And is also required to be sent to Banks and other organizations that are historically terrible at cybersecurity.
I’ve had mine stored safely in an old wallet in a random drawer somewhere in my house for… My entire life at this point.
I have only once ever had to present my card. Sits in a bankers box in storage somewhere, I think?
My mom laminated both mine and my sister‘s card back in the 80s and we’ve never had any issues with it at all. I opened my first bank account after high school the bank teller lady looked at it and said “wow that is clever!”
My old card was laminated, that and a birth certificate. Dmv refused to take either because of the lamination.
Does the lamination make it impossible to see the watermarks? Because that seems like a legit reason to reject them. Even if the system is flawed with this restriction 🙈
Been there, done that (not American, similar scenario, different card). I felt the person at the counter wasn’t in mood and was trying to make my day worse. Just saying “You legally have to” and if not they won’t budget, “I would like to speak with your superior”.
I think my Dad has mine filed in a drawer somewhere. I’ve literally never once used the actual card.
You’ve made a classic blunder, OP. I have your name and social security number now!
Just put it in a baseball/pokemon card case. Easy enough to get out.
My understanding is that it’s printed on such flimsy paper as a sort of identity loss protection. If you lose it somewhere it’ll degrade quickly to the point it’s unusable, hopefully before someone else tries to use it. The downside is, of course, that if you don’t protect it with supreme care, it will also degrade to the point it’s unusable.
Your SS card is a joke. You can flush it down the toilet. If you need a new one it’s like a 5 minute visit.
Uh… Americans have a lifetime maximum number of reprints.
What are you doing that requires you to replace your card more than 10 times?
Flushing it down the toilet, apparently.
Homelessness, house fires, theft, things that are only going to be more common over time?
If all those things happen to you to the effect that you need to replace your card TEN fucking times then you have much bigger issues than your need for a useless card.
It’s not useless, unless you have a passport you are required to have a SS card for employment; and yes some people have bad fortune. In failed states like the US there’s no real safety net so all additional pointless barriers hurt extra worse for those few percent that are extra unfortunate.
Yes, actually, you should lock it up in a safe deposit box or a fire safe.
It took me 45 mins at the social security office to get a new one. It ain’t that serious
Do it without an id or address. You can’t get an id without an address and you can’t get the card without your id or birth certificate which you also need an id and address. You can’t get a job without an ss number. So if you don’t at least know your number, then you’re fucked.
Hardmode: you don’t know where you were born
Impossibe: you don’t know your legal name.
My mom laminated mine. Never had an issue.
The reason given is that it might interfere with the “security features”. Honestly, if you use a matte, high quality lamination pouch, it will most likely work just fine and you won’t ever have issues.
It has security features? It looks like it would be better suited for saying Admit One to the local county fair
I’ve had the same leather wallet for like 14 years and the card fits so perfectly in the little card holder without any bending or tearing. I don’t recommend it for people who drink or ride motorcycles, but for my purposes it might as well outlive me.
Yeah, I don’t think carrying around a social security card is the best idea
In fact, for cards printed 2002 and up it literally says “do not carry with you” right on it.
