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I Have Found The Best Wallet Ever for the Purse-Averse Lesbian
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I Have Found The Best Wallet Ever for the Purse-Averse Lesbian
Last week I was in NYC for work. Â Before leaving on said work trip, I almost lost my credit card and ID three separate times within the span of two days (according to my girlfriend, everything both bad and good always happens in three's). Â This is true. Â What is also true is that ever since I renounced carrying around a purse with me everywhere, I have been in constant danger of losing my important cards. Â This is because I insist on only carrying my credit card and driver's license in the back pocket of my jeans/shorts everywhere. Â I also carry my phone in my back pocket, which leads to a lot of pulling in and out of all three. Â I realize that this is a very ineffective and potentially dangerous way to carry said items...they've fallen out in grocery stores, my car, the beach, the pool, and almost met their fate in many a toilet bowl. Â
"So why don't you just carry a purse?" says the entire world collectively. Â Because I don't really like purses. Â I used to carry around a giant purse that had everything I owned save a hair dryer in it, and after awhile it just became a drag. Â Purses are heavy, they collect weird shit, you don't need 90% of the stuff in them on a regular basis, and when you lose them you really lose EVERYTHING. Â I do have a purse that I like, and which has my makeup bag, perfume, etc. Â But it lives in my car or my office and rarely comes with me to clubs, bars, restaurants, or adventures. Â As a result of this, it is the cleanest purse I have ever owned. Â But I had been getting to the end of my rope with the two-cards-back-pocket thing. Â My girlfriend wisely pointed out that if I had, in fact, managed to permanently lose my ID last week, I wouldn't have been able to get a new one before flying (my passport is en route from DC on an expedite). Â No ID, no boarding pass. Â It was time to make a change. Â
So what's a girl to do? Â Luckily, my awesome friend Mackenna who graciously let me live on top of her for ten days in Brooklyn for the duration of my stay introduced me to a great brand that makes bags, accessories, and, yes, wallets, out of recycled bike tires. Â So not only do I now have this rad little pouch that can hold my debit, credit, and ID cards as well as a little bit of cash, I am also saving the earth! (well, they are saving the earth, I'm just not into purses). Â
The brand is called Green Guru. Â Check 'em out! Â Or, if you find yourself in the East Village of Manhattan, they sell the wallets at this cute little craft store which I can't remeber the name of. Â I'm super helpful, I know. Â I do know that it's near a place called "Big Gay Ice Cream." Â Happy hunting!