jimi, anyone? other wallets?

[WrensMom]

Will do. I got an email from them that they have shipped out and should arrive this week.

[Bikingmomof3]

Thanks! What colours did you choose?

[WrensMom]

I picked the purple for myself and the orange for DH (he loves orange). If he doesn't like his and I do like them, I plan on using both of them, one for regular use and one for the extra cards that I don't need all the time.

[DebW]

If this is a hard plastic thing, it doesn't sound very comfortable in the hip pocket. Let us know.

[plantluvver]

I had enough trouble when I changed purses to be fashionable. I've leaned I do best if I pack considtently, even if it means I carry multiple bags. So, when I sail, I carry both a sailing and a biking bag. Of course things migrate, and I don't know where to put the gloves as I've been using the same gloves for both activities.

But now we change wallets? It would drive me crazy! I'd ALWAYS be grabbing the wrong one in my flight out the door...

Mary

[Nanci]

I really want one- either the Glass Green or the Turquoise. (Which is weird- you'd think I'd choose pink or purple, my favorite colors...) And the little carrying strap.

Wait till payday...

[GLC1968]

Man...this place is dangerous to my checking account!

Yes, I just ordered one for me and one for DH.

[pooks]

But now we change wallets? It would drive me crazy! I'd ALWAYS be grabbing the wrong one in my flight out the door...

Mary

I don't think I'll change when I get the Jimi. I think I'll just stick the Jimi into the "regular" wallet and go on. Or I may even put the Jimi on my keyring!

[Fuji Girl]

They have them at Performance too! On their web site, at least. And free shipping until tonight.

http://www.performancebike.com/shop/...tegory_ID=2328

[KnottedYet]

I've had a leather one in my hip pocket for about the last 10 years. Made by a couple of women in Saugatuck Michigan. I guess it would be considered a coin purse, it is just one main zip-shut envelope, with a smaller zip shut flat pocket on the outside. I keep money and cards in the main envelope and spare bike and car keys in the outer flat pocket.

(what does it say about me that I don't keep a spare HOUSE key in that outer flat pocket?)

Edit: I just googled, and I think the shop was Amaru Leather, 322 Griffin St. Saugatuck MI. (269) 857-3745. I can't find their website (if they have one) but found them listed in the gallery promotion. Cool shop, sturdy products, and Family friendly!

[snapdragen]

I really like my jimi. I have one for the bike, and one at work that I keep my "Cafeteria Card" in.

[WrensMom]

Ok, so we got them in the mail today, and we are sorta less than completely impressed They are too large, and too stiff to really go in a front pocket, and a back pocket is out of the question completely. My cell phone is smaller than these things. We each have a regular, but small, wallet now (his is leather, mine is nylon), and the Jimi is not an improvement over either one. The Jimi is larger than the wallets we have now, but also holds less and is stiffer. So no dice for us--I plan on returning them. I can see how they would work ok if you weren't planning on carrying it, and were using it in a purse or a bag of some kind, though. Also, I didn't really like the way the plastic snapped back together--kinda seems like it will fatigue quickly and break. I have had the nylon wallet for over 5 years and carry it daily in a back pocket, and it is holding up nicely. I would like something even *more* compact though, so I guess the search will continue.

[pooks]

Thanks for that report, Wren's Mom. I thought they were supposed to be barely larger than a credit card. That's disappointing!

[Bikingmomof3]

Ok, so we got them in the mail today, and we are sorta less than completely impressed They are too large, and too stiff to really go in a front pocket, and a back pocket is out of the question completely. My cell phone is smaller than these things. We each have a regular, but small, wallet now (his is leather, mine is nylon), and the Jimi is not an improvement over either one. The Jimi is larger than the wallets we have now, but also holds less and is stiffer. So no dice for us--I plan on returning them. I can see how they would work ok if you weren't planning on carrying it, and were using it in a purse or a bag of some kind, though. Also, I didn't really like the way the plastic snapped back together--kinda seems like it will fatigue quickly and break. I have had the nylon wallet for over 5 years and carry it daily in a back pocket, and it is holding up nicely. I would like something even *more* compact though, so I guess the search will continue.

Thank you for the review. I am sorry these will not work for you and your DH. What brand of nylon wallet do you have?

[Geonz]

They'd be bad news for me. When I "compacted" and put the necessities into something tiny (a free nylon zipper thing) it was great except when it was M.I.A. which happened too often because it ended up in different pockets.