Ventra is (currently) Chaos
I spent two hours at the Ventra Customer Service line downtown on October 1, and all they could tell me is that my Chicago Card is registered, and that I should be receiving my Ventra Card "shortly".
What exactly is "shortly"? A week? A month (which would be around the time that Chicago Cards are no longer accepted on the CTA)? The beginning of next year? WHEN?
There were some pissed off folks in that Ventra line, including one dumb-ass kid who was using his Ventra as a debit card multiple times at McDonald's, and had racked up multiple usage fees. Well, they said that would happen. Doesn't he watch the news?
UPDATE: 10/3/13 - Multiple riders have reported receiving dozens of Ventra cards apiece. One Chicago man received 100 addressed just to him.
www.redeyechicago.com/news/cta/redeye-cta-rider-receives-...
Ventra is (currently) Chaos
I spent two hours at the Ventra Customer Service line downtown on October 1, and all they could tell me is that my Chicago Card is registered, and that I should be receiving my Ventra Card "shortly".
What exactly is "shortly"? A week? A month (which would be around the time that Chicago Cards are no longer accepted on the CTA)? The beginning of next year? WHEN?
There were some pissed off folks in that Ventra line, including one dumb-ass kid who was using his Ventra as a debit card multiple times at McDonald's, and had racked up multiple usage fees. Well, they said that would happen. Doesn't he watch the news?
UPDATE: 10/3/13 - Multiple riders have reported receiving dozens of Ventra cards apiece. One Chicago man received 100 addressed just to him.
www.redeyechicago.com/news/cta/redeye-cta-rider-receives-...