Replies: 38 - Last Post: 11-Mar-2007 12:40 Last Post By: tizer
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fair play excellent stuff,2
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I used the same RICHLY travel agent next to Hualampong, faxed them my credit card details, definately was not ripped off at all ! If you are buying a tour any travel agent will try to get the maximum you will pay. Don't look too eager when buying non-fixed price goods/services.555 = har har har !
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and for very few products are the prices actually driven primarily by the actual cost of the product or service.9
I believe there is a difference betwen having a variable scale and taking advantage of a situation. In Ecuador there is a train and tickets are cheaper for locals and tourist pay a much higher price. This subsidises the train and keeps it running. I have no problem paying on this scale. But if someone sells the ticket at an even higher price for a set item, then that would just be taking advantage of the situation. This travel agency had charged much more for a set price and reflects badly on them. On the other hand I was at a bus station in Thailand and ordered some food. I thought they had said 72 baht which I thought was a little high but it also looked very good. I handed them 80 baht. It turned out to be 37 baht. She handed back all of the extra. Hence even though I was wiling to pay almost double, they did not take advantage of the situation. This reflected very nicely on them and showed their honesty.14
It is said, A smart person learns from his mistakes, a wise man learns from the mistakes of others. I am hoping that there are a lot of wise people out there. This was the main reason for posting this. I also went back to the agency to let them know that tourist will complain about heavily padded prices. (Also illegal exta charge for credit cards)Just like when bartering at markets and paying a fair price or paying proper prices in other places, it keeps the prices lower for other travelers following you. If the next tourist pays a little more and the next and the next, this is how prices rise out of greed rather then regular inflation. Resturants in Thailand could charge more then double for items, but that is what I found nice in Thailand that prices in resturants are not that high for locals to eat out.Posted By: VenessaP -- 28-Jan-2010 15:01
Posted By: VenessaP -- 09-Dec-2009 17:01
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