Sitting in the MINI‘s sport seat with a big wallet in my back pocket is incredibly uncomfortable. Sure, I can put my wallet in the door or on the parcel shelf under the steering wheel. But I have a habit of getting out of the car without remembering to put it back in my pocket. I think I might be ordering a Jimi (via Marusin) in the near future.
Yes, I know this post is probably not very interesting to you. I tend to remember things that I write here.
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Searching on eBay, I found there are currently no listings for the Jimi, two listings for All-ett products, and 19 listings for duct tape wallets. I thought I would post this here in case you want to make your next wallet-purchase decision based on popularity.
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Alas, poor Jimi Post i knew it so well.
Kick me in the jimmy!
Try Slimmy.
I agree, more Hendrix blogging is in order!
Jay
The Slimmy looks kind of cool.
Marusin bought a Jimi.
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I miss you, Jimi post.
What? What is this? You bought a Taxi Wallet when you could have just as easily bought a Big Skinny!? ;)
I post this in all caps because it made me go: “Oooooooh!”
THE JIMI HAS AN IPOD NANO CASE!!!!!!!! They also have a JIMI T-SHIRT!!!!!!!!
O_o
The Big Skinny claims “Our talented South Beach engineers use a doubly-patented process ensuring the skinniest wallet possible”.
When I was in wallet engineering school, I saw some real crappy designs coming out of South Beach.
bump for great justice!
Houston, we have procured Jimi wallets. Mine in Magenta. Jeff’s in Safety Orange. They are petite and are limited in what they can hold, but to be honest…its perfect. I’m a pack rat and like to keep crap that I don’t necessarily need in there. In my poor fuzzy wallet, I had bank crap, old health insurance cards, a calling card, some other miscellaneous crap. In the implement of Jimi justice, I have my license, insurance card , debit card, dental/medical crap and two folded dollar bills. It was tough, but I had to consolidate.
Overall, I dig it. Pics to be posted later.
…does anybody still care about the Jimi?
I’ve had a Jimi for the past few months. Mine is like a smoked clear color. I love it. When I pull it out, people invariably say, “Is that your wallet? How cool.” I keep my drivers license, two credit cards, insurance card, and spare car key in it. One more piece of paper and it wouldn’t close. Long live the Jimi (and the Jimi thread)!
Hooray for the Jimi thread. :)
and yay for being able to whip it out in public.
:D
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The Jimi Thread isn’t dead, it’s frozen! And as soon as we figure out a cure for credit cards we’re gonna thaw out the Jimi and it’s gonna be pretty pissed off, you know why? Have you ever taken a cold shower? Multiply that by about 15,000,000 times, that’s how pissed off The Jimi’s gonna be. I’m gonna get the Jimi, the Taxi Wallet, a Duct Tape Wallet, a fistfull of ones, drive dow%^%@13#^$3@#$*^&^NO CARRIER
Dammit! I WANT ONE!
I bought the wrong friggin’ wallet.
(&%(#&(@#&4
Oh wait. VIVA LA JIMI!
Die wallet 2.0, DIE!
I’m thinking of completely covering my Jimi with duct tape in an attempt to make people think I make the best duct tape wallet ever.
The Jimi post isn’t dead, man…its still rocking.
yeah.
Worn on a lanyard, the Jimi is uber cool for rainforest hikers and people who direct traffic in Seattle. As a front pocket wallet, though, it’s distinctly suboptimal — it’s rigid plastic and about the size and shape of a cassette tape case. Space is quite limited as well; when they say five cards and a few bills, they’re not kidding. Wiggle room it has not. For my money (no pun intended), the Dopp Regata 88 is a much better value. It’s smaller and thinner, flexible, and holds more stuff: http://www.ebags.com/dopp/regatta_88_series_front_getaway_pocket/product_detail/index.cfm?modelid=9892
I just read this post and then went to a store to purchase something with my credit card. As I pulled it out of my Jimi wallet, the little tab that holds credit cards in broke! Not the whole tab, but the little part at the end that curls up allowing the credit cards to slide in easily. It seems that it will be much harder to insert my card back in the Jimi now. I’m leaving on vacation in the morning, so I’ll have to deal with it when I get back. At that time, I will be in the market for a replacement wallet. The Jimi lasted less than a year for me, but I’m not going to let it ruin my vacation. Have a great holiday season to Matt and Jenn and all the regular readers of Matt’s blog!
I have just about worn out my Jimi wallet in about a year. When my new leather wallet arrives in the mail, ol’ Jimi will be retired.
You know, I’m going to level with you all.. The Jimi was a very novel idea. I dug it at first, but now I miss having a regular wallet. Wallet 2.0 here I come…maybe. :O
a moment of silence, my Jimi… broke this weekend. :( the top flappy part that closes it broke off. it’s still usable, but if i say, flip it upside down, all of my cards come flying out.
so i need a new wallet. recommendations? i loved my jimi, but if y’all are using something better fess up!
When my Jimi died, I went with an old fashioned leather wallet. I really miss my Jimi. I’d also be interested in hearing about durable Jimi replacements.