MTN Electronic Vouchers Out of Stock!

[Skeptik]

I went to a CNA today to buy some airtime. They told me the R10 vouchers were "out of stock", but I could buy a R15 one. What's the deal with this?? These numbers are generated by computer, so how can they run out? As MTN knows, data bundles are not available for R15, but only for R10. So what to do ...

(and MTN is slooow tonight )

 

[Syndyre]

I didn't even know they had a R10 voucher? This has happened to me before too, at Checkers though, doesn't make much sense to me.

 

[diabolus]

They told me the R10 vouchers were "out of stock", but I could buy a R15 one. What's the deal with this?? These numbers are generated by computer, so how can they run out?

There's quite a "manufacturing" process behind vouchers though. So it's not as easy as generating numbers. "Someone" [i.e. MTN HQ] generates numbers using all kinds of secret algorithms, then they need to allocate a unique number to a specific voucher denomination [R10,R15 etc]. This voucher-number combo is then "distributed" to resellers. Not sure how MTN SA does it, but i know elsewhere in Africa Vouchers are handled like "physical" items [i.e. moved into stock, moved to customer etc]. Even if the voucher ends up being a virtual voucher.

Same thing with Simcards etc. I think MTN can probably determine which store sold which voucher and who eventually used it [cellphone number]...

So i seriously doubt CNA sits with some "keygen" tool and just generates numbers on demand. CNA most probably neglected to "buy stock" ...