Carried leather wallets for years, but I really like the feel and look of this wallet's material better.  It is a synthetic material that feels very durable, and the texture is pretty cool.  The zipper adds extra security and means I can carry things like coins or keys in the billfold area if I need to.  I not have the sensation of sitting on a wallet all day like I did with my previous wallet.  I have a lot of those plastic store loyalty cards and credit cards, and even with all of those crammed in this wallet is half the thickness of my old eel skin wallet that was splitting at the seams.  I accidentally got two of these for Christmas (Wishlist mixup...) and I have the other set aside to replace this one should anything happen to it.  I get the feeling I may be hanging on to the other one for a long time  as this wallet does not feel cheap or flimsy.