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Plastc card - will this catch on? (1 Viewer)
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Binky The Doormat
Footballguy
Pretty cool but I only use 1 credit card and a bank card. I like the security aspect though.
BTW: whoever wrote the dialog for this should be punched in the throat.
BTW: whoever wrote the dialog for this should be punched in the throat.
Rooster
Footballguy
They talk about security as if the only security you need to worry about is what if you loose your plastc card. My concern is that it makes skimming people's cards 10x easier. If you're a waiter, you have one of these, you clone your customer's card to your plastc card and go live it up that night on someone else's dime. This used to require a lot more hardware/time and typically ended up being a multi-person operation, with plastc it's been dumbed down enough to be a one man operation which is much more scary.
Wingnut
Footballguy
Is there an app for that?
sports_fan
Footballguy
Wingnut
Footballguy
From the FAQ link:How long does the battery last?
There is an internal, ultra slim, non-replaceable battery within the device, (hard to believe, we know!), that will last approximately 30 days before it needs recharging
What happens if the battery runs low on my Plastc Card?
Your battery level is visible on your Plastc Card, so you can see when it needs charging. Also, when youre running low you will get an alert on your smartphone.
Its on you if you dont charge it every few weeks.
Mr. Ected
Footballguy
I like the fact that I wouldn't need to carry a ton of cards in my wallet. I also have had a couple of Amex's that have lost the plastic on the mag-strip from rubbing against other cards. It would be nice to keep my original at home and move around with one like this.
Costco's gonna change to something besides Amex next year or so. Costco and Amex have had a divorce.
ETA: I would be for more likely to get this product if I could get 2 cards for my wife and I while still using one set of the other hardware. The other two items are just a charger and a phone connector, so they would be independent of the card. You could just connect the swiper to varying phones and you'd be set.
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Mr. Ected
Footballguy
This would be nice, but with the card you could use it anywhere, places that wouldn't have made it to that tech yet. A gas station, vending machine, etc., that would the last to be brought up to date.
Wingnut
Footballguy
Well its new and not released yet...like any gadget, bugs will hopefully get worked out before it starts to ship. I wonder if there will be updates to the software available and how that would work.
Fennis
Footballguy
squidrope
Footballguy
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How many credit cards do you have? I carry an Amex, personal Visa, and business Visa. It's not that big of a deal.If it works like they say. $155 seems reasonable for the convenience.
fantasycurse42
Footballguy Jr.
How many credit cards do you have? I carry an Amex, personal Visa, and business Visa. It's not that big of a deal.If it works like they say. $155 seems reasonable for the convenience.
squidrope
Footballguy
10 cardsDebit, Amex, Home Depot, Lowes, 2 Visas, 1 business mc, Healthcare mc, AAA card, Gift card local rest/ice cream placeHow many credit cards do you have? I carry an Amex, personal Visa, and business Visa. It's not that big of a deal.If it works like they say. $155 seems reasonable for the convenience.
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RUSF18
Footballguy
Time to slim down Costanza.10 cardsDebit, Amex, Home Depot, Lowes, 2 Visas, 1 business mc, Healthcare mc, AAA card, Gift card local rest/ice cream placeHow many credit cards do you have? I carry an Amex, personal Visa, and business Visa. It's not that big of a deal.If it works like they say. $155 seems reasonable for the convenience.
BillyBarooo
Footballguy
rewritable chip, PIN, and remote wipe. The pitch is more about convenience than stopping that. Besides, don't most if not all cards now come with zero liability? And the FTCV limits liability to $50 if you report it within 2 business days
squidrope
Footballguy
EXACTLYTime to slim down Costanza.10 cardsDebit, Amex, Home Depot, Lowes, 2 Visas, 1 business mc, Healthcare mc, AAA card, Gift card local rest/ice cream placeHow many credit cards do you have? I carry an Amex, personal Visa, and business Visa. It's not that big of a deal.If it works like they say. $155 seems reasonable for the convenience.
fantasycurse42
Footballguy Jr.
I just never understood the Hd/Lowes/Best Buy/Macy's kind of cards.
What do I need these for if I already have an Amex/Visa/MC? I get that they give you specific rewards, but so does my Amex and those rewards are more universal.
What do I need these for if I already have an Amex/Visa/MC? I get that they give you specific rewards, but so does my Amex and those rewards are more universal.
3C's
Footballguy
AcerFC
Footballguy
The HD and Lowes cards can be kept at home. All you need is your phone number at the store and they pull it up. You also do not need to carry both Visas with you, do you? I think one would be more than enough
You also only need to carry the gift cards when you plan on going to that specific place. If you want to pop in spontaneously, then just use one of the 4 credit cards you have left in your wallet
You also only need to carry the gift cards when you plan on going to that specific place. If you want to pop in spontaneously, then just use one of the 4 credit cards you have left in your wallet
Foosball God
Foos
If we could integrate our driver's license or something like that this would be golden. One card to carry around plus some emergency cash. I would love that.
RUSF18
Footballguy
My wallet has been a money clip/card case since I got it as a groomsman gift 13 years ago. I have seven credit card equivalents (one of those is a building access card for example) plus many other thinner items (Metrocards, license, insurance cards) that all comfortably fit inside the two pockets. With a nice amount of cash in the money clip, it's no more than an inch thick and less than 4 inches long.
spOOfy
Footballguy
This looks cool to me and I don't really carry around that many cards. There's plenty of just swap in when I know I'm going somewhere, but there have been times I've forgotten and then I just have to go to the credit card.
1 MC, 1 Target card, 2 bank cards, 3 casino loyalty cards, 1 work building entry card. that's 8 cards i usually have with me. add in grocery store loyalty card and a few dozen gift cards and i could fill this up easily.
