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I used to be a customer of Simple, which sends out white credit cards -- plastic, yes, but still white. And in a leather wallet, every one looked like crap in w
by chipotle_coyote 7y ago
I used to be a customer of Simple, which sends out white credit cards -- plastic, yes, but still white. And in a leather wallet, every one looked like crap in weeks. In my current Tom Bihn, non-leather wallet, they... didn't get any worse. But the reality is that white cards get crappy easily. (In fact, the reality is probably that all cards get crappy easily, but most cards don't show it as easily.)
The form of the physical Apple Card is: the form of a credit card. I would argue that it absolutely shouldn't have been a white credit card, given my experience with Simple, but, welp. I'm not sure I'm going to be carrying the damn thing anyway, less out of concern over its pristine Ive White Room-ness than because it only gets me more cash back than my Discover Card does when I pay with it electronically.
If Apple didn't publish this silly-seeming "how to take care of your Apple Card" document, then in a month, pundits would be screaming about how the Apple Card already showed signs of wear and tear, photos of cards showing unremovable leather stains or blue streaks from denim or whatever, and we'd be subject to endless bloviating about how terrible this was or was not. For better or worse, they've opted to front-load the bloviation.
- morpheuskafka 7y agoMaybe Apple Card 2.0 will have a "dark mode" version...
- btgeekboy 7y agoA space grey version would be pretty slick.
- kamyarg 7y agocheck revolut, their metal plan has Grey metal card option. Two major differences though: - monthly fee - it is a debit card AFAIK
- blackflame7000 7y agoPay money for someone to hold my money in exchange for a cool looking card to access my money. Hard pass.
- kamyarg 7y agoOf course it is not as simple as that, you could check the benefits you get from (Including recently launched zero commission trading) https://www.revolut.com/en-US/our-pricing-plans https://www.revolut.com/en-US/our-pricing-plans Still, I would agree that the fee is not worth what you get.
- vageli 7y ago> Of course it is not as simple as that, you could check the benefits you get from (Including recently launched zero commission trading) https://www.revolut.com/en-US/our-pricing-plans https://www.revolut.com/en-US/our-pricing-plans > Still, I would agree that the fee is not worth what you get. When you say trading is this with regards to currency conversion?
- kamyarg 7y agoNo, I mean robinhood-style stock trading(Currently only some US stocks AFAIK): https://blog.revolut.com/trading-revolut/ https://blog.revolut.com/trading-revolut/ They launched it recently for EU, US and AU IIRC.
- kalleboo 7y agoWith any bank you're paying them to hold your money - it's just hidden in interest rates or other fees.
- dvtrn 7y agoI have one of the matte black Cash App cards[1] that I use exclusively at festivals, sports events and all of my online subscription services. Basically it’s the card for ‘fun stuff’. Been about 4 months of use, it’s held up incredibly well plus looks striking with the gold, raised embossed lettering of my “signature” (quotes here because I drew my name rather stylized versus using my regular John Hancock) and frequently gets positive inquiry from merchants “nice card what bank is this from?” [1] https://www.creditcardinsider.com/credit-cards/square-cash-card/ https://www.creditcardinsider.com/credit-cards/square-cash-c...
- myrandomcomment 7y agoThanks! I just looked at the Tom Binhn wallet. This was something I was looking for, not because of the Apple Card, but in general. Just ordered one.
- chipotle_coyote 7y agoI was a little worried about moving to something so "minimal" but I quickly grew to like it a lot more than the bulkier wallets that I've always had before.
- myrandomcomment 7y agoFor 8 or so years I have been using a ¥1000 ($10) fake leather business card holder I picked up at a vendor stall in Shinbashi station. All I have it in is ID, 3 CC, bizcards and bills folded in 3rds. Fits nicely in my front pocket. All the wallets I have received over the years as gifts, etc. are in a drawer. They are just to big.
- bakhlawa 7y agoI’m sure there’s a case you can get for the Apple Card to prevent the scratches and premature wearing out /s
- watersb 7y agoFWIW my Simple Card still looks fine, but then I use an RFID sleeve for a wallet. Just some heavy Mylar, I think.
- chipotle_coyote 7y agoThat would probably help a lot. I had a leather wallet -- two leather wallets -- and both of them left pretty noticeable on the card I could never quite clean off.
- mceachen 7y agoThe Front-Loaded Bloviators is a hella fetch band name.