From: douglas@panix.com   
      
   Steven M. O'Neill  wrote:   
   : I think they kept the bonus because a) customers like bonuses,   
   : and b) it results in odd amounts on the cards, which inevitably   
   : leads to some amount never getting spent.   
      
   I have one MetroCard that has 27 cents on it.   
      
   Yes.  27 cents.  It was abandoned just when the MTA began to charge the   
   dollar for new cards, so I picked it up at my local station...   
      
      
   Cheers!   
   -Doug   
      
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