COPAG PLAYING CARDS

Coming from an industry leader is some of the highest quality, 100% plastic playing cards that we have ever seen!  Many are very familiar with the high quality of "the other" plastic playing cards...well it looks like "the other" plastic playing cards has a little competition.

At first we were a little hesitant about the COPAG cards.  After we had our sample decks show up I took the decks home to start "the test."  While my wife and I played some rummy with Newt and his older sister, we gave the other deck to Newt's younger siblings.  The 3 young ones grabbed hold of the deck and went about their normal card destructive ways.  You see with the 3 young ones (ages 1,3 and 5), most cards only last a few minutes before they are bent, warped and basically destroyed!  I figure it is probably equivalent to 100 hours plus of normal card play.  The shocking part was, after they squashed the deck together to give them back to us, they were still perfect!  No bends, no tears and we could even wipe the candy off.  Unbelievable!

We were still not complete believers so we took the deck and put it through the "plastic" deck test.  We checked the snap...good.  We checked the bounce back from the shuffle...good.  We bent the card back from end to end...good.  We even tested the texture and feel up against "the other" plastic playing cards...awesome!  Now it was time for the final test, we bent the corner of the card.  The card bent back, it did leave a little crease, but the deck was still useable.  When we took a card from "the other" plastic playing cards and bent the corner back, the corner of the card tore or snapped off.

At this point we were pretty much believers.  We have played with a lot of plastic decks, but this was one of the best.  The kicker that put it over the edge as the best was the price!  Wow, at half the price of "other" plastic cards COPAG was a winner.  COPAG gets my vote!

Thanks for listening,
Jim Esteph
Newt's Dad, President, Card Collector and Player

P.S.  Please don't get me wrong, "the other" plastic playing cards are still one of the best in quality.  I have several decks of them and will get more.  All we are saying here is COPAG gives them a good run for their money.

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A LITTLE COPAG HISTORY:

The history of COPAG is directly linked to the history of card games in Brazil. Pioneer in the manufacturing of decks, COPAG has been in this market since the beginning of the century. Albino Gonçalves, a graphics designer, founded the company in 1908 in the city of São Paulo and ever since COPAG has kept its position as the absolute leader in its market segment. At the beginning the company was only an importing enterprise. However, in 1918 it started manufacturing its own decks. Today, from its modern and large industrial facilities located in Manaus, in the state of Amazonas, COPAG sends part of its production to the international market, exporting decks to the United States as well as to different countries in Latin America. Innovation, competence, technology and above all a continuous concern about the human being integrate the daily routine at COPAG, which has always concentrated efforts to keep its innovative position. The greatest evidence of such efforts was the ISO 9002 Certificate, which corroborates the quality of COPAG products, put to test and approved in compliance with the most demanding requirements of an international organization, worldwide renowned. View Copag 100% Playing Cards Here

HOW TO CARE FOR YOUR COPAG CARDS:

COPAG Cards will last a remarkably long time with proper care. Here are some useful "Do's" and "Don'ts":

1. Keep your COPAG Cards clean. They will reward you with longer life. Washing makes COPAG Cards perform like new for years (see "Guarantee"). Please follow these instructions (we especially recommend washing described under f):

   1. Use cold water, mild neutral soap solution and a soft cloth only. Never use hot water for washing.

   2. Clean only a few cards at a time.

   3. Rub very lightly on both sides and rinse quickly.

   4. Dry thoroughly at once using a clean, soft cloth.

   5. Spread COPAG Cards on a table and allow up to one hour on each side to dry; avoid direct sunshine or proximity of heating elements.

   6. Instead of (c), you can just wipe the cards off with a damp cloth and let dry.

2. Never use detergent or alkaline soap!

3. Never wash COPAG Cards in a washing machine!

4. Never put COPAG Cards away damp, either from washing or perspiration.

5. Play on dye-proof, soft tables only.

6. Never store COPAG Cards exposed to sunshine or any other source of heat.

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WARNING!!

As with any big craze that comes along, there are those who want to spoil or cheat the system.  Watch out for companies who have bought a website that has www.copag (anything goes here).com.  They are popping up all over the place just like the poker chip companies have.  Please remember that these companies are just resellers that are trying to make themselves look like the manufacturer.  It's a shame that some companies have to be deceitful in order to sell something.