| T.R | Title | User | Personal
Name | Date | Lines |
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| 464.1 | Eelskin | DISCVR::GILMAN | | Wed Jun 20 1990 10:05 | 1 |
| I have heard this too. I suspect it is true, but can't confirm it.
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| 464.2 | i don't think so.. | SSGV02::MICHAUD | | Wed Jun 20 1990 10:52 | 14 |
| i saw this on a show... 20/20 or 60 minutes or chronicle or something
along those lines ..
the bottom line was that the eelskin did not demagnetize the
strip on the cards, but that the wallets that had magnets to
close them demagnetized the strip...
they stated that as long as the closure piece did not contain
a magnet that they were safe to use
but i don't own one, but a friend of mine did and she kept all
her credit cards in this wallet and nothing happened to them..
toni
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| 464.3 | Not all eels are electric | CEOWS::BALSAMO | Save the Wails | Wed Jun 20 1990 12:04 | 12 |
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RE: 464.0 <KYOA::NEWMAN>
>Does anyone have any experience with Eelskin wallets? I got one as a gift,
>but I have heard that they demagnetize the magnetic strip on your credit
>and bank cards. Is this true or just an old wives tale.
Well, I'm going on my second year with my eel-skin wallet and so far
no credit/bank card magnetic strip problems. Maybe the wallet needs to be
made from electric eel skin. :-)
Tony
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| 464.4 | I have a solution! | ABACUS::BEELER | Lead, follow, or get out of the way | Wed Jun 20 1990 12:05 | 6 |
| RE: .0
Why don't you give all your credit cards to me and I'll take good care
of them for you...
/The General/
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| 464.5 | ell skin stick-um | ORCAS::MCKINNON_JA | Jim McKinnon Seattle 540 1094 | Wed Jun 20 1990 14:20 | 5 |
| I had a bit of trouble with the finish of the wallet sticking
to the area of the mag strip. made the card unreadable.
I now place the cards (bout 8) between my library cards.
They don't have the mag strip. for what it's worth.....
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| 464.6 | shocking thought! | CSC32::M_LEWIS | | Wed Jun 20 1990 16:14 | 5 |
| This is great...
The bio-electric potential in SOME eels should not be active after the
eel is killed and the exchange of potassium and sodium ions stops.
M...
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| 464.7 | | FSTTOO::BEAN | Attila the Hun was a LIBERAL! | Wed Jun 20 1990 16:19 | 13 |
| why not merely place your card into one of those little
fiber-impregnated envelopes made for the purpose. the envelope
protects the whole card from most kinds of physical damage, and
provides sufficiend space (space in this context = high dielectric
constant) to protect the card from all but REALLY strong magnetic
disturbance. also electrostatic protection is provided.
additionally, these little envelopes are printed with neat info...like
how much a 15% tip is for given amounts...
just a thought.
tony
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| 464.8 | thongs, fer'instance.. | SX4GTO::HOLT | Robert Holt, ISVG West | Wed Jun 20 1990 16:31 | 7 |
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re .6
Yeah, too bad, for such leather would be great for gift wallets
shoes, and other applications....
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| 464.9 | | YUPPY::DAVIESA | Grail seeker | Thu Jun 21 1990 05:32 | 10 |
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And just another tip from one who learned the hard way.....
Don't keep cards back to back.
The two magnetic strips seem to wipe each other out.
'gail
(whose been using a card that won't "swipe" for weeks...)
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| 464.10 | y | DELREY::UCCI_SA | | Fri Jun 22 1990 12:30 | 7 |
| re: 0
My eel skin credit card holder "ate" 3 of my ready-teller bank cards.
I'm back to plastic!
Sandie
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| 464.11 | perpetual motion use credit cards. | CSC32::GORTMAKER | whatsa Gort? | Sat Jun 23 1990 01:10 | 6 |
| I gave up using plastic now my cash is wearing a hole in my cordura wallet
and it feels mavalus simply mavalus. I can now buy cash what I want because
now I have cash because i diden't have to pay the credit card account which
started the whole damned loop in the first place .
-j
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