Rick Steves Silk Neck Wallet
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Description of Rick Steves Silk Neck Wallet
-Materials: Silk FabricApparel reviews of Rick Steves Silk Neck Wallet
Customer Review: Rick Steves product quality is below par
Rating: 2 Stars
The concept of the Neck Wallet was great, even though I did not need it. I found the neck wallet is pointless if you are not traveling Rick Steve's style (a.k.a on the cheap) and staying in hotels with room safes and using mostly planes to go from city to city. I did find it convenient to use at the airports to keep my passport and tickets easily accessible, even though the neck wallet gives you clearly away as a tourist and unless you are wearing a sweater the wallet does show underneath a t-shirt. So if you are traveling anywhere and you have to have your important documents on you I do recommend a neck wallet or money belt, just not this one. The stitching was of low quality and I almost lost my documents because of it. The place where the neck string connects to the wallets came off unnoticed and without force and unless my better half would have noticed I would have been stuck in Europe.
This seems again a product line that has a good concept, where a 'celebrity' puts it's name on, but the product quality itself is mediocre at best.
Customer Review: Strap broke day 8 of trip
Rating: 2 Stars
I bought this for my trip to Italy. I had read that wearing a purse in Rome is a bad idea since people in mopeds will just drive by and grab the purse right off your shoulder. So I decided to give this neck wallet thing a try. I wore it under my shirt while in Rome, but it was bulky and definitely a nuisance having to pull it out of my shirt each time I went to pay for something. On top of that the strap broke off after about 8 days. However, it did give me a sense of security (at least before the strap broke) and I had no problems with pickpockets. My friend, however, did decide to bring a purse on the trip. One night someone leaned out of the window of a passing car, grabbed her purse, and drove off, dragging her for several feet before she was able to let go of the purse. So while I think the idea of the neck wallet is great and I am glad that I bought one, next time I'd definitely go either with one of higher quality or try the belt kind.Customer Review: flimsy string holds it together
Rating: 2 Stars
If it wasn't for the flimsy string it would be good. I travel frequently and it survived about 4 trips before one of the neck strings ripped off. it is not durable. I suppose if you don't put too much in it, and only wear it under a shirt it would be okay. But it was disappointing.Customer Review: Too many thieves know about this
Rating: 1 Stars
I've used various neck wallets on my trips and they are useless. Every thief knows about these and the neck strap gives it away! I found out the hard way in my recent backpacking trip through Central America that everything gets wet from sweat and humidity with these. My passport got soaked and if it wasn't for an understanding customs agent, I would have been detained until I got a new one issued. The other thing is that you have to wear a dress shirt or it will show through your t-shirt. The strap is also dangerous because if someone comes up behind you and gets a hold of the strap, they then have a way to choke you. In my trip to Europe, it was hard to tell that I had one because it was cold/rainy and had to wear a jacket but in Central America where it was hot and had to wear a t-shirt people just commented, "He has something in his shirt!" I would not recommend this for a traveler but only if you need it to carry something on the outside of your shirt or when you can wear a jacket to hide the strap. I put mine aside and purchased one that straps under my pants and onto my leg. I generally wear loose fitting pants and it's hard to tell.Customer Review: Not a traveler's friend
Rating: 1 Stars
This money bag was fragile, and therefore a traveler's nightmare! The weak strap on mine broke in Toledo, and because of its silky and light design, I didn't even feel it fall off. Thank god my friend saw it fall because it contained my passport, money, and other essentials. I would not recommend this to ANYONE who wants to keep their things safe and secure.