Lalovi Fouena, of Apia, felt like weeping on Wedneday night.
He was having to pay a total of $30 for taxi fares to and from Vaitele just to get $5 tala Cashpower because the system that supplies the country’s shops had failed, again.
“We all know that the cost for taxi fares is increasing and one of my daughters, just six months old, needs boiling water because she is sick.
“I have children to feed at school and my daily family meal.”
“See what happened now, I paid the taxi nearly $30, paid cash power for $5 and my children will not go to school because the money I put aside for the week is paying the taxi fare to get Cashpower for my little daughter... she is really sick.”
“Hopefully I am the only parent that the E.P.C. is putting in the bad situation.”
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“What we are told is that the Cashpower system went down, I don’t know why”
The crash in the Cashpower system saw the Electric Power Corporation open its main office afterhours on Wednesday night – and the response was overwhelming.
Dozens of cars caused traffic jams at Vaitele, with hundreds of people turning up to buy Cash power late into the evening.
Frustration turned to anger after customers were told that the office would not accept payments below $5 tala.
Cashiers on duty would not comment why.
“Please, take as many photos as you can and put it in the paper, this is really sick,” called out one motorist, driving past.
Taliaina Fa’alo’ia of Moata’a stopped just short of swearing when Samoa Observer asked him what had happened.
“The nearby shops where we used to buy Cashpower from said that the system went down late this evening,” he said.
Imagine how far I had to pay a taxi to come here for Cashpower .... what the E.P.C. is doing is all s........ excuse me sister ” he added.
“To myself, this is not the first time that this kind of mess happened with the Cashpower outlets, I am pretty sure that the E.P.C. will say that it’s National Bank fault or whoever but Cashpower means the Electric Power Corporation, not a bank.
“I think E.P.C. needs to grow up and please don’t treat us like slaves or fools.
“Everyone needs power for different reasons...we should put a stop to this.”
Taita Nailona from Lotopa was one disappointed customer late yesterday evening.
“It seems like everything that the E.P.C. is trying to do to cover their debts is all failing.
“God knows the truth, there is no need for the people to pay for their debts and I know that is the reason why this system failed again.”
“Let not the knowledgeable man eat the sweat of the foolish,” she said.
“Honestly ... it is very disgusting.”
E.P.C. General Manager Tologata Tile Leia was overseas and was not available for a comment.
A receptionist said the Acting General Manager, Taulealea Aumalaga Tiotio, was attending the Cabinet Development Committee Meeting and that he was gathering information on what caused the system’s failure.
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