I had a problem with cards getting demagnetised, for a long time. IDK if i just have different stuff in my wallet now or what, but it happened to me for years and then stopped happening, years ago.
Cashiers would always try rubbing it with a plastic bag, which frequently worked, which makes me think something something static electricity something magnets??
This has been with transaction using the chip reader. I have two cards and both have had issues. I did change the way I am storing my cards by attaching them to the back of my phone case. I am wondering if some how that is causing issue. Maybe I should turn off my phone’s NFC reader for a little bit. See if somehow that is causing problems.
Yeah… your phone has a number of different kinds of electrical fields and sometimes magnetic fields. I would not store a somewhat sensitive chip or magnetic stripe card anywhere near a phone.
Push down gently on the exposed bit of card next time. It presses the chip up into more solid contact. Usually the culprit is a slight bend in the card from the wallet.
I had a problem with cards getting demagnetised, for a long time. IDK if i just have different stuff in my wallet now or what, but it happened to me for years and then stopped happening, years ago.
Cashiers would always try rubbing it with a plastic bag, which frequently worked, which makes me think something something static electricity something magnets??
This has been with transaction using the chip reader. I have two cards and both have had issues. I did change the way I am storing my cards by attaching them to the back of my phone case. I am wondering if some how that is causing issue. Maybe I should turn off my phone’s NFC reader for a little bit. See if somehow that is causing problems.
Yeah… your phone has a number of different kinds of electrical fields and sometimes magnetic fields. I would not store a somewhat sensitive chip or magnetic stripe card anywhere near a phone.
Push down gently on the exposed bit of card next time. It presses the chip up into more solid contact. Usually the culprit is a slight bend in the card from the wallet.