31 July 25
A New Wallet
For some time now I’ve been dissatisfied with my wallet. I originally bought this because it was about half the size of a traditional women’s purse/wallet, which was always too big, the kind that also fits a checkbook. This particular wallet has served me well — it has more than enough room for cards, ID, paper cash, and change. But the change has a clever way of escaping out the side, and I find myself using cash less and less anyway (late to the card-only party, which I guess I will never be a true-blue member of).
My sister has used a credit card holder for some time. At the front there is a transparent panel for the ID; at the back there are slots of credit cards. I need one more slot than she has so we looked online at the Mywalit store, the colorful Italian brand she’s used for years which has never failed apart from the plastic transparent ID section (which prompted the store to replace the whole cardholder free of charge). These pieces are well designed and very well made, and I’m always looking for an opportunity to support good design.
We went to the local travel shop (Tripquipment in Falmouth) to have a look. They had one of the four-pocket cardholders left. This is my birthday present from her (which I accepted under protest until she reminded me I always knit her a pair of socks for HER birthday, which is certainly true and which does always take hours). It fits very easily in my pocket, has a zipper for any potential change/bills, and is bright and cheerful. No more black things to get lost inside the other black things I have; this is red, orange and green. The colors of summer vegetables.
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