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	USB Credit Cards?

ZugZugTheOrc

12-29-2007 3:36 PM

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usb, credi, cards, wallet, plastic, money

ZugZugTheOrc says:

I dont know how I feel about this, but then again it is no different than that plastic I hold in my wallet. Except I've got no place for this in my wallet. But I do think this is a really neat idea. Maybe it will take off better than that Exxon Speedpass did.

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