Travelambo Leather RFID Minimalist Slim Wallet (5 colors)

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Warforged

Oct 14, 2025 01:54 AM

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WarforgedOct 14, 2025 01:54 AM

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I have one - very good for a minimalist wallet, can't ask for much more than this.

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Ride_The_Sky

Oct 14, 2025 05:54 AM

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Ride_The_SkyOct 14, 2025 05:54 AM

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Credit cards are almost never swiped anymore, why do they have to still be full card size? I would love to carry one card with 2 chips, one on either sides and if we really need magnetic strip, maybe 2 stripes on it too. Or just small cards we can tap to pay or insert when needed..

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LochNiSS

Oct 14, 2025 06:20 AM

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LochNiSSOct 14, 2025 06:20 AM

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Quote from Ride_The_Sky

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Credit cards are almost never swiped anymore, why do they have to still be full card size? I would love to carry one card with 2 chips, one on either sides and if we really need magnetic strip, maybe 2 stripes on it too. Or just small cards we can tap to pay or insert when needed..

All good questions and no reason you can't cut out your CC chips to make a smaller credit card. You'll lose the swipe feature. I loaded my CC to Google wallet and tap to pay. Be aware not all stores accept Apple pay

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Red71bronco

Oct 14, 2025 05:43 PM

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Red71broncoOct 14, 2025 05:43 PM

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Only takes once It just happened to me less than a month ago... And Venmo did not back me up on it

Shagwell

Oct 14, 2025 05:55 PM

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ShagwellOct 14, 2025 05:55 PM

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In for 1 to give away as a Christmas gift

CoralSink212

Oct 14, 2025 08:06 PM

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CoralSink212Oct 14, 2025 08:06 PM

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looks kinda like carbon fiber… weird texture for leather.

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dokita

Today 01:09 AM

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dokitaToday 01:09 AM

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I have now, about 3 years old, I like it a lot and it has held out pretty well. Bought another since it is so cheap.

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bigcdc

Today 08:10 AM

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bigcdcToday 08:10 AM

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Quote from LochNiSS

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All good questions and no reason you can't cut out your CC chips to make a smaller credit card. You'll lose the swipe feature. I loaded my CC to Google wallet and tap to pay. Be aware not all stores accept Apple pay

Do not listen to this person/ai. To me it sounds like something an ai would suggest. "Oh yeah that's a great idea... because" and then proceeded to lie to your face because AI. Unless you can see the antenna/array, this is a terrible idea.

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mstack1949

Today 10:49 AM

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mstack1949Today 10:49 AM

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Quote from LochNiSS

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All good questions and no reason you can't cut out your CC chips to make a smaller credit card. You'll lose the swipe feature. I loaded my CC to Google wallet and tap to pay. Be aware not all stores accept Apple pay

Let's get RFID chips inserted in the arm so you only have to wave your arm across a reader.

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udip_s

Today 11:31 AM

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udip_sToday 11:31 AM

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I had one for few years started tearing. I think i had the black carbon design. It did last about 2 years though. Just FYI.

dealegger

Today 11:36 AM

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dealeggerToday 11:36 AM

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Quote from Ride_The_Sky

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Credit cards are almost never swiped anymore, why do they have to still be full card size? I would love to carry one card with 2 chips, one on either sides and if we really need magnetic strip, maybe 2 stripes on it too. Or just small cards we can tap to pay or insert when needed..

Walmart does accept any app pay

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MIA2TLV

Today 11:46 AM

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Joined Apr 2011

MIA2TLVToday 11:46 AM

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Quote from Ride_The_Sky

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Credit cards are almost never swiped anymore, why do they have to still be full card size? I would love to carry one card with 2 chips, one on either sides and if we really need magnetic strip, maybe 2 stripes on it too. Or just small cards we can tap to pay or insert when needed..

I have a minimalist wallet similar to this, but rarely take it out in stores.All of my cards, including my DL are on my phone.

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Drumbic

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Today 01:20 PM

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Drumbic

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Today 01:20 PM

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These are great and small! They are nice and flat. I am on my second one now. First one lasted around 4 years. I have the carbon fiber look, and it isnt all that noticeable.

robisodd

Today 01:23 PM

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robisoddToday 01:23 PM

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Quote from Ride_The_Sky

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Credit cards are almost never swiped anymore, why do they have to still be full card size? I would love to carry one card with 2 chips, one on either sides and if we really need magnetic strip, maybe 2 stripes on it too. Or just small cards we can tap to pay or insert when needed..

Note that the RFID coil goes around the perimeter of the credit card, so if you cut out the chip you are cutting through the wires and will no longer have tap-to-pay. Use your phone's flashlight and hold it up to the card to see the coil of wire. There are other methods of making smaller RFID coils, though.
The full size of a credit card helps align the chip, so if you cut your cards into strips to reduce their size, you have to make sure to get it aligned in the slot just right in order for the chip to connect.
Also, two chips on one card is doable, but what two cards are you putting on there? One Visa the other Mastercard? One from Chase the other from another Chase account but it would expire on a different date requiring a replacement card twice as often? It would be like saying you can have two different albums on both sides of a CD or record or tape, which would reduce the size of your physical music collection in half, but make things more difficult. Going digital (RFID on cell phone -- and music on cell phone lol) may be the better way.

Ride_The_Sky

Today 01:29 PM

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Ride_The_SkyToday 01:29 PM

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Quote from robisodd

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Note that the RFID coil goes around the perimeter of the credit card, so if you cut out the chip you are cutting through the wires and will no longer have tap-to-pay. Use your phone's flashlight and hold it up to the card to see the coil of wire. There are other methods of making smaller RFID coils, though.
The full size of a credit card helps align the chip, so if you cut your cards into strips to reduce their size, you have to make sure to get it aligned in the slot just right in order for the chip to connect.
Also, two chips on one card is doable, but what two cards are you putting on there? One Visa the other Mastercard? One from Chase the other from another Chase account but it would expire on a different date requiring a replacement card twice as often? It would be like saying you can have two different albums on both sides of a CD or record or tape, which would reduce the size of your physical music collection in half, but make things more difficult. Going digital (RFID on cell phone -- and music on cell phone lol) may be the better way.

I had no idea rfid was using a large coil, thanks for that. I always thought it's a small chip size apparatus. Having 2 accounts on one card would help carry just one card in case we can't use tap to pay, so there is still swipe option on the card, in addition to any potential phone is out of battery. Unfortunately there is still no regulation for merchants to have tap to pay POS units unlike in Europe, 99% POS comes to you to tap. I was huge advocate of Samsung Pay (original magnetic emulation, that worked on swipe terminals), that was an amazing idea that helped bridge the gap.

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