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05.21.08

Cure for the Failed Credit Card Swipe: Part Deux

Get to the bottom of the plastic bag shroud trick for balky credit cards

By Dave Prochnow Posted 03.31.2008 at 1:04 pm 3 Comments

Remember the flurry of discussion generated by our original article about prodding a bashful credit card into making a good swipe? Well, those creative minds at SparkFun Electronics (SFE) have now entered the fray.

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