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Review on πŸ’³ Aluminum Blocker for Credit Holders by Angelo Forrest

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Cool concept, some obvious flaws in practice

I recently improved my credit by applying for some new cards. At the same time, my stereotypical folding wallet began to run out of room for my new cards. I never carry cash anyway so I looked for a credit card holder and it turned out to be one of the top rated products. (As an aside, I don't know if there's any other price difference between colors other than paint, but I'm a total sucker for black, so I decided to spend the extra $17 on a cooler design.) On this product page , You can talk about the basic principle of how it works: you tuck the cards into the wallet and press the lever to release them. For $25 I wasn't expecting anything incredibly fancy, but I was expecting a little more than I got. Instead of something spring loaded pushing the cards up, the lever just pushes them up. Obviously this is more realistic as what I had in mind would likely force the cards out of the wallet. The attached money clip is also a little less tight than I would have liked. I don't know if the target audience is people who carry wads of money, but the few bucks I keep there (if any) are definitely always wasted. If you're like me and never carry more than five or six bills, you might want to reconsider your decision. Whether you take this as a wallet revision or carry cash is up to you, but bills fall out when you carry them. your bag. The $25 price tag obviously has more to do with the RFID protection and durability of the wallet itself. And you know, logically I can't complain about that. It is important that the cards do not bend around the contours of my butt and that my e-money is not stolen either. I haven't attempted to verify the strength of a wallet for two main reasons: 1) I don't want to accidentally break something and run out of $25; and 2) I can't imagine when it will matter. This isn't a $600 smartphone. That's not a good watch. These are not glasses that I need for basic functions. This is the case where I pocket my credit cards and it stays in my pocket most of the time. If I ever drop my wallet and it splatters on the floor I will definitely come back and complain but other than that I don't see any potential problems. It feels solid. He's a good weight, but he's by no means overbearing. If you are transitioning from the cash era to the credit card era, I would definitely recommend this type of wallet. It's cool, it's sleek and it's definitely a front pocket wallet. I've never owned another wallet like this so I don't know how it fares in the market but I can definitely say I have no regrets with this purchase. Edit (12/17/18): So I keep this wallet open in my pants. I thought this would keep dust, dirt and water from getting into the wallet. I don't know if that matters for credit cards, but I thought it was reasonable. Unfortunately this is wrong. I have the maximum number of credit cards in this wallet (more than six are hard to get in and out of) but they seem to fall out a bit in my pocket. I just noticed that the edge of one of my cards is now incredibly worn and the outer plastic (or whatever is on the outside of the credit card) is peeling and falling off. This card wasn't pristine when I first switched to this wallet, but it certainly wasn't in such bad shape. I never use this card, but I need to keep it in my wallet to keep other cards *in* the wallet. For this scenario, I lowered my rating from four to three stars.

Pros
  • Certified
Cons
  • Cable is shorter than others