I've always considered a wallet one of the fine luxuries in life for a man and enjoyed my mom gifting me a new wallet every five years for my birthday. Now that she's gone I've been buying myself the Victorinox wallets which are a better quality lasting 10 years or so, but with all these wallets I always asked myself why they stretch and wear out so quickly.. a few months ago some honest person handed me 4 of my credit cards where they'd fallen out of a loose pocket at the gas pump. They were all made in China now, Victorinox didn't use to be but they are now! Enough of that! I started reading review after review of wallet manufacturers looking for the elusive "lifetime wallet." Well, my job requires a holster and I've worn out cowhide or steer hide holsters every five years before just like my wallets. They'd get flaccid and flatten out.. who wants flaccid in their life? But I'd started to get custom holsters made of horsehide and noticed 25-30 years later they were still like new, holding their shape and not stretching. So I looked for a wallet made with horsehide and a great reputation. With that as my search criteria, I found Ashland leather and they are made in the USA in my home state! And the reviews (they were even often mentioned in reviews of other wallet manufacturers, as in they're tired of poor quality and going to Ashland Leather) are great, with more than a few calling Ashland wallets a "lifetime wallet." Well, I bought two, one for me and one for my son's birthday and have been impressed. After a few months, my wallet is starting to "form" around the contents and take on the battle scars of daily use and I couldn't be more pleased. The battle scars enhance it's appearance. My son has noticed the new wallet and commented on how nice it looks. His birthday is in a few days, I can't wait to gift him his new wallet from Ashland Leather. BTW - They shipped the same day I ordered and I received both, monogrammed the next day using standard delivery!