https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wallets-save-or-splurge Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 05 Apr 2026 12:09:39 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wallets-save-or-splurge/page/2#post-1596131 Thu, 24 Dec 2015 03:14:19 +0000 rizamei 1596131@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Splurge! I'm super picky about configuration. This time I wanted something that would fit paper bills without folding, had a zip coin pocket, a zip around closure, and would lay flat when unzipped. Oh, and a light/bright color so I can find it in my bag. I only found a couple options that met all these requirements, so I splurged when I had a discount code at Amazon. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wallets-save-or-splurge/page/2#post-1595945 Wed, 23 Dec 2015 15:13:17 +0000 Penny 1595945@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>In principle, I'm for splurging, although I picked up my tiny Prada wallet in pewter saffiano leather (fits just a few cards and a folded-up bill or two, which works better with my clutches) for almost nothing on consignment-store credit. Good luck! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wallets-save-or-splurge/page/2#post-1595727 Tue, 22 Dec 2015 23:51:04 +0000 Beth 1595727@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I vote middle-of-the-road. I splurged on my last wallet (A leather Kate Spade) because I'm picky about configuration. That said, given that a wallet is going to get bumped around in the bottom of my handbag along with assorted lipsticks, my keys, and phone, I'd go with less expensive if possible. The wear and tear isn't worth it to me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wallets-save-or-splurge/page/2#post-1595717 Tue, 22 Dec 2015 23:11:51 +0000 Anonymous 1595717@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I bought a Fossil wallet several years ago and am still using it. I'm picky about the # of credit card slots, and I like being able to fit my checkbook in it. It's leather and I think I paid about $40 for it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wallets-save-or-splurge/page/2#post-1595700 Tue, 22 Dec 2015 21:53:48 +0000 Von 1595700@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Splurge! I am on my 2nd Hobo Lauren wallet, and I can't live without it! It carries everything and has the perfect configuration. I can also use it as a clutch, and it's the perfect size to stash under my arm when doing quick errands, and can hold my iPhone when I need (and coupons, cards, cash, receipts, a lip balm and my everyday lipgloss) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wallets-save-or-splurge/page/2#post-1595698 Tue, 22 Dec 2015 21:38:10 +0000 kerlyn 1595698@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Team Save here! &nbsp;I like a brightly colored but small and slim wallet. &nbsp;The one I'm using now is from Target and have had it for a few years now. &nbsp;I sometimes switch out to an even smaller one when I carry one of my mini cross body bags.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wallets-save-or-splurge/page/2#post-1595687 Tue, 22 Dec 2015 21:19:04 +0000 Deborah 1595687@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Splurge! I tend to have the same wallet for a long time so I like to invest in a good leather one. Size and capacity is very important. It has to fit comfortably all I need to carry in my wallet. My current one is from Oroton and is black. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wallets-save-or-splurge#post-1595640 Tue, 22 Dec 2015 20:03:13 +0000 Anonymous 1595640@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Definitely splurge! I bought myself a new D&amp;B wallet (pebble leather) &nbsp;last year at Macy's and I love it. I also have a vintage Gucci that is about 40 years old and it is in amazing condition. My other wallets/wristlets are Coach (leather only)</p> <p>I wore out all the wallets that were given to me by family/friends over the years very quickly that were not of high quality. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wallets-save-or-splurge#post-1595622 Tue, 22 Dec 2015 19:14:12 +0000 shiny 1595622@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I look for configuration and size, as well as "feel."&nbsp;</p> <p>This has been my wallet for many years now - Michael Kors.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wallets-save-or-splurge#post-1595563 Tue, 22 Dec 2015 16:59:29 +0000 Jules 1595563@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Save vs splurge is relative, but I think on balance I'd rather have something decent quality that wears nicely. I got sick of my last one (brightly multi-coloured) before it wore out, but it can now be passed on to my daughter or friend who both love it. Since it's an essential, not easily swapped out, and you use it every day I think it is worth a splurge, in terms of cost, quality AND effort.<br /> PS Janet.... That wallet is gorgeous and very you </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wallets-save-or-splurge#post-1595514 Tue, 22 Dec 2015 15:29:02 +0000 Janet 1595514@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm another who is very picky about size and configuration of a wallet. My current one was a little bit of a splurge, even though it was on sale, it was more than I'd spent for a wallet previously. It's a small Longchamp in a deep wine color and a reptile texture, and it's getting better with age. I bought it two years ago when I was downsizing my purses and I moved to a smaller wallet that would easily fit in a clutch. </p> <p>I tend to get tired of wallets before I actually wear them out, but I've passed along a couple of nice ones to my niece over the years. