tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4714426597280694490.post782548435488225631..comments2024-02-19T09:05:53.444-08:00Comments on Akit's Complaint Department: How Much is Your Clipper Card Worth? Just $2.11Akithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04905273274257369338noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4714426597280694490.post-81197611073939075912010-09-21T10:56:13.093-07:002010-09-21T10:56:13.093-07:00Akit, Your doing a great job of reporting on Clipp...Akit, Your doing a great job of reporting on Clipper. I work for one of the 6 transit agencies who have implemented Clipper. We're not doing a great job because MTC is ramming it down our throats. Also MTC's consultants, BAH, is directing much of the work. They have put all their faith in Cubic; the fare gates are the latest example of how the project is run. Keep up the good work!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4714426597280694490.post-81196379804655205542010-09-09T17:42:20.937-07:002010-09-09T17:42:20.937-07:00Not sure if they can be recycled. Muni says their...Not sure if they can be recycled. Muni says their new paper tickets could be not recyclable because they contain electronics in it (never really gave a definite answer).Akithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905273274257369338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4714426597280694490.post-31309836894064467542010-09-09T17:39:30.865-07:002010-09-09T17:39:30.865-07:00Part of that $5 charge is because you can use the ...Part of that $5 charge is because you can use the card until it has a negative value (as you've mentioned previously). This way they won't really have a negative balance. <br /><br />However, since the cards have been given away free so far, most people won't think about it.<br /><br />The $5 also deters people from throwing cards away and getting new ones unnecessarily. They can't track your use and where about as easily if users repeatedly acquire new or multiple cards. <br /><br />Aside from that, the cards are plastic. Are these recyclable even? They are some type of plastic so they could potentially end up in that big Pacific plastic patch. If not, the cost of virgin plastic is less than recycled...<br /><br />I recall in Hong Kong, I had to pay HK$150, US$19appx, to intially obtain an Octopus card with HK$100, US$13 appx, usable. The remaining $50 of value was held as a deposit. I returned the card at the end of my trip and the $50 and unused value was refunded to me. Are Clippers refundable in a similar manner?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com