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4 – 10+ cards
RFID Protection
Sections for passport, tickets and bills
Fits all passports except German and Irish
Hidden compartment for spare cash
4 quick access card slots (+ 3 extra slots)
Micro travel pen with refills
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Whats better this or the folio? Need something for those additional passports ;)
If you want something compact this is pretty much as small as it gets — it's basically the size of a passport.
I have one (based on a friend's recommendation) and love it. It basically replaces my wallet when I travel — sufficient slots for credit cards and both notes + boarding passes fit in the notes slot, so all your important stuff are kept together. The pen is very handy too, when filling in the Aus arrivals card.
Well, sadly I realized it cant handle Irish passports :( Oh well, bought the Folio instead.
I've got the folio and highly recommend it
I thought passport sizes were standard. Apparently not if the German and Irish ones won’t fit.
That thing is enormous. 15cm x 10cm won't be comfortable in a back pocket
Not designed for a back pocket to be honest, it's more for an inside suit pocket.
That's what I was thinking but who travels in a suit?
Not sure if a serious question - I travel for work and often travel in a suit if I'm heading directly to an office after landing.
@p1 ama: Fair enough but I'm sure you don't need to carry a passport in your wallet to get to the office. A regular wallet would suffice.
@[Deactivated]: If you are visiting work locations that have a modicum of security and require you to identify yourself then you will need your passport. It is an international identification document after all. I guess it depends what kind of work you do.
Fair enough but I'm sure you don't need to carry a passport in your wallet to get to the office
I've literally boarded a plane from an international terminal with just a briefcase whilst wearing a suit, with "sleep clothes" in a small duffle bag, flown to Auckland, requiring my passport, gotten off the plane, again needing my passport to clear immigration, then heading straight to the office. This sort of wallet would be convenient for all of those use cases.
Yes, I could just have kept my passport in my briefcase or in my suit jacket without a wallet. This is a terribly niche product in any circumstance.
@p1 ama: You're a busy international man of business, that much is clear. What I don't understand is why you don't tuck your passport into your suit jacket pocket and use a regular size wallet. For convenience. It's all so confusing.
@[Deactivated]: If I didn't make it clear, I don't actually own this. I'm just saying this is a potential use case. I do exactly what you're suggesting which is to just keep my passport in a plastic sleeve in my suit pocket.
I also said that this is a terribly niche product so if anything we agree.
It's all really a matter of muchness with these sort of products. I know someone who swears by a Bellroy A4 compendium. I just carry around a notebook.
@[Deactivated]: That’s not convenient as you need to take your jacket off for security, having everything together is, the amount of people without any sort of organisation at an airport is frustrating.
Not to mention it holds the bigger notes of some countries.
What's crazy is that you own a briefcase.
Not a literal square briefcase, a regular "laptop bag" is called a briefcase.
@p1 ama: Stop ruining my mental image of you walking around with a briefcase like Michael Douglas in Falling Down.
btw, have you tried ordering breakfast after 10:30am at McDonald's?
btw, have you tried ordering breakfast after 10:30am at McDonald's?
Yes, all the time, nothing beats a bacon and egg McMuffin meal at 11pm.
@p1 ama: It was a joke, I was referencing the movie made in 1993 mentioned above. A guy walks around with a briefcase in it. He has a bad day. It's an amazing movie.
Here's the breakfast at Whammyburger Scene
@NoApostrophePlurals: I have multiple briefcase. In there you won't find files of yesteryear, but a modern tablet, notes for when you need to actually write and pass something physical, pens, business cards and whatever else you need to get through the day.
i do every week, multiple times a week as well. lol
@Hugh G Rection: Yikes does someone not know about the all day breakfast menu in McDonalds that has been out for several years
I mean just yikes.
Fits fine in the front pockets of my jeans when i travel.
That's the only place for it, or in a bag. Susceptible to being pickpocketed with it protruding from a back pocket
Fits well with a slab like phone and the card layout means that it ends up being relatively thin
I prefer the travel folio over this, previously got one on Amazon in a previous deal and found it too large to be in pockets and not very protective
I'm considering the folio as well… Do you think it could hold 3 passports?
no - unless thats all you want to hold in the wallet
too big
Love mine, fits perfectly in back pocket at the airport and then in bag
Which countries do you need to use this? I have never used a wallet like this before. I am going to Bali next month. Do they do the rfid hacking there?
If you are in the Netherlands or France, they just pickpocket the whole lot.
The new one good thing about moving to NSW. Wallets are a thing of the past.
I go back to Melbourne and need a physical drivers licence and a shitty myki card and apparently a $100 wallet to keep them in
Myki is digital on android, can transfer your credit across.
I go back to Melbourne and need a physical drivers licence
Don't need to carry it unless you're:
learner permit holders
probationary licence (P1 or P2) holders
driver licence holders, under the age of 26
driver licence holders whose licence is subject to an ‘E’, ‘I’ or ‘Z’ condition (includes interstate licence/permit holders who are subject to an ‘I’ condition)
driver licence holders when driving a vehicle listed below, beyond an 80km radius of the vehicle's normal place of business:
a bus,
a heavy vehicle
a light vehicle towing a heavy trailer
and a shitty myki card
I wish they would hurry up and bring myki over to iOS
Cool, thanks, I’ll go buy a new phone.
Can get a crap heap android for less than the cost of this wallet you don’t want to buy
That's good to know.
