glad i wasn't the only one who got fook fook by the took took. that was the same tour I got. I didn't care because I heard about these type of scam going into it, good way to kill my days i guess.
let me explain to you what they do. they take you to temples where people offer you precious 'gems' which are scams! then they take you to shops and restaurants where they get commission for bringing you. and they only charge you 20 baht because they get free gas for taking you to the temple because they get a stamp. ITS ALL A BIG SCAM
Holiday bullshit :D It's not the government that pays your driver, it's the shops that give the driver a commission of 150-200 baht for just bringing you in.
Our driver even told us not to buy anything but that he just wanted the commission..
Then he brought us to a fake TAT and pretended it was the real deal. We got pushed into a 3 day plan because every train was supposed to be booked and got scammed out of €200 (real price was about 55 euros.)
This wasn't real in any sense of the word... 100% scam. The tailor pays the driver whether you buy something or not. Whether or not you were happy with your 20 baht purchase is another matter... if you were, good deal. Just know the government had nothing to do with it.
I went on this ride myself my first time in Thailand. Bought the suit for $150 US. Met some people who were being scammed alongside me and we talked about it. Not sure its a scam in the truest sense because you actually get something and its not a bad deal compared to what you'd pay in the US. Of course they try to sell you jewelry too which is a huge rip off.
The tuk tuk gets a commision for everything you buy, he will also try and ask you for extra money on top of the 20 baht as well. Finally it wasn't a Buddhist holiday, there's no free food handouts and no government stores.
You got kicked off the scam early, as the driver realised you weren't going to be a dupe.
There's no such thing as the "Lucky Buddha" it's just a run of the mill temple with an abbot that allows the scammers to use it. Different drivers take you to different temples and call it the lucky Buddha. The other temple they often take you too is the "Big Buddha". It's the same, a regular temple that just happens to have a large Buddha in it, there's tons of them, nothing special.
All the shops are scams, they will also take you to a gem shop, and sell you a load of worthless gems.
98% of the tuk-tuk drivers are scam artists. Though, some can take you to some very nice temples, just don't fall for their other stops for shopping, eating, clothes, massage or anything else. Just use them for transportation and nothing else.
The same thing happened to me. But I don't really consider this a scam. Since my tuk tuk driver took me to about 5-6 different tourist destinations that I would never find. Along the way he told me some brief history of the Thai culture. In return I had to pay him 40 baht($1.20ish) and fain interest in buying suits when he took me to the tailors in between stops. Finally I stopped the tour since I was tired. But getting a tour of western Bangkok for 40 baht is hardly a scam.
So my morning was going pretty crummy until I saw this link and got to spend four minutes traveling in Taiwan with you. It made me happy! :D Also, the chick at 3:40 made me rofl. xD
...i am glad you didnt fall for the scams...if you didnt know already everything that those people told you is a LIE...
SteveSabbai 4 days ago
Hmm.... i find this a pretty funny scam..... if your going to buy a suit.... well lol
MrChowTheTroll 2 months ago
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sus2lt 2 months ago
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Bangok is a shit hole! If you don't want to deal with shitty people, don't go to Bangkok.
HMOOBCAL 3 months ago
glad i wasn't the only one who got fook fook by the took took. that was the same tour I got. I didn't care because I heard about these type of scam going into it, good way to kill my days i guess.
baosavanh75 5 months ago
let me explain to you what they do. they take you to temples where people offer you precious 'gems' which are scams! then they take you to shops and restaurants where they get commission for bringing you. and they only charge you 20 baht because they get free gas for taking you to the temple because they get a stamp. ITS ALL A BIG SCAM
creamcheesenation 6 months ago
Holiday bullshit :D It's not the government that pays your driver, it's the shops that give the driver a commission of 150-200 baht for just bringing you in.
Our driver even told us not to buy anything but that he just wanted the commission..
Then he brought us to a fake TAT and pretended it was the real deal. We got pushed into a 3 day plan because every train was supposed to be booked and got scammed out of €200 (real price was about 55 euros.)
bert0nijs 7 months ago
This wasn't real in any sense of the word... 100% scam. The tailor pays the driver whether you buy something or not. Whether or not you were happy with your 20 baht purchase is another matter... if you were, good deal. Just know the government had nothing to do with it.
giantsean 8 months ago
another one got fuk fuk by the tuk tuk , oh i think this might be legit , what an idiot !!!
mrkno12 11 months ago
I went on this ride myself my first time in Thailand. Bought the suit for $150 US. Met some people who were being scammed alongside me and we talked about it. Not sure its a scam in the truest sense because you actually get something and its not a bad deal compared to what you'd pay in the US. Of course they try to sell you jewelry too which is a huge rip off.
strungoutontech 11 months ago
WHY RIDE IN A STOOPID TUK TUK WHEN AN AIRCON METERED TAXI IS MUCH CHEAPER
bigfatcambohomo 1 year ago 6
@bigfatcambohomo Because riding a tuk tuk is much funner
Altimeter75 10 months ago
@bigfatcambohomo its not much cheaper
creamcheesenation 6 months ago
I made friends with a tuk tuk driver, and he explained all to me! @jaocheu your right on.
I wrote about it here on the link in the description.
WhereIsTaylorVideo 1 year ago
The tuk tuk gets a commision for everything you buy, he will also try and ask you for extra money on top of the 20 baht as well. Finally it wasn't a Buddhist holiday, there's no free food handouts and no government stores.
You got kicked off the scam early, as the driver realised you weren't going to be a dupe.
jaocheu 1 year ago
There's no such thing as the "Lucky Buddha" it's just a run of the mill temple with an abbot that allows the scammers to use it. Different drivers take you to different temples and call it the lucky Buddha. The other temple they often take you too is the "Big Buddha". It's the same, a regular temple that just happens to have a large Buddha in it, there's tons of them, nothing special.
All the shops are scams, they will also take you to a gem shop, and sell you a load of worthless gems.
jaocheu 1 year ago
98% of the tuk-tuk drivers are scam artists. Though, some can take you to some very nice temples, just don't fall for their other stops for shopping, eating, clothes, massage or anything else. Just use them for transportation and nothing else.
ThailandUndercover 1 year ago
@ThailandUndercover
98% of tuk tuk drivers parked in tourist areas are scam artists, the ones in the rest of Bangkok are honest hardworking people.
jaocheu 1 year ago 6
@jaocheu I would agree with that.
ThailandUndercover 1 year ago
@ThailandUndercover Hmm, so the driver only gets his commission if the foreigner buys something?
bert0nijs 7 months ago
@bert0nijs It depends on the business.
ThailandUndercover 7 months ago
The same thing happened to me. But I don't really consider this a scam. Since my tuk tuk driver took me to about 5-6 different tourist destinations that I would never find. Along the way he told me some brief history of the Thai culture. In return I had to pay him 40 baht($1.20ish) and fain interest in buying suits when he took me to the tailors in between stops. Finally I stopped the tour since I was tired. But getting a tour of western Bangkok for 40 baht is hardly a scam.
svahdat 1 year ago
So my morning was going pretty crummy until I saw this link and got to spend four minutes traveling in Taiwan with you. It made me happy! :D Also, the chick at 3:40 made me rofl. xD
inquisitivebird 1 year ago