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The Proof Wallet Carbon Fiber: There isn't much WRONG!
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Feb 18, 2025
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all right guys hey welcome back to gear
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43 my name is Luke and uh today we're
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going to look at the proof wallet it's
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carbon fiber with some uh Aerospace
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aluminum and uh I got to say this is a
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wallet that in my opinion punches back
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you can throw it around you can do what
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you want to it it's going to hold up I
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think it is a solid wallet just so you
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know this wallet was gifted to us here
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at gear 43 by proof and so we're super
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thankful for that hopefully you can see
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that I know we got like a black wallet
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with a black table here but hopefully
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you can see it I'm going to give you my
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thoughts and opinions on this wallet
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well let's take a look at what this
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wallet actually is made of and uh it's
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some tough stuff like I said it's a it's
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a wallet that punches back you can see
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it's got nice clean Aesthetics something
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I really like about it if I'm spending
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over $100 on a wallet it better look
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good it better look like not a $10 Ross
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your standing in line wallet or a wallet
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you've had since you were a little kid
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this is the great wallet it does come
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with a cash strap here on the the side
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it's nice and tight the cash strap but
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it's not too tight if you've ever had
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one that's like too tight this isn't it
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but it's just tight enough uh this
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wallet has the this is the carbon fiber
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material and I'm going to give you just
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a side profile here of this carbon fiber
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um it fits really nicely in there and
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then on the back you can see there are
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these little screws that hold it onto
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the main plate and the frame frame this
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is the dark gun metal and uh it is the
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Aerospace uh grade aluminum metal on it
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so you know this wallet is going to last
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a long time the only thing that I worry
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about wearing out might be this spandex
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uh strap right here but here's the
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amazing thing that comes with this proof
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wallet is that the company brags on
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their website which is awesome that it
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has a lifetime like no jokes no gimmicks
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full warranty on the product so that's
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pretty comforting when you're going for
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a wallet of this price point uh which
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isn't bad comparable to other wallets uh
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that do the same thing so let's look at
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a couple other features that it does
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have to get your cards out you have a
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draw string your little pull tab right
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here that you can pull it out now on
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their website they say it's an intuitive
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draw Tab and sometimes it is and
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sometimes it's not so the cards ideally
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depending on how many you have are going
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to pull out in a Fanning order so you
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can like place them in there in the
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order that you want but that's what it
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has with it one more thing that I want
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to add on this wallet is that it is
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really cool is that it is customizable
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so if you want to put your uh your brand
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your company logo your own name on it I
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don't know on your wallet uh you can do
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that through their company so you can go
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check that out it comes in two different
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types it comes in this carbon fiber and
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dark gunmetal or it comes in a lighter
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gunmetal and in the leather which in my
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opinion H I almost want that one a
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little bit more but this is still really
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a great wallet with that let's talk
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about what I like about it I've been
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testing this wallet for 2 weeks now and
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uh I plan on carrying this wallet every
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single day even past this one until I
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find something better but this is a
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fantastic wallet let's talk about what I
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like what I don't like I'm going to give
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you my thoughts and opinions right here
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let's talk about one thing that I really
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like with the proof wallet and that is
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like this this thing is so light it's
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probably the carbon fiber and you only
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have these two plates right here but man
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the first thing I noticed when I started
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using was this wallet is you almost like
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forget that it's there it's it was so
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light I had to pull out my digital food
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scale and measure it and uh I don't
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typically do that but let me just fill
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you in the the the wallet measured in at
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1.8 o and uh I was curious so I'm I
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weighed my cards and the cash that I was
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carrying at the time that came out at
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1.3 so the the cards in the cash that I
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was carrying weighed almost as much as
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this wallet you're not going to tell by
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just looking at it but man I'll tell you
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what you put this in your pocket it's a
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great thing you put this in your pocket
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it's not going to bounce around like
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it's not going to weigh down your pocket
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or give you that like floppy look as
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you're walking around you know cuz you
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got you you put them in your gym shorts
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and uh your pocket's like bulging out
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because of this guy it's not going to
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happen it fits right where you want it
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to and it stays right where you want it
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to and the lightweight is pretty nice
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you know the other thing that I really
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like about this wallet is is just the
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feel of the materials you have this sort
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of not grainy you have this sort of uh
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carbon fiber gritty feel on the front
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I'll just get like well that might be
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way too close you have that and then
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paired with this really smooth aluminum
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this gunmetal aluminum and uh they
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branded their logo in there which is
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really cool kind of subtle but you you
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pair those two together and it almost
