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Old Feb 17, 2020, 9:07 pm
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Originally Posted by CPMaverick
Various reasons.

- Opal is the only way to pay cash (by topping up your Opal with cash) and obviously not everyone has a credit card
- You can get concession Opal cards for students, elderly, etc which give discounts not available via credit card
- Opal was there first so even if they wanted to discontinue it, it would take time
Can you confirm that the the rep is right that credit card users get discount as well?

I feel stupid for getting the card now since I might not use up all of the funds on the Opal. I don't go to Sydney all that often.
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