I don't think I like this, you have to pay to get one, you're buggered if you forget to 'snap off', it's going to cost to top up, to use it, and you have to buy a plug if you want to put money on it from your credit card - and once you've used it, it doesn't tell you how much you have left.

Is anyone familiar with the bus ticketing system on the Mana buses? I think this is the best one by far. Its automatic, you can top up on the bus, and you get a print out telling you how much your fare was, and how much is left on your card. I'd dread snapping on, and getting refused because I had no money on my card. Admittedly you could only use it on buses, and nowhere else, but it was handy. And really, everyone uses eftpos cards for that anyways. The Snapper just seems like a dumbed down version of the eftpos card that you can use on the bus.

But I really don't use the bus that often, so I'd probably just use a 10 trip, and save myself all these little hidden costs.