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I was pretty surprised to find a picture of my wallet in our tips e-mail. For a moment I panicked a little and thought it was a ransom note. Then I remembered that I had thrown the wallet away just a few days ago. After I received this wallet in December of 2007, it lasted for somewhat more than a year and a half of service. I wrote about it back then. I have now been forced to retire this in favor of a newer wallet, which I think was a Christmas 2008 gift.

TinyMeat is a brand of wallet that UrbanRetro is now selling. The wallet you see here is one of the designs which were available on Etsy until very recently when they ran afoul of Etsy’s fees. Last time I checked we were waiting for them to scratch enough money together to get the store on Etsy reopened, so let’s look at this as your chance to help.

What’s weird is I’m sure when I got the wallet before, it was coming from the US. I’m not sure how much it costs to have one of these shipped from the UK to the US, but the base price is just shy of 13 Euros.

This wallet is mostly transparent. The pockets on the inside are all totally clear, and the only artwork is on the outer surface (on both sides of it), as you can see here. The seams at the edge of the pockets proved pretty durable over the years, but about six months ago they started to really come apart. This is my own fault, because I carry a ton of stuff in my wallet and the pockets in here are not very wide. Here’s the inside surface.

The wallet’s two strongest points are both visual. First, there’s the fact that most of the wallet is completely transparent, so if you keep your ID or anything else in the innermost pocket, it’s visible without taking it out. I got dozens of comments and compliments on this unique wallet while wearing it, and I got to explain the gaming-related art (such as the great Atari joystick) to a lot of people who probably didn’t care the slightest bit about video games.

The combination of unique style, functionality and durability mean I can’t help but recommend the wallet. Even after it was falling apart, I refused to throw it away for several months. When I was unable to get a replacement because of the store’s financial woes, I finally realized it was time to let go, but as I said before… I did notice it immediately in my e-mail. Let’s call it four and a half out of five, because it’s awesome, but needs more space in it.

If this design is not your style, you can check out the UrbanRetro store right now to see a number of their other neat ideas. I’ll do my best not to buy one, because I’ve already replaced my old one, but no promises.

Get this one here.