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wallets-save-or-splurge#post-1595491 Tue, 22 Dec 2015 14:38:55 +0000 Susie 1595491@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>As others have said, size and the functionality are primary considerations. Mine is fairly small as I&nbsp;use a variety of size handbags. I actually have the same wallet in 2 colors- 1 for winter and 1 for summer. </p> <p>But even a practical item can speak to you...I recently got to spend a day shopping with my Mom which is pretty rare so I suggested that we shop together for each other's Christmas gift. (I got a&nbsp;super soft faux fur vest at Nordstrom.) My Mom had been using the same wallet for more than 20 years and it had been a gift from my sister. It was time for a replacement and we looked in several stores before coming across the perfect one. The leather was a beautiful color and nice and soft. But we knew it was THE one for her when we saw the tiny emblem, an elephant, which is a special favorite for her. </p> <p>Oh and it wasn't overly expensive but the fun of choosing it together makes it priceless. </p> <p></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wallets-save-or-splurge#post-1595472 Tue, 22 Dec 2015 13:58:08 +0000 Anonymous 1595472@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Jaileen, another Orla Keely fan here! I love your wallet! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wallets-save-or-splurge#post-1595459 Tue, 22 Dec 2015 13:13:47 +0000 dakotacheryl 1595459@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My favorite wallet, is one from Dooney &amp; Bourke that came as part of a set with a handbag on QVC. It has 3 credit card slots inside on each side and is roomy enough in the middle for the rest of my cards, receipts, cash folded in half and change.<br />I loved it so much, I bought another one on eBay. The colors I have are cognac and purple...I'm still using the cognac one...and it shows no wear after several years.<br />This wallet is small enough that it slips into all of my purses.</p> <p>I am going to look into a new wristlet from Coach that will fit the large iPhone. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wallets-save-or-splurge#post-1595452 Tue, 22 Dec 2015 12:14:48 +0000 ma 1595452@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am in the mid-ranhe, i suppose. My current one is a Perlina from Nordstrom Rack that i bought in Seattle when my daughter was 5 months old and she is 5 years old now and i still dont have any problems with it (except maybe it could use a cleaning.) My husband actually bought me a very nice MK one last mothers day and i returned it because i didnt think i needed it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wallets-save-or-splurge#post-1595451 Tue, 22 Dec 2015 12:09:44 +0000 Aquamarine 1595451@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Configuration and size are most important to me. It has to fit in the majority of my handbags. I think you can get a nice wallet at many price points. Off-price retailers generally have a good selection if you are not picky about color. I like Fossil for quality and budget-friendly wallets.</p> <p>However, next time I will probably go for a bright color as I am finding it harder to see a dark wallet inside a bag, which wasn't really an issue 10 years ago! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wallets-save-or-splurge#post-1595446 Tue, 22 Dec 2015 11:22:20 +0000 retailgirl 1595446@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have a Coach wallet that's about three years old, Legacy collection, navy with red that I bought to match a Coach duffle. I carry the bag now and then but use the wallet every day. Still looks good. My requirements: some zip pockets, not too big, room for cards but I don't carry a lot of them. Soft leather, nice color. Good wallets usually cost as much as bags because there's a lot of hand work to them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wallets-save-or-splurge#post-1595433 Tue, 22 Dec 2015 08:23:52 +0000 CocoLion 1595433@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm on team save. &nbsp;I get the slimmest smallest I can find, because I like smaller bags. &nbsp;Currently I have a leather one from Tignagnello which I like, not an expensive brand. &nbsp;There are times I skip the wallet all together and use the inner zip pocket of the clutch or cross body bag. &nbsp;Fossil, Tignagnello and some Michael Kors even come with wallets built into the bags (credit card slots, coin zip pockets). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wallets-save-or-splurge#post-1595419 Tue, 22 Dec 2015 06:08:39 +0000 Gigi 1595419@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I say splurge if you can find one that you really like that is made from leather so that it will last. I got my first leather wallet years ago, and I still use it today. It is still in great shape, and I've had it for probably 17 years. So it's actually been cheaper in the long run than buying many lesser-quality wallets. