tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post7231399408026961551..comments2024-03-11T12:46:28.806-04:00Comments on You. Me. Ride This Crazy Train - Adventures and Observations on The GO: TIL Presto wants 25 cents to clear your negative balance. I didn't know this was a thingC.J. Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03325979176373626807noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post-38841598445378227112014-04-11T10:33:26.099-04:002014-04-11T10:33:26.099-04:00@Anonymous Haven't you considered that doing s...@Anonymous Haven't you considered that doing so just costs us more money in the end? This is the same reason I have my Presto card refilled via direct debit instead of credit card: it's our money. If Presto/Metrolinx/whomever is losing 2% (for example) on every transaction, we're all going to complain when our taxes/bus/train fare goes up by 2%+. <br /><br />On a different note, they used to make the fee much more obvious with earlier versions of Presto. When you had to visit a customer service agent to clear the underpayment, it would show on the receipt that 25¢ of your new balance was charged as a fee for the underpayment. This was made clear to me from the Presto literature when I received my first card (not that I'm faulting you, CJ, for not noticing). <br /><br />I'm of two minds on this. It's nice that underpayments are now automatically cleared (so one doesn't have to visit a ticket agent), but at the same time, it makes this fee even less conspicuous (because, let's face it, who's going to notice 25¢?).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17792305829426206758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post-85990846895898830002014-04-10T22:12:37.640-04:002014-04-10T22:12:37.640-04:00Its very simple to rip off Presto back like they d...Its very simple to rip off Presto back like they do it with the 25 cent fee.<br /><br />Just throw away the Presto card with the negative balance and attend special gatherings that local transit agencies offer. They give out free Presto cards so just obtain a new card. I know York Region does this every few monthsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post-27732297187070484072014-04-10T21:10:47.705-04:002014-04-10T21:10:47.705-04:00The reason is simple. Presto does things like this...The reason is simple. Presto does things like this because they can.<br /><br />End of list of reasons.Georgenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post-89685984020070041662014-04-10T19:26:15.551-04:002014-04-10T19:26:15.551-04:00Its really easy to avoid the fee by not taking a t...Its really easy to avoid the fee by not taking a trip with insufficient funds.<br /><br />If Presto added user fees that are mandatory then I think we'll have a revolt comingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post-73858677748610488912014-04-10T18:46:53.016-04:002014-04-10T18:46:53.016-04:00I knew there was a fee but didn't know anyone ...I knew there was a fee but didn't know anyone who actually had it charged to them. <br /><br />And They (They being Presto) know they've got you because there's no alternative. Well, you could buy a day pass every day but as the saying goes: "Ain't nobody got time for that!"<br /><br />Stupid policy.Bickynoreply@blogger.com