Auspicious train ticket

Messages often employ homophonic puns in both Mandarin and Hokkien and shuffling the order of characters to reach the desired effect.

In Taiwan, the Edmondson tickets are sought by collectors and people wishing for good luck.

Hsieh was inspired by the Kōfuku–Aikoku ticket's success in attracting visitors and believed the same strategy would work in Taiwan as well.

Tickets in Taiwan are printed with the date and time when entering the station.

The limited edition tickets, which were printed on thicker paper, sold out very quickly.