Anyone prefer the old Centurion card design over the new one?
Aug 25, 2020, 11:22 pm
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Anyone prefer the old Centurion card design over the new one?
Anybody here prefer the old centurion card over the new updated one?
I feel the new one isn't as special as the previous card.
It feels more like an ordinary card and even the platinum card is heavier.
I feel the new one isn't as special as the previous card.
It feels more like an ordinary card and even the platinum card is heavier.
Last edited by JohnzCA; Aug 26, 2020 at 9:06 am
Aug 26, 2020, 6:13 am
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I would honestly appreciate if they would stop this heavy metal card nonsense. I now have 5 metal cards in my wallet, it's stupid. Offer on demand for high value cards Platinum and higher, but only on demand. I would in a heartbeat take the old plastic cards back 
Aug 26, 2020, 7:26 am
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My wife's German Centurion stopped working, my RM told me we should have a replacement quite quickly as they are no longer produced in the US. Wonder if that means a new design as well.
Aug 26, 2020, 8:03 am
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Didn't Germany get its own design a couple of years ago which most people thought was somewhat questionable? I suspect the new US design will spread across the world to have some consistency for the brand. UK only just getting it......
Aug 26, 2020, 9:34 am
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Yes, I posted it in the German Centurion thread last year I think. It’s odd because I thought they WERE produced in Germany, given the unusual design.
Aug 26, 2020, 10:16 am
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Aug 26, 2020, 10:20 am
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Aug 26, 2020, 10:42 am
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I agree with the OP. The new card does not make a great package opener like the old metal card. It does not scrap ice off my vehicle windshield like the old metal card. Heck I can not even use the new card as an emergency screwdriver anymore. The new card delaminates easy.
Aug 27, 2020, 11:53 pm
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I agree with the OP. The new card does not make a great package opener like the old metal card. It does not scrap ice off my vehicle windshield like the old metal card. Heck I can not even use the new card as an emergency screwdriver anymore. The new card delaminates easy.
The new card is weak and chips extremely easily.
Last edited by JohnzCA; Aug 30, 2020 at 9:22 pm
Aug 28, 2020, 9:00 am
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Her new card arrived today. Lots of fancy packaging but the card itself looks and feels dreadful. Cheap and plasticky; very bendy in a way mine isn't. Doesn't sound or feel like metal. I told my RM that they didn't seem to try very hard with these. A bit of a joke.
Aug 28, 2020, 9:02 am
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Can you post a picture? Is it a different design?
