MRT commuters be careful...

Oh I have not been to MRT for quite sometime already. I think you should tell us which station is it and try to report that to the management to prevent this person from doing this all the time. I guess if thousand of people pays this and many of these people do not count their change then this cashier must have accumulated a lot of extra change from these. I think it should not be tolerated already.

why don't you report the matter to the administration of the said train service? i guess, there will nothing to lose. and besides, he should be stopped with this kind of act. you know, when i was still in that area and even now, that i am able to visit manila, i always prepare exact change when i use and ride these metro trains. i never experienced such wrong doings of tellers but i find it more convenient for both the passenger and the teller if we will pay the exact amount.

Which is why I always make sure that I have the proper change for commuting. I don't give bills so as to avoid hastily counting the change after. It's not just the MRT doing that, it's also jeepneys and taxi drivers, most especially if you're really running late and obviously in a hurry. I think they feel that it's an opportunity for them to get more.

I don't ride the MRT, but a lot of my friends does, and I'm definitely sharing this story to them. It's just sad that a person would take advantage of those kinds of situations, where you are scramming to get to the train in time, and they know that you have no time to check your change so they deliberately don't give you the right amount. Tsk.tsk.tsk. Sometimes, it's just really better to always have the exact amount, so you don't have to worry about the change.

Hello ybong007, thanks a lot for this very useful info of yours, a lot of us ride the MRT to and from the office during weekdays, and since most of its commuters are in a hurry, this person take advantage of the situation and didn't gave the exact change to its poor victim. Times are hard nowadays, i do hope that this person, realize that we are working hard for our need, so just be fair and honest... Please also inform the MRT's management about this so that proper procedure about this matter will be done soon. Good luck and take care!

well i do ride MRT everyday, from guadalupe station to taft ave., i haven't experience this kind of event, maybe try to test the cashier and report him/her if it happens again you have the right to complain my friend you are a customer so do what you know is right, thats why i always prepare exact amount or maybe if i will pay big amount i will give 1 pesos so that my change is easy to count

Thank you for the warning. Though I always count my change before leaving the counter, I would be extra careful the next time. Thanks again for bringing this up. People will be more aware when they ride the MRT, especially in Magallanes.

That's true, they take advantage of people because most people feel they don't have to take any sort of precaution since these are people working inside an "office" and don't have to worry about anything but the change. And since most people just gather their change after getting their ticket, they don't usually count their change. I'm not a big fan of counting change especially if i'm paying in small bills. But if say I'm paying 100 for something that costs around 15 or less bucks, I really take an effort to count the change that I get. It's a habit I need to break, I know, and I really should start counting change for every transaction I get. I think I better start.