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PasMo

4:54pm JST Tuesday 20 March 2007 (day 13509)

Some people are concerned when marketers know too much about one's buying habits, etc. But generally speaking, marketers value information about their customers. Right?

So the idea behind PasMo is that I can use one card to ride JR trains, other companies' trains, buses, and buy things at several retailers.

I'd like to consolidate all my existing cards (Suica for JR, passnet for others', bus pass for buses, and (the same) Suica for retailers). But I can't. This should be excited to have me doing all these things on one card. The passnets can't be merged at all. I've asked a couple different guys; both said no. The bus cards I haven't tried, but given that they are *basically* the same as the train cards (same company, even), I doubt they can be merged. I just went to the JR office to merge my Suica with the PasMo, and was pleased to hear I can do it. But,

They want to charge me a 210 yen cancellation fee!

What??

Yarg. She pointed out that I can use the credit on the card at various retailers and suggested I do that (and not be charged a fee (?)).

So, I just did just that. Bought 699 yen worth of stuff with my Suica. And they'll never know who bought it!

(( Now, granted, there is a purchase and travel history associated with that Suica, so maybe they're happy enough with *that* information. But why don't they want to merge it all????? ))