Money clips: always tacky?

[CentralParkWest]

Tacky? No.
But what is the point? Don't they simply add more weight and bulk?
Isn't it quicker and more secure these days to use a card? I, for one, like getting the points...
(so I carry very little cash)
And just for the record, it's becoming increasingly difficult to use cash.

 

[.Kurtz.]

Classier than a rubber band.

 

[academe]

Originally Posted by FashionFadz

Not tacky, but I just never saw the point when a wallet will serve the same purpose and have room for cards, drivers licence etc

The point of the money clip/card case combo is simplicity and lack of bulk. Personally I hate having a wallet bulge in my trousers -- it really kills the line of a good pair of trousers. Billfold wallets can also leave an unsightly bulge in your coat. Slim breast pocket or coat wallets might serve nicely if you wear coats/odd jackets day to day....I keep my billfold wallet in my brief case for all the extra cards, etc. that I don't need day to day... On my person, I like a card case with just my driver's license, debit card and 1 credit card; & a money clip for bills. It's much more streamlined and doesn't add unneeded bulk. I don't need more than a debit card and cash on a daily basis, so why would I want to carry more?

 

[Lusitano]

Originally Posted by academe

The point of the money clip/card case combo is simplicity and lack of bulk. Personally I hate having a wallet bulge in my trousers -- it really kills the line of a good pair of trousers. Billfold wallets can also leave an unsightly bulge in your coat. Slim breast pocket or coat wallets might serve nicely if you wear coats/odd jackets day to day....I keep my billfold wallet in my brief case for all the extra cards, etc. that I don't need day to day... On my person, I like a card case with just my driver's license, debit card and 1 credit card; & a money clip for bills. It's much more streamlined and doesn't add unneeded bulk. I don't need more than a debit card and cash on a daily basis, so why would I want to carry more?

+1

but i really intrigued by the virgins

 

[GuidoWongolini]

I keep cash separate from credit cards & again separate from my name cards as I do not need my clients to see what credit cards I have or cash.

This also keep everything low in profile.

I recently posted about this on my brog
http://mostexerent.tumblr.com/post/2...hat-i-am-going
http://mostexerent.tumblr.com/post/2...-of-money-clip

 

[Threadbearer]

Originally Posted by SpooPoker

I use virgins to carry my cash.

I prefer Sherpas. They can carry a lot more cash, and this allows me to leave the virgins at home where they belong.

 

[Mr T]

Originally Posted by HarleyBob

I have tried all kinds of small card/wallets/money clips. None of them seem to work for me. I have found that using the purple elastic band off of the asparagus stalks works great. It is also a great conversation piece. I keep a drivers license, and two credit cards with some bills (I try to mostly only carry $100's.)

It stays in my front left pocket. What I like the most about it, is I never have to worry about it sliding out because the rubber band won't slide in your pocket.

But then how do you keep your asparagus together?

 

[blackjack]

Another use for the rubber band money clip ... for a ghetto roll. Wrap a $50 or $100 around a bunch of ones. If you someone pulls a gun on you, chuck the ghetto roll at them and run in the opposite direction. Cheaper and less dangerous than fighting over **** that ain't worth getting killed over.

 

[lasbar]

Originally Posted by Threadbearer

I prefer Sherpas. They can carry a lot more cash, and this allows me to leave the virgins at home where they belong.

I prefer slaves...

The pictures on the right is Sudanese women carrying money to put on the b..... president bank account.

 

[George]

I have no problem with them. Dunhill have a few whimsical ones.

http://www.dunhill.com/en-gb/shoponl...andmoneyclips/

 

[johnkav]

I recently switched to a card wallet or breast wallet as they are often called. It was a great switch! I have one from Bally that my father was no longer using, it has card slots on either side with a space between the two sides which I use to put a bit of cash in.

I don't think a money clip is tacky, it does serve a purpose. Provided you are using it for that purpose and not just to make a scene and be noticed every time you take it out of your pocket then I don't see an issue

 

[Shikar]

I carry a money clip with my kids initials discreetly engraved on it. I enjoy carrying it more than a wallet.

Regards.

 

[radicaldog]

Originally Posted by Phat Guido

I keep cash separate from credit cards & again separate from my name cards as I do not need my clients to see what credit cards I have or cash.

Thanks. Actually seeing your bRog post is what made me think about reorganising my pockets. I still have a gut reaction against the money clip though, even if yours is one of the better examples out there.

 

[academe]

Originally Posted by adrift

What I find really tacky is spending a fortune on "money clips".
Does a money clip have to feature a designer name as well?

Obvious branding is naff.

 

[GoldenTribe]

Originally Posted by Da Luis Vuitton Don

far from tacky my dude
http://slimages.macys.com/is/image/M...t=jpeg&qlt=100
0/10

Originally Posted by academe

Obvious branding is naff.
10/10