FIDELO Carbon Fiber Minimalist Wallet – Slim RFID Credit Card Holder Money Clip for Men

Do you want to buy this wallet? This is a minimalist wallet. They will never carry as much as bi-fold or tri-fold wallets. It will not be as easy to find, pull out and put back cards and cash in this wallet as one of it's portly siblings. You get a minimalist wallet for the small size and light weight. This style of minimalist wallet is basically 2 stiff plates and a band to keep them together. You just sandwich everything between them.Fidelo did a great job designing and manufacturing this wallet. The plates are stiff, smooth, light, thin and nice looking. They also did something I haven't seen anyone else do. They left one side of the plates solid so you can put your credit card chips on that side to help protect them from hackers. I don't have a way to test them but it's a nice idea. The elastic band seems decent and the carbon fiber connector is a nice look. Bands are kind of a wear item. I doubt they will last forever and may not last very long depending on usage. Only time will tell. At least they give you extra bands that'll make it last longer and gives you some color options.To make this style wallet work better, you need to think things through a little. If you won't use a card, don't put it in the wallet. That's kind of the point of this style. Take only what you need. Also, if you arrange your cards in a certain way, it will work better. Place a smooth card (on both sides) like a driver's license or plastic insurance card against both plates. Put everything else in between them. That will make all the cards slide out smoothly. Don't place a magnetic strip against the plates to protect it from wearing out too fast. Next make sure cards with raised numbers are facing each other without the numbers touching. That helps them come out easier. Make sure that all cards with a chip have the chip sandwiched between the solid sides of the plates. Cash fits perfect if you fold the bills into thirds. Last, if you only carry a few bills, you can sandwich them between 2 cards so they aren't showing. I'd recommend the bills go between the 2 least used cards so there's less chance they fall out.

I've tried 4 wallets in the past 2 months. I've finally found this one that I will keep for a long time. I can hold over 13 cards and stuff in it including a receipt here and there. I can fold over 5 bills in the back. I LOVE how you push all the cards through and pinch the bottom and it become a fan for you to choose which card you want. So much better than the horizontal style. Finally Finally Finally this is my wallet for a long time with all the bands they gave you as well.

This is the perfect minimalistic wallet: sleek, strong, and compact. Though I dream of living in world without the need for wallets at all, the Fidelo wallet is the next best thing. Getting a specific card out does take some practice, but it's great once you get the hang of it. Having cycled through traditional leather bifolds, trifolds, and phone case wallets, I think I've finally found that happy medium.Though it comes with multiple colors, I favor the "black-on-black" combo for maximum sleekness. The band itself feels very sturdy and usually it's a bit of work to "undo" the wallet, which is a good thing in my opinion.At any given time, I will keep 5 cards and 5 bills and that's about the sweet spot. You could certainly fit more cards & money, but I think you'd be pushing it. Besides, Half of the fun of getting a minimalistic wallet is finding the cards that you really need on a day-to-day basis rather than shoving everything in, which is probably why you bought a smaller wallet in the first place.

Great concept and basically what I'm looking for, but with a few flaws. I noticed that some others mentioned the same thing, and I agree that I can see over time the metal wearing down my cards quickly. I think this would be perfect if there were some thin piece of felt or microfiber-like material on the insides to not only make it easier to remove/insert the cards, but less wear/tear on cards. The other flaw is it is quite difficult to fit cards between the two pieces of metal, understandably (as you don't want things to fall out), but something to help separate the two pieces would be good. I think this second flaw would be overcome by adding in some soft fabric. Overall, a good wallet, and would recommend it. I'll probably go pick up something to sit in-between to get me through.

This is the "Minimalist Prestige" model. It arrived quickly, and was well packaged. I found the edges of the wallet's plates to be smooth (unlike some other reviewers). The plates themselves are much thicker than their "Minimalist Original" model. This, plus having only one finger slot, provides RFID protection for your cards. (Put the cards in so that the chip is to the side without the finger slot cutout.)I also like the way the elastic band doubles as the money clip. Just slip your cash under the band. Some may prefer a spring clip, but I read at least one review that said the spring clip (on another maker's wallet) wore holes in their pants.This wallet is exactly the size of a credit card. If you have some larger ID cards, they may protrude a bit beyond the edges. Everything I carry is laminated, so this isn't a big problem for me.The wallet easily expands to carry more cards. I currently have a total of 12 credit cards and IDs in mine. I love the way it fits in my front pocket. No more aching butt from sitting on a fat wallet in the hip pocket! Plus, the price is right.Customer service could not be better. When I mentioned a few minor things they might improve, Fidelo at once sent me a different model wallet to try out, for free! (I decided to keep this one though.)

This is a nice, very simple design. The carbon fiber gives it a sleek look. However, my RFID does not work. It's been tested with Apple pay machines as well as my work badge. To me it's the combination of look and function that justifies the price, otherwise it's only worth half.