Ekster Parliament Men's Wallet | RFID Blocking Leather Minimalist Wallet | Slim Wallet for Men - Designed for Quick Card Access with Push Button

So I’ve always had a traditional leather bifold or trifold wallet in the past and they’ve been great...however I started having more issues with my lower back and one of the things that my physical therapist said could be aggravating it was sitting on my jam packed full wallet for long periods of time during the day. Just so happens at this time I was in the market for a new wallet, so I took this opportunity to look into the “minimalist” kind.This of course meant that I’d have to downsize...which I was reluctant to do at first because how was I ever to get along without the three year old business card of the AC guy that came out that one time...or the countless others...but one by one, I went through it all and came to the conclusion that I only really “need” my credit/bank cards, drivers license, various insurance cards, and opted for a type of tracking card incase I misplace my new wallet. I know that Ekster has their own tracking card, however I already had a Tile on my key ring and therefor was already using their app on my phone so I decided to give the Tile Slim a try (as it is about the size of two credit cards put together).So after doing days of research, I decided that the Ekster Parliament would fit my needs as a wallet I could store all my essential things in and also as one that would fit nicely and compactly in my front pocket. This wallet also has RFID blocking in the compartment that holds your cards...so that was also another ‘check’ this product had on my needs list.The wallet itself seems to be made really well and the leather is nice and soft (exactly the same as I’d expect to find when looking at a traditional one). The card compartment has a nice feature at the bottom where a simple push of your finger inward while holding, will make the cards inside stair step up to where you can choose the one you are needing at that moment. I’ve seen where others have said that the feature makes all their cards come up in a stack and all I can say is that this isn’t the case with the one I have. I would imagine the amount of cards in the compartment would dictate how it would work. I myself have five and some have raised lettering and numbers and some don’t. I have found that how far the cards come up can be adjusted by how fast you click the lever in. If I push it in slowly with little force, they will come up just enough to see what I need...however if I click it with a fast press, they will stick up to how they appear in my picture above. Hopefully this mechanism will last for the long haul...at its price, it should...but only time will tell. The only other thing worth noting is that even with the few cards that I have in the wallet, the ones that are not in the holding tray, it does make the wallet not want to close. I do see that the manufacturer states that this will be the case until the leather naturally stretches and takes shape, which makes sense, however even if it doesn’t, the pros of this product outweigh the cons to me and I wouldn’t send it back because of it. For me anyway, it only stays open a slight bit while on the nightstand instead of closing flat but when I put it in my pocket, it keeps it closed all the way. I have included pictures with my Apple Watch to show size of this product and also its size compared to the Tile Slim...which I keep in the back opening.All in all, I would definitely recommend this product if you’re in the market for a minimalist wallet but are still wanting that leather feel and extra storage that you would have been accustomed to with a traditional wallet. I will update this review if I start to have any issues with the mechanism or any other issue that isn’t self inflicted. Also wanted to mention that the wallet came in a nicely packaged black box that was plastic wrapped. If you receive one in which the box isn’t wrapped in plastic, I’d be weary that it is probably a return and would seek a replacement....just my advice.

I have always used an old school thick wallet; George Costanza style. Never thought these small box wallets could ever work for me. But I decided to give it a go.I found I only really use 3 credit cards, my insurance card, my State License. All the store cards are now in my digital google wallet. And realized I dont need to keep 6 months of receipts in my wallet. I dont really need to keep any receipts. Most of them are emailed now or digital. So that leaves cash.This wallet is a nice compromise. It is small, but the leather wrap allows me to carry a few bills, and all the cards I need. It is much smaller, the flip up cards at a push button works great and does make it easy to grab a credit card when you need it. I was afraid it would be too small; but I find it to be just right. Very happy so far!I did a lot of research, cause this one is not cheap. Found there are a Lot of knock offs that are very poor quality. I found only 2-3 that are really high quality; and I like this style the best. Parliament.

I really like the Ekster Parliament wallet—the design is sleek, the leather feels premium, and the RFID-blocking feature is a nice touch. The card pop-up mechanism is super convenient, making it easy to access my most-used cards quickly.However, my main issue is that it feels bulky when you put cash in the money strap. If you carry more than a couple of bills, it starts to lose that “minimalist” feel. It’s still a great wallet, but if you tend to carry cash often, just keep in mind it might not be as slim as expected.Overall, a stylish and functional wallet, just not the best if you regularly carry cash.

Not the smallest but this stores a good balance of cards and cash for its size. Easy to access everything and small enough for the front pocket of my jeans. Nice quality too. Love it.

The media could not be loaded. You must be joking when you think I’d give this wallet a good review, the whole point of the wallet is for it to make things super accessible and easy to you. As you will see in this video I provided that is not the case. Not only is it failing to eject the card but it even fails to eject them all out. And those are the instruction cards!! The leather is good but the whole point of the wallet is to make things easy and accessible. This defect is a HUGE issue That needs to be addressed considering I took it straight out of the box and it didn’t even work.I also watched so vids from other people about their wallets and they received a plastic paper between the wallet fold to prevent scratching if the leather dying delivery. Mine was missing that but thankfully it wasent scratched or else it wouldent fall under warranty.Though it dosnt even matter because it seems like their customer service is lacking as well. I pried the card out of the wallet that gave me the contact info to contact them if I had problems or if it wasent to my full satisfaction. After I did so it told me I’d be helped in 24 hours. No big deal. But I get an email from a rep telling me that it falls under warranty and they would ship out a new one, then produced a name that wasent close to mine, just a matching last name. And a address that was 2 states away from mine. Not to mention phone number was incorrect as well. So I sent them the correct address as well as my actual name. They also asked for a video to see if the defect was an actual thing. Which I sent to them, no problem. I will not list the rep due to respect of privacy but they name will be know to Corporate offices if this issue can’t be resolved. I am still waiting on confirmation to see if I’ll be receiving a new wallet so this review is bound to change if it is taken care of. BUT if it isn’t and they wait till after the warranty is no longer valid, expect a really angry customer.