How Do I Shop for a Wallet Online without Having a Psychotic Break?

cfuse on 24/09/2020 - 03:18

Am I doing something wrong with my shopping here, or do wallet vendors deserve to be cast into Hell for their cancerous anti-merchandising?

Is there some wallet store that shows me everything I want to know in a single product photo? What about a list of features that can be searched? All these sellers seem to think that showing me a picture of a closed wallet is the smartest thing, and that nobody would ever want to just see what the inside looks like without having to click onto the specific listing and then click on a gallery.

This (https://i.imgur.com/bgKts5H.jpg) is what I'm looking for a replacement for. Much like with spectacles, I'd gladly buy the same thing for the next fifty years, but for some reason it seems critical to the people in these businesses to stop making whatever I like as quickly possible and force me to go through the same shopping purgatory simply to find the 'new' product that is practically the same as the old one.

What do I do here short of taking up leatherwork or making my own wallet store?

Fashion & Apparel Wallet

Comments

  • try2bhelpful on 24/09/2020 - 07:38

    I don’t know if these guys have what you want but they do show the inside of the wallets.

    https://siricco.com.au/search?type=product&q=Men’s+Wallets

    • try2bhelpful on 24/09/2020 - 07:43

      Didn’t show up as a link.

      • DashCam AKA Rolts on 24/09/2020 - 09:42
        +3

        Copy and paste?

        • try2bhelpful on 24/09/2020 - 11:24

          I did, it didn’t work. The original worked but when I went, specifically, for men’s wallets in the search it removed the hyperlink. Tried a couple of times.

    • abb on 24/09/2020 - 11:32

      I got your link bro.

      But the gallery is mostly closed wallets.

  • jellykingdom on 24/09/2020 - 08:18

    I usually buy from Catch, it's by far the easiest way to see all the pics you need all in one place

  • ESEMCE on 24/09/2020 - 08:21

    Feel your pain… I went on the same journey 6 months ago.
    I ended up buying a custom design from here for $88. It was more than I wanted to spend, but not excessively so.
    http://www.visentin.com.au/product-category/wallets/

  • SnowDragon on 24/09/2020 - 08:36
    +1

    I never knew this would be a struggle until I embarked to find the type of wallet you want (and the one I like as well).

    But after some research into wallets I think I've got the wording down. What you are looking for is a "Bifold wallet extra capacity".

  • 87percent on 24/09/2020 - 09:12
    +2

    Bellroy wallets are good. I'm currently using the Note Sleeve, one thing i like about it (besides the size and capacity) is that the card slots go vertical rather than horizontal

  • pjetson on 24/09/2020 - 09:36

    Where did you get the wallet that you're trying to replace? Can't you call them and ask them for their recommendation for a suitable replacement from their current range?

  • DannyC on 24/09/2020 - 09:38
    +1

    I know your pain OP. I've personally have tried to move away from big chunky wallets and moved towards a sleeve wallet with just my ID, one backup credit card, a few business cards and some cash notes. But def understand that a lot of peeps require a full sized wallet.

    The rest of CC n payments I use my phone with Google Pay/Samsung Pay. And have most of my Loyality Cards on my Samsung Pay app.

  • bobbified on 24/09/2020 - 09:57
    +1

    Why not go instore to check it out? You can see how it feels and how big it is in your hand.

  • BBQChip on 24/09/2020 - 10:23

    Try Rushfaster: https://rushfaster.com.au/collections/mens-wallets

  • soan papdi on 24/09/2020 - 11:13

    Tried Strand Bags? https://www.strandbags.com.au/mens-wallets/

  • Gronk on 24/09/2020 - 11:18

    These guys don't really change designs very much, if you're in Melbourne they also have a stall at the Queen Vic :- https://www.jlpmelbourne.com.au/shop/?swoof=1&product_cat=wa…

  • blitz on 24/09/2020 - 11:39

    I got my last three or four wallets that look like that at Big W, FWIW.

  • Mechz on 24/09/2020 - 12:38
    +2

    When you find the right one, buy 5 of them.

  • leftspeaker2000 on 24/09/2020 - 14:58

    I always buy Oroton wallets and nothing else so its not hard for me. Maybe also look at Fossil.

  • DemocracyManifest on 24/09/2020 - 14:59

    Don't buy a RM Williams wallet they are shit

    • John Kimble on 24/09/2020 - 15:22

      Really? Why? I would have thought they would be great going off their other products (which I've never owned, but assumed are good given their high price?)…I was actually thinking about getting the card holder…

      • DemocracyManifest on 24/09/2020 - 16:19

        They fall apart; I had one of their wallets and it barely lasted a few months despite paying like $80 for it, all the lining ripped and the plastic part for the card holder went arse up

        • DemocracyManifest on 24/09/2020 - 16:20

          I’ve had a Colorado one I think for like 2 years now or more and I barely think about it; no issues at all so far

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