Petrol
#1
Petrol
Seems having the attendant fill your car in Abu Dhabi is going to become a ‘premium’ service by mid-April. Could be interesting...I foresee engines left on, people on their phones etc while self serving.
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Re: Petrol
They will all pay the extra so they dont have to get out of the car
When they are busy i usually try and do my own but the attendants do not seem to like that at all
When they are busy i usually try and do my own but the attendants do not seem to like that at all
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Re: Petrol
What chance of the attendant's actually being able to keep the service charge themselves.
So, basically what will happen is instead of a 10 Dhs tip to the attendant as it is now you instead pay 10 Dhs and it goes to ADNOC
So, basically what will happen is instead of a 10 Dhs tip to the attendant as it is now you instead pay 10 Dhs and it goes to ADNOC
#5
Re: Petrol
A few years back they banned tipping at the gas stations. That was outrageous.
#6
Re: Petrol
Hang on, 10Dhs tip for the petrol bloke????
5 maximum surely? And that's if he's washed front and rear windows.
5 maximum surely? And that's if he's washed front and rear windows.
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Re: Petrol
It's a load of balls and won't last more than a few weeks. They did this a few years ago and it was carnage. It slows the whole process down as half the folk don't know what they're doing and the other half are just unsafe.
As for tips, 5 dibs is the going rate if they do the windows.
As for tips, 5 dibs is the going rate if they do the windows.
#9
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Re: Petrol
Speaking of tips, I'm just having this debate in the office. What's your approach on the different services in Dubai? e.g. cleaner, restaurant, valet etc.
#10
I still dont believe it..
Joined: Oct 2013
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Re: Petrol
Jeez - just did the conversion, you are tipping a guy more to not spill your fuel than i pay to get my truck washed here. I thought life in your sandpit was supposed to be cheap? Suggest you start buying fuel from trinidad or the lefties in venezuela as we do, that’ll show em :-)
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I still dont believe it..
Joined: Oct 2013
Location: 12 degrees north
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Re: Petrol
Actually the true measure - what do you have to pay per week or month for an 8 hour a day housekeeper or gardener? Here its circa 275-325 us a month.
#12
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Re: Petrol
It definitely won't work though.
#13
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Re: Petrol
This is western paying for a Filipino.
You can get Ethiopians more cheaply. But you get what you pay for.