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Where do you physically keep unused cards?

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Anonymous
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Re: Where do you physically keep unused cards?

My son and I were just talking about this 15 minutes ago. According to him, they are "in an unsafe safe."

They're in my fireproof lock box along with birth certificates, passports and other important small stuff. I don't actually lock the thing though. I'm not concerned about a robbery or anything. Probably when he's older, I'll actually lock it, just so he and/or his friends can't get in there.
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Anonymous
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Re: Where do you physically keep unused cards?

I saw some Youtube videos about how easy it is to get into some safes, and after that I decided not to go that route. It sounds like some of the safes described in the thread so far are definitely done the right way: built into the house or super heavy and hard to move. But I live in an apartment, so the owners would probably frown on the kind of modifications it would take to install one of those!  I'm leaning more toward the "security through obscurity" theme from others. 

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woodyman100
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Re: Where do you physically keep unused cards?

I keep mine stuffed in my underwear, even my wife hasn't looked in there in years
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woodyman100
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Re: Where do you physically keep unused cards?

I have safe for all the guns and goodies
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mitchblue
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Re: Where do you physically keep unused cards?

Sometime ago I read about "sock drawering it" so I just put mine in the sock drawer. Still do.

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grillandwinemaster
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Re: Where do you physically keep unused cards?


@woodyman100 wrote:
I keep mine stuffed in my underwear, even my wife hasn't looked in there in years

Doesn't that make it kind of hard to walk?? Lol


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woodyman100
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Re: Where do you physically keep unused cards?


@grillandwinemaster wrote:

@woodyman100 wrote:
I keep mine stuffed in my underwear, even my wife hasn't looked in there in years

Doesn't that make it kind of hard to walk?? Lol


You don't know the half of it Smiley Tongue

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eddie84
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Re: Where do you physically keep unused cards?


@Anonymous wrote:

It's common to say unused cards go in the "sock drawer," but where do you actually keep them?

 


Sock drawer. Smiley Tongue

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CatOfSpades
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Re: Where do you physically keep unused cards?

How do you live without a sock drawer?! Smiley Surprised

 

Lol! I keep mine in a mini plastic storage bin on my desk. I also keep extra usb cords in there. 

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mitchblue
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Re: Where do you physically keep unused cards?


@CatOfSpades wrote:

How do you live without a sock drawer?! Smiley Surprised

 

Lol! I keep mine in a mini plastic storage bin on my desk. I also keep extra usb cords in there. 


Irontically my unused USB cords are always in my sock drawer. Along with my wallet when I'm at home..

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