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01-25-10 07:31 #3361
Posts: 16144Email
Next to Balcony is a place called Doce Dita, upstairs small, but seems as if
Help girls are there, 30 reals gets you two drinks, hear they have rooms, only
show on the Beach now.
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01-24-10 16:19 #3360
Posts: 336I like what they´ve done with the place <or> Vegamed!
While touring the sites and meeting old friends (and making new ones), I must say that I like the changes I´ve seen. I witnessed the dry husk of the former HELP discoteca now boarded over and covered by a nice mural. Have had plenty of opportunities to utilize the new General Osorio/Ipanema metro stop; great new addition to the metro and it certainly helps getting from Ipanema through to the Zona Norte more expediant. They completely revamped the upstairs boate at 4X4, it´s much smaller now but it has a new-age look to it. Unfortunately it is just as devoid of garotas as it was before. At least they added more rooms for play. Also, the interior of 4X4 has a new paint job. The new lounge at L'uomo is much smaller than it used to be as well .... it´s no longer a good spot to lay around with a mulher and pass some quality time. This is the only change that I don´t really care for.
For guys who like ladies on the slim side (I personally prefer skinny chicks) the best Termas I´ve seen on this trip are 1) Solarium, 2) L'uomo, & 3) Termas 65. Those places have at least a handful of lean gals. I met a fellow monger who says the quality of women at Centaurus is pretty good. He has tastes similar to mine and, like me, he prefers ''chicas magras''. But since I refuse to go to Centaurus I won't be able to verify it. 4X4 & Monte Carlo mostly have a lot of ''thick'' chicks.
On a side note, I visited a farmacia to buy some bandaids and the guy at the desk asked me if I wanted to get some viagra. He handed me a box with the name ''Vegamed'' on it. 4 generic viagra pills for approx. R$64. Not a bad deal I reckon. Said no thanks, but if I should need some later at least I now know where to go.
''O tempora, O mores''
- DSK
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01-24-10 04:46 #3359
Posts: 48Originally Posted by Manute Bol
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01-23-10 21:42 #3358
Posts: 2027Not new news but an interesting article none the less:
http://www.brazzilmag.com/component/...is-closed.html
Good comments by our friend Thad after the article as usual.
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01-23-10 20:58 #3357
Posts: 376padding bills
Originally Posted by Lukasek
Also, I look to motivation. By adding drinks the bartender only gets a share of 10% of that. Sure it could add up but it would take a lot of drinks to earn him/her significant money.
If management is behind this conspiracy, perhaps it depends on the type of customer. I do not buy many drinks but I buy a lot of sessions. It would not pay to [CodeWord140] me off. Also, since I am not "pissed" I will more easily spot errors than someone who is falling down drunk.
Another thing to consider. Girls can order drinks without your key. They just tell the bartender your number. That is an accident (or robbery) waiting to happen. I see at 4x4 now they scan a barcode for a session. Maybe the bars will go to this system soon which should eliminate a lot of errors.
What I have seen often, and makes a direct impact, is reception girls short-changing on bills. I have even seen them quote a higher number than is on there. That is saying, "570" when the bill is 566.
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01-23-10 20:15 #3356
Posts: 49Crime crackdown
Interesting NYT report on the crime fight in Rio.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/17/wo...cas/17rio.html
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01-23-10 20:10 #3355
Posts: 1699Bill.....
It seems you guys are all sure the mistakes are accidentally cause brazilians are not good in math.....so why when there is a mistake in the bill in 99% of cases you are gonna to pay more and not less ???
If they are really ACCIDENTAL you have 50% of chance to pay more or less, but in 3 times in Rio 4 times I found more drinks that I drunk and not one time I found less......think about it.....
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01-23-10 13:37 #3354
Posts: 47Balcony bar Tabs
I've seen mistakes on virtually every bill. But I am convinced it is not thievery, it is just poor record keeping. There is a reason that the waiters and bartenders are not allowed to keep the tabs; their math skills aren't very good. So there is always a separate cashier.
At Balcony, I was with a friend that left, of course I picked up his tab for the table. When I specifically ordered one more beer, waiter first brought two. When he realized his mistake, he took one back, unopened. But they were both on my bill. But also quickly corrected.
A Brazilian sitting next to me also had an extra drink on her bill. Remember, drinks get billed normally based upon which table you are at. If someone standing near your table orders a drink, it can easily be billed to your tab. I believe that they just aren't that meticulous at keeping track of it all. But I have never had a problem getting it corrected.
ps: also mistakes in Luomo and 4x4 this week, all promptly corrected.
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01-23-10 08:18 #3353
Posts: 135Originally Posted by Icyhoteric
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01-23-10 06:12 #3352
Posts: 48Originally Posted by Azn Safado
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01-23-10 05:28 #3351
Posts: 274Originally Posted by Edward M
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01-23-10 04:58 #3350
Posts: 376padding bills
Originally Posted by Christopherd
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01-22-10 22:11 #3349
Posts: 2278Centaurus Drink Padding
Originally Posted by Bravo
Anyone know what the current entrance fee (or the fee to hang out, listen to music and gather phone numbers) at Centaurus? It was R$120.
BTW, never have had drinks added to my bill at MC and at L'uomo checkout on several occasions I have had to tell them that they actually missed a few drinks.
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01-22-10 21:53 #3348
Posts: 2345Originally Posted by Bravo
Treat it as a game. One you gonna win but without ripping the other guy´s throat out. The object is to get your money´s worth and a fair deal - not spill blood lol. He´s probably just been told to get away with it if he can, but not to the extent of pissing people off. If people act pissed off big time afterwards there´s not exactly that much to gain by giving them money back.
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01-22-10 19:30 #3347
Posts: 1545Originally Posted by SlimHoleDrill
Some places could care less if you complain. I remember about 2 years ago MC had a big problem with drinks being on monger's bills. They had bills where they supposedly ordered 10 red bulls and vodka or 10 tequilas. When the guy would b*tched up a storm, they would knock like 3 drinks off the bill!!!
I let it be known as soon as I stepped foot in the place. When I came around the corner, the manager was standing right there. I immediately said "I hope you guys got your computer fixed. You guys are getting bad reputation on the internet for adding drinks to american's bills and them forcing them to pay when they leave! Did you resolve that problems yet?"
He just looked at me and said "oh yes, yes! We took care of that, that doesnt happen anymore!" One of the few times that mentioning the internet worked out for me.