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Originally Posted by bjones6416
You know, that really hasn't caught on here like I thought it would -- at least, not that I've noticed.
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It came into being here about 5 years ago, but only for some mass transit.
It's only been during the last year that it's really taken a massive increase. It started with the Osaka train system, and only one company at that. (There are about 8 different train companies that serve the Osaka/Kyoto area) Now there is only one company that doesn't take them, and they are in the process of changing over. As you said, it really does keep people from jamming up at the ticket machines and turnstiles.
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I've never even seen anyone USE the tap-and-go feature, although I've seen paystations set up for it at fast-food places.
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This is the area where it's really catching on. It started with the 7-Eleven's and spread to most of the various convenience stores, which do a massive lunch and dinner-time business with O-bento (prepared take-out meals) and is now moving into several of the supermarket chains, drug stores, and Fast food places.
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Originally Posted by SneakySnake
Those anti cards sound like a great idea I may have to look into it! Thanks
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Just be sure to get the ones that actually work...
There are a lot of them on the market that do absolutely nothing. Buy one, check it with a tap-and-go card going through a turnstile, etc., and if it blocks the signal, buy a second one. The blocking cards I use are the size of a credit card, but not nearly as thick. Perhaps 1/3 the thickness.
My wallet is sandwiched between two of them, and I have another attached to the card I use for bus and train travel so I can keep that card in my front pocket for ease of use, with the blocking card facing outward. I just have to be sure to face the card correctly when tapping it against the reader.
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