If it&#x27;s the case that Walgreens has &quot;the specific scanning hardware&quot; (note that the parent to my comment had that hardware on a bus), then that&#x27;s exactly my point.<p>I don&#x27;t ride the buses; I take CalTrain. There&#x27;s three pieces of hardware of concern here: the scanner that checks your pass, the Clipper website, and whatever Walgreens uses. The scanners take a week to pick up payments through Clipper (first party), and instantly from Walgreens (third party). I find it exceptionally odd (and mightily inconvenient) that a third-party is able to add value into the system faster than the owners of the system themselves.<p>(edit: and see the sibling response to yours from 	
jcrawfordor for more info!)