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Printed wallet card · Engraved bracelet

# Wallet card vs engraved bracelet

The QR code is the same either way and so is the page it reaches. What differs is what it survives, what it costs, and whether an engraver can mark it at all.

The difference that matters

## The card needs no engraver, no minimum width and no fiber laser.

Side by side

## What each one is, and when it operates

Printed wallet card

What it is

A plastic card carrying the QR code, printed and shipped. You can also print your own free, ten to a sheet.

When it operates

Available now, $25 one-time, shipped free within the United States.

Engraved bracelet

What it is

Stainless steel, engraved with your QR code.

When it operates

Available now, $44.99 one-time as a coin bracelet or a bangle bracelet, shipped free within the United States. Needs a plate at least 14 mm wide, 17 mm asked for, a matte finish and a fiber laser.

Also easy to confuse

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## Choose what you carry

Every wearable opens the same record. [See the shop](https://wearabledocs.com/wearables).
