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Old 04-08-2014, 07:24 AM
 
Location: Ossining, NY
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Old 04-08-2014, 08:13 AM
 
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Don't understand why regular commuters don't use Mail and Ride. But I guess the scammers really were after the Ladies That Matinee
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Old 04-08-2014, 08:26 AM
 
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Don't understand why regular commuters don't use Mail and Ride. But I guess the scammers really were after the Ladies That Matinee
It's a lot easier to just purchase it at the machines than to order it online and wait for it in the mail. What if it arrives late or gets lost in the mail? What do you do then? The only benefit to purchasing it online is that you get a tiny discount if your buy it along with your monthly metro card.
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Old 04-08-2014, 09:16 AM
 
Location: Long Island
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^ the other benefit for mail & ride is that it can be taken out of your paycheck so it's pre-tax.
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Old 04-08-2014, 09:24 AM
 
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Don't understand why regular commuters don't use Mail and Ride.
agreed. It's cheaper and more convenient.
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Old 04-08-2014, 11:05 AM
 
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It's a lot easier to just purchase it at the machines than to order it online and wait for it in the mail. What if it arrives late or gets lost in the mail? What do you do then? The only benefit to purchasing it online is that you get a tiny discount if your buy it along with your monthly metro card.
20+ years of using Mail and Ride and it has never been lost and never arrived late.

No, its not easier waiting at a machine. Its easier opening your mail and putting the ticket in your wallet.
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Old 04-08-2014, 12:05 PM
 
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20+ years of using Mail and Ride and it has never been lost and never arrived late.

No, its not easier waiting at a machine. Its easier opening your mail and putting the ticket in your wallet.
True. Try buying a ticket at the machine on the first work day of the month when your train just pulled in. Fun!
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Old 04-08-2014, 04:29 PM
 
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It's a lot easier to just purchase it at the machines than to order it online and wait for it in the mail. What if it arrives late or gets lost in the mail? What do you do then? The only benefit to purchasing it online is that you get a tiny discount if your buy it along with your monthly metro card.
I used to do M&R and it never came in time so I was ending up buying dailies for like the first week or week and a half of the month. IMO not worth it.
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Old 04-08-2014, 10:12 PM
 
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What about for people that only want to use the train once in a blue mOON? Buying a monthly is insane. Smh
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Old 04-09-2014, 04:50 AM
 
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Where did anyone say the occasional rider should buy a monthly?
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