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On Thursday March 21, 2013, at approximately 2:45 pm, I stopped at the Spadina TTC station to buy some tokens. Nothing out of the ordinary - I put $20 into the machine and received 7 tokens and some change, and a battery. To be exact, I received $1.40 in change, plus an Energizer battery roughly the size of a nickel.

Yes, a battery. It's a thin battery, about the same diameter as a nickel. I also received a Bahamian nickel instead of a Canadian nickel, but I didn't mind that so much as the pineapple on it is rather cute, and I always think it's interesting to see what other currency looks like.

Unfortunately, a battery is not currency. There is no nation of Energizer that I might one day visit. I'm not even sure what sort of device the battery might operate. It's not the sort of battery with which I'm familiar.

The incident occurred at Spadina station, Walmer St entrance. There is no person there, just the TTC machine. As I generally only take the streetcar, there is little need for me to actually enter a subway station, except to buy tokens. So, there was no one to complain to at the time of occurrence.

I'm actually quite shocked that this can happen, because vending machines regularly reject my legitimate coins.

I have attached a picture so that you may see what I am referring to.

Sincerely,
MK