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I can't help to think this and Coin are each a solution in search of a problem. Do you know many people that use more than 3 cards regularly? If the norm was to

by brentm 12y ago

I can't help to think this and Coin are each a solution in search of a problem. Do you know many people that use more than 3 cards regularly? If the norm was to have so many cards they barely fit in your wallet this would be perfect.

slantyyz 12y ago
>> Do you know many people that use more than 3 cards regularly? It's not so much about use as it is about carry. I may use only 3 cards regularly, but I carry 13 in my wallet. Most of the lesser used cards are ID I have little choice but to carry or loyalty cards for places where I shop. _IF_ the claims about chip and pin capability are true, I'd be able to pull out at least half of the cards in my wallet, which would be a significant amount of bulk.
kerkeslager 12y ago
If it were just credit/debit cards, I'd agree with you, but this purports to support gift cards. I've had too many gift cards to carry around, and ended up not using them because when I was actually in the store they were at home. So I do think it does solve a problem. That said, the problem this solves isn't important enough to justify the price tag (for me).
kstrauser 12y ago
It claims to support RFID, so I wouldn't have to carry my work door card. I'd strongly consider that.
- slyhacked 12y ago
  Would your work let you put your details in a phone to be synced to a device like this? Plus most door cards are 125Khz and NFC/credit cards etc use 13.5Mhz so I wouldn't expect it to be compatible.
atourgates 12y ago
Well - I carry 3, and would carry 7 if I wasn't trying to slim down my wallet. Those 3 are: * An personal AMEX cashback card, that gives me a very nice 5% back in certain categories, and 1% back on everything else. * A Visa Airline miles card, for places that don't take AMEX or travel spending where I earn 2x or more miles. * A business Visa credit card for the business my wife owns. The other cards I'd carry if I wasn't annoyed by a thick wallet are: * A Costco AMEX that gives me extra cashback at Costco. * A couple store-specific Visa cards that give me nice benefits at stores where I shop at least semi-regularly. * A work credit card for my work. I'm a bit of a miles/cashback junkie, but I'll bet many people have at least a few cards they'd like to consolodate. The average American family has 8. Like I said in another comment, I'd be thrilled if I could replace all those with one card, and I'd be happy to pay what Plastc is asking if it worked. But the most likely scenario I see for that happening is mobile payments a'la ApplePay.
- jrockway 12y ago
  I'm not a junkie, but I still have three cards: One I use for everything, until their idiotic fraud department is confused as to how I'm spending money in Chicago after taking a flight to Chicago I bought with that card. Another I use as a backup, for this situation. Debit card, for extracting paper money from ATM machines.
  - atourgates 12y ago
    Oh yeah - I totally forgot about my debit card. So I guess I carry 4 and would carry at least 8 without space constraints.
joyeuse6701 12y ago
Korea

by brentm 12y ago

slantyyz 12y ago

>> Do you know many people that use more than 3 cards regularly? It's not so much about use as it is about carry. I may use only 3 cards regularly, but I carry 13 in my wallet. Most of the lesser used cards are ID I have little choice but to carry or loyalty cards for places where I shop. _IF_ the claims about chip and pin capability are true, I'd be able to pull out at least half of the cards in my wallet, which would be a significant amount of bulk.

kerkeslager 12y ago

If it were just credit/debit cards, I'd agree with you, but this purports to support gift cards. I've had too many gift cards to carry around, and ended up not using them because when I was actually in the store they were at home. So I do think it does solve a problem. That said, the problem this solves isn't important enough to justify the price tag (for me).

kstrauser 12y ago

It claims to support RFID, so I wouldn't have to carry my work door card. I'd strongly consider that.

slyhacked 12y ago
Would your work let you put your details in a phone to be synced to a device like this? Plus most door cards are 125Khz and NFC/credit cards etc use 13.5Mhz so I wouldn't expect it to be compatible.

atourgates 12y ago

Well - I carry 3, and would carry 7 if I wasn't trying to slim down my wallet. Those 3 are: * An personal AMEX cashback card, that gives me a very nice 5% back in certain categories, and 1% back on everything else. * A Visa Airline miles card, for places that don't take AMEX or travel spending where I earn 2x or more miles. * A business Visa credit card for the business my wife owns. The other cards I'd carry if I wasn't annoyed by a thick wallet are: * A Costco AMEX that gives me extra cashback at Costco. * A couple store-specific Visa cards that give me nice benefits at stores where I shop at least semi-regularly. * A work credit card for my work. I'm a bit of a miles/cashback junkie, but I'll bet many people have at least a few cards they'd like to consolodate. The average American family has 8. Like I said in another comment, I'd be thrilled if I could replace all those with one card, and I'd be happy to pay what Plastc is asking if it worked. But the most likely scenario I see for that happening is mobile payments a'la ApplePay.

jrockway 12y ago
I'm not a junkie, but I still have three cards: One I use for everything, until their idiotic fraud department is confused as to how I'm spending money in Chicago after taking a flight to Chicago I bought with that card. Another I use as a backup, for this situation. Debit card, for extracting paper money from ATM machines.
- atourgates 12y ago
  Oh yeah - I totally forgot about my debit card. So I guess I carry 4 and would carry at least 8 without space constraints.

joyeuse6701 12y ago

Korea