a few months. I know it's because I overstuff 'em*, so I guess my recommendation is to grab something cheap, shove all your crap in there, and then shrug and toss it 6mo later.
* I've got 20 plastic cards and 5 stamp cards in my wallet. Hey, if it fits in my ass pocket, who cares, right?
I've been using a male wallet for a long time. I never carry that many cards and if I get coins I do what someone else mentioned. I throw them in a jar when I get home. I noticed a couple days ago, before this thread started my jar is almost full.
And sometimes, when I am going out for a long walk with the dog, I just pull out my driver's license and bank card. That's often when I think there's a chance I will end up in the water. My dog and I do some crazy things. Also if I'm going for a long walk it's just easier to travel light. One pocket for dog bribery, one for poop bags, one for the phone and it's nice to not have to cram the wallet in another pocket. I do tend to keep my wallet in my back pocket but there's not that much in it. I also like cargo pants so then I have lots of pockets and can carry all kinds of crap.
I actually am thinking I might want to try a cell-phone wallet. Since I've started carrying my phone all the time now. Then it's one thing to carry and keep track of.
Quote from: Jill F on October 28, 2014, 06:48:34 PM
Hey guys, just a bit of advice here-
If you keep a big fat wallet in your back pocket all the time, it forces you to sit crooked, which can lead to serious back problems over time.
Thanks for the tip! Signed, someone whose posture is already crooked from years of carrying over-the-shoulder purses :'(
I have three pocket items: a streamlined bifold wallet for cards, a very slim front pocket wallet for bills, and a key case with a change compartment. This system has worked for years.
Alas, it's not THAT smart. That's the brand name. It's merely an extra thin wallet.
--Jay
Quote from: Sephirah on October 28, 2014, 04:33:01 PM
Totally off topic, but I wish I'd had a smart wallet. The kind that refused to open when I wanted to make stupid purchases. *blushes*
Sorry, carry on.
I use a bifold mens wallet it has a thing for cash and 8 card slots and two side slots that could hold a bunch of cards or other things
Quote from: Devlyn Marie on October 28, 2014, 06:11:38 PM
Fun fact! That little pocket started out as a spot for pocket watches when everybody carried one.
Not big enough for mine, at least not the twelves.
Quote from: Devlyn Marie on October 28, 2014, 06:11:38 PM
Fun fact! That little pocket started out as a spot for pocket watches when everybody carried one.
Oh, I have *always* wanted a pocket watch!
Quote from: Julia-Madrid on October 28, 2014, 06:34:06 PM
Adrian, this is such an interesting thread!
Now, all my friends are pressuring me to abandon the almost-square male wallet and go to a longer female version. But I am resisting, and it's purely because almost every single handbag I have (that's a "purse" in American) has an internal pocket that I swear seems to have been designed for a male wallet. Many of these pockets even have a zipper, so I can only assume it's for extra security.
This leads me to an interesting question: has this internal pocket been provided for us, or rather so that our menfolk can ask us to carry their wallets for them?
xxx
Julia
Julia, I think that must be the reason for the pocket! When I tried doing purses, I always ended up carrying my hub's stuff [emoji16] Now, when we go out, he's always disappointed I don't carry a purse lol
You don't have to change to the "female" wallet. As I said, I personally refuse to gender accessories - but maybe you could find something in a nice color? I personally find the standard male 100 shades of black, gray, and brown fairly boring [emoji2]
OT: having grown up with the "use a token or coin to get a cart" thing, it was so weird to me that in the US you just got to take one. Crazy! But then I never understood why 50ct would keep anyone from doing mischief with the cart if they wanted to [emoji12]
In Germany, the credit/debit card limit tends to be 10-15€. It's slowly crumbling, but there are still a lot of places that don't take cards at all.
I can never fit anything into those little inner pocket, maybe a bus ticket, but even that would be cramped and a pain to get in an out. Pocket watches seem far too big to go in them o_0
Quote from: lxndr on October 28, 2014, 07:22:39 PM
Maybe I worded badly, I meant that the countryside doesn't accept cards in a lot of places, or you've got to spend a fiver or so. That said in Brighton I got charged to use my card to buy two icecreams. I see their point, as it tends to cost them 0.8%, but debit cards are just 8p per transaction, but it was irritating. I'd grown up there though, so it was normal to me.
I know, I actually meant opposite in that....you moved away from the country and I moved to it. So after being used to being able to throw everything on my card it was weird to adjust to needing cash all the time. So I think it was me who worded it badly :D
Quote from: Tossu-sama on October 28, 2014, 06:52:22 AM
I gotta echo with the "coins destroy wallets" part. It's true, I've lost two wallets to coins and a third one is one the way. 8I But in Europe, there's a need for coins. No one euro bills or anything.
