First they take your nickel, then they take your dime.
Nickeled By The MTA
First they take your nickel, then they take your dime.
If they forget to take your quarter they will hit you with a fine.
The Green Penalty (a.k.a. “New Card Fee”) skims in easy unearned millions.
How many lesser, negligible millions does the M.T.A. earn from this nickel-skimming scheme?
If you trade in your old metrocard, then you don’t get hit with a new card fee
yah, i know. i have an unlimited card that i reload, but i didn’t need the unlimited card this month, so i had to get a new cash card since my other cash cards had expired.
i actually meant to delete this post. i realized later i was off base. the 95¢ bonus is phantom money, so they didn’t really shortchange me. i found it confusing at a glance.
i used to frequent a diner that routinely rounded up checks within 2 or 3 cents to the dollar, presumably to avoid dealing with pennies. since then i’ve kept an eye out for mathematical errors printed right on the receipts, as with this one:
http://dailyreceipts.com/cup_diner_queens_050102.jpg.html