I went from a no name, simple, bi-fold leather wallet that I purchased at a flea market  8-9 years ago that was starting to look pretty worn to this leather curve bifold Big Skinny.  I pulled the trigger on it since it is made with top grain leather instead of genuine leather and I like that since I am somewhat of a leather freak and am quite picky when it comes to the quality of anything I buy that is leather.  It seemed a little expensive for a wallet when you consider what goes into making a wallet but I hoped for the best since reviews were so good.  I also liked that everyone claimed it was so much thinner than a normal wallet and it had smaller specs on paper so I could carry it in my front pocket without much bulk.  After all, it is called THE BIG SKINNY.

  I'm not sure it lives up to the Big Skinny name.  I suppose if you are used to carrying many cards and tons of cash in a big, thick tri-fold wallet this will seem like a very thin wallet.  I don't carry a lot in my wallet.  I carry 6 cards and about $20 in various bills and I find this wallet to be thicker and more uncomfortable in my pocket than my normal, non-skinny, no name wallet with the same amount of items in it.  I've had it less than a week and I will give it time to "get with the program" in my pocket since it is top grain leather which may be a little stiffer and less bending when first used.

 If you like the smell of leather, then you will really like this wallet because it does have an incredible leather scent that reminds me of an expensive leather jacket.  It does seem to be made well, with reasonable materials that do keep cards from sliding out of the wallet when you pull it out of your pocket and the stitching on my wallet seems to be perfect without the uneven defects others seem to complain about.

First impressions are disappointing but maybe it's because I am coming from a relatively thin wallet in the first place and was expecting something even thinner.  I give it 3 stars because with a name like Big Skinny I thought it would be skinnier than a wallet that has no name, no special materials, no "big skinny" claims and was purchased at a flea market 8 years ago for a couple of bucks.