Travel Tips Driver Commissions | Driver Commissions |
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| Monday, February 18, 2008 | |
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For hotels, just walk out, tell the driver you'll check other hotels... or go have a drink... then go back & bargain for a room. But for shopping... commissions can be good. Yesterday knew I wanted to go to the silver area outside of town... so I bargained a great price ($0.50 for the day) by telling the driver my plans. He gets money from the shop, not me. ...now he may have assumed I'd buy more than a $13 ring... And had I spent serious money, I'd tell the shop I want an even better price & would hide the purchase from the driver so they wouldn't have to pay his commission. Tags: commission hotel shops taxi rickshaw |
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A lot of the world offers commissions to drivers who take you to their shop or hotel. Drivers around the world are notorious for forced shopping excursions when told to drive to a museum or something... happened to me! Tip: Don’t leave the vehicle or tell the shop you’re not buying, you're there against your will.
