Bellroy Note Sleeve Review: The Billfold For People Who Still Carry Cash

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THE SHORT VERSION

The Note Sleeve is the Bellroy wallet most people mean when they say they own a Bellroy. It is a folding billfold with three slots on the inside face, a pull-tab pocket behind them for the cards you touch once a month, a full-height section for flat bills, and a small pocket for coins. In Canada it sells for CA$115 from Bellroy's own storefront on Amazon.ca, with RFID shielding built in.

Canadian pricing has two layers. Bellroy's site still quotes US$95 and checks out in US dollars with Canada chosen as the delivery country, while the Bellroy CA storefront on Amazon.ca lists the same Black leather model, item number WNSC-BLK-301, at CA$115. Prices below are Canadian dollars unless marked US$. The decision itself is the same as anywhere: capacity without bulk is only worth paying for if your carry has not already shrunk to a phone and two cards.

Our verdict

A well-specified CA$115 billfold for a carry that includes bills and coins; the pull-tab layout keeps it slim only if you sort your cards honestly.

A good fit for: Someone in Canada who carries five to eight cards plus paper money and wants one wallet that also copes with taller foreign banknotes on trips.
We would skip it if: You pay by phone and carry three cards, or you want the thinnest possible object in a front pocket.

Reasons to consider it

Rated capacity of 4–11 cards with three quick-access slots and a pull-tab pocket
Full-height bill section takes flat bills of most currencies, plus a coin pocket
RFID shielding and a three-year warranty from the maker

The compromises

At 0.4 inches it is a billfold, not a cardholder, and pockets notice the difference
The pull-tab pocket only stays convenient if the rarely used cards really are rarely used
The composition is 70% leather, not all leather, and the brand does not name the tannery

What we have not verified: Bellroy's own site shows only US$95 for Canadian orders, so the CA$115 Amazon.ca price is the one a Canadian buyer pays in dollars at home; how warranty claims are handled for Amazon.ca orders is not spelled out. Leather break-in, pull-tab durability and the coin pocket under load are not covered by the sources.

The things in this guide

A closer look at the products, who they may suit, and what to check before buying.

For a carry with bills and coins in it

Note Sleeve · Premium Leather, Black

Three quick slots, a pull-tab pocket for the overflow, a bill section that takes taller notes flat, and a coin pocket, all in a 0.4-inch leather fold with RFID shielding.

Before you buy: It is thicker than a cardholder by design, the leather blend is 70% leather, and at CA$115 it costs more than Bellroy's own US$95 sticker.

$115 at Amazon.ca (Bellroy)

Price checked October 17, 2026. Retailer prices can change.

Three slots up front, the rest behind a pull tab

Bellroy rates the Note Sleeve for 4 to 11 cards. The number is honest only when read with the layout: three quick-access slots on the inside face are the daily cards, and everything else goes into a pocket behind them that you open by pulling a leather tab. The pull-tab pocket is where the sleeve gets its capacity, and it is also the part that turns into a stack you have to thumb through if you overfill it.

The bill section runs the full height of the wallet, which is why it is taller than most billfolds at 4 by 3.6 inches (roughly 10.2 by 9.1 cm). Bellroy's own pitch is that pounds, euros and yen sit flat without folding, and that holds for the geometry. There is also a coin pocket. Coins are the one thing that will add visible thickness quickly.

Leather from LWG gold tanneries, mixed with recycled polyester

Bellroy describes the material line simply: leathers come only from tanneries rated gold by the Leather Working Group, and the listed composition of the wallet is 70% leather, 25% recycled polyester and 5% other materials. Bellroy does not say which parts are which, but a lining and an RFID layer account for a share of that polyester. Nobody should read 70% as a defect; it does mean the wallet is a layered build, not a single hide folded over.

The weight is 1.3 ounces (about 37 g) and the closed thickness is 0.4 inches before anything goes inside. Bellroy's site offers eight leather colours at the same US$95, from Black through Hazelnut, and a leather-alternative version in the brand's INNOVERA material sits at the same price. The RFID shielding is part of the leather edition rather than an upcharge.

CA$115 from Amazon.ca, US$95 on Bellroy's site, three years of warranty

In Canada the wallet is CA$115 from Bellroy CA on Amazon.ca, shipped by Amazon. Bellroy's own site does not switch to Canadian dollars: with Canada as the delivery country it stays at US$95, regular shipping showed as free at checkout, and sales tax is added; a Canadian card will convert at its own rate plus any foreign-transaction fee. The Cuyana Fold Cardholder is listed at US$78 for four slots and a snap, with no Canadian price or Canadian shipping checked, so the comparison stays in US dollars. The two are not competing for the same pocket.

Wallets sit in Bellroy's three-year warranty tier. Coverage is for faults in materials or workmanship under normal use, and the brand is explicit that a wallet packed so full the stitching is under constant strain is not normal use. For a wallet advertised at 11 cards, the rating is the ceiling. The warranty sits alongside the consumer protection in your home country; a claim needs verifiable proof of purchase and goes through email with photos. Amazon.ca allows returns within 30 days of receipt; Bellroy's own change-of-mind window is also 30 days, but you pay the return postage.

Skip it if the phone already pays

The Note Sleeve is a good answer to a question fewer people ask each year. If your bills live in a phone app and your cards fit in a cardholder, a billfold with a coin pocket is thickness you will carry and never use. The wallet is at its best for someone who still handles cash weekly, travels with foreign notes, or needs eight cards on hand and wants them sorted into daily and occasional.

Also pass when a wallet has to stay flat under load. Two or three coins and a full pull-tab pocket will show in a trouser pocket, and Bellroy's own capacity warning suggests the brand knows how people fill these. Buy it for the layout, not for a slimness claim that depends on your discipline more than on the leather.

How we put this together

Built from the product pages and listings below, without test scores or results we have not measured. Specifications and prices change, so check the original page for the exact model, current price, delivery, and returns.

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