But I can't understand how one can stuff their wallet in the back pocket of their pants and be comfortable. Mine is thick, even when I don't have any coins and I have emptied it from receipts and such, I just have so many cards to carry with me. :'D
The thought of a very full wallet, reminds me of the time I was playing poker at a casino, and a new player at the table pulled out his wallet to buy chips, anyway his wallet was so jam packed with everything imaginable, that it couldn't be closed; it was massive. So, I couldn't help from asking him "Is that a wallet, or a briefcase?" He chuckled, and everyone at the table laughed as well.
The packed wallets reminded me of this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoPf98i8A0g
Actually, I don't know how guys live with just a wallet. Just with rewards cards, gift cards, fuel cards, credit cards, debit/bank cards, etc. thats a lot of plastic to stick in such a dinky little scrap of leather. And then there's the little plastic keychain equivalents that have turned keychains from something nice and orderly into a a wad of plastic with a metal ring core.
I don't know why but I find this a really interesting thread. If it were pants and shirts, I wouldn't think so.
--Jay
Quote from: wheat thins are delicious on October 29, 2014, 11:55:54 PM
The packed wallets reminded me of this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoPf98i8A0g
Lol, that's how big the guy's wallet at the casino was.
That video was awesome. Thanks for sharing.
Quote from: wheat thins are delicious on October 29, 2014, 11:55:54 PM
The packed wallets reminded me of this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoPf98i8A0g
Haha, I actually planned a couple days ago to post this after reading about someone's back pain on here.
Quote from: aleon515 on October 30, 2014, 04:52:49 PM
I don't know why but I find this a really interesting thread. If it were pants and shirts, I wouldn't think so.
--Jay
haha I know right, apparently I find other peoples wallet and pocket habits fascinating....I never knew this about myself :D
You guys make laugh so much reading this. As someone stuck in the male world for 53 years, I find the simplicity of all of this so nice; one of the transition pieces I may never alter much.
Simply put, minimize the cards to daily needs, an AMEX, debit and VISA card, maybe one or two department store cards, license, and insurance card, wrap with cash and clip with a medium metal binder clip; slip in front pocket. In the car, apart from car keys and house/work keys, keep a separate ring with reward key ring gadgets. The three things in your pocket for daily needs, the "wallet", key ring with keys only, and cell phone. Minimization is a good thing. When I transition to a purse it will be because ladies jeans pockets are worthless, my purse will have the essentials only.
You will find a simpler way is a lot better, one of the things I don't really want to give up.
Quote from: m1anderson on October 31, 2014, 10:08:03 AM
You guys make laugh so much reading this. As someone stuck in the male world for 53 years, I find the simplicity of all of this so nice; one of the transition pieces I may never alter much.
Simply put, minimize the cards to daily needs, an AMEX, debit and VISA card, maybe one or two department store cards, license, and insurance card, wrap with cash and clip with a medium metal binder clip; slip in front pocket. In the car, apart from car keys and house/work keys, keep a separate ring with reward key ring gadgets. The three things in your pocket for daily needs, the "wallet", key ring with keys only, and cell phone. Minimization is a good thing. When I transition to a purse it will be because ladies jeans pockets are worthless, my purse will have the essentials only.
You will find a simpler way is a lot better, one of the things I don't really want to give up.
I do enjoy the simplicity. Walk out of the house and pretty much have nothing. Haven't found anything I miss, except pens. I find pens are not safe in the pocket as I end up washing them. I found a key chain pen, too bad it was not a good pen.
If I may, not all women's jeans are *completely* worthless, but the pocket size is smaller. I have to wear boy's jeans due to how short I am. They definitely look more fit on me. I suppose the clip and cards would work but I got an extra thin wallet (brand name "Smart", though as we discussed it's a brand name. LOL, but there are others. i had a lot of trouble with traditional leather wallets.) I have seen women do such things, kind of the minority but it is the case. Another problem you might have is women's jeans having belt loops or the belt loops being strong enoug to carry a key.
It's interesting that it's a gendered thing in our culture, but I have also seen guys with "murses". But then I suppose women end up caring for others a lot, so they seem to carry others stuff.
--Jay
I've always used a male wallet. I started off with a little duct tape one I maid when I was like 14 then gradually moved up to quicksilver, dc, etnies, and now with my john deere wallet.
It's not exactly high fashion, but if I need to schlepp loads of crap with me I wear a bum bag. It's meant for carrying hiking/outdoors supplies, plenty of useful compartments, got it at a sporting goods store.
Ha. Until I read this thread I had no idea what people used those little pockets for. For me they were always a nuisance, trying to shove things in the other, hitting the little one, and my stuff not fitting.
Quote from: Jill F on October 28, 2014, 06:48:34 PM
If you keep a big fat wallet in your back pocket all the time, it forces you to sit crooked, which can lead to serious back problems over time.
He he he... my dad, all 5'3" of him, always said that sitting on his thick wallet gave him the extra height he needed to see over the steering wheel...
