Jackson
02-19-05, 05:37
The difference between Pago Facil and Rapi-Pago
For many months after I moved here I paied my bills at the Pago Facil counter at my local candy kiosk, but I was continually frustrated by odd service hours and their inability to accept payment for any bill that was past it's due date, which in Argentina is usually just a couple of weeks after your eceive the bill. On those ocassions I was compelled to visit the utility's office and pay the bill directly, which is a complete waste of time.
Although I was accustomed to using Pago Facil, I had certainly seen the Rapi-Pago stores throughout the city, but I assumed that they were similar in operation to the Pago Facil, until one day I was forced to go to a Rapi-Pago store to pay a MovieStar bill. What a difference.
At the Rapi-Pago office on Callo they were able to lookup myu account, asscertain my current total balance, including any late fees, and otherwise allow me to pay off the current balance of any bill.
The difference: Pago Facil operations are located within selected pharmacies, locotorios, candy kiosks, etc. and are operated as adjunct services to some other principal operations. They are rally more more than glorified cash registers, and they can scan a bill and accept payment for that bill only in the exact amount on the bill, take it or leave it.
Rapi-Pago operations are located in seperate, stand-alone store fronts. Accepting payments as agents for their utility customers is all they do. For many types of accounts, they have the capability to lookup your account online as you wait, and for others they will call on the telephone and ascertain or verify your balance.
After using Rapi-Pago, I now think of Pago Facil as "Pago Duro".
Thanks,
Jackson
For many months after I moved here I paied my bills at the Pago Facil counter at my local candy kiosk, but I was continually frustrated by odd service hours and their inability to accept payment for any bill that was past it's due date, which in Argentina is usually just a couple of weeks after your eceive the bill. On those ocassions I was compelled to visit the utility's office and pay the bill directly, which is a complete waste of time.
Although I was accustomed to using Pago Facil, I had certainly seen the Rapi-Pago stores throughout the city, but I assumed that they were similar in operation to the Pago Facil, until one day I was forced to go to a Rapi-Pago store to pay a MovieStar bill. What a difference.
At the Rapi-Pago office on Callo they were able to lookup myu account, asscertain my current total balance, including any late fees, and otherwise allow me to pay off the current balance of any bill.
The difference: Pago Facil operations are located within selected pharmacies, locotorios, candy kiosks, etc. and are operated as adjunct services to some other principal operations. They are rally more more than glorified cash registers, and they can scan a bill and accept payment for that bill only in the exact amount on the bill, take it or leave it.
Rapi-Pago operations are located in seperate, stand-alone store fronts. Accepting payments as agents for their utility customers is all they do. For many types of accounts, they have the capability to lookup your account online as you wait, and for others they will call on the telephone and ascertain or verify your balance.
After using Rapi-Pago, I now think of Pago Facil as "Pago Duro".
Thanks,
Jackson