Customer Reviews

Tumi Monaco Slim Single Billfold,Monaco Black,one size

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The wallet is well stitched, made of high quality leather, and arrived unblemished in any way. It is as it is named - slim. There are three card pockets on left, three more on the right, a bill area, and a space behind each set of 3 pockets (between the pockets and the bill area. There are no additional "frills" (frills for me anyway) that would make the wallet wider.

The card pockets hold six (6) plastic cards securely. I keep my most used cards in the two slightly cut away bottom pockets, where they are a breeze to remove and replace. The two top pockets are almost as easy to use, and the two middle pockets are acceptable. None of the pockets is overly tight, loose, or hard to use, at least not for the plastic cards that I keep in them. I keep two more rarely used plastic cards and a few (thin) paper cards in the two additional compartments.

The room for bills is adequate but not ample. At times, the wallet had held a fair number of small bills, and I have not had the problem that one reviewer reported. It was still easy to find the denomination I needed or insert bills completely. Occasionally, it is awkward to insert a bill in the middle, and I sometimes put bills in at the end and sort by denomination in private later.

All things considered, this wallet is a durable, well constructed, and stylish product, and it is as minimal as my life style permits.

The wallet is very nicely stitched together and the leather feels soft and pliable. As described, the wallet only has a single billfold and the width is narrow such that your dollar bills show their edges when the wallet is closed. I wish the wallet was a quarter-inch wider and the credit pockets slightly wider. It is difficult to insert and extract credit cards from the six pockets. Each pocket can store a maximum of threee credit cards with effort. If you do not carry a lot of bills, credit cards in your wallet, this is a nice wallet for you because it is slim.

This wallet is the smallest functional wallet, it closes really thin and is not as wide as others. Unlike the other reviewer I find that the bills go in all the way though, with out hanging out. The Cards fit nice and firm, how ever leather appears like it will stretch a bit over time, but you defiantly don't want to have more than 6 cards in it. Another thing to note is that this wallet is not very good for you SS card as it is too tight for the flimsy peace of paper. The outside of the wallet is sturdy leather with a pattern, i was a little bit disappointed with the feel of it though (feels a bit tough). The 1st CC slots on each side are a bit bigger for easy reach of your most used card and ID. I really like the pattern of the cloth inside the wallet it somewhat reminds me of Versachi pattern. Also there is a "hidden" pocket behind the left CC slots which is great to to put a check or anything small... There was a slight defect in the leather when it came in, which also lowered my excitement about this wallet. It comes in nice box - so may be a good gift. Over all quality is high and I would recommend this wallet if you are not a CC hoarder and having a small wallet is the top priority - this is the smallest unlest you want to go with a money clip.

Out of the box, it's a nice looking wallet. The outside leather feels a bit like rubber. But other than that, very elegant looking wallet and well construction.

At first glance, the wallet seems very thin. Which is perfect for me. However, once you load in with your cards, money and so on, it becomes as thick as my old tri-fold leather wallet.

Things also are a bit tight. Especially in the dollar slot. Not as easy to go through bills as my tri-fold.

And as others have mentioned, the wallet is a bit short and you can see the edges of your dollar bills once it's closed.

I maybe should have went for a double bi-fold version. I did purchase a tri-fold by TUMI but returned it since it looked too kiddy for me.

One last thing, I cannot load as much stuff in this wallet as compared to my old tri-fold. Even so, it's still as thick overall as my tri-fold even though the tri-fold carried several more cards and the clear inserts that carried an additional 5 more cards.

So all the extra cards I have now have to be either left at home or in my car. (insurance cards, membership cards, extra credit cards, and so on).

The only thing I do like about this wallet is the texture, the stitching, and how small it is compared to other bi-folds. But again, the "slim" part is only in theory. Once you load it with a few cards it becomes pretty thick.