how to dispose? new card too tough to cut
Oct 17, 2014, 8:21 am
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how to dispose? new card too tough to cut
Because the annual fee came due, I cancelled my Marriott Rewards Visa. I don't now know how to dispose of the card - it has a chip, is too thick for me to cut, I went after it with a hammer, used frig magnet to maybe demagnetize ...
Suggestions?
Suggestions?
Oct 17, 2014, 9:11 am
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LOL...I have noticed that my MR Visa is by far the most indestructible thing in my wallet. I have a power saw in the garage that would probably do the trick, but it's definitely tougher than any scissors I own. Going after it with a kitchen knife would probably lop off a finger before killing the card.
If you've actually canceled the card, would a crook have any use for it even if he found it in a landfill? Could the now-dead CC number be used as a backdoor into any Chase system?
If you've actually canceled the card, would a crook have any use for it even if he found it in a landfill? Could the now-dead CC number be used as a backdoor into any Chase system?
Oct 17, 2014, 9:11 am
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Tin snips or any other shears meant to cut sheet metal.
Oct 17, 2014, 10:12 am
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they now send this card envelope for you to be able to send the card back to them.
Oct 17, 2014, 10:13 am
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Oct 17, 2014, 11:16 am
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Heh, heh. Those metal wafer cards are pretty tough! I tried ordinary scissors on mine and barely made a nick. I didn't try to force it because I didn't want to break my scissors. My wife said she put hers in our paper shredder (an inexpensive household model) and it worked fine. I'm reluctant to try that because I don't want to break the shredder. The suggestion upthread of using tin snips would definitely work. I'm also thinking of using the grinder attachment on my power drill. A few seconds with the wire brush wheel should remove the magnetic strip and chip.
Oct 18, 2014, 8:51 pm
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Find a cutco salesmen
Oct 19, 2014, 1:00 am
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throw it on the grill, problem solved 
Oct 19, 2014, 6:56 am
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Put my old card on the bench grinder
Oct 19, 2014, 1:34 pm
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I put a chip card in an Iron Mountain shredder box a couple months ago. Now I'm wondering if I broke their industrial shredder.
Oct 19, 2014, 10:08 pm
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Oct 20, 2014, 4:23 am
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Oct 20, 2014, 6:26 am
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Oct 20, 2014, 7:03 am
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You can bring the card to your local Chase branch and they'll destroy it for you.
Oct 20, 2014, 7:18 am
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WOW This is a first world problem?