Massive wallets. Am I missing out?

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My sister is a Massive Wallet user. She bought me one for my birthday so I can join the crew.

I usually use something like this. It has room for 9 cards, notes and a zip bit for coins.

https://www.next.co.uk/style/st310367/c62390#c62390

The one she’s bought me is this size.
https://www.fableengland.com/products/rebecca-purse-blooming-blue?_pos=3&_sid=a92cf6950&_ss=r

So, will my life be changed if I use it? So far all I can see is that it won’t fit in my pocket.

What’s the benefit of a bigger one?

You're not missing anything. Different people like different things.
I keep my wallet in my handbag so doesn't need to fit into a pocket.

I was always very resistant to a "mum" wallet. My mum's was the size and weight of a house brick 😀 But I bought a lovely slimline but large wallet and I love it!

Why is everyone calling it a wallet? Are they not purses?

I used to love my big zip around wallet (that so what they are called) because it fit everthing in but now I hardly use cards or cash I just my phone so I have the simplest smallest card holder with a zip for cash. Which for the most part stays locked away at home.

I still use the zip around one at home to store unused and old cards as it's so capacious!

I have a thing on the back of my phone case that can fit 2 cards. That's all I ever take out with me. I've always been a bit of a minimalist though, and use my pockets rather than bags.

Inside to call the big one a purse and now refer to the small one as a wallet! Go figure

I think they stopped being purses about 20 years ago. I still call it a purse sometimes though. I think if you say purse people imagine this sort of thing.

Anyway, that’s not the point of my question ☺️

The links you shared all call them purses

My sister doesn't even use a handbag blows my mind

I'm sure they are still purses

Wallet is more of a masculine object

Ok. Well I call them wallets, like everyone I ever speak to, but it really doesn’t matter. Wallet. Purse. You know what I mean, and the question wasn’t ‘what is this called?’.
I have already said that, trying to be clear, given your username.

Yeah they are purses

Ok. Purse. Whatever. I am 49 and have not heard anyone call it a purse since I was a child. Maybe it a regional thing.

That's what I thought. I've never heard a woman's purse called a wallet. Maybe it's regional?

I would call that a purse as would everyone I know.

Stop thinking of it as a “woman’s purse”, it’s a functional item that holds cash, cards and other things. Wallet, purse, card holder, whatever.

I’ve also gone minimalist and have a small coin purse with space for cards, but I mostly use Apple Pay for day to day spending and only take my cards if I go on a specific shopping journey, or buying something expensive/significant like appliances.

I don’t care if it’s called a wallet or a purse, but does anyone have any insight into the benefits of a bigger sized one?

They're purses.

The only reason anyone uses wallet is because it's what they're called in the USA. A purse there is what we call a handbag.

The benefit is that it's bigger, that's all.

Apple wallet that fits three cards. And a belt bag.

I loose everything so need the simplest, most attached to me bag a system known to humankind.

When I loose my wallet I can find it again with my phone. And if I can't find it (as happened last week when I had dropped it in thee drip tray of thee coffee machine, I only have one card to cancel.

I decided my purse, or wallet, or whatever, wasn't big enough because it was so bulky with money and cards in it. So I bought a big one. I was pleased at first, but one day it occurred to me how easy it would be for someone to grab it out of my hand on their way past the ATM. Also it doesn't fit in the inside pocket of my coat. So I'm using the smaller one again!

I had a purse similar to the lakeland one that you linked. I loved it.

Then my now ex bought me a big one. I fucking hate it. Its too big. It doesn't fit in some of my handbags. There is no benefit to it at all. Plus it doesn't have the clear pocket for a photo.

I just need to work out wtf I did with the old one so I can switch back!

I'm a woman but I use a unisex or man's wallet - is it a wallet or a purse in this case?

I think it's a matter of what suits the individual - I used to have a big leather zip around wallet but the zip broke - I always over filled it. It was made to appeal to stereotypically female users I think, as it was brown leather but embossed with a floral design, though not particularly noticeable. (So a purse? But I always think of purses as small and dainty and predominantly for coins/ small amounts of cash like this: 👛)

I switched to a neoprene outdoor style folding wallet without a zip. It still has 6 card slots, a central space for another card or owners return details (I have my driving licence in here), two sections for notes and a coin envelope type section.

I use cash and cards and live in a country where we have to carry ID plus driving licence if driving plus a health insurance card.

I also have to make small purchases for work and carry receipts to use to claim expenses/ put into petty cash.

I don't use a handbag, I always wear jeans or walking trousers and carry it in my pocket.

When I used to use the big zip wallet I used to carry it in my hand - like a clutch I guess - or have it in my changing bag/ rucksack if out with kids as they were small then.

I don't use a wallet or a purse anymore. My cards are stored on my phone. I rarely use a bag either

The fable one is pretty.

I used to have a slimline vegan one about same size as that one (Heritage & Harlequin, or Harlequin & Heritage, can't remember) til the zip broke. I liked it as there was a photo window, space for cards and coins, letters.

Now I put my card in my pocket or handbag and sometimes take my small gold Guerlain purse if I want to pay by cash. It's actually a mini makeup bag.