A Hungarian innovation offers a solution to REPohár cup return related challenges!
Nem túl régi a gyakorlat, hogy a fesztiválokon, szórakozóhelyeken, koncerteken mindenki egy pár órára „bérelt Nowadays at festivals, nightclubs and concerts everyone drinks from a “rented cup” for a few hours, with its “price” – paid at the time of the first order – returned before leaving. The problem is that most places want to give you a coupon or a token when returning the cup, instead of the sum paid. We talked to Ferenc B. Tóth, managing director of iqom, who distribute the REPohár cup return vending machine.
Tm: What challenges does the REPohár cup return vending machine address?
B.T.F.: Festival-goers and guests in bars and restaurants are more and more often coming across reusable plastic cups. These cups are paid for the first time by consumers, but paying back its price at the return isn’t possible in many places.
Tm: Last year BKIK tried to get operators to self-regulate through an industry consultation. The result was the creation of the Ethical Repohár Network.
B.T.F.: Yes, we declared our commitment to take back these plastic cups, as their use has a demonstrable impact on reducing our ecological footprint. Unfortunately, the return vending machines available in the market don’t fully meet the need of easy and quick cup return, plus a return device isn’t very cheap. Our vending machine was developed in partnership with Leichter Irodatechnika Kft., Hana-Plast Kft., Mastercard and myPOS.
Tm: How does the system work? There are venues where many companies offer REPohár services to their customers at the same time.
B.T.F.: Each cup is identified when selling it and if the purchase is made with a debit card, the price of the cup is automatically returned to the user, based on the code scanned when returning it. For Mastercard card holders, the amount is immediately returned to their debit card. For all other cards, the refund is initiated and credited to the cup user’s account within 1-2 days.
Tm: When and where will we see the return vending machines?
B.T.F.: We introduced the prototype of the vending machine at the SIRHA Budapest trade fair at the beginning of March and it generated great interest. We offer a complete solution: we provide our NTAK certified software, the credit card terminal and the vending machine, so we follow the myPOS philosophy of delivering an all-in-one solution for businesses of all sizes. The return vending machine will be available for purchase or rental from the end of March and those interested can register on the iqom website or contact Hana-Plast and Moabis Consulting Kft., who run the repohar.hu website. (x)
Tm: Mikortól és hol találkozhatunk az automatákkal?
B.T.F.: Az automata prototípusát bemutattuk március elején a SIRHA Budapest kiállításon, és óriási érdeklődés övezte, aminek nagyon örülünk. A termék neve iqomat lett!
Az automata megoldást jelent nemcsak a vendéglátóhelyeknek, de a fesztiválszervezőknek, akik akár egy vagy több helyszínen rendeznek időszakos eseményeket. Mivel teljes megoldást kínálunk, vagyis biztosítjuk az NTAK tanúsított saját fejlesztésű szoftverünket, a bankkártyaterminált, az automatát is, követjük a myPOS azon filozófiáját, hogy mindent egyben megoldást nyújtsunk minden méretű vállalkozás számára. Az automata megvásárolható, de bérelhető is lesz. Az iqom mint a teljes megoldás jogtulajdonosa olyan partnerekkel szerződik, akik az értékesítést, karbantartást, támogatást, időszakos vagy folyamatos szolgáltatást tudják biztosítani.
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