I do the same as Astrid: look for internal layout as a priority... then the quality of the fasteners... then the colour etc. I have no loyalty to brand. Colorado makes good quality things though... didn't know they made purses/wallets I shoud check them out. French clasps sound interesting... I might Google that too. I have also heard that about green wallets/purses too Deb: good Feng Shui. I used to have a green wallet... but I left it on a bus! Chock a block with money... so that wasn't very lucky though!!! For ages after that I didn't carry around my cards unless I needed them each day (it was soooo arduous replacing and cancelling them all)... but slowly over the years I have gone back to having a fully stocked wallet.
UPDATE : ... how sad is this i have been looking for a wallet since i put this thread on and i finally found one this past May, yes OMG took me an entire year to find a wallet i like
... i don't love it but it has the lay out inside how i like
btw i couldn't find a patent bright red or purple one like i would have loved but i ended up with a GREEN WALLET with white embroidered flowers and pink flamingos on inside lining ha, ha (not really me but it does the job until i finally find the ONE, lol) !!
(i'm sure someone here said green wallet/purse brings luck , ... fingers crossed i win the lottery to fill some dosh$ in it to give it a good workout, LOL)
bright red (matches my current work handbag until I go shopping for a new handbag, also pretty-much matches a sexy pair of shoes I purchased a month or so ago) - I've had pink, black, brown, green and yellow
I do have my eye on the gorgeous purple LV one but of course I'd have to buy the handbag to match and much as I'm a label queen I think I'll refrain from spending that much maybe
Oooh... Sopdet I love LV!! I have a purse and a few bags in the mono canvas and one in black epi leather. I'd love a coloured one next! Best bit is, they have all been gifts! Told my dad if it comes from LV I'll love it... think he's too scared to pick a colour though, I'll have to drop some hints! Very expensive, but if you look after them they last incredibly well (ahhh.... self-justification at its best!!).
I have a black Fossil wallet that closes with a press stud. Nothing special but it has lots of card spaces which is what I look for first.
Before that I had a dark red Colorado one for about 3 years. It was given to me by one of the day care families and while I didn't love it at first it grew on me and was very sad to let it go in the end, partly because of sentimental value and partly because it had become like an old friend.
It twas me I believe that suggested the green wallet. It is a feng shui thing. Also you should always keep some money in it - never to empty. If necessary you photocopy a cheque and put it in there... The money musn't be folded it must lay flat..
I found myself a green one I think it's a "Wilson" one - I love the design it zips right around (I have a similar one in red - which is not good feng shui - sorry Sopdet!).
What brand was yours Smiles and what's the design? I need lots of card places...
A little Feng Shui antidote could be putting a small piece of jade into your walket/purse. It's meant to attract money. I have a bit somewhere, a flat disc... Off to find it now! Let's see what happens... Our finances are a tad grim ATM with another terms boarding school fees just about to blow our bank account!
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For ages after that I didn't carry around my cards unless I needed them each day (it was soooo arduous replacing and cancelling them all)... but slowly over the years I have gone back to having a fully stocked wallet.
yes OMG took me an entire year to find a wallet i like
, ...
fingers crossed i win the lottery to fill some dosh$ in it to give it a good workout, LOL)
that I take to work everyday/
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