For about the last five years, my wallet’s been a big Lakeland travel wallet. It was designed to carry a passport and boarding cards, not for everyday use, but I used it everyday. It was big enough to hold all my stuff; credit cards, plenty of cash and the pile of train tickets and receipts that I collect when I’m out and about. When I say it was big, I mean big. I couldn’t mistake when I had it in my pocket and I could easily dig into my bag to find it in my bag without looking. I loved it and was very upset when it was lost.
On the way back from holiday in France this summer, my big old favourite wallet was dropped at a toll booth. Although by an amazing stroke of luck I got it back a few hours later, it had been shredded by truck tyres and I knew I needed a replacement.
As Lakeland no longer offered my old wallet, I turned to Hard Graft, my favourite brand for Mac, iPad and iPhone cases. I already have one of their Phone Fold (Heritage) cases and I’d met Hard Graft’s James and Monica for a beer only a few weeks before. We’d talked about phone cases and wallets, about how the Phone Fold isn’t roomy enough for more than two credit cards and a few notes, and how they should make a larger version more like my old Lakeland.
After losing my Lakeland, I noticed they’d added that bigger Phone Fold Wallet Plus, so I ordered one, in Heritage brown leather, for £90.00 plus shipping.
Written by Andy Clarke
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