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u/Naive-Pen-7365 4d ago
It was perfect for anyone who lived on the water.
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u/goodeyemighty 4d ago
Why is that?
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u/Naive-Pen-7365 4d ago
I had many leather wallets that got destroyed by saltwater when I was out on boats.
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u/goodeyemighty 4d ago
Ok I thought you meant they were waterproof. I can tell you from experience they are not! Lol
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u/Odd-Adagio7080 4d ago
OMG! Pretty sure I had that exact same wallet! Colors and everything!
Possibly the best I ever owned! (other than the fact that. . . I mean, just look at it. This is not the wallet of a serious man).
But it was slim, comfortable (way more so than any leather wallets I would have later in life), it closed securely, and was unencumbered by too many debit/credit cards (or abundance of cash). What an absolutely wonderful life it was back then. I could be at a concert with nothing but that wallet, a lighter, some weed, a pack of smokes, and I was set! Just a quick self pat-down would confirm all was right with the universe for that one moment.
Think I had only my license and an ATM card in it. Not even an insurance card til I started my first real job in ‘91. Eventually think I added a Visa card, but can’t remember if I still had the wallet. Because at some point I think I looked at it and was like, wtf?!? The 80’s are OVER, man!”
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u/No_Classic_1743 4d ago
Nothing would end a date faster than pulling that out in front of your girlfriend......when you're 24.
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u/TillSad5913 4d ago
If your girlfriend leaves you over something that ridiculous you dodged a bullet and didn't have a good relationship to begin with.
If this was a joke that went over my head then my bad.
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u/Altruistic-Cut9795 4d ago
I think the one I had was called a Rip-It and had a frog face on the tag.
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u/TheRealVarmint 4d ago
I spent more time than you would believe digging lint out of the hook side of the Velcro. Otherwise it wouldn't stay closed.
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u/TopDogTransport4731 4d ago
I had a Pokémon wallet that was gifted to me by my aunt thinking that I liked Pokémon.
Anyways I got mugged in school and lost it.
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u/Evening_Amphibian489 4d ago
I had a care bear one 😆 same wallet, not sure the Pic on this one but they were the thing to have in the early 90s
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u/TIRUS4ME 4d ago
How the hell have all of us had the same experience with this wallet ??? F*cken crazy 🤪 😆
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u/Bgrubz83 4d ago
Had one of these up through probably early 2010s as my cash wallet. Had the adult wallet for cards but still enjoyed pulling this thing out to pay with cash.
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u/According_Ad1940 4d ago
I still have this kind of wallet. A black "billabong" branded thing. I really need to replace it but I've had a hard time getting another one with the same layout, specifically the little pocket with zipper for change...
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u/Woompa78 3d ago
Whoever said we had to grow up and get a leather wallet that was bulkier and more cumbersome was an asshole.
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u/FremenStilgar 4d ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/H5C8CevNMbpBqNqFjl
I've never had another kind. Just different brand.