sebutler1234
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Do any of you know if its okay to laminate your membership card?
Wisconsin dues cards no longer have the embossed seal on them, it is just printed. They used to and I can tell you from experience what a pain in the third point of contact it was to emboss all of them before sending them out.Our cards don't have an embossed seal.
Just a front and back with some Lodge specifics on one side and GL stuff on the other.
So that if your wallet gets wet, the paper cards won't become unreadable.The card is good for a year, why go to such lengths and expense?
How often do you get the contents of your wallet wet? Jeeze, I can't think of the last time that happened to me ... more than 20 years. Why go to the trouble for something you probably will never need, and should you need it, your Lodge secretary can replace it quickly and with no real bother?So that if your wallet gets wet, the paper cards won't become unreadable.
Mind you, if you use the adhesive sheets rather than a laminating machine, it only costs twenty cents and you won't press out an embossed seal.
The heat lamination process would probably flatten the seal, but I most often [enter:/cheapskate mode] just use clear package sealing tape. I've got it at home, it doesn't require a trip to the office supply store,...and it's CHEAP![exit:/cheapskate mode]The lamination will usually mash the Lodge seal flat. This could be a problem if visiting in a foreign jurisdiction if there is no seal.