Today on eBay!







You are considering a Ladies French Wallet made by Buxton in a pretty taupe color. If you like this French Style wallet, then you know, as I do now, that they do not make them anymore. The ones they make today are wider, designed to hold many credit cards, ATM cards, grocery store cards, and whatever else we use in lieu of cash today.

So here is the story with this wallet. I received one very much like this as a gift when I graduated from high school...about 20ish years ago. I loved this wallet! It was gray, and was the first nice leather wallet I ever owned. I carried it for the next 15 years, until it literally fell apart. I replaced it with a brown one, but it just wasn't the same. For one thing, when you opened it, you had to turn it around to take out cash with your right hand. My original one was obviously designed by a right handed person. Also, the new one had extra bulk that I just wasn't used to. More flaps for credit cards. Eventually I adapted to this newer Buxton wallet, but I never forgot my first love.

It's been about 5 or so years, and I am desperately overdue to replace my Buxton French Wallet again. Mine is ripping, and the snap doesn't want to stay closed. I have looked everywhere, including online, and the French Wallet as I know and love it, does not exist anymore. So I turned to ebay, and there it was! My original BUXTON FRENCH WALLET! Only in a different color. It was listed as new in box, although admittedly older. I am estimating it is from the mid to late 1980s, as that is when I received my first one as a gift. It is still in its original box. It is everything I remember.

The problem is, sadly, I have outgrown that original Buxton from my young adulthood. Back then I only carried cash, coins, photos of my friends and my prom date. I had a library card and one store credit card. My college ID joined all that and we were happy as could be. But now, as I reevaluate my needs, I am one of those 40 year old adults who has the gas card, the ATM card, the credit cards, the Wholesale Club card, and the frequent punch card at the coffee shop. I hardly ever reach for cash, so the turning to get to it with my right hand doesn't seem as big of a deal. Photos of my friends have been pushed aside to accommodate photos of my kids, nieces and nephews. It is time to face the fact that, I need to graduate up to the bigger, bulkier wallets I have been sticking my nose up at.

I enjoyed a brief reunion with this wallet, as it arrived today, still NIB. But I have to place it back up for bid, for someone who can give it the proper home it deserves, in a downsized purse. I did bid quite a lot for it...but it was actually worth it, even if I have to take a loss. It was a nice trip down memory lane.

Shipping will be $3.95. I prefer paypal. Thanks so much!