Wally: The iPhone Wallet. Reimagined.

A project in Charleston, SC by Distil Union
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Wally is a slim, stick-on leather pocket who secretly and securely carries your must-haves on the back of your iPhone 4 or 5.
Backers: 1999
Average Pledge Per Backer: $45

Funded: $90,472 of $12,000
Dates: Jan 31st -> Mar 1st (30 days)
Project By: Distil Union
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Latest News

This Week's High Points and Low Points...

March 29th - via: kickstarter.com
HIGH POINTS Sending out nearly all** the Wallys to our First Batch Backers! (Remember to share yours with the hashtag #MyWally)  Having Superintern Bailey and Sister Rachel in the office! Taking popsicle breaks!! Seeing our two other products... (Read More)

First-Batch Wallys are Shipping -- Ahead of Schedule!

March 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Everybody! So April was our estimate for shipping Wally to our first backers, and we're excited to announce that fulfillment has begun -- weeks ahead of schedule :) :) We've been sneaking process pics to our Instagram, but in case you haven't... (Read More)

Counting down the hours!

February 28th - via: kickstarter.com
(...One day more... Please cue the music while reading this update...)It's been real...We're tremendously grateful to the Kickstarter community. We're a start-up who is still bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, with high hopes for the future, and we wish... (Read More)

STRETCH WALLY! We did it -- YOU did it!!

February 25th - via: kickstarter.com
We can pull an Oprah -- everyone, look under your seats....You're getting Alternahesive!  And you're getting Alternahesive!  And you're getting Alternahesive! Alternahesive for EVERY Wally Backer!!Thanks to a glowing hands-on review from Steve at... (Read More)

Wally on the Web, Plus a Sneak-Peek Video...

February 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Hi there! How about an update on the past week in Wally world (no, not that Wally World) -- Production on the first batch continues to go smoothly (thanks, Tim!), and the next batch of leather has started its journey from Italy to Florida. Our... (Read More)

Sending you 50,000 THANK YOUs!

February 14th - via: kickstarter.com
We've raised over $50,000 for Wally -- way more than we imagined when we started just 2 weeks ago! We'd like to say thank you, so this morning we made a quick video...Thanks so much to our backers. It's because of your support that production on the... (Read More)

Can we raise as much as $75,000 by March 1st?!

February 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Stretch Goal: $75,000! Let's Do This! With Wally nearly 400% funded (thanks to our passionate Backers), let’s try something crazy... We've heard about Stretch Goals on Kickstarter, can we make one of our own?! This would enable us to provide... (Read More)

FREE Valentine's Day Card for Backers

February 8th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

Wally, The iPhone Wallet Case

February 7th - via: yankodesign.com
It’s sexy, sleek and totally incognito with your credit cards. Wally isn’t yet another wallet case, but rather a handcrafted leather pocket that grabs onto the back of your iPhone to secretly and securely hold what you need to have close at hand. Instead of a bulky case or a wallet with a pocket for your iPhone, Wally clings to the back of your iPhone utilizing micro-suction instead of a glue or magnets, Wally has a grip like a gentleman: strong and secure, without leaving behind any tackiness. (Read More)

Packaging Concept: What Do You Think?

February 6th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

Good Golly, Mr. Wally! Two Exciting Announcements:

February 5th - via: kickstarter.com
More Kickstarter WallysThe response to Wally has been amazing – you helped us blaze past our $12k goal in less than four days! We contacted our leather craftsman in Florida, Tim Kennedy, and he’s starting production on the next batch. This means... (Read More)

Distil Union’s Newest iPhone Enhancement Turns Your Wallet Into an iPhone

February 5th - via: cultofmac.com
That’s right — instead of a case that turns your iPhone into a wallet, Wally, the latest Kickstarter project from Distil Union, sort of does the opposite. It’s a slip of leather that attaches to the back of an iPhone 4 or 5 via something called “micro-suction,” and creates a cavity with just about enough space for three of your most-used cards. (Read More)

Distil Union's 'Wally' funded via Kickstarter in just four days

February 4th - via: charlestoncitypaper.com

You're running late. It's time to go. Check your pockets: iPhone, keys... where's your wallet? Rifling through your apartment in search of your billfold, you think, 'If I had chipped in for that Kickstarter project a while back, I'd be in the car right now.' Enter, Wally. Wally is the newest friend of the fun Charleston-based iPhone and electronic accessory trio known as Distil Union.

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