Introduction to Wallets
You may not think they're too exciting, but there's a lot of interesting stuff related to wallets. After doing some research I've found a lot of innovations in wallet designs, from new ultra slim wallets to the hand made duct tape wallets.
Then there's the question, what do you put in your wallet? Of course there are the common things like cash, driver's license, credit cards, photos, etc. But there's a lot of other things to put in there that I bet you've never thought of.
In addition to wallet designs and contents, there's also a lot of news on wallets. From the lost wallet with thousands of dollars in it that's found by a good Samarita to an idiot robber who leaves his own wallet at the scene.
This weblog will provide all of these interesting wallet tidbits.
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posted by Ken @ 6/10/2005 05:33:00 AM
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Check out "wallet reading"--it says so much about a person, beyond its utilitarian role! Here is the link:
http://www.will-harris.com/write/wallet.htm
Sure wish there were some photos of our favorite wallets, too.
Read about a life saved by carrying a bulky wallet:
http://www.sun-herald.com/NewsArchive4/020705/tp3de3.htm?date=020705&story=tp3de3.htm
The wallet bulge here gave real security!
The Wallet Makes The Man
Mr. Kerr, my former Automotive Technology teacher, used to tell a lot of stories. The most memorable one was about how he got his first job when he was about thirteen. The story began one day when, looking for employment, the teenage Mr. Kerr walked into an establishment displaying a 'Help Wanted' sign and was directed to the manager. The manager asked him something like, "Son, I understand you're interested in a job here?" to which the young Mr. Kerr responded something like, "Yes Sir." Then came the unforgettable part. The manager told the lad to hand over his wallet for a second. The young Mr. Kerr, a little surprised, obliged the man anyhow, and after a few seconds of examination the manager handed the wallet back to Mr. Kerr and told him, "Your wallet's very organized. You're hired."?
Mr. Kerr got his first job solely because he kept an organized wallet, which shows the manager believed that Mr. Kerr's wallet said as much or more about him as an interview or a resume would have. This got me thinking: maybe the wallet does say more about the man than I've given it credit. After all, a wallet is one of those things a man doesn't expect others to see. So if a man's wallet is organized, the man likely leads an organized life too, since he wouldn't be keeping his money and cards organized to impress anybody. I remember reading once, "The true measure of a man lies in what he does when no one is looking", and this applies perfectly to wallets. Unlike a job interview where the applicant has the opportunity to dress up and be on his best behaviour; and unlike a resume, which can contain false or half-true information, a wallet carries with it no pretensions, no smoke screens, nothing to deceive. So in this respect, maybe the manager was right. Perhaps a man's wallet is one of the best ways by which to judge him!
Now I understand that there are those of you out there who are just a tad skeptical. You may be wondering, "That's all fine and dandy, but how hard is it to keep an organized wallet? It's just cards and money. How tough can it possibly be?" Well I've seen firsthand that for some, it's downright impossible. I only have to point to two of my friends, brothers Dave and Steve. I can recall one instance when I was with Dave and he was asked for proof of age, so he produced his driver's license only to be notified by the girl that he had not yet signed it, even though it had been in his wallet for over a year! Steve's wallet is also disorganized, but it's a more complex case. You see, Steve doesn't really have a wallet as we would define one. He has all the items that would normally be contained within the framework of a traditional wallet, but those items are instead scattered in several pockets of his jacket and pants, and their exact location is never static. So if asked to produce, say, his health card, it is not uncommon for Steve to spend two full minutes searching for it.?
It should come as no surprise then that the brothers are both very disorganized people, Steve being the lesser organized of the two. Their wallets are a direct reflection of their lives. So seeing the state of Steve's bedroom would give someone a very accurate picture of the state of his wallet, and vice-versa. Though each brother could dress up, and contend in a job interview that he is an organized person, his wallet would tell the truth. That manager was really on to something, wasn't he?
