Submitted by FParker82 t3_11mc5cr in jerseycity
This is a kinda petty question but I thought I’d ask anyway. I have a MetroCard with a current balance of $1.93. Through the machines you can only load balances in multiples of 5 cents so if I put an amount of let’s say $6.35 and used the card, that would bring to an eventual balance of $0.03. Is there anywhere in Jersey City I could load an amount such as $25.57 in cash on my MetroCard so I’ll eventually have a zero balance?
How did you manage to end up with $1.93 on the metrocard in the first place?
In the past, I've used machines in the past that allowed any amount as long as it was over $1.00. Never noticed the 5c thing.
I don’t even recall since I’ve had that card for so long (even though the physical card was replaced several times). Similar thing happened to the someone who commented on this post. https://www.reddit.com/r/nyc/comments/d7jt7w/when_your_metro_card_finally_has_exactly_one/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf
Why not use the smartlink card? You can load numbers of trips instead of a dollar amount
Try somewhere where there’s an agent in a booth selling. I can’t remember if anywhere in JC has them because I’ve never needed one, so you might have to do it in the city at a subway stop.
And it comes out cheaper if you use path a lot.
I have one. I was using the MetroCard for the subway in NYC.
Yeah, I will try that next time I’m in NYC.
You can use tap to pay and not have to deal with the metrocards
Metrocard wont even be an option for either transit system soon, anyway
Yes this works. For one reason or another I ended up with 10 metro cards that had less than a fare’s balance. I added exactly as much as I need to get a single fare and it worked. Just choose “other amount” on the machine when it prompts you for how much money you would like to add
I’ve done that a few times and will using the tap method exclusively once I figure out how to get a zero balance on my MetroCard or just give up on it eventually.
I tried that with the machines at the PATH stations at Grove and Journal Square but it didn’t work. It was on those MetroCard only machines.
It works at WTC
Ok, I’ll give it a try the next time I’m there.
metrocard is made so MTA can make extra money off people on such tiny increments left on cards.
now round it up to the amount of metrocards and you can imagine how much money they make of this scheme.
You were able to get bonuses in the past. Mta got rid of it a few years back and many people still have weird balances. My card has a 0.02 balance if fully depleted.
Pro tip - always buy $22 or $44 when refilling so you don’t leave any balances
Ah, thanks! I forgot about that. Bonuses went away a long time ago, no?
Yeah, in 2019 but I’ve had this card balance before that. https://patch.com/new-york/new-york-city/metrocard-bonus-will-disappear-next-month-mta-hikes-fares
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