Nearly Perfect Wallet

I bought the an ALL-ETT wallet right after the New York Times review. Not sure how long that was ago, but several years I would guess, and I had previously gone through wallets at the rate of 1 per every year or so. The ALL-ETT is probably not for everyone, it only carries credit cards and cash, no keys, no change (and when you're in Europe, that can be more of a handicap than in the U.S., where change, sorry to say, is nearly not worth bothering with). And it doesn't retain the cards very well, you have to learn to unfold it in a V parallel to the ground. But those things all said, it does what it does nearly perfectly:1. Thinner than any other wallet2. Holds more cards than any other wallet3. Virtually indestructible4. Waterproof5. Extremely lightThe little customer cards that practically everyone gives you take up so much space, plus various credit cards with various kick-backs, the standard wallet is really obsolete. Mine had grown to nearly an inch thick, granted I carry a fair amount of cash (when all else fails -- I do wish that $50s would get more in style, so many places don't take them, and the ATMs did them for a while, then gave up I guess). The ALL-ETT is made out of what looks like black sailcloth, the stitching must be nearly indestructible, maybe for sails or something too. ALL-ETT does make a leather version these days, but I just don't see it. No need, takes more space. And that's the real reason for the ALL-ETT, after all. Thin is it's raison d'etre. It achieves the thinness by putting the credit cards into 4 pockets. You'll have to alphabetize or something, if you have a lot, but it you think about it, that makes it thinner. The way the cash does the same is that there are actually two pockets. One bigger and in the middle, I put big bills there, and it's slightly offset. The outer one is US bill sized, so good for $1-5-10 dollar bills, that you need most frequently to come close on change. There is kind of a crinkly noise at first, until it wears in.About the only improvement I can think of is if they rubberized the inside of the credit card pockets. That would keep the cards there from sliding out. I used some old electricians rubber tape for a while, that did the trick for a while, but that got some black on the cards. But once you learn to hold the wallet properly, you really can get by without it. Sort of like not openning a bottle of milk while it's sideways, pretty common sense really.