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About LinkBacksMy husband received a card by american express in the mail,like an advertisement to enroll for credit card,inside the envelope is something like a small batteries wired inside the card.My question is it is something to worry about because i have never seen this kind of stuff in my life.Any answer from anyone working there will help.
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What are the batteries wired inside the zync card
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Uhh...I have the Zync card and there are definitely no small batteries connected to it...
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It's probably a "talking" direct mail advertisement; the batteries power the tiny chip and speaker that produce whatever message the advertiser wants you to hear. Maybe yours got smashed and all you've got is a nonworking piece with the parts falling out.
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So what you are saying,is that american express has "talking" mail advertisement the are using.I really want to make sure so not to be scared because never seen this before.
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Is it perhaps an RFID antenna or smart chip?
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Direct mail with sound is nothing new. It's also popular with greeting cards. I don't know if Amex is using this but it's entirely possible.
For example:
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It could be a bomb.
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Whatever it is, Amex may want to reconsider this marketing approach if it is scaring one poster and another thinks it might be a bomb, ha!
I got a talking greeting card about ten years ago but I haven't received a credit card solicitation using that technology yet. What a big waste of money when most people toss the applications in the trash.Disclosure: I am a moderator/paid staff of this site, which does have advertising relationships with some credit cards that are discussed. Regardless, anything I say is my honest opinion.
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