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Originally Posted by MBAtarga
It's somewhat of a "status symbol" to have one of those heavier metallic cards.
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It is?
I was wondering why the cards are made of such durable stuff. Mine are all just plastic. My shredder just gobbles them up when I get a replacement card after one expires.
The new cards don't have nay embossed numbers so I guess the olden days of "crunching" a card is over. Why do they make cards almost indestructible?
Is it because more and more people don't carry a wallet, just the credit card, cell phone and driver's license?
My wallet is the Bando slim wallet, and the credit cards are held in a slot that do bend them a little when they are in my pocket. I have had the plastic ones crack and I had to get my CC company mail a new one to me. Maybe they are having to replace too many cards.
It would be interesting to learn what the real reason for indestructible card is.