Comments on: Picker's Wallet http://boingboing.net/2011/05/11/pickers-wallet.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sat, 25 May 2013 23:17:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/05/11/pickers-wallet.html#comment-1107478 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1107478 I think that was also in reference to the fact that whenever an item is discussed on this site that is expensive and a cheaper version can be got at Wal-Mart folks get up in arms, griping about elitism and how rich bloggers are. Don't believe me? Search for "leather" and read the comments on some of the articles that come up. I'm lower middle class, but even I understand that, yes, there is price gouging out there but often you get what you pay for. I think that was also in reference to the fact that whenever an item is discussed on this site that is expensive and a cheaper version can be got at Wal-Mart folks get up in arms, griping about elitism and how rich bloggers are.
Don’t believe me? Search for “leather” and read the comments on some of the articles that come up.
I’m lower middle class, but even I understand that, yes, there is price gouging out there but often you get what you pay for.

]]> By: fencesitter http://boingboing.net/2011/05/11/pickers-wallet.html#comment-1107492 fencesitter Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1107492 I carry a guitar pick around and I don't even play any instrument. Picks make great non-marring pry tools for taking things apart. I carry a guitar pick around and I don’t even play any instrument. Picks make great non-marring pry tools for taking things apart.

]]> By: Vardyr http://boingboing.net/2011/05/11/pickers-wallet.html#comment-1108261 Vardyr Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1108261 Aside from the pick pocket, this looks identical to the front pocket wallet from Saddleback Leather (http://www.saddlebackleather.com/categories/90). The stitching even overlaps in exactly the same places, and all of the pockets appear to be positively identical. I suppose you can only do so much with a front-pocket wallet, but this looks like a direct copy with a pick pocket sewn in. Which is all fine, I suppose. It's a novel idea, and if it's even remotely as durable as the Saddleback offering, I'm sure it's a great wallet. Aside from the pick pocket, this looks identical to the front pocket wallet from Saddleback Leather (http://www.saddlebackleather.com/categories/90). The stitching even overlaps in exactly the same places, and all of the pockets appear to be positively identical. I suppose you can only do so much with a front-pocket wallet, but this looks like a direct copy with a pick pocket sewn in.

Which is all fine, I suppose. It’s a novel idea, and if it’s even remotely as durable as the Saddleback offering, I’m sure it’s a great wallet.

]]> By: Vardyr http://boingboing.net/2011/05/11/pickers-wallet.html#comment-1108270 Vardyr Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1108270 After a bit of searching, I found that the proprietor of Whipping Post was an apprentice--or something of that sort--at Saddleback for some length of time. This explains the obvious similarities in craftsmanship. In that case, these wallets will likely last longer than any of us will. (If recent posts are to be believed, that's 40% more likely if we continue sitting at our desks.) I don't consider $30 to be pricey for a wallet that is likely to last the rest of my life. Again, if it's anything like the Saddleback offerings, I cannot emphasize enough how sturdy and well-crafted these wallets are. After a bit of searching, I found that the proprietor of Whipping Post was an apprentice–or something of that sort–at Saddleback for some length of time. This explains the obvious similarities in craftsmanship.

In that case, these wallets will likely last longer than any of us will. (If recent posts are to be believed, that’s 40% more likely if we continue sitting at our desks.) I don’t consider $30 to be pricey for a wallet that is likely to last the rest of my life.

Again, if it’s anything like the Saddleback offerings, I cannot emphasize enough how sturdy and well-crafted these wallets are.

]]> By: Thorzdad http://boingboing.net/2011/05/11/pickers-wallet.html#comment-1107291 Thorzdad Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1107291 I've never known a guitar player who didn't always keep a couple of picks in their pockets. I’ve never known a guitar player who didn’t always keep a couple of picks in their pockets.

]]> By: Rich Keller http://boingboing.net/2011/05/11/pickers-wallet.html#comment-1107317 Rich Keller Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1107317 Dosh? I've never heard of that term before. What about a slot for my gostak, you know, for distimming? Dosh? I’ve never heard of that term before.

What about a slot for my gostak, you know, for distimming?

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/05/11/pickers-wallet.html#comment-1107332 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1107332 For pickers? There is no way that thing will fit in my nose. For pickers? There is no way that thing will fit in my nose.

