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Levenger Pocket Briefcase: Ballistic Nylon! For USD$28!

I had made a previous attempt at a hipsterpda using a Moleskine card folio mini.

I like it. Its nice. But as people have pointed out, it can be a bit bulky when it comes time to carry it.

I have been browsing the Levenger website now and then and I know people have raved about the Pocket Briefcase, but I keep a wallet already (The Jimi) and don't want a big wallet. I want a tiny wallet and a way to keep my hipster in line.

Plus, that pocket briefcase was hard to justify sight-unseen.

So I was running an errand today (getting some mobile phones flashed to current firmware at iUnlock in the Prudential Center because I'm a total nerd) and walking through the halls of commerce I saw an honest-to-God Levenger store.

What luck!

So I went in and checked it out. Sure enough, those pocket briefcases are awesome. But what I can't find on their website, and was a perfect fit for me in every way was the Pocket Briefcase in *ballistic* form. They only had black, I wish they made it in blue or green.

But it cost only USD$28 compared to 38+ and had some of levenger's cards included as a "free trial". I love the feel of it. It fits *much* better in my front pocket than the moleskine does, and it feels great to write on thanks to the nice clamp-like system to hold a 3x5 in place while you write on it, which also has a stiffer surface the card rests on letting you write with impunity.

I'll be snapping some pictures and flickr'ing them as soon as possible but I quickly moved my NA cards and project cards over the Levenger and so far I am delighted. I'm out of AA batteries at the moment and my camera needs them or I can't use the portrait grip. Batteries are on my @errands card so I'll soon have some photos to share.

I really am surprised I can't find the ballistic nylon flavor of my pocket briefcase on the Levenger site. Had I known they had one, I probably would have bought one.

Action shots will be forthcoming, of course, so stay tuned.

Edit: photoset is available

TOPICS: Lofi
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With the embossing on the...

onepinktee wrote:
With the embossing on the writing side, it almost looks like a Moleskine. Surprisingly refined looking for ballistic nylon. And that wallet is like the anti-Costanza.

Yeah its crazy.

And I love my wallet. I don't have half a filing cabinet under my ass.

The writing surface on the levenger appears to be some form of leather. Maybe its fake leather, who knows. Who cares! Its soft, supple, yet firm enough to write on and gives a nice feel.

 
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