Review: The Slimmy Wallet
For as long as I’ve ever carried a wallet, I’ve had George Costanza wallet syndrome. The cost to being able to have all that extra “just-in-case” cruft has been premature pocket wear in my pants, and more recently, poor circulation in the leg on my wallet side.
After hearing about the Slimmy wallet several times, I noticed that the not-so-stylish tan coloured wallet was on sale (and still is) for $20. After a couple of shipping snafus and four weeks, I finally received my Slimmy wallet last week.
It’s a three slotted “pleather” wallet, and as advertised, it’s thin. Being thin, it has very limited storage capacity. This has pluses and minuses. It forced me to identify what I really needed to carry with me, and even then, I am carrying 9 cards. With those 9 cards and a few bills, it has the thickness equivalent to a Blackberry. It is thin enough for me to put in my front pocket without looking like a total idiot, and it’s been a strange sensation adjusting to my OCD habit of checking my back pocket for my wallet, only to find emptiness.
Since your cards are kept in open slots, I would say that you have to be a little more cautious to make sure you don’t stretch out the wallet by stuffing in too many cards, otherwise, it will get to a state where your cards could fall out at times.
So, is it worth it? For me, I would say yes. It’s not uncomfortable to sit down with the wallet in my front pocket, although it’s best to carry it in a pocket that also isn’t carrying keys or change. Change had a tendency to pop into the wallet’s slits. If you carry a cell phone in your front pocket, this could leave you with a hard choice, since you don’t want keys and coins scraping your phone, yet you also don’t want a giant bulge in your pocket because your wallet and phone are sharing the same home.
If you’re looking to go even slimmer, All-Ett seems to have a nice selection of thin and reasonably priced wallets as well.
After hearing about the Slimmy wallet several times, I noticed that the not-so-stylish tan coloured wallet was on sale (and still is) for $20. After a couple of shipping snafus and four weeks, I finally received my Slimmy wallet last week.
It’s a three slotted “pleather” wallet, and as advertised, it’s thin. Being thin, it has very limited storage capacity. This has pluses and minuses. It forced me to identify what I really needed to carry with me, and even then, I am carrying 9 cards. With those 9 cards and a few bills, it has the thickness equivalent to a Blackberry. It is thin enough for me to put in my front pocket without looking like a total idiot, and it’s been a strange sensation adjusting to my OCD habit of checking my back pocket for my wallet, only to find emptiness.
Since your cards are kept in open slots, I would say that you have to be a little more cautious to make sure you don’t stretch out the wallet by stuffing in too many cards, otherwise, it will get to a state where your cards could fall out at times.
So, is it worth it? For me, I would say yes. It’s not uncomfortable to sit down with the wallet in my front pocket, although it’s best to carry it in a pocket that also isn’t carrying keys or change. Change had a tendency to pop into the wallet’s slits. If you carry a cell phone in your front pocket, this could leave you with a hard choice, since you don’t want keys and coins scraping your phone, yet you also don’t want a giant bulge in your pocket because your wallet and phone are sharing the same home.
If you’re looking to go even slimmer, All-Ett seems to have a nice selection of thin and reasonably priced wallets as well.
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