Like It Is

Every Christmas my husband (whom I’m now going to refer to as “Sweetums” when I refer to him on my blog) and I swap Christmas lists with each other. Our lists have a selection of things we’d like and we just pick from the list and we set a budget, so we still have the element of surprise on Christmas Day when we open our pressies. Neither of us is easy to buy things for but Sweetums is particularly hard to buy things for because he either has it already, doesn’t need it, or won’t like it. No point me buying him a watch for example. He never wears them. I’ve been badgering him for his list for a couple of weeks and he’s been sending me ideas and the list is growing nicely. Today he sent me this and I just had laugh – and to share it. I did of course ask if he’d mind me using it as a blog post. He didn’t. So here goes…

“Okay, I really, REALLY need a new wallet, and if you’ve a mind to shop for one, I’ll let you <s> - I’m usually pretty cheap about it, so maybe you’ll
want to look at nicer ones than I usually let myself go for.

Here are my personal wallet does and dont’s (I’m pretty fussy)

Don’ts:
- I hate change compartments - I HATE them, please, no change compartments.

– I hate cheap plastic photo windows - I’d like to have a picture of you in my wallet, but remember that my wallet takes a lot of abuse, so it has to be a pretty high-quality picture slot, so if it’s not, I’d prefer one without a picture slot.

- I really don’t want one of those wallets that allows you to have more than one picture to be displayed - you know, the kinds where a guy flips out his wallet and starts boring the shit out of you with pictures of his kids, his dog, his boat …..

- I like black, but a nice dark reddish-brown leather would be okay - I also like a smooth leather finish rather than a stippled leather, a little bit of grain is okay, but not too much.

- I HATE two-toned wallets, wallets with stitching of a different colour than the leather, embossed or grooved fancy designs: simple and elegant is
my style.

- I don’t like a clasp or button closure - just a simple flip-it-open design - and NO zippers. Anywhere.

Dos:
- I like a nice tri-fold, but it might be time to go for a bi-fold as a change

- I don’t like the money well (where the notes go) to be too deep – remember, I have a wallet I use when in the UK, so I only need a wallet deep enough for Canadian/US currency, so a trimmer profile is good - I like ‘em a little smaller than average

- I like everything to be built-in - the more slots for cards the better, and please, no flip-out card things - you know the wallet I have, it’s pretty much one piece - 12 slide-in slots and some hide-away slots underneath.

Hope that’s not too much! I’ll love whatever you buy me (as long as it doesn’t look “gay” and doesn’t have any buttons, zippers or plastic
flippies!!!)”

LOL! Right… Wallet for the Man Who Has Everything…here I come!