Replacing worn Centurion Card?
Jul 28, 2010, 6:48 am
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Replacing worn Centurion Card?
Hello All - anyone request a repalcement Cent Card yet? My card has seen better days and the magnetic strip has been rubbed bare at the ends and the white area with the signature is starting to wear thin. The Titanium cards are quality as I would normally need to get my Platinum replaced every 2 or 3 months.
If you got a replacement, did you have to send the other one back? Just curious...
If you got a replacement, did you have to send the other one back? Just curious...
Jul 29, 2010, 8:08 am
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That strip does peel off and I have needed to replace one card. This whole idea of Titanium is dumb.
All it does is set off the metal detector at the airport so that you need to take your wallet out of your pocket every time. I have requested a replacement in plastic but they have said that is not possible.
All it does is set off the metal detector at the airport so that you need to take your wallet out of your pocket every time. I have requested a replacement in plastic but they have said that is not possible.
Jul 29, 2010, 8:26 am
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That strip does peel off and I have needed to replace one card. This whole idea of Titanium is dumb.
All it does is set off the metal detector at the airport so that you need to take your wallet out of your pocket every time. I have requested a replacement in plastic but they have said that is not possible.
All it does is set off the metal detector at the airport so that you need to take your wallet out of your pocket every time. I have requested a replacement in plastic but they have said that is not possible.
Of course, they might come back and give you a gold/green/plat temporarily until they can produce and ship the "real" metal one to your billing address...
Who knows - if anyone tries, let us know...
Jul 29, 2010, 8:48 am
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Jul 29, 2010, 9:23 am
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That strip does peel off and I have needed to replace one card. This whole idea of Titanium is dumb.
All it does is set off the metal detector at the airport so that you need to take your wallet out of your pocket every time. I have requested a replacement in plastic but they have said that is not possible.
All it does is set off the metal detector at the airport so that you need to take your wallet out of your pocket every time. I have requested a replacement in plastic but they have said that is not possible.
hopefully amex will get the hint.
regards,
Jul 29, 2010, 12:39 pm
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Okay - I am in Canada and they gave me one Titanium card and a second black plastic card with a different number on it so I can track spending. Also, for the supplementary card holder, theirs is plastic.
For those in the US - what is the supplementary card made of?
For those in the US - what is the supplementary card made of?
Jul 29, 2010, 1:28 pm
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Jul 29, 2010, 5:39 pm
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Unfortunately, it looks like I have to replace it again. The signature strip is completely worn down.
Aug 2, 2010, 12:06 pm
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I put a strip of Magic Tape over my signature on cards. Keeps my signature from getting smeared or worn. Of course, don't do this on the magnetic strip. Unfortunately, cards seem to need extra care and accessories these days, especially those with RFID chips (e.g., foil-lined card envelopes or wallets).
Aug 2, 2010, 12:34 pm
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Aug 2, 2010, 2:26 pm
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I remember a few times in the 90s when various UK sales clerks questioned my signature on a slip since it didn't, in their expert opinion, match up closely enough to the signature on my card.
That goes for Visa, MC and Amex alike.
Aug 2, 2010, 3:36 pm
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I am sufficiently aged to have used cards without magnetic stripes and to wait patiently while a clerk looked to see if my card was listed in the pulp paper list of cancelled accounts 
.
However, in the swipe you own card era it's become very rare for an American clerk to ask to see the back of my card and compare the signature.
.However, in the swipe you own card era it's become very rare for an American clerk to ask to see the back of my card and compare the signature.
Aug 2, 2010, 5:37 pm
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I am sufficiently aged to have used cards without magnetic stripes and to wait patiently while a clerk looked to see if my card was listed in the pulp paper list of cancelled accounts .
However, in the swipe you own card era it's become very rare for an American clerk to ask to see the back of my card and compare the signature.
.However, in the swipe you own card era it's become very rare for an American clerk to ask to see the back of my card and compare the signature.
It's different in Europe; always has been.
Partly due to cultural differences; partly to liability reasons (in the USA whether you sign your real name or a smiley face, or not at all - the merchant doesn't care, he/she gets paid anyway unless your card was genuinely stolen.)