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should be a fidget wallet because I
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found myself when you're sitting at
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coffee talking with someone or you know
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you just got your wallet in your hand
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that you you naturally just start
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fidgeting with it and I think for Me
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Maybe it's for you the same way but I
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love leather I love leather wallets uh
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because of that the texture of a good
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leather is absolutely amazing or like a
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wax canvas things like that but uh
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that's I think one thing you might
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appreciate on this wallet is just the
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the texture that it has when you're when
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you're holding it minimalist wallets can
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come in like extreme differences uh
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between different types and what you
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want what going for it's like the market
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is not really emerging anymore it's kind
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of there and people are using them but
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they're coming up with great ideas left
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and right I think one of the solid ideas
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that I really like in this one at least
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is the pole tab I'm going to show you
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right back here this pole tab fits in
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there nicely on the top and uh it's it's
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called on their website an intuitive
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pull tab sometimes it is in my opinion
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and sometimes it's not because sometimes
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the cards actually will fan out in a way
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where you can see each card I've had
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that pop out like that many times and uh
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but sometimes let's just try it again
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let's just see what happens bam
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intuitive not really it does pull them
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up enough that you can see the different
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cards and kind of thumb through it and
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get it out but I guess it just depends
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on the type and how many cards you have
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in there whether it's intuitive or not
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but I like that they threw that option
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in there you don't have to grab it and
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like pull out the spandex every time to
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try to get to it and uh yeah it's a good
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feature okay guys I have saved the best
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for last in my opinion if a wallet like
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this has an MSRP of over $100 US you
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don't want that you don't want to like
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lose this wallet or have it fall apart
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on you and now you got to go buy another
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one the company it brags about having a
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lifetime warranty that's like no jokes
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no gimmicks now obviously I haven't used
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that and tested it but they're pretty
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bold about it on their website and so I
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think they seem pretty serious about it
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and if you're spending that much for a
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wallet like this that's that that's
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something you definitely want and not
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everyone offers that so I'm super
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impressed by proof that they're doing
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that let's talk about something that I
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don't like about this wallet and quite
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honestly I had a hard time finding it
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there was only one thing that as I was
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thinking about it kept sticking out in
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my mind or as I was using it was kind of
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like what's that about and that is the
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profile and I think it's just because of
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the carbon fiber I don't know if you've
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used ones like this like let let me know
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in the comments like you see right here
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the wallet is like so Slim So Sleek fits
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in your pocket really well until you get
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to this point and so what I found is I'd
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actually put this in my pocket like
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where this is sitting on the top where
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it's meant to be the bottom because it's
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higher profile up here and I don't
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really like that I can grab it and you
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can see you can like squeeze it down to
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lower lower profile there but I think
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it's just the stiffer material maybe
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this will wear out over time I don't
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know just know if you like really slim
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wallets the leather one I've seen
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uh doesn't seem to do this on this end
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cuz probably it's a it's a looser
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material but that is about the only
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thing that I don't like about this
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wallet and that's not bad here's the
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thing that I'm a little bit worried
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about okay if I pull this draw tab I'm
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GNA I'm just going to do it in sort of
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slowmo so you can
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hear I'm G push it down now so you can
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hear okay that sound is the sound of the
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cards on the bottom rubbing against this
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material now it's a nice soft material
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and I could be wrong this I'll admit it
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but it's something I worry about your
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cards on the bottom are they going to be
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destroyed after a few months like
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sandpaper every time you have to open or
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close your card I don't have an answer
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for that it's just something I hear like
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sandpaper every time you close your card
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it's a good thing you can reprint your
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debit cards usually right in your bank
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in the lobby same day so hopefully that
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won't be an issue there and I know these
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are a very common thing and it's not a
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big deal it's just a slight deal but
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that's about all I could find so there
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we go let me talk about who I think this
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wallet is for and honestly if you just
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want a non-offensive wallet that is
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going to last to the end of your
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grandkid Lifetime and beyond that this
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is probably it I don't feel like the
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carbon fiber is going to wear out I
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don't like the I don't feel like the
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aluminum is going to wear out and uh I
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don't I I the whole thing feels really
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solid so I think if you want a a wallet
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that is never going to wear out on you
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this is it it's got a nice clean
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aesthetic it looks good The Branding is
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simple and minimal uh but you can
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definitely see it there and I feel like
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this would be a good addition to your
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everyday carries
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