Mixed Up My Two New Cards Today

United States
July 8, 2025 1:01pm CST
Sigh. I'm such a dolt! We opened a new checking account and credit card at a new bank two weeks ago. The new credit card came in Saturday's mail. The new debit card came in yesterday's mail. I hadn't used either one. At lunch today I paid because I need to accumulate X number of spending on my credit card in the next 90 days to earn a free $750 bonus. So I pulled out my card and gave it to the server. But it was my Debit Card that I pulled out, not my Credit Card. They're both the same color blue and look pretty much identical. I rarely use a Debit Card and it was clearly my intent to use a Credit Card. D'oh! So when I got back home I took a big piece of masking tape and wrote "DEBIT CARD" on that card so I wouldn't get it confused again with the Credit Card.
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@Ronrybs (20899)
• London, England
3h
Luckily my cards are different colours
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Just now
Same here.
@snowy22315 (192401)
• United States
6h
I have that problem with my paypal debit cards. They are both idenitcal, but have different dollar amounts on them. I often grab one when I meant to get the other. I need to put something on one to remember which one it is.
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@LindaOHio (193879)
• United States
1h
An easy mistake.
Just now
I wonder why the cards are the same colour. There must be a reason Easy to mix them up.