Re: Trip to Melbourne

Ian Jelf (ian@bluebadge.demon.co.uk)
Sun, 8 Feb 1998 15:54:24 +0000

In article <01bd3491$35d9a440$014a23cb@locxvcym>, David Proctor
<daproc@bigfoot.com> writes
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>Jeff B. Kurland <kurlandj@erols.com> wrote in article
><6bi0uv$49t$1@winter.news.erols.com>...
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>> Even if there was a requirement to accept the payment, is there a
>> requirement to give change?
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>The funniest thing I saw was when a someone tendered a $100 note to a
>ticket examiner for a $2.40 fare - he said "no problem", wrote out the
>ticket, took the $100 note, then wrote out a receipt for $97.60, telling
>them to go to their local station in the morning and submit an application
>for refund - it would take about three weeks, he told them - they VERY
>quickly found the correct money!

I'm all for automated fare systems; they speed boarding and reduce
costs.

But is the "Smart Alec" attitude of the ticket examiner in the above
case *really* conducive to enticing motorists out of their cars and on
to public transport?

If a shop treated a customer like that, they'd pretty quickly lose
custom, wouldn't they?

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Ian Jelf        http://www.bluebadge.demon.co.uk
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