Quote from: adrian on October 29, 2014, 01:39:03 AM
You don't have to change to the "female" wallet. As I said, I personally refuse to gender accessories - but maybe you could find something in a nice color? I personally find the standard male 100 shades of black, gray, and brown fairly boring [emoji2]
I totally agree, and you inspiried me to get a new one yesterday. So now, to complement my pink phone cover (it was a gift!) I now have a squarish "girl's" wallet in azure. They don't clash, and if I wave them around in an emergency, people will definitely see me ;D
I used to have a trifold wallet that I totally loved. But I lost it 20 times and had it returned 19 times. Now I just carry whatever cards and cash that I plan to use, directly in my pocket.
I have actually enjoyed the convenience and security of a purse for this - pockets that don't zip lose cards and coins pretty easily. But alas, I will always prefer insecure pockets over insecure feelings.
But if there was a pool on favorite wallet style, I would definitely go for trifold. And front pocket, never back. Though that may be because I don't like drawing attention to my rear end.
Quote from: Jill F on October 28, 2014, 06:48:34 PM
If you keep a big fat wallet in your back pocket all the time, it forces you to sit crooked, which can lead to serious back problems over time.
Now I know what Matthew McConaughey's problem is in those Lincoln commercials is. They paid the man cash up front and its all in his wallet.
Quote from: Julia-Madrid on November 01, 2014, 02:39:56 AM
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I totally agree, and you inspiried me to get a new one yesterday. So now, to complement my pink phone cover (it was a gift!) I now have a squarish "girl's" wallet in azure. They don't clash, and if I wave them around in an emergency, people will definitely see me ;D
Haha, that sounds awesome! I had a dream about wallets last night. Oh my! [emoji16]
Quote from: pianoforte on November 01, 2014, 02:58:17 AM
I used to have a trifold wallet that I totally loved. But I lost it 20 times and had it returned 19 times. Now I just carry whatever cards and cash that I plan to use, directly in my pocket.
I have actually enjoyed the convenience and security of a purse for this - pockets that don't zip lose cards and coins pretty easily. But alas, I will always prefer insecure pockets over insecure feelings.
But if there was a pool on favorite wallet style, I would definitely go for trifold. And front pocket, never back. Though that may be because I don't like drawing attention to my rear end.
Backpacks, dude. Love me some backpacks. Gender neutral, not just for kids, exactly as convenient as a purse
without inducing hyperventilation every time you've gotta pop to Safeway or whatever.
Haha, yup I have definitely done the backpack thing too. I find it slightly less convenient than pockets or purses, probably because the bigger the amount of apace, the easier it is to fill it with a mass of disorganized clutter, thus making it impossible to find anything... but come to think of it, I don't think I've carried a backpack while binding before. I'll have to try that, since backpacks have been an issue for me due to rubbing up on/accentuating the chesticles.
Quote from: captains on November 01, 2014, 07:50:01 PM
Backpacks, dude. Love me some backpacks. Gender neutral, not just for kids, exactly as convenient as a purse without inducing hyperventilation every time you've gotta pop to Safeway or whatever.
My backpack has always been glued to me since childhood. I could never stand having things in my front pockets, so it would go down the road with me with just a wallet inside. Today my small little one strap backpack can fit enough to last me for 1 1/2 days
I always used to have small man sized wallets but in interesting colours. Now I've given up on having a seperate wallet and I just have a cover for my phone which has card slots in it.
I carry my bus card, eftpos card and driver's licence and that's it. If I'm going somewhere where I specifically need to carry more I take a messenger bag.
I've always carried bags, not specifically handbags but mostly gender neutral messenger bags or a laptop bag. It's just handy to always have a notebook, drink bottle, pen, screwdriver, cellotape etc with me.
As part of my final attempt to succeed at being a girl I did buy a handbag but I found it so annoying that it didn't have a shoulder strap.
Quote from: Julia-Madrid on October 28, 2014, 06:34:06 PM
Adrian, this is such an interesting thread!
Now, all my friends are pressuring me to abandon the almost-square male wallet and go to a longer female version. But I am resisting, and it's purely because almost every single handbag I have (that's a "purse" in American) has an internal pocket that I swear seems to have been designed for a male wallet. Many of these pockets even have a zipper, so I can only assume it's for extra security.
This leads me to an interesting question: has this internal pocket been provided for us, or rather so that our menfolk can ask us to carry their wallets for them?
xxx
Julia
Lol, I finally found the thread Julia! But I think you might be onto something. In a previous life, I rarely had to carry my male wallet, simply because my gf had this ever so handy little pocket in her handbag. In fact, it seemed to be in most if not all of them. And now the handbags I have also have this most perfectly shaped internal pocket. And yes, these too have this added security feature - not that my local mugger is perplexed when confronted with an internal zipper - but it's added security none the less.
So I do wonder, were female wallets, purses here in Oz, ever smaller and square in shape? Or was this simply just for our menfolk?
Yes, an interesting thread.
I think the male wallet, female wallet is kind of odd. Where I bought mine online they weren't separated like that at all, as I recall. It was by type. And since there were 6 colors or something once of which was pink, I suppose the gals bought that one.
--Jay