[1912] in Discussion of MIT-community interests
Re: [Mit-talk] New Card initiative
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Ian Smith)
Mon Jul 3 01:33:11 2006
In-Reply-To: <8FE24C63-68B3-41F5-9D8C-0275233EACE6@mit.edu>
From: Ian Smith <ismith@mit.edu>
Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2006 01:32:38 -0400
To: Matthew Steele <mdsteele@mit.edu>
Cc: ua-scatr@mit.edu, mit-talk@mit.edu
Errors-To: mit-talk-bounces@mit.edu
On Jul 2, 2006, at 4:25 PM, Matthew Steele wrote:
> Is the set of places that will accept the food-only account a subset
> of the places that will accept tech-cash, or will the new system
> allow the ID to be used at additional places?
This is what I would potentially be concerned about. I put money on
my Tech Cash card, not my parents. Control is not an issue for me -
but if I have two sets of places where I can spend money, and two
accounts that pay for those, that's a pain.
In other words, if I can buy food with food-only, and random stuff
with techcash, can I buy at food-only places with techcash? If not,
that's a hassle, and one that would make me less likely to put money
in either type of account.
What real benefits does this new "food-only" card offer anybody -
students, parents, campus dining- that techcash doesn't?
Ian
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