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Last time I was in Medellin I had the same issues as OP described with Rappi. It wouldn't accept any of my cards.
[QUOTE=Surfer500;2739968]I haven't had any issues like this using Rappi over the years, however something they started some months back is telling you in USD how much your going to be billed, with no explanation as to the exchange rate utilized.
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[QUOTE=Surfer500;2739966]I just saw a post where I think Nounce is contradicting Knowledge on photos and credit cards.
So your advice is a bit perplexing in this situation, as I don't know who is correct, perhaps both are correct, or perhaps neither are correct. LOL.[/QUOTE] I just filled in additional detail that does not really change what Knowledge said.
[QUOTE=Elvis2008;2739921]Yeah, and it sounds shady. We got our food just fine. Driver said order was cancelled and they and restaurant were not paid. I check it out. Charge has been made on my credit card but on line Rappi says order has been cancelled. Driver insists they have not been paid.
My gal handles it. They call multiple times. She takes screen shots, shows where we have paid ETC. People are pissed but what are you going to do? Order was like $20, If it were me, I just would have said sorry, paid in cash, and gotten the charge removed from my card. My gal is like you paid, fuck all of them.
Is this a scam by Rappi to double bill? I do not know, but something sure sounds sleazy to me.[/QUOTE]I can't figure you out. You used to kvetch about how the taxis were always ripping you off, now its Rappi. I lived here through the pandemic and Rappi was pretty much the go-to way of getting food back then and I've never had an issue. Of course, when in Colombia do like the Colombians. I always paid in cash upon delivery. I know it is a novel concept but that is what most Colombians do (the ones that use Rappi that is). How is it that trouble always seems to find you, Elvis?
Needless to mention. There are alternatives. Ifood, Uber-Eats and probably a lot of others too.
Is this a place or an area?
[QUOTE=SouthernOcean;2740102]Is this a place or an area?[/QUOTE]"A point on the earths surface directly above or below an exploding nuclear bomb" LOL.
I was expecting at least 100 girls at centro on a Monday morning but there were very few. Things picked up a bit later on but still no where close to what I had seen in the past. Plaza botero was very quite but otherwise swarming with camera happy tourists.
Even New Life and Zandalay were dismal in terms of quality and quantity. I have seen much better quality in the past. Girls are now insisting on propina of 50 K for besos, novia experience etc. Damn inflation.
Other than botero plaza, where else can one find girls in centro?
My new buddy and I are retired 70-plus Americans and have both lived in Medellin several years. We are mostly active during daylight hours, but last Wednesday we checked out two nightclubs on Avenida 33.
First was Gisell Barra Dance at CL 33 # 76-30. We arrived at 7 before they opened at 8 because of faulty Internet information. We were invited in anyway and served Coronas for 20 mil. We weren't charged a cover.
The L-shaped bar separates the room into customer space and chica space. Initially there were three girls, then others drifted in till maybe six were in costume by 9. Neither of us were impressed by the selection. We were assured more would arrive.
When we left at 9, we were still the only customers. We were quoted prices of 150 mil for 15 minutes alone with a girl and 400 mil an hour.
We taxied to Luna Lunera Club at CL 33 # 63 B-215. Cover was 15 mil and all drinks were apparently 25 mil. We had several beers and bought drinks for two hotties who joined us.
This club was bigger and much livelier. Another table of customers was partying and other customers were arriving. We watched several women strip on small stages and then circulate for tips. Music was good and loud at both bars.
My buddy was quoted prices of 150 mil for half-hour and 300 mil for hour. Neither of us chose to partake this night. We did try to get phone numbers.
We took taxis home at 11:30. Luna Lunera is open 24 hours and Gisell from 8 pm to 4 am.
[QUOTE=Elvis2008;2739921]Yeah, and it sounds shady. We got our food just fine. Driver said order was cancelled and they and restaurant were not paid. I check it out. Charge has been made on my credit card but on line Rappi says order has been cancelled. Driver insists they have not been paid.
My gal handles it. They call multiple times. She takes screen shots, shows where we have paid ETC. People are pissed but what are you going to do? Order was like $20, If it were me, I just would have said sorry, paid in cash, and gotten the charge removed from my card. My gal is like you paid, fuck all of them.
Is this a scam by Rappi to double bill? I do not know, but something sure sounds sleazy to me.[/QUOTE]You got your food and your card was charged? At that point any issue is between the driver and Rappi. Period. Why did you or your girl need to get involved?