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wallets-save-or-splurge#post-1595404 Tue, 22 Dec 2015 04:42:53 +0000 Dee 1595404@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wanted one that wasn't full length, but could still hold more than 4 or so cards. I ended up with a Michael Kors half-length zippered wallet that I'vd used for a few years. It held enough and had room for change. It was a bit of a splurge, but it could have been worse, and the wallet has held up quite well. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wallets-save-or-splurge#post-1595387 Tue, 22 Dec 2015 04:00:29 +0000 Bonnie 1595387@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have a tiny wallet that just holds some paper money and credit cards that I have had for over ten years. It was expensive and made by Mark Cross but has lasted. I can put it in my pocket or in my bag's pocket and I love it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wallets-save-or-splurge#post-1595383 Tue, 22 Dec 2015 03:56:01 +0000 unfrumped 1595383@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What Rachy said, kinda.<br /> I like just the right compartments and coin place. So I dong need spendy duh-signer, but will buy the wallet I like if I come across the right one. ( within some kind of reason!)<br /> I've mostly bought leather because I like the feel and because my " receipt wallet" is fabric/ Velcro, but I agree weight is getting more important and I would consider other materials if I liked everything else. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wallets-save-or-splurge#post-1595339 Tue, 22 Dec 2015 01:44:11 +0000 rachylou 1595339@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Configuration is most important to me. I have 'requirements.' So I have ended up giving away my spendy wallets and now use Target ones exclusively. But I should say my wallets are the kind that go in another bag or pocket. The thing about spendy is, spendy is often so heavy. Cheap nylon saves the back/wrist. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wallets-save-or-splurge#post-1595334 Tue, 22 Dec 2015 01:37:45 +0000 anne 1595334@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I suppose I am a saver, but happen to have a lovely bright blue&nbsp;one that was a gift some years ago. In fact I'm trying to remember if I have ever bought one in my life or if they were all gifts or handed down items.</p> <p>I don't like twist clasps for money, and I do like having quite a few compartments for cards, as I have a lot of them </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wallets-save-or-splurge#post-1595328 Tue, 22 Dec 2015 01:29:52 +0000 Style Fan 1595328@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I would splurge if I needed to.&nbsp; I find it very hard to get the right wallet.&nbsp; I had a beautiful wallet from Roots that was stolen (sniff) and Roots stopped making that model.&nbsp; Right now I have a 2 piece arrangement.&nbsp; Not great but I have not found anything else that works for me.<br />I need a place for ID and cards, cash, change (zipper and larger than a postage stamp) and another compartment for tokens.&nbsp; I do not need a place for cheques.&nbsp; Who writes cheques?&nbsp; Rant over. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wallets-save-or-splurge#post-1595317 Tue, 22 Dec 2015 01:05:19 +0000 JAileen 1595317@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've always had a nice leather wallet. My last wallet was made by Coach and was ridiculously fat. It made it hard to fit anything else in my purse. Then I got a jumbo phone (6SPlus) and I really had the change my ways. I got a long slim nylon wallet. The advantage besides being slim is that it's light weight, too. And then there are the owls! It's by Orla Kiely from Amazon. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wallets-save-or-splurge#post-1595314 Tue, 22 Dec 2015 00:51:11 +0000 Marilyn 1595314@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My current wallet is the first one I've splurged on and it has been well worth it.&nbsp; It's a slim Coach Legacy Wallet in a gorgeous ultraviolet colour.&nbsp; I've been using if for a few years now and it still looks brand new.&nbsp; I get loads of compliments on the colour when I pull it out to pay. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wallets-save-or-splurge#post-1595312 Tue, 22 Dec 2015 00:38:49 +0000 Keix 1595312@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Splurge to an extent; I'm super picky about configuration. I wanted a zip around wallet that would fit my phone and had a wristlet strap; i.e. a continental wallet with a slightly different shape, which is hard to find since most places just sell normal continental wallets. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wallets-save-or-splurge#post-1595311 Tue, 22 Dec 2015 00:06:13 +0000 Anonymous 1595311@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think I'm all alone on team Save, sniff.<br /> I would buy something inexpensive with a good configuration and spend on more on a nice handbag.<br /> You can still get really cute wallets for not much money :)<br /> I'm with Joy: I like bright ones! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wallets-save-or-splurge#post-1595302 Mon, 21 Dec 2015 23:32:14 +0000 Peri 1595302@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I splurged, because I was very particular about size, configuration and color. The one that hit 10 on all points was $100. I didn't set out to splurge, but I wasn't reluctant to because I knew I would have it for years. </p>