$155 seems a bit high. i love the suggestion on here that you could get 2 cards with 1 reader/charger. if they did that for say $200, i'd buy it and give 1 to the wife.
1 MC, 1 Target card, 2 bank cards, 3 casino loyalty cards, 1 work building entry card. that's 8 cards i usually have with me. add in grocery store loyalty card and a few dozen gift cards and i could fill this up easily.
$155 seems a bit high. i love the suggestion on here that you could get 2 cards with 1 reader/charger. if they did that for say $200, i'd buy it and give 1 to the wife.
RUSF18
Footballguy
A company also tried this with a product called Coin about a year and a half ago. There were a bunch of problems and I'm not sure if it ever really got far off the ground. I do remember that it was cheaper than this though...believe it was $50 with a Kickstarter preorder and $100 afterwards.
shuke
Black Ice Skeptic
If I could load the following, I'd be in, although 155 still seems a little steep.Christo said:How many credit cards do you have? I carry an Amex, personal Visa, and business Visa. It's not that big of a deal.squidrope said:If it works like they say. $155 seems reasonable for the convenience.Fennis said:
Bank card
Credit card
Lowe's cc
Target cc
Corporate cc
Kohls cc
Flexible spending account card
Health insurance card
Dental insurance card
Vision insurance card
Zoo membership card
Costco membership card
AAA card
Ace Hardware loyalty card
Library card
Kroger loyalty card
Airport parking card
Work door key card
Random gift cards
squidrope
Footballguy
I wasn't aware that HD and Lowes didn't require you to have the card. Lowes offers a 5% discount when you use that card. HD will match Lowes discount if you use the HD card and ask "can I have my Lowes discount". But I wouldn't have to give my phone # and would be able to use the self check out. True about eliminating one of the Visa's.The local rest/ice cream place offers a deal at the beginning of the season. Spend $100-, get a $125- gift card.AcerFC said:
But with this one card I can have it all!
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mquinnjr
Footballguy
How hard is it to seriously carry CC's? I have a MasterCard that I use on line of credit and is accepted just about anywhere that takes CC, one that I use at Target for 5% off, and an ATM card. I could justify leaving the Target in the car glovebox locked, so that's 2 cards I must have on me.squidrope said:If it works like they say. $155 seems reasonable for the convenience.Fennis said:
This would be cool if it was free, but $155 is nuts in my opinion to pay to use a CC. For rewards cards, use an app to store them or manually just keep them in the notepad, etc.
Henry Ford
Footballguy
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Foosball God
Foos
RUSF18
Footballguy
I was going along the lines of them trying to be a bit more creative with naming their products but sure.
Henry Ford
Footballguy
If they get all the bugs out of this system and it's shown to be secure, I'm on board. Getting rid of having to use my phone number/card for:
Home depot
Lowes
Grocery Stores
Auto Zone
Walgreens
Rite Aid
Costco
Gas rewards card
And since I use different cards for different purchase types, replacing:
Bank card,
Visa or MC (keep the other as an emergency card in case this is lost/stolen)
Discover
Amex
Business Amex
Also:
Work building key card
Parking key card
Would absolutely be worth it. I'd love to go back to carrying my driver's license, one card, and and a spot for receipts.
Home depot
Lowes
Grocery Stores
Auto Zone
Walgreens
Rite Aid
Costco
Gas rewards card
And since I use different cards for different purchase types, replacing:
Bank card,
Visa or MC (keep the other as an emergency card in case this is lost/stolen)
Discover
Amex
Business Amex
Also:
Work building key card
Parking key card
Would absolutely be worth it. I'd love to go back to carrying my driver's license, one card, and and a spot for receipts.
Foosball God
Foos
Home Depot emails you an electronic receipt now. It's the greatest thing ever. I wish every place would do that. I hate paper receipts.
TheIronSheik
SUPER ELITE UPPER TIER
I use a leather type pouch that holds all of my cards perfectly and fits great in any pocket. An added bonus is it never needs charging.
fantasycurse42
Footballguy Jr.
Not only do I have the exact same set-up, but I liked it so much this is what I gave my groomsmen at my wedding too (put an Amazon gift card in there for good measures)... They all now use this as opposed to a wallet.
ETA: Mine is Colehaan FTR, which they unfortunately don't make this model anymore. I just can't lose it bc I love it so much.
http://www.colehaan.com/whitman-card-case-with-money-clip-black/A84011.html?dwvar_A84011_color=Black&dwvar_A84011_width=M#cgid=mens_accessories_wallets&start=10
They replaced my model with the above, still would recommend this over any wallet any day of the week.
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Is this the thread where we list all the cards in we carry around in our wallet?
DL
BoA Bank Card
Chase Bank Card
Insurance Card
Travel CC
Amazon CC
Corporate CC
Corporate Fuel
All in one of those money clip card holder wallets currently at 5/8" thick.
DL
BoA Bank Card
Chase Bank Card
Insurance Card
Travel CC
Amazon CC
Corporate CC
Corporate Fuel
All in one of those money clip card holder wallets currently at 5/8" thick.
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fantasycurse42
Footballguy Jr.
Like to keep my bases open just in case a vendor doesn't accept a certain CC... I carry a MC debit, Visa CC, Amex CC.
Also DL, FSA card, insurance card, metrocard, and a few business cards.
RUSF18
Footballguy
Mine is Coach, the pockets go long ways instead of short like yours but yeah same idea. About a year ago, the lower of the front pockets started ripping a bit, and after it got torn up even more, I just ripped the entire pocket off and there was enough slack in the top pocket to add everything there. As good as new now.
Henry Ford
Footballguy
If you put that pouch in your back pocket, it can cause back problems. Any other pocket, it might be inconvenient to get out or easy to lose.
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