Ekster Aluminum Cardholder Wallet for Men | Metal Wallets with RFID Blocking Layer | Slim & Minimalist Aluminum Wallet with Push Button for Quick Card Access

I really like this wallet, this is the second one I have owned. Overall, I love the design and it certainly helped me jump on the down-sizing bandwagon that was going around a few years ago. The way it slides out the cards with the button is a game-changer and I kinda laugh (inwardly of course) every time I see someone pull out one of the "other" wallets by the brand that was hitting social media hard because those are basically just 2 metal plates holding everything together and the owner has to push out all the cards at once and kinda sort through to find the one they want. I will say that how many you can get in this one kinda depends on how thick they are overall (I run with 6) and my tip to everyone for easy overall sliding is make sure any cards with chips have the chip-side toward the top when they are in.

The first had more of a cloth-elastic band and this one seems to be made of rubber. The old one loosened up a bit over the years, not enough to make it unusable, but such that if you put a lot less in the front or back (I keep cash in front and some extra cards in back) than you normally run with it gave you the feeling it could slip off under the wrong conditions. Wasn't bad per se, but it made you think about stuffing it for too long with more than what you normally intended to keep in tension with the band. Time will tell if this rubberized band will hold better but my guess is that is why they swapped it out. But my tip in general would be that after you have kinda settled on how much you generally want to carry in it, that you pay attention if you put a lot more in at any time and clean house a bit as soon as you can to not permanently stretch out the band.

My other one didn't wear out or anything but it got scratched up a bit because I am dumb and was keeping it in a pocket with other hard/sharp things and sometimes I just want it to look not so worn. But it is easy to switch out with this wallet so that makes me happy.

It's a great product.

- It feels a lot better than regular leather wallets, my pocket doesn't feel bulky.
- You will get used to the new way to access your cards quickly.
- Fits my needs: Credit cards in the main space and for ID, driver's licenses, and other membership cards, I used the expandable backplate.
- It only holds 4 credit cards in the main space, so be careful adding more. Believe me, I tried adding a fifth card, and ALL of them got stuck. I seriously thought I was going to need to damage the new wallet to recover them. If this happens to you, use 2 plastic cards like the samples included as tweezers to retrieve one, and then pull the other ones as usual.
- It's been a couple of weeks since I got it, so I can't tell about its durability yet, although it looks good.

Overall this wallet is beautiful and comfortable. Ideal for people who do not carry cash and are annoyed with bulky pockets. Is it worth the money? It all depends on durability now.