ONTaF t1_jae8pxa wrote on February 28, 2023 at 8:21 PM

I finally signed up for the monthly T pass (so it renews itself every month instead of my having to buy at kiosk) and am now gearing up for being super anxious about losing the card for the rest of my life... I have registered it on the T site, but I am a human who loses charlie cards constantly so I'm hoping you savvy people have some creative & efficient methods.

T-takers, how do you stash your T passes so they're a) easy to pull out and tap and b) don't get lost?

PassionPit101 t1_jaea6ox wrote on February 28, 2023 at 8:30 PM

Not a Boston native (trying to relocate there!) but there is public transport in my city and I have a bus pass. For me I like to slide my pass in a card holder, that I hook onto my bag's key ring! I did the same when I visited Boston last year and took the T.

This one from Muji is great and can hold two cards: https://www.amazon.com/Muji-Soft-Metro-Card-Pass/dp/B00E5YANOK/ref=asc_df_B00E5YANOK/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=167144043525&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=4420826060118171735&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9005169&hvtargid=pla-305497048280&psc=1 You can find it in their physical location on Newbury Street too :)

oshitsuperciberg t1_jaew7i5 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 10:56 PM

I've seen a lot of people put it between the back of their phone and their phone case.

HeartrendingExpress t1_jaewaxx wrote on February 28, 2023 at 10:56 PM

You don't have to take the Charlie Card out of your wallet every time. So the new procedure is just take your wallet and swipe it over the card reader, the antennae will work through your wallet. If you have a bunch of other cards with RFID chips, then they may interfere the chip in the Charlie Card, so remove the unnecessary cards from your wallet.