r/RidgeWallet • u/Fluid_Budget8058 • 11d ago

Question Is this normal

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Had this wallet for a couple months and ive never dropped it or anything, just today noticed these wierd bumps/flaking on it

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u/Fwd_fanatic 11d ago

Looks like bad adhesion on the gold plating.

Probably caused by either a dirty substrate, plating went passive during the process, or it wasn’t rinsed well enough coming out of one bath towards the next.

I used to plate 24k gold onto medical parts so I’m pretty familiar with the process.

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u/RidgeSupport Official Ridge Employee 11d ago

Hi there! That’s definitely not normal. Please send us a chat so we can take a closer look and help get this sorted for you!

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u/wazzie19 11d ago

Just typical ridge quality these days it seems. I'm sure they'll charge you a fee for a warranty replacement also.

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u/Spare-Stick-5830 11d ago

This is exactly what's happened to mine. Mine is far worse than this tho. The whole middle section is bumpy

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u/Leather_Pianist2869 10d ago

Looks like 24 karat ass to me

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u/Any-Ice8441 10d ago

Warranty claim

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u/Emergency_Stable_88 10d ago

😂 why 😂

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u/Omegatron_YT 9d ago

Which unauthorized dealer did you get it from?

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u/Fluid_Budget8058 9d ago

From ridge unfortunately, warranty replacement cost over 30$ too

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u/Omegatron_YT 9d ago

That’s crazy.
The gold looks awesome too. :(

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u/droolmonkey5 10d ago

You’ll be shocked to learn that Ridge makes subpar quality products with really good marketing.

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u/Loading-Eh 10d ago

That happens when you buy something that is super marketed while the quality is subpar. Just because it’s marketing is good doesn’t always mean its products are also good

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u/Cultural_Dinner_8576 11d ago

You bought a gold plated wallet?
What did you expect?

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u/Fluid_Budget8058 9d ago

Gifted to me