5 Benefits You Weren’t Aware your Credit Card is Capable of

Credit cards are our little plastic saviours – whether it’s that Christmas funding or that little cash in hand we need from time to time, we all know what their prime purpose is. No one tends to ask for more out of our 5.9750 cm by 8.5725 cm polyvinyl chlorine counterparts – most likely because no one will ever need to. But for that extra piece of mind, you can sleep easy at night knowing that your card can also be used as:
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A Cheese Grater
You’ve set up the salad, the dinner table and all your guests are almost ready to eat. Everything’s perfect – except the worst possible thing that could be missing – The Cheese Grater.
But dinner isn’t destined to be ruined – simply get out your credit card, give it a wash and commence the grating on your tough, rigid imprinted credit card numbers.
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A Splint
Mangled your finger and there’s no medical splints or pieces of wood to act as a finger splint nearby? Relax. Align your credit card (or all of them for extra reinforcement) and wrap up the damage.
When you get to the hospital for a real splint, you’ll already have your card at hand ready to pay for the bill!
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A Ruler
Who needs to pay $2.75 for a 30cm ruler when you have 8.5 centimetres of powerful-precision from the reach of your wallet? Astonish your work with the perfect straight line, and your incredible frugality.
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A Pick
It’s a dream come true – you’re front row at Led Zeppelin’s latest reunion tour and Jimmy Page is about to begin one of his blazing guitar solo’s. All of a sudden, his guitar pick slips out of his fingers – before an anti-climax hits the arena, you whip out your card in a flash and deliver a heroic finger flick which lands straight into his eager hands. The crowd erupts, the show goes on, and your credit card has saved the concert.
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A Knife
While not the sharpest tools in the shed, credit cards have that minor edge which allows them to slice a range of materials. Let’s return to the party – you’ve grated the cheese, everybody’s had their dinner, and it’s time for dessert. A delicious mud-cake has been placed on the table, and everyone’s eager to have a slice. Oh no. All the dinner knives have already been put in the dishwasher. No one can eat with their hands, that’s simply not on!
Suddenly, you have another epiphany – and you take out your trusty credit card again. A smile washes across your guests face as you create perfect 8 x 6 centimetre slices for everyone.
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In a single day, your card has amazed your colleagues with its unbeaten precision, held your broken fingers together, rescued Led Zeppelin from disaster, and saved dinner – twice.

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2 Responses

1. jay Says:
   December 3rd, 2008 at 11:03 pm

   the most true statement i have ever read about credit cards!

2. Jeremy Says:
   December 4th, 2008 at 10:29 am

   That’s hilarious! Although I haven’t been to any Led Zepp concerts so could never help him out!

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