RFID Blocking Sleeves BLOCKIT Credit Card Review

The RFID blocking sleeve is designed to keep your credit/debit cards protected. In this day and age, an estimated one third of individuals that have Visa, MasterCard and American Express cards have an embedded radio frequency identification chip that carries your financial and personal data. Within seconds, a thief can steal it using a digital reader that they can simply buy off the Internet. Without even touching you, then can steal your name, account number, cards expiration date and any other information off your card. Even while it is tucked away in your wallet and your purse.

The BLOCKIT Anti-Theft RFID protection sleeve is approved by the US Government and comes in six different designs:

• Haymarket Check
• Purple Argyle
• Moroccan Green
• Fleur De Lis
• Black Wallpaper
• Houndstooth

Each sleeve is engineered using three performance layers. One layer is of aluminum that blocks 13.56MHz frequencies. Another layer is a copper substrate that blocks all 125Khz. The outer layer is a glossy paper with full color design. Below is the Houndstooth design that I picked.

My personal experience:

There wasn't really a way for my to actually try this out to see if it works. I placed my debit card into it and it fit very snug. It looks nice, like a single card holder. I placed it inside my wallet and left the house. My husband on the other hand, had told me that his work badge has the RFID magnetic strip that allows him to scan it in order to get into his office. Below is a picture he took that shows he placed his security badge behind the BLOCKIT sleeve and the light appears to be red. Denying him access.

He also placed the security badge inside of the BLOCKIT sleeve and it too denied him access.

The following photo is him showing that the light turns green when it allows access. Notice that he is not using the BLOCKIT sleeve.

My husband did tell me that he normally has his badge inside a clear plastic badge holder and he can still gain access when his security badge is inside the badge holder. This goes to show that the BLOCKIT sleeve does work and protect your card. My husband approved it, and enjoyed trying it out. I loved the design and the sleek look of it.

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I received this product for freem from Tomoson in exchange for my honest opinion.