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Old December 18th, 2005, 07:07 PM posted to rec.travel.air
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Your friend should check prices before ordering, especially if he goes
to Chicago.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20051215...ghtclubusdrink


Apparently the charge for this drink in Chicago is not hidden. Caveat
emptor...

This original post was meant to advise unsuspecting tourists that this scam
is alive and well. And there is no help from the authorities.

Wherever you are, you need to be aware. Any seemingly prosperous tourist,
not just an American, is a potential target.



Was the incident in question officially reported to anyone?
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Old December 18th, 2005, 11:26 PM posted to rec.travel.air
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Working cash? Is there a lack of credit card accepting merchants in DF?


Nope...but, as in eastern Europe, having a card is little or no protection.
When you authorize a card, you have little ground for chargeback UNLESS
you can prove that there was something unorthodox in the transaction.

Now, if the three drinks were charged at $1000, and you put it on your card,
can you say that you didn't drink them? That the price was unfair?

I dont know. I could easily see that you would be as humped if you had to
put the grand on the card as if you were shaken down for the cash.

Anecdotally, I was stopped in _Venezuela once by some highway cops that
made some bogus claims about my driving. I had my family with me. I had no
choice but to give them my cash, but I decided that the next time this
happens...
if I am alone....I will press the issue. And it did happen again...my
American boss
was with me, so I told him to get out and get a taxi, because I was going to
jail.

I was harrassed, threatened, ridiculed, and mistreated, but I told them that
they
could take the car if they wanted (it was a rental)....but I wanted to go to
jail.

More threatening, BS... I insisted to be taken to jail... They got nervous
(who
does this musiu know?) Finally, they irritatedly flagged me on.

Pricks like this prey on people who they think are afraid. They abuse their
office.

Luckily, my friend can afford the loss, and he can write it up as
'lærepenger' (tuition,
or the cost of learning).


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Old December 18th, 2005, 11:28 PM posted to rec.travel.air
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wrote in message news:2Ahpf.45109 Was the incident
in question officially reported to anyone?

Nope... Was not my place to do so. I checked with some of my friends
(locals), and they advised
not to waste my time. Nobody cares.

Gone are the days, I guess, when the Mexican Tourist Police could be called
upon to help.
The country is in a mess, it would seem. Fox will be out next year, and one
very real, but
unsettling possibility, is that socialist Obrador might take over the reins.


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Old January 1st, 2006, 02:35 AM posted to rec.travel.air
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"Stan de SD" wrote in message
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Maybe not in Japan, Singapore or another society where it's reasonably

safe
to walk the streets at night. It's a huge amount to carry on the streets

of
Mexico City, and clearly suggests stupidity. Any time I am "out on the

town"
in any major city in Mexico, my wallet is safely hidden in my room, and I
only bring ID and the cash (or perhaps one credit card) that I need for

the

I do the same. The fellow certainly isn't stupid.
He was not aware of his surroundings.

Some people believe you are safe anywhere...Tisn't so, is it?


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Old January 1st, 2006, 08:24 AM posted to rec.travel.air
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"Stan de SD" wrote in message
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Maybe not in Japan, Singapore or another society where it's reasonably

safe
to walk the streets at night. It's a huge amount to carry on the streets

of
Mexico City, and clearly suggests stupidity. Any time I am "out on the

town"
in any major city in Mexico, my wallet is safely hidden in my room, and

I
only bring ID and the cash (or perhaps one credit card) that I need for

the

I do the same. The fellow certainly isn't stupid.


He was certainly lacking in common sense...


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Old January 1st, 2006, 09:01 AM posted to rec.travel.air
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"Stan de SD" wrote:


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"Stan de SD" wrote in message
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Maybe not in Japan, Singapore or another society where it's reasonably

safe
to walk the streets at night. It's a huge amount to carry on the streets

of
Mexico City, and clearly suggests stupidity. Any time I am "out on the

town"
in any major city in Mexico, my wallet is safely hidden in my room, and

I
only bring ID and the cash (or perhaps one credit card) that I need for

the

I do the same. The fellow certainly isn't stupid.


He was certainly lacking in common sense...


If you've never been before... *shrugs*

--
Don't you hate rhetorical questions?
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Old January 1st, 2006, 10:07 AM posted to rec.travel.air
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"DevilsPGD" wrote in message
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In message s.com
"Stan de SD" wrote:


wrote in message
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"Stan de SD" wrote in message
news:9098d$43b705d7

Maybe not in Japan, Singapore or another society where it's

reasonably
safe
to walk the streets at night. It's a huge amount to carry on the

streets
of
Mexico City, and clearly suggests stupidity. Any time I am "out on

the
town"
in any major city in Mexico, my wallet is safely hidden in my room,

and
I
only bring ID and the cash (or perhaps one credit card) that I need

for
the

I do the same. The fellow certainly isn't stupid.


He was certainly lacking in common sense...


If you've never been before... *shrugs*


Where is this guy from to begin with?


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Old January 1st, 2006, 03:07 PM posted to rec.travel.air
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"Stan de SD" wrote in message
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Where is this guy from to begin with?


Texas.
Not stupid, but made a poor choice on that particular occasion.


 




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