Well. Why did it take you and yours so long to figure all of this out? Green Go been advising you about it for years. Oh well.
This topic reminds me of another company...
REPRETEL
Repretel... That would be the Media Company that has practically Smart-Bombed every other Costa Rican media company out of existence.
That would be... Channels 2, 4, 6, and 11 on your TV (live air).
Not to mention the 10+ Radio Stations that Repretel owns.
Repretel does have an image problem, as its only real competitor, Teletica, is largely regarded as "More Tico" than Repretel.
Repretel is owned by Albavision (Angel G), and that "sticks in the craw" (as my Dad used to say) of most Ticos.
But... My central point is...
"That's the way it has always been done here" -- Is a Big Ol' Ticket on the "You Are phucked" Train.
It ain't just the Gringos who do it better than the Ticos... It's the Chinos, the Canadians, the Germans, the French... YOU NAME IT!
As much as I love the Ticos and their culture... The Tsunami that they themselves invited by promoting tourism and foreign investment has finally arrived. Tico culture is not well suited to modern-day business practices... But that is a FACT that Tico culture will have to accept. They have brought it upon themselves, and it is FAR TOO LATE to just back out of the deal.
BangBang and others...
It's OVER! Accept it!
Any Tico business that does not accept the International way of doing business will be run over like a Gecko in front of a Supersonic Steamroller.
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To those who say, "That's just the way it's done in Costa Rica"...
I say...
DO NOT STAND ON THE TRACKS...
Because the Train is Coming!
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The guys that insist upon speaking on the phone? How many phone conversations can you have in one hour? I can exchange emails with over 30 people in one hour -- and those emails contain FACTS and statements that are documented and cannot later be retracted.
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How do people not get this?
Mexico... A country that INTENTLY monitors and copies the USA way of doing business...
Is TAKING CONTROL of public business in Costa Rica.
Walmart, Mas X Menos, PriceSmart, Office Depot, Hooters, McDonald's...
Pops has already been bought by a holding company outside of Costa Rica...
Costa Rica has been bought by everyone except Costa Ricans!
Costa Rican businessmen (and businesswomen) have been caught FLAT ABED by Mexico and the rest of the world. It's time to WAKE UP and GET TO IT! "Tico Time" and "Pura Vida" don't Cut It! Not any more!
Seriously! Need I go on?
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I ALWAYS knew that taking candy from a baby was Rocket Science compared to making money in Costa Rica -- but I NEVER wanted Costa Rica to be Cherry-Picked like it is now. It's just plain SAD!