A leather wallet that will last????
A leather wallet that will last????
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Mark300zx

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1,447 posts

282 months

Tuesday 17th August 2021
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Getting fed up with spending £50 on a leather wallet for it to start falling apart after a few years, are there any that last?

Prisoner 24601

696 posts

78 months

Tuesday 17th August 2021
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Mulberry

HTP99

25,295 posts

170 months

Tuesday 17th August 2021
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My eldest bough me an Aspinal wallet many years ago, it's still going strong with no signs of wear.

Similar to the one in the link below, but mine is red suede inside and also has 2 full width compartments behind the card holders, the one in the link only has 1:

https://www.aspinaloflondon.com/products/8-card-bi...

Edited by HTP99 on Tuesday 17th August 22:46

troika

2,148 posts

181 months

Tuesday 17th August 2021
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Dunhill

Doofus

34,446 posts

203 months

Tuesday 17th August 2021
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This again?

Exentri

K87

4,299 posts

129 months

Wednesday 18th August 2021
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Still using the wallet that my grandfather bought in WW2.

It all depends on how you use them, a wallet in an inside pocket of a suit jacket should last for generations, a wallet in the back pocket of a pair of jeans on a building site might have a shorter life.


wrong_turn

509 posts

220 months

Wednesday 18th August 2021
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I think I paid a fiver for mine, possibly in Great Yarmouth or Bognor Regis. It's not showing any signs of wear after about 15 years in my back pocket. I just had a look and it's not only branded by Burtons (remember them) but also has £40 in it which I wasn't aware of :-)

TorqueDirty

1,894 posts

249 months

Wednesday 18th August 2021
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https://www.maxwellscottbags.com/men/personalised-...

Had mine for 15 years. Probably better than it was when new now as it has softened up beautifully.

Spare tyre

12,587 posts

160 months

Wednesday 18th August 2021
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I thought I couldn’t get rid of my wallet, turns out you can if you try

Only time it is a problem is when working away, but I always have my work bag so pop receipts in there.

It’s fantastic having one less thing to carry

craigjm

21,509 posts

230 months

Wednesday 18th August 2021
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Ettinger

McGee_22

8,133 posts

209 months

Wednesday 18th August 2021
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If you can find one, Oroton, Aussie make and mine is now 15 years old and still nice.

Trailhead

2,628 posts

177 months

Wednesday 18th August 2021
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bristolbaron

5,383 posts

242 months

Wednesday 18th August 2021
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My current Hugo Boss wallet must be 15 years old. It doesn’t have a coin section but is loaded with cards.

hotchy

4,829 posts

156 months

Wednesday 18th August 2021
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My cheap Thailand wallet i got in a market stall for litteral pennies is still perfect. It past his "look leather" lighter test.. so probably not leather but soft enough for me.

23.7

29,021 posts

213 months

Wednesday 18th August 2021
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K87 said:
Still using the wallet that my grandfather bought in WW2.

It all depends on how you use them, a wallet in an inside pocket of a suit jacket should last for generations, a wallet in the back pocket of a pair of jeans on a building site might have a shorter life.
And overstuffed, cram the thing with wads of cash and what do you expect. Loadsamoney types should use a clip.

LordHaveMurci

12,338 posts

199 months

Wednesday 18th August 2021
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HTP99 said:
My eldest bough me an Aspinal wallet many years ago, it's still going strong with no signs of wear.

Similar to the one in the link below, but mine is red suede inside and also has 2 full width compartments behind the card holders, the one in the link only has 1:

https://www.aspinaloflondon.com/products/8-card-bi...

Edited by HTP99 on Tuesday 17th August 22:46
Mine must be over 10yrs old & lives in my back pocket, still looks great & has never been cleaned let alone conditioned!

LargeRed

1,654 posts

78 months

Wednesday 18th August 2021
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surely we are moving, fast, to a cashless society, wallets will not be needed in years to come.

so save your money, extended the use of your current one.


Muzzer79

13,141 posts

217 months

Wednesday 18th August 2021
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Trailhead said:
+1 for Bellroy.

They're designed intentionally slimline too, which is noticeable compared to other brands I've seen.


so called

9,160 posts

239 months

Wednesday 18th August 2021
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Montblanc are good.

talksthetorque

10,821 posts

165 months

Wednesday 18th August 2021
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I've got a Karl Lagerfeld leather wallet. It's about 4 months old. It looks really good still.

I know you're not going to rush out and buy one on that.....
On day 3 after my missus gave it to me (as a present) it fell out of my pocket. again - nothing incredible.

I was on my motorbike at the time, and this was on an A road.
I retraced my steps the next day and found it. All the cards inside were properly smashed up, as was the bank security code generator thing, and the three £1 coins inside had dents and scratches all over them.
After it's been run over a few times and the contents destroyed, for it to come out with just a little Patina ( tiny dents) - even the little press stud closing on the coin pocket still works, is astounding.