]]> By: tikaro http://boingboing.net/2011/05/11/pickers-wallet.html#comment-1107333 tikaro Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1107333 Thirty bucks seems entirely reasonable for a full-grain leather wallet that's been (according to the site) hand-cut and hand-stitched. Saying it "better damned well" come with a free pick seems kind of... entitled? As someone who sometimes makes things by hand for sale, I totally understand if folks don't want to buy something if it's too expensive. But when people get offended/outraged/butthurt when stuff is more than they want to pay... that's their right, of course, but that underlying sense of entitlement rubs me the wrong way. This not intended to be a "screw you, Rob" comment, but more a "hey, I like and respect you guys enough to share my minor quibbles" comment. Thirty bucks seems entirely reasonable for a full-grain leather wallet that’s been (according to the site) hand-cut and hand-stitched. Saying it “better damned well” come with a free pick seems kind of… entitled?

As someone who sometimes makes things by hand for sale, I totally understand if folks don’t want to buy something if it’s too expensive. But when people get offended/outraged/butthurt when stuff is more than they want to pay… that’s their right, of course, but that underlying sense of entitlement rubs me the wrong way.

This not intended to be a “screw you, Rob” comment, but more a “hey, I like and respect you guys enough to share my minor quibbles” comment.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/05/11/pickers-wallet.html#comment-1107334 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1107334 waaaait a second... a musician with actual cash in their wallet? something smells fishy here.. waaaait a second… a musician with actual cash in their wallet?

something smells fishy here..

]]> By: ymendel http://boingboing.net/2011/05/11/pickers-wallet.html#comment-1107599 ymendel Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1107599 I agree entirely. And I imagine anyone who wanted to get this wallet would already have a pick, the choice of which is somewhat personal and costs at most maybe a dollar. I agree entirely.

And I imagine anyone who wanted to get this wallet would already have a pick, the choice of which is somewhat personal and costs at most maybe a dollar.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/05/11/pickers-wallet.html#comment-1107362 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1107362 I could see a wallet for their picks but a wallet also for money? Guitarists don't make money. I could see a wallet for their picks but a wallet also for money? Guitarists don’t make money.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/05/11/pickers-wallet.html#comment-1107880 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1107880 My friend Kimmy has been making these for years: http://pickpocketwallets.com. I think I even submitted a link to BB. Doesn't look like she has any on her Etsy now. My friend Kimmy has been making these for years: http://pickpocketwallets.com. I think I even submitted a link to BB. Doesn’t look like she has any on her Etsy now.

]]> By: allium http://boingboing.net/2011/05/11/pickers-wallet.html#comment-1107369 allium Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1107369 So where do you put the truth? So where do you put the truth?

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/05/11/pickers-wallet.html#comment-1107892 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1107892 I purchased one of these wallets a few weeks ago, and I really like it. It's very well-constructed. The pick is a little tricky to slide in and out, but maybe that'll get easier as the wallet ages and leather settles a bit. But it's slim, which was my biggest priority, and it looks very nice (I got the dark brown one). Kind of pricey at $30 ($35 with shipping), but it's supposed to have a lifetime guarantee. I purchased one of these wallets a few weeks ago, and I really like it. It’s very well-constructed. The pick is a little tricky to slide in and out, but maybe that’ll get easier as the wallet ages and leather settles a bit. But it’s slim, which was my biggest priority, and it looks very nice (I got the dark brown one). Kind of pricey at $30 ($35 with shipping), but it’s supposed to have a lifetime guarantee.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/05/11/pickers-wallet.html#comment-1107414 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1107414 Seems like a pretty good deal to me, also considering their guitar cases cost north of $800...I'd buy this wallet. Seems like a pretty good deal to me, also considering their guitar cases cost north of $800…I’d buy this wallet.

]]> By: johnnyuber http://boingboing.net/2011/05/11/pickers-wallet.html#comment-1107431 johnnyuber Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1107431 Great... now I will never be able to find my wallet Great… now I will never be able to find my wallet

]]> By: hairfool http://boingboing.net/2011/05/11/pickers-wallet.html#comment-1107438 hairfool Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1107438 English tan? Is that bright white? English tan? Is that bright white?

]]> By: obdan http://boingboing.net/2011/05/11/pickers-wallet.html#comment-1108216 obdan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1108216 I really don't understand all of the "kinda pricey" comments. Do you really think that you could make one yourself and be able to sell it for less? I really don’t understand all of the “kinda pricey” comments. Do you really think that you could make one yourself and be able to sell it for less?

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