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CockercombeTuff t1_j2ex7nt wrote

Reply to comment by aintjoan in So SEPTA doesn't do transfers if you're paying cash? by [deleted]

Alas, yet another reason to avoid SEPTA unless I'm absolutely sure it's the best option and preferably not transferring. I've been dependent on public transit in a few places, so it frustrates me to not use it here. But seriously, I don't have the patience to jump through hoops given the inefficiencies.

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dingosongo t1_j2fah43 wrote

You can just keep a Key Card in your wallet? You get the $5 purchase price back when you link it to the app. Just load a few bucks on it for the infrequent times you may need to ride and you won't be paying for xfers.

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CockercombeTuff t1_j2fj0co wrote

Perhaps you did not read my post? "As luck would have it, I couldn't find mine." Mine here refers to my key card.

Other cities allow transfers from bus to train or vice versa with cash. This isn't a crazy thing to expect. It shouldn't cost $10 for two people to go from Port Richmond to 5th and Market on SEPTA.

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dingosongo t1_j2fmj47 wrote

Do they? I guess. You didn't get the 1 free xfer for the last 28 years MTA required a Metrocard, if I recall, if you paid cash; I could be misremembering that though. I'm not here to say SEPTA is great - their communication su ks bad. But I think if you had your keycard linked to the SEPTA app now you could have used the scanner for the app, you wouldn't have needed your card and could pay for you and a guest. Or your guest could buy a keycard. It's what you had to do up to a year or so ago in Chicago as well.

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Least_Way t1_j2ff681 wrote

So like almost everyone else? If you have a better option take it, no one’s riding the subway for a good time.

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CockercombeTuff t1_j2fjc80 wrote

No transfer with cash is ridiculous. This sub reflexively downvotes complaints about SEPTA. Sometimes it's valid, but something this basic is dumb.

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Least_Way t1_j2fn33p wrote

Like I said, if you had no better option you would just take the El in Port Richmond and get off at 5th and Market?? If you got fed up and called an Uber stop complaining or get a bike

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