Comments on: You’ve got poo on your shoe! (Travelers beware these scams!) http://www.tripbase.com/blog/travelers-beware-these-scams/ Tripbase Travel Blog Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:05:30 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Melanie http://www.tripbase.com/blog/travelers-beware-these-scams/comment-page-1/#comment-948 Melanie Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:02:43 +0000 http://www.tripbase.com/blog/?p=77#comment-948 I know of a scam in Bangkok that we were told to avoid. At the Grand Palace someone will come up to you before you go in and tell you that it is closed until 2:30 - they will offer a tuk tuk ride and take you to a gem stall - they will then try to get you to buy gems - and bring you back at 2:30 - all the while the Grand Palace is open and closes at 3:30 pm. This is apparently quite common and sucks because you really need more than an hour at the Grand Palace to see it's beauty. Just goes to show - learn all the scams in the places you are going to - at least I didn't have to worry about poo on my shoe! I know of a scam in Bangkok that we were told to avoid. At the Grand Palace someone will come up to you before you go in and tell you that it is closed until 2:30 – they will offer a tuk tuk ride and take you to a gem stall – they will then try to get you to buy gems – and bring you back at 2:30 – all the while the Grand Palace is open and closes at 3:30 pm.

This is apparently quite common and sucks because you really need more than an hour at the Grand Palace to see it’s beauty.

Just goes to show – learn all the scams in the places you are going to – at least I didn’t have to worry about poo on my shoe!

]]> By: barbara http://www.tripbase.com/blog/travelers-beware-these-scams/comment-page-1/#comment-444 barbara Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:19:20 +0000 http://www.tripbase.com/blog/?p=77#comment-444 i like to know name of poissoning restaurants i like to know name of poissoning restaurants

]]> By: Nick http://www.tripbase.com/blog/travelers-beware-these-scams/comment-page-1/#comment-276 Nick Mon, 23 Mar 2009 11:31:44 +0000 http://www.tripbase.com/blog/?p=77#comment-276 So, the poo on your shoe is not poo. Its henna. The stuff comes in a tube. I have been in India for 2 months and was just struck by this yesterday. The solution is to let them clean your shoe and wait for them to put it back on before negotiating. Give them as little as possible. I ended up giving 70/INR, about 1.40 USD and that was way too much. Two other guys were working with them and came by at varying times to suggest maximum amounts to give them - the first recommended 400 INR, the second, after he saw that I wasn't going to give much, tried 200. It is a tough situation because you can't proove that anyone specific did anything. So, the poo on your shoe is not poo. Its henna. The stuff comes in a tube. I have been in India for 2 months and was just struck by this yesterday. The solution is to let them clean your shoe and wait for them to put it back on before negotiating. Give them as little as possible. I ended up giving 70/INR, about 1.40 USD and that was way too much. Two other guys were working with them and came by at varying times to suggest maximum amounts to give them – the first recommended 400 INR, the second, after he saw that I wasn’t going to give much, tried 200. It is a tough situation because you can’t proove that anyone specific did anything.

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