https://staging-www.uxcringe.com/Recent content on UX CringeHugoen-USMon, 03 Aug 2026 15:00:33 -0600https://staging-www.uxcringe.com/teardowns/scotiabank-card-activation-two-cards/Sun, 17 May 2026 16:00:00 -0700https://staging-www.uxcringe.com/teardowns/scotiabank-card-activation-two-cards/<p>My Scene+ replacements arrived, so I did the obvious thing and went to <code>scotiabank.com/activate</code> — the address Scotiabank itself prints on every card. &ldquo;Let&rsquo;s activate your new Scotiabank card in minutes,&rdquo; said the website. Bold of them.</p> <figure class="cfimage" data-width="wide"> <div class="cfimage-frame yk-win"> <div class="yk-win-bar yk-win-bar--sm"> <span class="yk-win-title">activate-landing.png</span><span class="yk-win-ctl"> <span class="cfimage-dims">2482×2194</span> <span class="cfimage-zoom" data-yk-zoom aria-hidden="true">⛶</span> </span> </div><a class="cfimage-link" href="https://staging-www.uxcringe.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,width=2482/teardowns/scotiabank-card-activation-two-cards/activate-landing.png" aria-label="Enlarge activate-landing.png" data-yk-lightbox ><img src="https://staging-www.uxcringe.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,width=520/teardowns/scotiabank-card-activation-two-cards/activate-landing.png" srcset="https://staging-www.uxcringe.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,width=520/teardowns/scotiabank-card-activation-two-cards/activate-landing.png 520w, https://staging-www.uxcringe.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,width=780/teardowns/scotiabank-card-activation-two-cards/activate-landing.png 780w, https://staging-www.uxcringe.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,width=1040/teardowns/scotiabank-card-activation-two-cards/activate-landing.png 1040w, https://staging-www.uxcringe.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,width=1560/teardowns/scotiabank-card-activation-two-cards/activate-landing.png 1560w, https://staging-www.uxcringe.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,width=2080/teardowns/scotiabank-card-activation-two-cards/activate-landing.png 2080w" sizes="(min-width: 70em) 1040px, (min-width: 53.75em) calc(100vw - 80px), calc(100vw - 32px)" width="2482" height="2194" alt="Scotiabank activation page with the headline &#39;Let&#39;s activate your new Scotiabank card in minutes&#39; and two options: Yes, sign in now; No, I don&#39;t have access to online banking" loading="lazy" decoding="async" > </a> </div> <figcaption>scotiabank.com/activate — the URL printed on every card.</figcaption> </figure> <p>First question: do I have online banking? I do. So I logged in.</p>