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jducoeur ([personal profile] jducoeur) wrote2012-07-02 04:09 pm
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*Na*turally...

... two days after T tokens officially become worthless, I find a small bag of them.

(But I see in that thread that some people are looking for them as souvenirs, so I suppose they may not be entirely a lost cause...)
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[personal profile] ron_newman 2012-07-02 08:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Hi! For some reason your post here got turned into a screened comment in my [livejournal.com profile] davis_square post. I don't know if I should unscreen it or not.

The T extended the deadline for turning in tokens to July 20. From http://www.mbta.com/fares_and_passes/charlie/?id=24359

Token Redemption
Effective July 20, 2012, the MBTA will no longer redeem tokens. Due to increased demand to redeem tokens before July 20, 2012, we will continue to accept tokens via fare vending machines at the following locations:

Downtown Crossing, Harvard Square, Riverside, Ruggles, Quincy Center, and Government Center Stations.

Customers will be able to redeem tokens for CharlieCard/Ticket value via Fare Vending Machines at these locations.

The MBTA will also redeem tokens for CharlieCard/Ticket value during normal business hours at the Downtown Crossing Pass Office and 10 Park Plaza, Suite 4730.


How big is your bag, by the way?
Edited 2012-07-02 20:17 (UTC)

[identity profile] la-peregrina.livejournal.com 2012-07-02 08:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Can they be made into jewelry?
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[personal profile] mermaidlady 2012-07-02 08:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Just yesterday I saw jewelry made from T tokens, so yes.

[identity profile] dragonazure.livejournal.com 2012-07-02 08:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Suddenly, you find yourself in possession of a small horde of collectible items. :)

If you find they cannot be redeemed for cash, you might consider using them as gaming tokens until you discover people will actually pay for them as collector items.
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[personal profile] keshwyn 2012-07-02 11:11 pm (UTC)(link)
I should like to buy some of them off you.

[identity profile] valerie parise (from livejournal.com) 2012-07-02 11:54 pm (UTC)(link)
I've been making them into jewelry for quite some time now.
check out my store www.valdo.etsy.com
I sell to stores on Newbury st, North end , Charles st also..Nice to have
a little of Boston History..

[identity profile] hfcougar.livejournal.com 2012-07-03 03:06 am (UTC)(link)
I like the idea of using them for gaming tokens!

[identity profile] be-well-lowell.livejournal.com 2012-07-03 12:58 pm (UTC)(link)
The deadline (http://articles.boston.com/2012-07-02/news/32510368_1_paper-tickets-vending-machines-fare-and-service) was put out for another couple of weeks or so.
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[personal profile] pryder 2012-07-03 03:00 pm (UTC)(link)
As Lowell points out, the deadline actually isn't until July 20. But the MBTA has made them much harder to turn in. Until July 1 you could use tokens in Charlie Card vending machines as the equivalent of $1.25 in cash, which was their last selling price before they were eliminated. Now you can only redeem them at a handful of locations.

More info: http://articles.boston.com/2012-07-02/metro/32495230_1_paper-tickets-vending-machines-fare-and-service

[identity profile] unicornpearlz.livejournal.com 2012-07-05 12:23 pm (UTC)(link)
I still have my Charlie card. Do you think I can pass that off to someone at War?
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[personal profile] jducoeur 2012-07-05 03:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Probably. Any clue how much is left on it?
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