I have been trialling the Dosh Wallet, in an attempt to find the innovative solution to my wallet woes. My main issues with wallets are receipts falling everywhere, what to do with coins, easy access to bus passes, and a pocket that fits bills in their long form. I hoped the Dosh wallet would be the wallet 2.0 solution (Kristi is trialling another candidate, the Wallet 2.0).

Unfortunately, the Dosh has not lived up to my initial excitement. When it first came, I carefully slipped my cards into the slots allotted, put my bills into the large folder compartment and curiously tried to fill the square clasped compartment. I thought how handy that compartment would be for bus passes or loyalty cards. At first, it was pretty good - the bill pocket was large, and the material the wallet is made of seemed fairly indestructable. I found that the credit card holder was ok (but I needed a few more slots), and the clasped compartment was good for the bus passes. However, as time went on the hard plastic started to wear. My credit cards would fall out if the wallet was turned upside down and the door to the clasp compartment loosened, so cards were falling out the sides. So on a bad day, I had credit cards and bus passes falling out (luckily, I caught them all - some off the sidewalk).

Even worse, there was no place for coins. In Australia, this is significant since 1 and 2 dollar pieces are plentiful and useful to have with you.

I therefore am still seeking the next wallet innovation that solves all my issues. Perhaps something that I can hang a key off of, crumple receipts into, clip bus passes onto on the outside, and generally organize my cash and cards with. I am thinking we are going to have to turn a wallet inside out -