Credit Tips: Care of Credit Card Magnetic Strip

Posted On: April 1, 2005

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Post subject: replacement credit card

Dan
Date: 2/1/2001 1:26 am CDT

Ok, this doesn’t necessarily pertain to credit but more to the physical card itself. What should you not do to your card to damage the magnetic strip on it? I was just wondering since my mom had one demagnetized by having it in an eel skin wallet in her purse. I would assume from that that if a card came in close enough to a magnet, you might have to get a replacement card. Also how about storing cards together. I haven’t heard anything about it so I would assume the strip one one card would not have an effect on the strip on another one if they are placed close to each other in a wallet.

Thanks,
Dan

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Board Monitor - CA
Date: 2/1/2001 12:07 am CDT

Dan,

Take a look at the following article. It is quite informative and deals with this very subject. You may find it of interest.

http://www.howstuffworks.com/credit-card2.htm

Best Regards,
Curtis Arnold
CFCCT P.R. Dir.
http://www.cardratings.org

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