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The
Significance of Plastic Cards in Our World Today
By Jo Alelsto
When people mention about plastic cards, one thing instantly comes into
our mind, the credit card. Let me discuss this with you now that there are
many other plastic cards out there in the market today that are of great
use in our society.
The identification card is one of the most widely used plastic cards and
considered to be the most important too. As a matter of fact all of us
should have one. It is a means of getting recognized and a confirmation of
who we are. Important information is displayed on our identification cards
such as our name, address, phone number and the name of the organization
that we belong to. Schools nowadays have become safer because of the use
of embedded bar code signatures in the identification cards of the
students. People with no identification cards will not have access to the
school or to its facilities without proper consent from the authorities.
Such technology has helped school administrators keep the students safe
within the schools from outsiders.
Loyalty cards are rampant and are evidently seen on stores, department
stores, groceries and even cinemas. This kind of plastic card is a means
for the company to reward their loyal and regular customers for their
continued business. Some of the advantages and rewards of having loyalty
cards would be the chance of availing discounts when shopping on certain
products. Also, loyalty card owners may be given gifts or certificates if
they have reached a certain number of shopping points. Such style and
technique of keeping and rewarding loyal customers would surely keep your
business growing.
Membership cards on the other hand are somewhat similar to loyalty cards
and identification cards. Somehow it is kind of a mix between the two
kinds of cards. Membership cards are given to people who are members of a
particular organization. As such, the member is also granted specific
rights and privileges in the group. Pertinent information which is crucial
to the organization is placed within the card for purposes of
identification. These cards have with them certain distinct designs that
give away the nature and image of the organization.
Licenses nowadays are also in the form of plastic cards. The most common
of which is the driver's license. Pertinent information on the driver is
placed on the card. A barcode or a license number is usually seen in such.
A clean and formal picture is also evident on the card so as to identify
the person with the license. The technology of plastic card printing is
used in creating licenses since it is the easiest and fastest way of
acquiring a license. Although many had tried to forge and make their own
licenses, governments and other establishments have come up with plastic
card printing technology that distinctly differentiates an original
license from a fake one.
Smart cards are also important cards often used today. Examples of smart
cards are automated teller machine cards or more commonly known as ATM
cards. Such are considered to be smart cards since they are embedded with
electronic chips. Smartcards provide security, convenience and
portability. Other examples of such cards are keycards in hotel rooms.
They have within them chips that can lock and unlock a door. Sim cards
found inside our cellular phones are also considered smart cards since
they carry within the chips data and information such as our phonebook or
stored messages in the inbox.
All these plastic cards have proven their usefulness in our society today.
Indeed we can conclude that such technology can lead to a more secure and
functional way of doing business. Also, ease of handling, convenience and
portability are big factors in making the plastic card a business solution
of choice.
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