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Credit Card Declines
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About
Credit Card Declines, also known as My Card Declines, refers to a series of image macros and reaction images that revolve around scenarios of one’s credit card being declined after a service has already been completed, resulting in the work being undone after a failed transaction. Typically, these memes reference medical procedures that are crudely reversed in the reaction image below a caption. The theme, which originally stems from the precursor Imagine Your Card Declines, was primarily seen on Reddit in late September but spread to other social media platforms in early October 2020.
Origin
The first example to use the theme surfaced online around late September 2020, but the exact first is unknown. One of the earliest versions (shown below) was posted on September 20th, 2020, by Redditor[1] Akameismywaifu to the /r/PrequelMemes subreddit. The meme received over 48,200 upvotes, 298 comments and several Reddit awards in 14 days.
![US medical system Doctor: I fixed your broken arm. Here's your bill. My Card: *Declines* Doctor:](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/899/849/1b2.jpg)
Spread
On September 30th, 2020, Redditor[2] KristenK8 posted another example to the /r/memes subreddit (seen below, left), receiving over 64,600 upvotes, 199 comments and numerous Reddit awards in five days. That same day, Redditor[3] GGarbonzo posted an anti-meme version of the theme (seen below, right), receiving over 33,000 upvotes, 597 comments and numerous Reddit awards in five days.
![If it happens it happens | /r/memes Doctor: we removed the bullet from your skull My card declines Doctor made with mematic](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/903/476/f3f.jpg)
![Sure, I know how free Healthcare works. | /r/dankmemes Doctor: "The Hip replacement surgery was a sucess" Credit Card: *Declines* Doctor: "It's ok, we're not in America. We have healthcare."](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/903/467/977.png)
On October 3rd, the Facebook[4] page WTF Life Jokes posted a variant to their feed (shown below, left), accumulating over 8,300 likes, 1,600 shares and 112 comments in roughly 60 hours. Later that day, the Facebook[5] page Star Wars Sheevposting uploaded another example (shown below, right), accumulating over 4,100 likes, 2,000 shares and 172 comments in roughly 40 hours.
![Oof Doctor:* Removes bullet from my chest* Card:*Declines* Doctor:](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/908/038/404.jpg)
![Decapped Doctor: Congratulations on your successful brain transplant Credit card: *declines* Doctor: made with mematic](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/908/039/793.jpg)
On October 3rd, the Instagram[6] account spongebob.memepage posted a version alongside the caption, “Wiped from your memories” (seen below, left), receiving over 19,850 likes in roughly 48 hours. On October 4th, the Instagram[7] account zuccccccccccc posted another example (seen below, right), receiving over 27,100 likes in roughly 24 hours.
![Wiped from your memories Cinema: Enjoy the movie! Credit Card: *declines* Cinema: ukarvina 42 Show's over cheapskate!](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/908/040/a72.jpg)
![HUDSSSOOONN Doctor: We've succesfully completed you knee replacement surgery. card: *declines* Doctor:](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/908/041/f33.jpg)
Various Examples
![Made using PowerPoint | /r/dankmemes Rehab: Congrats, you're now free of addiction! Card: *declines* The guy at rehab:](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/904/120/ba4.png)
![invest or your post will be taken down | /r/MemeEconomy Tattoo artist: your tattoo is done. Credit card *declines* Tattoo artist :](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/903/931/b24.jpg)
![I must revive him | /r/dankmemes HITMAN: OK, I KILLED YOUR TARGET CARD: "DECLINES HITMAN: imgflip.com](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/904/141/f2e.png)
Search Interest
External References
[1] Reddit – r/PrequelMemes
[3] Reddit – r/dankmemes
[4] Facebook – WTF Life Jokes
[5] Facebook – Star Wars Sheevposting
[6] Instagram – spongebob.memepage
[7] Instagram – zuccccccccccc
Top Comments
Elbough Le Zoreil
Oct 06, 2020 at 06:03PM EDT
ImpossibleMind
Oct 06, 2020 at 03:17PM EDT