PETER
Great product but long wait time (Hence the 4 stars)
I normally don't write product reviews, but because I read so many bad reviews here, I wanted to share my positive experience. I became interested in a sliding wallet after seeing all the ads for Secrit and Ekster, but the price was just too high. So I started reseaching for other options and found Nimalist. I didn't hear about them but after reading all the great reviews on "their" website I ordered the Premium Leather Slide Wallet. I ordered on Jan 19th. I assumed it would arrive soon because they don't make it clear the product gets shipped from China. I think that is a mistake. If they make it clear it is being shipped internationally, people would trust the company more. Hiding the fact makes Nimalist seem fishy. After realizing the shipment will take a while I reasearched more and found this website (TrustPilot) with slew of negative reviews. I felt like a loser and began to expect my money lost, but Nimalist would update the shipping status every 2-3 days so the wait was bearable. The status showed it being packaged, shipped to Shanghai Airport, Arriving in LA Airport, being sent to delivery center, and finally arriving at my home in California on Feb 5th. Wow such a long wait. For the record, they didn't respond to any of my emails. I asked if they were based in the US, if they could cancel my order, what would be the expected delivery date, etc but no reply ever came back. Only the shipping status website would be updated every 2 days. Clearly they don’t care much about customer satisfaction, but someone is updating the status and the product is real. Regarding the product, I am completely satisfied. The Onyx Black color looks cool and sophisticated (it's a very dark grey) and the wallet folds flat even when full and with some cash in it. At first it wasn’t completely flat and would stay slightly open, but after a few squishing and normal use, the leather stretched into place. Also to my surprise I was able to put 8 cards into the sliding mechanism as advertised! (I put 7 flat and 1 embossed cards inside.) It’s a tight fit but it works fine. The wallet feels premium, looks super cool, and functions as it should. I have only used it for a few days, so I will try to update my review after some more time. I would recommend the Premium Leather Slide Wallet to anyone who can wait for almost a month. I would give it 5 stars but the long wait time couldn't make me give it a perfect score. Quality wise it is top notch. Hope this helps.