{"id":2212,"date":"2013-10-15T09:22:00","date_gmt":"2013-10-15T09:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bostonzest.com\/?p=2212"},"modified":"2013-10-15T09:22:00","modified_gmt":"2013-10-15T09:22:00","slug":"charlie-cards-pass-it-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bostonzest.com\/?p=2212","title":{"rendered":"Charlie Cards, Pass It On…"},"content":{"rendered":"

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These are the two extra, empty Charlie Cards that I carry with me as I travel on the MBTA. I've noticed how elusive Charlie Cards have become so I picked up some extra ones. Now, when an MBTA attendant tells someone, "We actually don't have Charlie Cards at this location," I have a solution.<\/p>\n

I can hand over one of these with a request that the passenger pass on the kindness to someone else by picking up an extra card when they are at a station where the cards are available. I write, "Pass it on… " with a Sharpie so I won't give out my loaded card by mistake. It may also encourage the recipient to pay it forward.<\/p>\n

If you can find an attendant, they are supposed to have Charlie Cards at these locations.<\/a> I have found the booth between the westbound tracks at Park Street usually has them. But note the hours, 7 am – 7 pm. For some locations, the hours are shorter.<\/p>\n

This post was inspired by a conversation over on Universal Hub.<\/a> At the 5th comment down, the conversation changes to Charlie Cards. I shared my solution there but figured I should pass it on to the BostonZest community as well.<\/p>\n

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Even if you're not going to use a Charlie Card all that often, you should have one in your card collection because each year there is a book full of discounts you can have for flashing your Charlie Card.<\/a> Those discounts are particularly good for visitors since they included attractions and museums.<\/p>\n

Our household also has a guest card that we mail to friends coming into Boston or let them use while they are here. If they can't find a card at the airport or train station, we have them covered. We started it off with $5 and our guests have kept it filled for us. That one is marked with "Guest Card" on the front.<\/p>\n

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