Rappi is probably not running a scam to double bill people. Their business is booming. Committing widespread fraud doesn't sound like a sustainable business model. Colombian companies not able to authorize credit card transactions for US cards is fairly common. I've encountered it several times with different companies.
It's true that a high percentage of locals pay Rappi and most other bills in cash. Uber Eats has not operated in Colombia for a year or so.
[QUOTE=Villainy;2740078]I can't figure you out. You used to kvetch about how the taxis were always ripping you off, now its Rappi. I lived here through the pandemic and Rappi was pretty much the go-to way of getting food back then and I've never had an issue. Of course, when in Colombia do like the Colombians. I always paid in cash upon delivery. I know it is a novel concept but that is what most Colombians do (the ones that use Rappi that is). How is it that trouble always seems to find you, Elvis?
Needless to mention. There are alternatives. Ifood, Uber-Eats and probably a lot of others too.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=SouthernOcean;2740102]Is this a place or an area?[/QUOTE]It's an area, ground zero is referred to el Centro more specifically area surrounding Botero Plaza because a lot of things happen here.
[QUOTE=SouthernOcean;2740102]Is this a place or an area?[/QUOTE]It refers to the location shown in the image.
[QUOTE=DasBooty;2740016]Tuesday.
Arrived 23.30 and I only found one girl at La Isla worthy of a session, way too many skinny girls. 350 k for 40 min, everything covered. Entrance was 50 k.
Wednesday.
Loutron on the other hand had a good lineup, about 15 girls at 18.00. Mostly pretty skinny girls but a few big booty chicas as well. 350 k for 1 h everything covered. 2 girls for 1 h is 650 k. Settled on a redhead called Nicole. Perfect natural big booty with proportionate hips / thighs. Started off with a shower, massage and then sex in multiple positions.
Arrived 00.00 at Fase II, entrance 20 k, stayed for 1 h and then left.
Lineup at La isla and Fase II was really weak compared to 4 years ago when I first visited both places.[/QUOTE]I haven't been in forever but I keep hearing that the "premium" places are starting to slip in quality.
My guess is that truly cream of the crop are exclusively doing OnlyFans or similar "I show my tits and you send me money" type sites.
If you can get horny guys in the Middle East and Asia to send you 17,000,000 pesos per month for simply playing with yourself on a laptop camera then why the hell would you drag yourself out to dance on some stage or sit in some room in a Mansion waiting for random guys to show up and bang you?
First, I want to thank you gentlemen for answering questions so quickly. Trip will be in November and would be happy to buy any of you a drink. Now, how do you ask for anal sex in spanish. I always managed to get the idea across but each time the girl used a different term and my spanish is mediocre at best.
My new buddy and I are retired 70-plus Americans and have both lived in Medellin several years. We are mostly active during daylight hours, but last Wednesday we checked out two nightclubs on Avenida 33.
First was Gisell Barra Dance at CL 33 # 76-30. We arrived at 7 before they opened at 8 because of faulty Internet information. We were invited in anyway and served Coronas for 20 mil. We weren't charged a cover.
The L-shaped bar separates the room into customer space and chica space. Initially there were three girls, then others drifted in till maybe six were in costume by 9. Neither of us were impressed by the selection. We were assured more would arrive.
When we left at 9, we were still the only customers. We were quoted prices of 150 mil for 15 minutes alone with a girl and 400 mil an hour.
We taxied to Luna Lunera Club at CL 33 # 63 B-215. Cover was 15 mil and all drinks were apparently 25 mil. We had several beers and bought drinks for two hotties who joined us.
This club was bigger and much livelier. Another table of customers was partying, at least 15 women were present and other customers were arriving. We watched several women strip on small stages and then circulate for tips. Music was good and loud at both bars.
My buddy was quoted prices of 150 mil for half-hour and 300 mil for hour. Neither of us chose to partake this night. We did try to get phone numbers.
We took taxis home at 11:30. Luna Lunera is open 24 hours and Gisell from 8 pm to 4 am.
I made my first trip to Medellin a couple weeks ago and this was the first time I had to use the CheckMig website. It's a disaster. I don't know if it was coded by a local middleschool club or something but I recommend people allocate a lot of time to actually get it to work. I read online to just keep trying and after hours of trying I was able to get it for my trip entering Colombia. On the way back I tried a dozen times and then gave up and took screenshots of the error message. I thought I would have to argue with the Immigration office but no one said anything and there was no issue. I don't know if this will happen with everyone but in the future I'll only try a couple times when leaving.