[sounddust]

I'm not saying they will think it's a fake upon seeing it. To give you an example:

* A mugger asks you to hand over all your goods.

* You hand him your fake wallet and cell phone.

* He decides to reach in your pockets to see if you're hiding anything else (maybe an iPod or something else).

* He finds your real wallet and now is aware that you tried to hide it.

* He gets angry and shoots you (whereas otherwise, he would have just run off with your stuff).

Is a slightly increased chance of getting beaten or killed really worth the difference in cash between the real and fake wallet? I think it's smarter to just prepare for the possibility of a lost/stolen wallet and know how to quickly cancel your cards and apply for new ones.

[khafra]

The advice I've seen on fake wallets is to toss the wallet one way and run the other, hoping that the money is more attractive than revenge for a petty slight (and, let's face it, if he's going to take the time to kill you when there's a wallet with cash in it in easy reach, he was probably going to anyway).