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So the MBTA was late, and I was inconvenienced. I sent them a message through their web form and asked for a refund. This is their policy - more than 30 minutes late, get a refund. It's the first thing in their Customer Bill of Rights

So, today in the mail I got a letter from MBTA and two tokens (in the mail! think of the postage!) and an acknowledgment that they had done research and concluded that on the day in question the T really had been late.

The other token was for Greg, who I was still in a relationship with IN F**KING APRIL when this happened. This was also back before most of the stops on the T took the Charlie Pass which obviates the need for the T tokens. I'm not even sure if I can use these anymore.

I assume this is some sort of "oh crap, let's get rid of these tokens tout de suite" program, though I would not be surprised to learn that it really does take them almost five months to issue refunds.

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	redjar says: yes, they've moved many more stations to the new charlie card automated system. However, you can use the T token to buy charlie cards. Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )
	mayor curley says: I was going to write a long screed about how much the MBTA is revolting but then it started to sound a little bitter and obsessive. But I'll always have a warm spot for the tokens. Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )
	mattie b says: You should add this to the “Portraits of Charlie: The MBTA Group”. Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )
	WBUR says: Hi, I'm an admin for a group called WBUR's Listener Photo Project, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group. Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

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