I have problems with my wallet. (among other things)
Problem 1: I don’t know where to keep it. If it’s in my jacket it’s never handy when I need it. If it’s in my pants’ pocket, it bulges weirdly, nearly making my thigh or my butt look deformed. Or at least weird.
Problem 2: Coins. I can’t use the €uro coins as effectively as I should. Most Euro-coins are at least partially somewhat gold-colored and when I have a whole buch of them in my wallet I find it difficult to quickly pick out the ones I want to use. Furthermore, the zipper of my wallet’s coin compartment is broken. If I close it too tight it sticks and if I open it too far the closer-part gets loose from one of the toothchains. I end up using only the 2€ and 1€ coins and the smaller ones I just carry around in my wallet. So my wallet becomes thick and heavy.
Problem 3: It’s too shiny. I don’t like the way it looks. It’s made of shiny black fake leather, I think. Why did I pick it, you ask? Well, I didn’t. It was a gift.
Problem 4: Bills. The bill compartment is too small for the bigger euro bills. 20€ and smaller bills fit in just fine, but the smart engineers/artists that designed these infernal paper slips decided it would be cool that the more valuable the bill is, the bigger it is physically. So I have to fold all 50€ or bigger bills unless I want to look like a rich bastard when I take my wallet out.
Problem 5: I don’t want to buy a new wallet. Wallets cost money so what would I put in my new wallet? Also, they aren’t exactly very well displayed in any shops. I have never stumbled upon any wallets in a store by accident. I would have to really look for them and if I ever found them, the selection would probably be lousy and the ones I’d like would cost too much.
If you’re putting coins in your wallet, you’re having some issues. Coins are for pockets, and pockets are for coins. If your wallet is so big as to be equiped with an actual coin pouch, you need to get yourself a new wallet.
Get a wallet without a coin pouch, purchase it with your coins, and you won’t have to worry about where to put them. Problem solved - hooray!
Munch: If I put coins in my pockets they make a nerve-wrecking jingle when I walk. But as for buying a new wallet with my coins - that could be tricky. I suppose if I counted my coins at home and knew how much the wallet would cost…and then hold the coins in my hand all the way to the store…it’s seems so crazy it could work! :eek:
Alright, Kippos… I’ve got just the solution, thanks to Friedo’s reminder of a great many of my friends’ duct tape wallets.
[ul][li]#1: buy a roll of duct tape in any colour you deem worthy of being seen all over the frickin’ place.[/li][li]#2: measure out how much space you need to fit the larger bills in without folding them. Write this down so that you can match the size of your wallet to a space that’d fit these measurements.[/li][li]#3: hi opal[/li][li]#4: figure out the best configuration for a wallet made out of duct tape. Here is a website that talks about one way to make a duct tape wallet. [/li][li]#5: make the wallet.[/li][li]#6: be happy and don’t worry about other people’s reaction to your duct tape wallet if they’re negative. Most people would think it’s kewl… well, most people my age that I hang out with. [/li][li]#7: if you’d like a coin purse, I’d suggest you just make yourself a little pouch out of fabric and wear it like men did in the old days- attached to their belt. Here is a pattern for one of those types of purses… [/li]#8: if you don’t like the idea in the previous step, I suggest you invest in a murse… you know, one of those “purses” that are made for men. They look a little bit like stylish overnight bags in some instances. I think they’re kewl, but a little weird for most Americans, or so I’ve noticed. [/ul]
There’s a booth at the Portland Saturday Market that sells duct tape wallets. They’re pretty cool.
My personal wallet is only partly made of duct tape. The rest is blue nylon and velcro. I’ve had it since I was ten, 23 years ago. So I’m pretty attached to it. My ass just wouldn’t feel right with another one. So it’s started to develop some holes lately that I’ve had to repair with duct tape. It’s kind of unsightly, but I like it.
