@SPChaser wrote:
It just donned on me today the Amex Hilton Aspire card is not a metal card. When I applied for the card, I was away, so wifey was keeping the card for me. I get it today with the high, high expectation that it would be a metal card and it certainly wasn't lol. This expectation could be attributed to the fact now that I am able to obtain prime cards (got the CSR few years ago), and learned about the travel rewards game with issuers placing ridiculously high AFs, I would have never thought the Amex Aspire would not be a metal card. Yes, maybe the reasoning for this is that the Aspire, regardless of the amazing benefits and features, is a cobranded card, yet it's one of their signature cobranded cards and the Delta Platinum is a metal card. Just don't get it lol. Anyone know if one can be requested?
It is not issued as a metal card. So, requesting one will be a futile effort @SPChaser.
Also, just because certain CC products may have higher annual fees doesn't make it a requirement for such cards to be metal. Conversely, there's a plethora of no-AF and low-AF credit cards that are made of similar material. It's possible that at some point AmEx may decide to refresh that product family and issue the Hilton Aspire card as a metal version. But for now, plastic it is. Enjoy the benefits.