Having said that, many licensed venues won't let you in without a physical card though. Tried getting into Fortress Melbourne the other week and didn't have my license with me; the staff didn't let me show one on my phone so I couldn't go in alas.
Yeah Melbourne sucks. More people should move to Sydney.
Haha get so offended so easily
Not offended. The less people in Melbourne the better.
The Melbourne 2nd place complex.
No, that would push up the property price even further.
Makes sense, Sydney is a waaaaay better city than Melbourne.
NSW
No Stupid Wallets
The problem with having your driver licence on your phone is, are you comfortable handing your unlocked phone over to the police officer in a traffic stop?
$119 money in my pocket or $119 wallet in my pocket…😅
Depends on who you are impressing 😂
i dont carry cash, i just use a card sleeve. i can keep it in my front pocket, or my back pocket without misaligning my back like the brick i use to carry. lol
For people who are saying this item is too big I just bought one of these they're on special $70 at Myer until end of today and there's 4% cashback with Shopback https://www.myer.com.au/p/eton-small-embossed-bifold-wallet-…
This doesn't fit a passport…
I meant wallet, i use my passport once every 2 years when i go overseas, I'm not gonna buy something to put it in when in lives in a drawer for 99.9% of its life.
Just like the copy of your karma sutra😉
Posting a deal for an irrelevant $70 Tommy Hilfiger wallet in a post about passport wallets for international travel and saying it's not for you..yikes.
@NoApostrophePlurals: Wow you passport wallet people are very touchy
A product I didn’t even know existed until this thread
@jmc787: I don't even own a passport wallet - it's just fundamentally a different product for a different use case.
@p1 ama: I guess you can say it's like posting about a windows laptop on an iPhone deal and saying this has a bigger screen? (Was supposed to be @ the original post sorry)
@jmc787: We all don't know one product or other existing. But when we come across something new, it doesn't really make sense to invalidate everyone else's use case scenarios because yours is different, then share something that is similar but doesn't do the same job.
It's a double yikes because you paid for an overpriced leather wallet because it has a Tommy Hilfiger logo on it. They're infamous with just slapping their logos on stuff they get their buyers to source. Maybe once upon a time, their brand stood for quality American made apparel and accessories, but no longer is that the case.
This Tommy Hilfiger gaming keyboard and mouse might be right up your alley
A passport is also a vitally important document, it could stop you from leaving a country to get home, or ironically, on the flip side, have you deported for not holding a valid passport.
This happened to someone I know, they had cleared customs and were having a wine at the airport, spilt wine on their table, the corner of the passport soaked up some wine. They got on their flight but was refused entry into the country. They had to wait until the next morning 12 hours later to pay a bribe to get out of the situation. The financial cost was huge because they missed a pre-booked Safari tour leaving first thing in the morning not to mention the $100 USD bribe they had to pay.
You don't need to buy this wallet, but at least buy a cheap wallet holder/protector off eBay to protect it.
@NoApostrophePlurals: Back in my day you’d be let off with a warning for a first offence but not with the travel wallet people.
One minor indiscretion of not realising the critical importance of the word travel when placed in front of the word wallet and you are in for pages of angry recriminations.
Have this, much better than the A5 folio size alternatives. Easy to hold and have in a backpack front pocket (many too small for folio types) and carries everything you need at the airport. It has a nice hidden layer/pocket for cash and the little pen works well.
Bellroy is better if on sale
Does it worth $119??
For pickpocketers, this is worth every penny, as they get to steal the whole lot in one go, money and all.
For those travel, I can't recommend this (or something like this). I dropped my passport and boarding pass from my back pocket, and fortunately someone found them and gave to authorities. This was on the way to flight boarding from lounge. And I got lucky this time.
This was the first thing I bought when I arrived back home. Now I always travel with this, and I also have Apple Airtag in it.
Yes, it's huge but I leave it backpack most of the time.
Funny thing is, I used to have one and sold it as I never used it. And end-up buy it again.
I wouldn’t think anyone would put this in their back pocket.
It was my passport and boarding pass in backpocket.
You can't recommend it but then you recommend it?
I think they meant "can't recommend this enough". I, too was confused.
yeah! excuse my dyslexia
Wish it fit 2 passports but folio not on sale
I have one of these and it's really only for those who travel frequently. If you're only going overseas once every two or three years, it's not for you. Just get a passport holder, not wallet.
The mini pen is a godsend for filling in those pesky travel declaration cards and other forms, not having to touch those filthy airport pens on chains that never get cleaned. (Yes I know, all touch points on planes are probably even filthier.)
It also has a handy sim card holder so when I get to an airport and buy a local sim, I can safely store my
main sim safely and not lose it. it even includes one of those tiny Sim tray eject pins and a place to store it!
So you spend $119 for small pen and a sim card holder?
If you are a frequent traveller, you probably carrying a laptop or something similar with you. Just put your passport and tiny pen in the laptop bag, and sim card in your wallet. Problem solved. Khaby Lame meme
I've done exactly as you have said before I bought this. It's not necessary, you're right, but it's fantastic and one of my favourite travel accessories. When I travel, I go for six months away at a time, with just one Wandrd clamshell carry on size duffel bag and one compressible/packable lightweight backpack. Every gram saved, every convenience added and every bit of sauce saved helps.
Before I had this, I had a slightly larger eBay job, that was also fantastic. I think I got this bellroy one on sale for less than this price on sale. It's a luxury, not a necessity, but I'm all for passport wallets.
It shows 189. 🙁
This deal is for Basalt colour only which is still available.
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