"Your new card contains metal, do not shred"

[Guest]

I've had to replace a couple of compromised cards, and have to figure what to do with the old ones. I guess lately I've just been dumping them in the trash whole. They will definitely jam a shredder, and scissors won't cut them either. I suppose I could burn them? What do you guys do with either expiring or cancelled credit cards which are made of metal?

Edited March 16, 2021 by Unicorn

[+ Lucky]

Marriott Bonvoy provided me a return envelope for this purpose.

[+ FrankR]

I've had to replace a couple of compromised cards, and have to figure what to do with the old ones. I guess lately I've just been dumping them in the trash whole. They will definitely jam a shredder, and scissors won't cut them either. I supposed I could burn them? What do you guys do with either expiring or cancelled credit cards which are made of metal?

I put them in the microwave oven for 20 seconds on high!

 

(I’m kidding - don’t do that!)

 

You could burn it in a fire pit or call the number on the back of the card - they will send you a prepaid envelope to return it for recycling.

[samhexum]

I've had to replace a couple of compromised cards, and have to figure what to do with the old ones. I guess lately I've just been dumping them in the trash whole. They will definitely jam a shredder, and scissors won't cut them either. I supposed I could burn them? What do you guys do with either expiring or cancelled credit cards which are made of metal?

I wake up and remember I don't have rich people problems.

[+ RJD]

My shredder has a dedicated slot for plastic cards and CD/DVDs, can handle staples and accommodate up to 10 pages at a time. It was a little more expensive, but it’s a workhorse and doesn’t overheat after a few passes.

[+ BenjaminNicholas]

I wake up and remember I don't have rich people problems.

 

You don't have to be rich to have a credit card.

 

This is not an eat the rich conversation.

[+ tassojunior]

Chase will shred their premium metal cards in branch.

 

They make handy winter ice scrapers in the car. I've used mine for that before.

 

The edge can be sharpened into a fine concealed-in-wallet weapon. (I haven't).

 

I would not just toss it in the trash. Twice I've tried to dispose of a stack of old cards by putting them in my trash and twice DC police have brought them back to me when found in the trash dump, assuming they were stolen.

Edited March 15, 2021 by tassojunior

[+ overeasy]

Have a shredder at the office that I think would chew up a small car. It doesn't seem to even think twice about credit cards...

[samhexum]

You don't have to be rich to have a credit card.

 

Well, none of my (barely) middle class friends or I have ever had a card that wasn't made of plastic.

[LookingAround]

If you have a titanium card, AMEX will send you an envelope and you can mail it back to them.

[mike carey]

With my metal Amex card, they didn't send an envelope, but in the same vein as that they listed a 'Reply Paid' address to use to send it back to them. That's the standard Australia Post method of doing things. (If they had sent me an envelope, it would have had that address printed on it.)

[kingsley88]

I've had to replace a couple of compromised cards, and have to figure what to do with the old ones. I guess lately I've just been dumping them in the trash whole. They will definitely jam a shredder, and scissors won't cut them either. I suppose I could burn them? What do you guys do with either expiring or cancelled credit cards which are made of metal?

If it's not expired yet, I put the compromised card in my dummy wallet so in case I get mugged that's the wallet I give them.

[+ FrankR]

If it's not expired yet, I put the compromised card in my dummy wallet so in case I get mugged that's the wallet I give them.

I thought I was the only one who did this!! ?

[+ BenjaminNicholas]

I thought I was the only one who did this!! ?

 

A dummy... Wallet?

 

I mean, I've got a dummy Fleshjack that I carry around.

 

It's an old, war-worn model in the event someone has me at gunpoint and asks for a beloved possession.

[HotWhiteThirties]

AMEX provides for destruction of their metal cards, and I've used it a few times now without issue. I don't have a lot of other credit cards...basically I'm an AMEX guy...and my debit cards are plastic. So, I have no other experiences with disposing metal cards except AMEX.

[sincitymix]

I've had to replace a couple of compromised cards, and have to figure what to do with the old ones. I guess lately I've just been dumping them in the trash whole. They will definitely jam a shredder, and scissors won't cut them either. I suppose I could burn them? What do you guys do with either expiring or cancelled credit cards which are made of metal?

blow torch?

[Guest MikeThomas]

I use fluoroantimonic acid

[Guest]

I use fluoroantimonic acid

We run in different crowds indeed

[The_Impeccable_G]

If it's not expired yet, I put the compromised card in my dummy wallet so in case I get mugged that's the wallet I give them.

Seriously? so far I never considered being mugged as a pragmatic possibility.

[kingsley88]

Seriously? so far I never considered being mugged as a pragmatic possibility.

I started doing it back 12 years ago when a friend was mugged. It really depends on the city/area one lives in I think.

[Ajac]

I use them as bathmats in my miniature doll house. There even better than target gift cards.

[orville]

My shredder has a dedicated slot for plastic cards and CD/DVDs, can handle staples and accommodate up to 10 pages at a time. It was a little more expensive, but it’s a workhorse and doesn’t overheat after a few passes.

Ditto.

[sincitymix]

Seriously? so far I never considered being mugged as a pragmatic possibility.

hmmm.. you can sharpen the edges and use them as throwing stars?