I DESPERATELY needed
50c the other day. Never mind what for but
I didn’t have it and had to ask a friend. When I did, he took out
his wallet and I haven’t fully recovered from the sight of it. The wallet was in
tatters, literally, I couldn’t believe it.
I laughed so hard at
the wallet and couldn’t believe the confidence he had to even bring it out! He definitely won’t be
hearing the end of this anytime soon. Well, at least until he
gets a new one. After I was done laughing
at him, I asked why he hadn’t bought a new wallet and his answer was quite
simple. He said while he needed
a new one, he didn’t necessarily want one. The one he has quite perfectly still
serves its purpose. He said a lot of men
don’t really own wallets. They would just rather just shove their money
directly into their pockets. I see this quite a lot
actually. A lot of men would rather keep their driver’s license and bank cards
in the glove compartment of their cars and shove their money directly into
their pocket.
Apparently men don’t
like how wallets make their pockets bulge. It’s not quite the pretty sight I
must say. A thick wallet makes an
asymmetrical bulge under your clothes.
It looks like some sort of tumor.
Not stylish. A heavy wallet in one
jacket pocket makes the whole thing sit slightly lopsided. Your shoulders will look uneven and a little
hunched. Using the same thick
wallet day in and day out will eventually create faded creases in whatever
pocket you use, in the shape of the wallet, shortening your clothes’ lifespans. If it’s really
overfilled you look bad when you pull it out, too. There should never be fringes of tattered
paper or badly-bent plastic cards sticking out when you produce your wallet in
public. A wallet is not just
nice to have but it’s also useful.
It shows that you’re
organised and it would quite frankly make your life so much easier. You wouldn’t have the
headache of where to keep your important and frequently used cards such as
identification and banks cards. You also wouldn’t have
to worry about losing track of your money or forgetting it in your pants
pockets.
It will either get
washed with your laundry or the lady that does your laundry will have a very
good day when she finds it in your pocket that weekend. Wouldn’t it be nice to
feel confident about getting money or anything else out of your wallet though? There are five things
to look for when choosing a new wallet. The first thing to check is the quality
of the leather. A lot of leather these
days is sanded to remove imperfections and then coated in resin, which make it
feel plastic. This is called top-grain and should be avoided. Instead, look for
wallets made of full-grain leather. Full-grain has not been “corrected” making
it stronger and more durable. Most important of all, it has more character
because you can see each pore and crease that makes the leather unique. Next you should look at
how the wallet is made. There are two main types of wallet construction: turned
or cut edge. Cut edge is where the
leather is cut and stitched together leaving the raw edge visible. The edge is
usually coated in black resin but will eventually degrade and deteriorate.
Turned edge is where the edge of the leather is thinned and then turned before
being stitched in place.
Always buy a quality turned edge wallet. It’s important to check
the craftsmanship that’s gone in to making a wallet. A good test is the width
of the turnover and position of the stitching. A well-crafted wallet
should have a narrow turnover with the stitching positioned centrally. A poorly
crafted wallet will have a wider turnover, allowing a greater margin of error,
and often crooked stitching. The corners are another
key test of craftsmanship. When properly crafted, they are thinned down, pleated
in to a rounded corner and then stitched in place. No cuts are made to the
leather as it weakens the wallet as a whole. Any wallet with right-angled
corners is a sure sign of poor craftsmanship. If you can see a diagonal cut
then the wallet has been made on the cheap. Any quality wallet
should have creases made by a hot iron alongside the turned edge stitching, on
the credit card slots and the note dividers. It is purely aesthetic and
accentuates the clean lines of the wallet, but it’s the kind of attention to
detail usually missed or poorly executed on a badly crafted wallet.
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