It is in fact possible to fit in two cards, but I have to slightly bend the front flap such that the magnet at the bottom is moved closer to the bottom part when it closes. The flap seems to have a metallic sheet inside, so the bend is maintained. I guess I didn’t try this before because it doesn’t seem intuitive to bend something new out of shape to make it work!

The real reason I wanted this case is because I was sick to death of carrying around a wallet and a phone at the same time, and this case has 2 card slots. I thought it would be perfect – 1 for my driver’s license and 1 for a debit/credit card (cash would go in my pocket and all would then be fine, but not so).

The cards fit in the slots OK, but the case will NOT fully close with the cards in, which is very awkward and disappointing. The magnet does not have enough force to hold the flap closed, which means that the magnet in the front flap of the case turns my blackberry on and off as it sways to and fro when I move down the street with the case on my hip.

The cards are so thin, and I don’t understand why Noreve would put the slots there if they are basically unusable. It’s fine without the cards, but that’s irrelevant in my view.

Also, the leather to the side of the keyboard is raised significantly, making it somewhat difficult to hit keys close to the edge when typing.

The Noreve case looks elegant, but it doesn’t elegantly solve any problems really (and it actually creates one or two). All-in-all, I’m a bit disappointed, and I wish that I had read about these problems BEFORE I purchased (because I wouldn’t have proceeded to do so), hence I post them here to help aid others!

http://www.the-gadgeteer.com/review/noreve_blackberry_8800_tradition_leather_case

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