Customer Rating: 
Summary: Victorinox Swisscard Lite, Ruby
Comment: It's very hard to give you an accurate description on anything. I can give you the dimensions, weight and comparison to an object but it still won't give you a good visualization until you actually hold it. I will try to do my best to have you visualize the Swiss Card. Go into your wallet, really, go get 3 credit cards and place them on top of each other. The 3 credit cards has the same dimension and thickness of the Swiss Card. It is small and useful.
The Card its Self - It is 4 x 3 and as thick as 3 credit cards. It's very lite and thin. It has 13 tools (Amazon's description) with 6 actual tools. Knife, scissors, tweezers, screw driver, pin and pen. The other; ruler, light, magnifying glass. The other 4 are the different sizes of screw driver bit (13 tools). It's translucent which looks very cool held up to a light and is very useful.
The Knife - The knife is the same knife that comes with the fold-in Multi-tool. Same length and thickness but the handle is different. It is a little flimsy. The knife is good to cut open envelopes, cut strings, open plastic bags and whatever you need to open that doesn't require sawing or some muscle to open. The handle will break.
The Scissors - The scissors are the same ones in the Multi-Tool. These are a little bit more sturdy than the knife. It's fully metal with an "O" handle. The main scissor blade is fixed into the the handle and the second blade is attached like the one in the Multi-Tool. It is a little hard to hold. What I do is insert my pinkie finger into the ring and let the scissors rest on my fingers and then use my thumb to operate the cutting action. They are useful but not too often.
The Screw Driver - A lot of people are saying the screw driver is useless. I don't find this at all. When I first looked at it I though "Well, this will do nothing". When I tried it out, it worked great for me. I put together a stand up fan with out getting frustrated of having it slip or dropping out of my hand. The screw driver is the size of a quarter with the bits cut out. It actually has a lot of torque.
The Pen - Now this it useless. First off it has Blue ink. For some reason, I hate Blue ink. It's very hard to hold and the ink dries out very quickly in the tip. You have to rub the tip for literally a minute on a piece of paper to wet the ink. If you really need to find a pen, it's there but don't expect it as a good backup.
The Tweezers - They're OK. It's hard to actually get a splinter out with these but it can be done if the splinter in very superficial. There really is no use other than that.
The Pin - It's really just a pin. I guess if you need a pin, it's there. It's not a bad pin but I never really use it.
The Magnifying Glass - I have always found that the Swiss Army Knife Magnifying Glass was great. It's the same one in the Multi-Tool but fixed into the card its self. It doesn't make what you are magnifying bubbly or warped. It works very well.
The Red Light - When I first turned it on, it didn't give off much light and it's hard to see things in the dark with a dim red light. But I have used it may times. I've used it to find things under car seats, to see what the temperature was on the thermostat and little things that need a little light so you can see it. It's more useful than you would think. You can change the battery very easily. You just lift the tab up and place a new one it. It takes a CR 1025 Lithium Coin Cell battery. It might be hard to find a replacement battery though.
The Ruler - It's impossible to read and is only 3 inches. Not much use here. It does have a straight edge to scrape up things. Salt, sugar, etc.
After writing this review I realized there are a lot of useless things on the Swisscard but I use it all the time. If you buy it, you will use it. Sadly, Swiss Army Knives are impossible to find in-stores now. I live in Chicago and can't find many knives. So I hope this review helps with on-line buying. It's worth $20.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Will always carry one of these
Comment: This was purchased as a gift for my fiance, who has carried the original Swiss Card since long before I met him. One of the corners swivels open on the original one - that came off after years of use and it started separating. When looking to get a new one, I chose the Swiss Card Lite mainly because it has a screwdriver piece. Now he'll stop using the blade part when he needs a screwdriver. I trust that this one will hold up to the abuse he puts his wallet through, as well as the first did.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Used for daily use and well worth the investment
Comment: There's not a day that goes by where I'm not pulling this Swisscard out of my wallet for something, whether it's to open a box with the knife, screw something with the screwdriver or jot a note down when I can't find or am too lazy to find a pen. The red LED is an added bonus, so when I invariably drop something under my desk or at night, I can look for it without irritating people with a white light. Plus, the red (swisscard) on red (LED) is a pretty slick look.
Customer Rating: 
Summary: Great little kit
Comment: I am on my third swiss card now. (I only wish they made them out of aluminum!) I can't count the number of times I've used this: invariably, someone needs a knife to cut a stray thread, or I need scissors for a broken fingernail, or tweezers for a splinter. Or a phillips head screwdriver--this is an amazing little part! The card is smaller and lighter than a Swiss army knife, and that's part of its appeal. I don't want a heavy, overstocked knife in my pocket all day; I don't usually need pliers, for example. As a tool that will serve many little functions during the course of a day and be inconspicuous (it has gone through the wash a couple of times, as it's easy to miss), it's invaluable. Two things that would make it perfect: add a file to the side of the knife blade, and change the red light to white. It's hard to read much in the dark with a red light, and that's when I need the light.
I lost a piece once. I wrote and offered to pay to replace it, but the manufacturer sent a new piece free!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great Item
Comment: I always end up being stuck without a pen. This tool has it all and fits nice into your wallet. I have shown two other people this tool and they both ordered one. Well worth the money.
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