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Re: New York MTA’s New MetroCard Fare: Sneaky & Questionable

Chan — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 21:50:42 -0000

More than two years later and the problem still is not fixed. I had a $1.50 balance left on on my Metrocard today. Couldn't use it on the bus. I went to check the balance at the Metrocard reader and it reads $0.00, Insufficient Fare. I'm hoping that $1.50 is still on the card..

Re: New York MTA’s New MetroCard Fare: Sneaky & Questionable

Mscompaq2002 — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 07:28:15 -0000

THE FARE hike is outrageous THe dirt on the TRAINS and urine smell.not to mention the RATS are HORRIBle the crowd on the bus is UNREAL the bus comes late and bus drivers continueously put CHILDREN off the bus they do this all the time how about when the card doesnt work why do we have to mail it in why not just exchange it at a booth oh a booth that has a person cause now MTA took most of them away also how about a list that lets people know which station has a booth attendants and do our bus drivers get full pay for not driving the bus I think its called a layover ok they drive and can't drive cont for 8 hours straight but why do they get a 4 hours break with full pay why not half the pay IF im not physical at my job I DON'T get PAID they do how about a report of money paid to bus drivers and hours caculated for the whole year of money spent for drivers that was home at their house or shooping or whatever they do getting paid to stay home is crazy then they come back and do overtime and get paid time in a half CLEAN UP your act MTA come and ride the trains and buses and see for yourself what goes on have more checkers to report cleanliness and how professional your drivers are

Re: New York MTA’s New MetroCard Fare: Sneaky & Questionable

AK — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 12:22:17 -0000

That's my problem also, now I have stacked 3 metrocards with $1.

Re: New York MTA’s New MetroCard Fare: Sneaky & Questionable

maxkalehoff — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 12:46:17 -0000

I believe it.

Re: New York MTA’s New MetroCard Fare: Sneaky & Questionable

Josh — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 08:11:39 -0000

How about the balance of your metro card mysteriously decreasing while the card is in your pocket. This has happened to me twice already where I made sure I had enough fare on the card for round trip travel for my wife and myself. When we swipe our card on our initial trip, it indicates we have plenty of money for the return. When we go to return, somehow the balance is less than one fare. Coincidence? I think not.

Re: New York MTA’s New MetroCard Fare: Sneaky & Questionable

maxkalehoff — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:35:37 -0000

Chucho,
You're wrong. It's not expense to them, it's a pricing game, and it's an
expense to us. The MTA is a public agency, not a private business, and
should be held to higher standards of accountability.
Max

Re: New York MTA’s New MetroCard Fare: Sneaky & Questionable

Chucho — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:08:48 -0000

I'm not friend of the transit system, but remember one very important thing about the money in question:

The money in question is a BONUS/PERK provided by the MTA and is NOT your personal hard earned cash. As such, the MTA reserves the right to, so to speak, keep it. But there's really nothing to keep. This was really an expense to them. As such, they did this so, technically, they don't lose revenue on free rides and they can earn the little bit of money they would have lost from those people who don't know any better or are too bothered to go through their hurdles to get it.

Re: New York MTA’s New MetroCard Fare: Sneaky & Questionable

chargr — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:13:11 -0000

the attendant i spoke to today was sleeping with his eyes open. He didn't even know how to assist me with reporting a problem with the card. what a knucklehead. MTA you should be receiving a self address envelope to you guys with the details of my issue. FIX IT

Re: New York MTA’s New MetroCard Fare: Sneaky & Questionable

steve — Fri, 30 May 2008 13:39:37 -0000

In the movie office space disgruntled employees write a get rich quick program that syphons off fractions of a cent from every transaction.
Is this any different?
How many millions of dollars will mta make in all those useless balances which are fractions of the fare.
We are a sorry bunch of suckers.

Re: New York MTA’s New MetroCard Fare: Sneaky & Questionable

maxkalehoff — Mon, 05 May 2008 21:58:32 -0000

Thanks for the comment, Stephen. You're right. I forgot to mention subway-attendant napping as one of the barriers to having credit transferred from one MetroCard to another. Cheers.

Re: New York MTA’s New MetroCard Fare: Sneaky & Questionable

Stephen Tompkins — Mon, 05 May 2008 16:02:02 -0000

I am not surprised they did this it seems about right.

Also, you forgot what ambassadors of good will the subway attendant is and how they will be happy to transfer the balance. As long as you don't wake them for one of the many naps they seem to take whilst working.