It wasn’t too long ago that I was using just a general normal fabric wallet. I had had it for years, some black Airwalk one and it was tatty as get back and I needed to get a new one.

I had been finding that I would tend to collect receipts, cards, business cards, ticket stubs, loose change and other random stuff. I’d have to empty it every so often (usually once it was thicker than an inch and I was having a hard time getting it in and out of my pocket) and take some time to sort through the contents. I decided that I was going to try something different and went about hunting on the internets.

Lifehacker had had a series of articles on nice wallet replacements, but generally they were rather expensive, available only in the US or I’d end up looking like a complete tit using them. So it went on the back burner for a while. I was then randomly in Grand & Toy a while back getting some office supplies for Cloudtone and I came across a lovely little thing for about $9 which has since functioned as my wallet.

The Capsul Case is a Canadian made product, it’s not fancy, it’s not featureful, it’s just a design that’s simple and works.

I’ve been using mine for nearly 6 months now and I love it. It’s small so it fits in my pocket with ease, it limits the cards I have on me to the ones that I really need (Visa, ATM, Starbucks card, Business account cards, BC Care Card and my BC drivers licence). I also fold cash bills into it and the odd time I’ll stick a key to one of the inside panels if I need it.

The first thing I noticed once using it is that I now tend to empty my pockets of receipts once I get home since they’re much more noticable in pockets. This has helped a lot in the time needed to sort through all of these things. I also tend to empty my pockets of change and have even setup some money ‘bins’ on our ‘landing strip’ at home.

The capsul case is really tough, so I have no qualms about just throwing it into my bag or into the bowl on our ‘landing strip’ along with my keys and the like.

Has anyone else recently moved from using the general fabric wallet or purse?