Originally Posted by HawkeyeFlyer
(Post 28694150)
Seems that many premier cards are now coming out with Metal cards.
By the mid-1990s, gold and platinum credit cards were no longer unique to AmEx. MasterCard and Visa credit cards also began to use the terms as a sign of exclusivity. In 1998, each of the eight largest banks in the U.S. issued a “gold” credit card, and three of the eight issued a “platinum” card, according to a study from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. These “exclusive” deals quickly became not-so-exclusive. In a frenzy to clinch market share, some major issuers sent out preapproved platinum and gold credit card offers to massive mailing lists. By the first quarter of 2002, almost a third of households held platinum credit cards, Likewise, American Express introduced the metal (titanium) version of the Centurion card 2004~2006, and now other issuers are mimicking it to the point that it will no longer seem distinctive. Even though posters in this thread seem indifferent to metal cards, there was a great deal of enthusiasm when American Express (USA) introduced the metal version of the Platinum card: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...etal-card.html |
When the AMEX metal card first came out folks stampeded to get a new one ASAP! I was like, "Why?"
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A follow-up to my post from yesterday, about the old designs... I wish some banks would go retro and offer the original artwork.
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Because the Centurion card is an excellent card to open packages.
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