However, organization is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to wallet inspection. In fact, a lot more than whether or not a man is organized can be discerned by looking at his wallet, though this does require a little more insight and intuition. Let's take the basic items found in almost every man's wallet, what I like to call the 'wallet staples'. The wallet staples include bills of varying denominations, a bank card, a health card, and a library card. Now, the best place to begin is with the absence of one of the wallet staples. If bills are absent, the following judgments can be safely made about the man: either he is broke, or he doesn't like to use cash, or he has just been mugged (a quick look at the man's face should confirm or deny the truth of the latter). The absence of a bank card would indicate that the man either doesn't like banks, or is afraid of technology and would rather deal with a living teller than an automatic one, despite the inconvenient hours, or that he is broke. If the man's wallet is missing a health card, one could discern that the man is either so extremely healthy and worry-free that he believes he has no use for one, or that he lives somewhere else. The last one is easy. If his wallet does not include a library card, he is an idiot.
This brings us to the next level: the order of the staples in the wallet. Though I understand that the order of the staples in any man's wallet is dynamic and forever changing, some basic rules can still be applied to the general state of a man's wallet at any particular point in time. Rule #1: If the man's library card is last or next-to-last in his wallet, he likely doesn't visit the library much, and might as well not have the card at all, which would make him an idiot as discussed previously. Rule #2: If the man's health card is at the front of his wallet, he has likely visited a physician in the near-past. And if the man's health card is all beat up and not in very good shape, it is likely his health is in a similar state. And Rule #3: A man's priorities are reflected in the order of the extreme items in his wallet. So if his credit card is first and his bank card is last, the man is inclined to be a big spender of money he may not have. If his library card is first and his credit card last, he values knowledge over material goods. You get the idea.
But a man's priorities and attitudes toward cash make it a wallet staple worthy of a paragraph of its own. First, if the bills in a man's wallet are organized by denomination, the man too would be organized, and the converse would also be true. Second, I have noticed a pattern in the organization of my own bills which I believe would apply to other men as well. I tend to organize my bills from lowest to highest. This is so that when I remove bills to pay for something, only the smallest one is showing, so if I had a large sum of cash in my wallet, it would not be apparent to others. Whether or not this shows that I'm paranoid or just plain secretive I'm not sure, but I know it shows something about my character. On the contrary, a man who organizes his bills so that the highest ones are showing could be called flashy, or just plain unaware that others are able to see he's carrying a lot of money.
It should be supremely apparent by now that a man's wallet is indeed a direct reflection of his personality, and that's without my having even discussed those items carried in a wallet that are specific to each individual, and aren't wallet staples. Certainly they too carry significant information about the man who carries them. In fact, I can see a whole scientific and psychological field being developed around men and their wallets. Walletology would be an apt name, I think. I can also picture how it all might begin. It will be the night of the televised American Presidential debate, and one daring reporter will pop the ground-breaking question, "Candidates, could the public get a look at each of your wallets?" Each candidate would give a look similar to the expression on the face of the teenage Mr. Kerr, and would then proceed to show his wallet to the camera. Then the reporter would bring out the elderly but still mentally sound store manager to decide the winner. Mr. Kerr, watching the whole thing on TV and recognizing his first employer, would smile, turn it off, and proceed to tell his story to all in the room.
Here is a link to an article about REAL MEN carrying a REAL WALLET:
http://www.showmenews.com/2006/Dec/20061217Comm007.asp
. . . apparently, it's natural, as it is in the male DNA of the species!
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My Savvy Caddy wallets are made of top quality leather. They hold from 8 to 24 cards, money and receipts. What is unique about my wallets is that they are half as thick as most wallets, flexible and comfortable to carry. Also you can see and access all of your cards.
Check it out on my website where I sell them:
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Thanks,
Alan Beckley
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Sandro del Greco
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Check out the new eHolster Front Pocket Wallet with Cell Phone Pouch. It's a leather front pocket wallet with a cell phone case.
That is some really cool insight into determining a person's personality based on their wallet!
I personally love wallets and I wish I could buy every wallet out there and write reviews about them all, but sadly being in college doesn't pay that much.
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I'm sure you can make an interesting story on this.
Man's bond with his wallet is really unique among his personal possessions--more evidence:
http://www.bakersfield.com/columnists/herb-benham/herb-benham-don-t-get-between-a-man-and-his/article_74e66661-ddcd-5b60-97a4-75ee41362d67.html
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