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Originally Posted by Dicking
Someone vandalized the taxi sign board below the phone no. by taking out the 30k rp price.  |
The thing is, no one knows if thats under the permission of Harbour Bay management as yet tho. Anyway, somewhere somehow something not right there,hehehe...and as a tourist, i would have think from a tourist perspective thats in favor of myself.
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Originally Posted by nitecrawllerr
That means i am at the mercy of the taxi drivers? Can just suka suka ask for 50K and above to Nagoya.  |
Hehehe...this is batam, the drivers not happy, they cant do anything about it w/o hurting their rice bowl, so there will be a bit frustration which they took on something to vent on.
If 1 to 2 out of my 10 friends complained about the 30k rupiah turned 50k rupiah issue to me, it goes to show not all of them were paying 50k rupiah to taxi drivers at Harbour Bay Ferry terminal taxi stand. It could just be a small group of bad eggs.
I even hear those drivers who charge 30k to those who "bargained" dont turn on air-con for their passengers through out their rides and only those who pays 50k rupiah got to enjoy air-con in their vehicle,hehehe...and how do i know that? Becos I am that "person" who once took the ride with that 30k rupiah taxi driver without air-con to my hotel.
If i didnt remember wrong, there was one bro here who got a 30k taxi vehicle with a cracked glass wind screen too.
I dared say, MOST Sillyporean travelling to Batam would pay those taxi drivers 50k when they insisted, even tho they clearly saw and knows that the fare is 30k rupiah. Mainly because they didnt confirm the price with the taxi driver before getting on board.
Many hotels nowaday has free pick up service, so i dont see the reason not use it.
https://sbf-sg.social/showpost.php?p=17...ostcount=12019
Formosa hotel is however charging 2 way round trip ,from Harbour Bay to Formosa Hotel and vice versa for 50k rupiah tho.
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Originally Posted by funboi
Sound like book from the OKT cost $xxx then cut away the OKT book direct from the girl cost $xx then KC the girl liao become cost $x ...
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Almost, but what i wish to elaborate is, Apple is not expensive in Batam. Just that people prefer to pay 3 times more for that very same Apple and comes back grumbling saying Batam is expensive,hehehe...
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
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Originally Posted by funboi
..then make the girl lost her mind over you liao become FREE.  |
FREE is at times, the most expensive of it all.
I prefer to pay, and yet get a less-commercial style of service while in Batam.
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Originally Posted by BFOMF5
If you eat at A2 or shop at BCS,
that the place for u to call and wait for GoCar pickup.
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Yes, Aiko is a good pick up point for Grab and Go Car user.
Just like for those staying at BCC Hotel or around it.
Hehehe...i believe no tourist likes the below video incident happening to themselves when touring Batam. It happens at Batam Center ferry terminal during 2019 tho.
So its better to know and keep a commonly known list of the GoCar/Grab pick up points well,hehehe...i might try to compile one tho,hopefully with some photo/s for a better indication.