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Another thing: metallic cards feel unnaturally heavy, I don't understand why would you choose them over the plastic ones.

• nostalgk 7y ago
  1. Because they are cool aesthetically 2. Because they appear to be more durable (see thread, unfortunately).
  • eknkc 7y ago
    Do they bend? I mean you can bend a plastic card and it will recover. I'm curious what titanium does though.
    • jhloa2 7y ago
      Titanium is very elastic.
    • nostalgk 7y ago
      It probably bends, but I think most of the issue is with the actual finish of the card which seems to be flaking off or discoloring.
• freeone3000 7y ago
  BECAUSE they feel unnaturally heavy. It's a status thing. When you hand your card over to the person at the till, you feel important, because your card is metallic, instead of plastic.
  • cm2187 7y ago
    Kind of like business cards in American Psycho: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cISYzA36-ZY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cISYzA36-ZY Some people still aspire to behave like that.
  • falcolas 7y ago
    Huh. I kind of get that. I guess a depleted uranium CC is close on the horizon?
• dazc 7y ago
  It's a faux status symbol, much like gold coloured cards used to be until every card was gold. Then came platinum...