Washed my card

[BigPapa]

I went to the gas station the other day and I put my debit card in my back pocket when I was done. I never do this, I always put it back in my wallet. Well I forgot about it and my card went through the washer and the dryer. It came out a little bent, but it still works!

 

[danno]

Oops! When I carried plastic, I was forever losing it so, now, I deal strictly in cash only. It's a little difficult when big companies expect me to pay with a card, but hey, hard cash is still legal tender right?

 

[Sinbian]

I'm not sure how long the cash is going to stay legal because there are some places that don't except cash. To me this sounds like a prelude to something that is very wrong. As for washing the cards, I've done it a millions times.

 

[olderthandirt]

I did that once, and instead of washing it, I cracked it when I sat on it. Cracked right through the strip and wouldn't work anymore! That card went with an out-of-state bank that I had set up for auto-deposits so I wasn't able to get at my money for two weeks, while I waited for the replacement card.

 

[Bear]

I haven't washed my debit or credit cards before but I have washed my cell phone. Amazingly, the rice trick worked and the phone was fine.

 

[On The Mark]

I've done that quite a few times too. The only bad thing that happened was that the CVV number on the back washed off. Good thing I had it memorized.

 

[polamalu43]

Oh no! Glad it still works. I would be lost without my debit card! I have washed an iPod and cellphone before. The rice trick did not work for either.

 

[Andersson]

My daughter did this a few years ago but it was her drivers license, time and time again I told her she would lose it or break it. She finally snapped it in half yesterday while visiting us for the fourth.