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I've had my metal Chase Sapphire card for a few years now and it looks the same as the day I got it. I don't want a card that is designed to look good, but it's

I've had my metal Chase Sapphire card for a few years now and it looks the same as the day I got it. I don't want a card that is designed to look good, but it's not designed to be used. This is just silly.

ceejayoz 7y ago
I mean, it's not designed to be used, really. The entire point of the Apple Card appears to be pushing NFC payments - it's why the physical card is optional, and gets you half the cash-back.
- bastawhiz 7y ago
  Then what's the point of having a physical card? Why would you give me something that gets damaged by carrying it around to use it? It would be as if a new cell phone would be "permanently discolored" from being in your pocket. If I can't put it in my pocket, then where?!
  - ceejayoz 7y ago
    > Then what's the point of having a physical card? Backup, and as I noted it's entirely optional. > It would be as if a new cell phone would be "permanently discolored" from being in your pocket. Your new cell phone can easily get screen scratches from other stuff in your pocket or jean rivets or whatnot, just like the Apple Card can. There's a brisk business in screen protectors. > If I can't put it in my pocket, then where?! You can put it in your pocket. If you're Jony Ive and care about the finish staying pristine, put it in a plastic sleve. If you're a normal person, use it until it's no longer usable, then request a (free!) replacement card.
    - bastawhiz 7y ago
      Sorry, then why make the damn thing out of titanium? If it's purely for backup, give me some tried and true white plastic that's going to look fine after being in my wallet? It's simply silly to say "it's not supposed to be used" but also make it quite possibly the most aesthetically complex mass produced card in history. There is no reason it can't be changed to be more durable.
      - ceejayoz 7y ago
        It's entirely possible the answer there is "because we're sitting on a quarter trillion dollars worth of cash and want to have some fun with this".
        bastawhiz 7y ago
        It would be fun if it didn't slowly turn into garbage simply from being in your wallet or pocket. A trillion dollar company has the resources to design something equally pretty that doesn't decay from simple exposure to the two things it's likely to be put in.
chaostheory 7y ago
I can confirm. I have a metal Amazon Chase Card and it also still looks new after a few years of being stored in a leather wallet.
turtlebits 7y ago
They say damaged, but that means cosmetically, I doubt it affects functionality, so yes you should be able to use it as any other card.
inscionent 7y ago
Don't buy white sneakers. Don't get a white credit card. We live in such a throw a way culture; blemishes that develop in things we use are seen as gross, instead of the signs of significance, use and love they they should.
- dcchambers 7y ago
  Unrelated to the OP's Credit Card discussion, but relavent to your comment on throw-away culture...I recently discovered the "Worn Wear tour" from Patagonia (https://www.patagonia.com/worn-wear.html https://www.patagonia.com/worn-wear.html). They have an instagram account with some really beautiful photos of heavily abused/loved garments that have been repaired rather than thrown away (https://www.instagram.com/wornwear/ https://www.instagram.com/wornwear/). Worth looking at as a reminder that your clothes (and other things) tell stories about you. Getting rid of something because it's worn or damaged also gets rid of that story.

ceejayoz 7y ago

I mean, it's not designed to be used, really. The entire point of the Apple Card appears to be pushing NFC payments - it's why the physical card is optional, and gets you half the cash-back.

bastawhiz 7y ago
Then what's the point of having a physical card? Why would you give me something that gets damaged by carrying it around to use it? It would be as if a new cell phone would be "permanently discolored" from being in your pocket. If I can't put it in my pocket, then where?!
- ceejayoz 7y ago
  > Then what's the point of having a physical card? Backup, and as I noted it's entirely optional. > It would be as if a new cell phone would be "permanently discolored" from being in your pocket. Your new cell phone can easily get screen scratches from other stuff in your pocket or jean rivets or whatnot, just like the Apple Card can. There's a brisk business in screen protectors. > If I can't put it in my pocket, then where?! You can put it in your pocket. If you're Jony Ive and care about the finish staying pristine, put it in a plastic sleve. If you're a normal person, use it until it's no longer usable, then request a (free!) replacement card.
  - bastawhiz 7y ago
    Sorry, then why make the damn thing out of titanium? If it's purely for backup, give me some tried and true white plastic that's going to look fine after being in my wallet? It's simply silly to say "it's not supposed to be used" but also make it quite possibly the most aesthetically complex mass produced card in history. There is no reason it can't be changed to be more durable.
    - ceejayoz 7y ago
      It's entirely possible the answer there is "because we're sitting on a quarter trillion dollars worth of cash and want to have some fun with this".
      - bastawhiz 7y ago
        It would be fun if it didn't slowly turn into garbage simply from being in your wallet or pocket. A trillion dollar company has the resources to design something equally pretty that doesn't decay from simple exposure to the two things it's likely to be put in.

chaostheory 7y ago

I can confirm. I have a metal Amazon Chase Card and it also still looks new after a few years of being stored in a leather wallet.

turtlebits 7y ago

They say damaged, but that means cosmetically, I doubt it affects functionality, so yes you should be able to use it as any other card.

inscionent 7y ago

Don't buy white sneakers. Don't get a white credit card. We live in such a throw a way culture; blemishes that develop in things we use are seen as gross, instead of the signs of significance, use and love they they should.

dcchambers 7y ago
Unrelated to the OP's Credit Card discussion, but relavent to your comment on throw-away culture...I recently discovered the "Worn Wear tour" from Patagonia (https://www.patagonia.com/worn-wear.html https://www.patagonia.com/worn-wear.html). They have an instagram account with some really beautiful photos of heavily abused/loved garments that have been repaired rather than thrown away (https://www.instagram.com/wornwear/ https://www.instagram.com/wornwear/). Worth looking at as a reminder that your clothes (and other things) tell stories about you. Getting rid of something because it's worn or damaged also gets rid of that story.