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BA PREMIUM REWARDS CARD METAL?

flyingmd — Sat, 08 Dec 2018 14:01:27 GMT

HI ALL,

Just got my new BA premium rewards visa (the blackish/grey one) and it sure does feel like it is metal/has metal in it like my Citi Executive AA MC. I have the cash rewards and a business cash rewards and those cards are definately plastic. But this new one feels heavier and is not flexible like a regular card. I really can not tell for certain. I happen to be a ML client and my card does have the Merril Lynch logo on it as well. Can anybody confirm or has anyone noticed this as well. Thanks

Re: BA PREMIUM REWARDS CARD METAL?

AverageJoesCredit — Sat, 08 Dec 2018 14:57:25 GMT

I assume you mean Boa or BofA, many wont realize BA stands for Bank of America as we dont use that abbreviation here on my Fico.

Re: BA PREMIUM REWARDS CARD METAL?

imaximous — Sat, 08 Dec 2018 15:26:24 GMT

Mine is plastic fantastic 😁

I wasn’t aware of this card coming in a metal version. Actually, I wasn’t aware of any BofA metal cards.

Re: BA PREMIUM REWARDS CARD METAL?

flyingmd — Sat, 08 Dec 2018 16:12:43 GMT

Oops! My bad. Yes, BA I meant Bank of America. The Premium Reward card I just got sure feels metal.

Re: BA PREMIUM REWARDS CARD METAL?

Kforce — Sat, 08 Dec 2018 16:55:41 GMT

New heavy plastic, the eight plastic type, wonders of chemistry ?

Re: BA PREMIUM REWARDS CARD METAL?

Medic981 — Sat, 08 Dec 2018 17:14:17 GMT

@imaximous wrote:

plastic fantastic

Made me Laugh!

Re: BA PREMIUM REWARDS CARD METAL?

Anonymous — Tue, 11 Dec 2018 01:42:38 GMT

@flyingmd wrote:
Oops! My bad. Yes, BA I meant Bank of America. The Premium Reward card I just got sure feels metal.

Bank of America is typically BofA, BA is usually British Airways

measure it, if its metal, it should be more than 10g.

Re: BA PREMIUM REWARDS CARD METAL?

Anonymous — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 15:51:48 GMT

@flyingmd wrote:
HI ALL,

Just got my new BA premium rewards visa (the blackish/grey one) and it sure does feel like it is metal/has metal in it like my Citi Executive AA MC. I have the cash rewards and a business cash rewards and those cards are definately plastic. But this new one feels heavier and is not flexible like a regular card. I really can not tell for certain. I happen to be a ML client and my card does have the Merril Lynch logo on it as well. Can anybody confirm or has anyone noticed this as well. Thanks

Can't you tell by looking at it sideways? If there's no metal sandwiched in the middle, it's plastic. I have the same card and it feels pretty plastic.

Re: BA PREMIUM REWARDS CARD METAL?

flyingmd — Thu, 13 Dec 2018 10:18:18 GMT

Ok. This thing is the exact size, feel and weight as my WF Propel. 10g exactly. This sure feels metal and wondering if anyone else is a B of A platinum honors level and Merril Lynch customer. Im telling you, this thing is metal or at least contains metal!

Re: BA PREMIUM REWARDS CARD METAL?

TSlop — Fri, 09 Aug 2019 18:53:26 GMT

My PR is branded Merrill Lynch. I'm not in any preferred levels yet, though. Mine is only plastic. I was really hoping it'd be metal since it one of, if not their highest credit card. I saw the regular design of grey changed slightly after I got mine, so maybe if I order a new card the next Merrill Lynch one might be metal? Interesting.

On a side note, the old Merrill Lynch card with the big bull in metal would be nice for Merrill Lynch Premium Rewards members....

Re: BA PREMIUM REWARDS CARD METAL?

FieryDance — Sat, 07 Sep 2019 18:44:31 GMT

No it is not metal. At least mine isn’t. It is a rather flimsy looking plastic card. And I am Platinum Honors with both BoA banking and Merrill accounts and I got mine quite recently.

The good thing is the card number is at the back of the card therefore less likely to get stolen by onlookers when the card is in the chip reader.