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#ThanksABillion for one billion Compass taps!

#ThanksABillion for one billion Compass taps!

It’s time to celebrate!! We are quickly approaching ONE BILLION Compass taps across the system and we want to commemorate this special occasion and to thank YOU, the Compass user, we have an exciting contest where you could win one of ten, special edition #Canada150 Compass Cards loaded with $50 in Stored Value! 

Update: Around 8:30 a.m. on August 24, 2017, a customer who boarded a bus on the 100 22nd Station/Marpole Loop tapped in on the bus’s mobile validator to record the billionth tap since the Compass system was first switched on for testing in September 2013!

How to enter (you can choose one or both entry modes!):

1. Comment on this Buzzer blog post with a memory that you have from before Compass by filling in the blank: “Remember when….” 

2. Retweet one (or all!) of the following tweets on Twitter:

 **Privacy settings for your #ThanksaBillion tweets
must be set to public to be entered**

The contest will run from Wednesday, August 23, 2017 to Friday, September 1, 2017 at 11:59 p.m. PDT. The winners will be chosen at random and notified within 48 hours of the contest closing.

Please read our official contest rules for more information.

Have questions about the contest? Ask away!
Comment below, email us or send us a tweet.

Author: Christina Jakopin

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