Before today, I was using a money clip… but I don’t always carry cash, the clip was getting stretched out if I didn’t have a few bills in it, and my cards were getting beat up in my pockets. I am something of a minimalist when it comes to my wallet, and right now I am EDCing 4 cards and whatever cash I might want/need. I keep a full size wallet in the glove box on my car and it holds my gift cards, rewards cards, some emergency cash, and other miscellaneous items one might keep in their wallet.

Over the past couple months, I have looked an many different styles and brands for the wallet purchase. I really like the design of the Makr Horizon Three, but I really wasn’t planning on dropping so much money on a new wallet. So I kept looking, but nothing caught me quite like the MHT… and then I noticed that Makr is located in Florida, and no less than an hour away from where I grew up (and still call home). Sold. I decided that, along with getting exactly what I was wanting, supporting a local business was worth the increased cost I was going to pay.

The next problem is that I wanted the Scraped Cordovan leather (which is not available for the Horizon Three on Makr’s website). This will drive the cost even higher you say… yes, but if I am blowing my budget, I might as well go all the way and call it my birthday present to myself instead of just another thing to cross off of my shopping list (and getting something else for myself for my birthday).

I got in touch with Henry from Makr (note: great customer service) to find out if it could be done. He said yes, and he would even take some pictures of the shells and let me choose which one I wanted. If anyone wants his email, let me know and I will get it to you. He responded in a timely fashion and was able to narrow down what shells I wanted to see based on my preferences. So shell chosen, payment sent, wallet made, and two days later I get this:

So it was significantly more than I initially planned to spend… but it ended up being the exact style that I wanted, I supported a locally owned business, the finish is on point, and I am stoked about having something that is custom to me.

I’ll update at some point in the future to say how everything is breaking in… but based on my experiences so far, I’m sure it’s going to age nicely.