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What would you have done in this situation?
I think that driver is an outstanding citizen. You missed a great opportunity to have a new bff. He saw to it that your wallet was returned, and he got you away from a fight that could have gotten you killed. He willingly went with you, because he hadn't done anything, and probably knew that you were still acting the fool. Everyone on his route knows him, and he doesn't need to have HIS reputation go down because of some gringo.
All three of you knew what happened. Thief honorably left you with the wallet and documents. Driver got you to the police station. You created a scene, and attempted to make both driver and passenger lose face in front of a crowd. Do not knowingly make a Dominican lose face, even one that's cheated you. You involved the Dominican police in a matter of $100? The Dominican police? $100? If driver's bro-in law was the captain, you could have easily been the one in jail overnight.
The crowd, they like to see a good fight. They were hoping for a fight.
Welcome to DR1, so glad that you are safe, and asking how to handle things next time. Live and learn.
All three of you knew what happened. Thief honorably left you with the wallet and documents. Driver got you to the police station. You created a scene, and attempted to make both driver and passenger lose face in front of a crowd. Do not knowingly make a Dominican lose face, even one that's cheated you. You involved the Dominican police in a matter of $100? The Dominican police? $100? If driver's bro-in law was the captain, you could have easily been the one in jail overnight.
The crowd, they like to see a good fight. They were hoping for a fight.
Welcome to DR1, so glad that you are safe, and asking how to handle things next time. Live and learn.
yea.. the driver was a good guy... or then again, maybe he just wanted to make sure the taxi fare got paid. LOL
Would be fun to start a new thread, when, where and how to bribe a Dominican policeman?
Let's see, you think you should lie to a policemen to force someone who may or may not have stolen from you to pay a bigger bribe to that policeman?
The bystanders probably didn't defend you because they didn't know who to accuse. If it were one person in the car then it's more obvious. Best not to accuse someone without actually seeing them take it, people get upset especially if they are innocent. I know it's hard to do, it happend to me but my money was inside a room of a house where many of the in law family walks in & sometimes stays.. Interesting that the bastard didn't take my CC cards either, nor the passport. Seems like thieves have no use for passports (glad for that!)
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I just don't see this as a crime duo robbing people. Dude forgot his wallet, passenger got aggressive when confronted and left the scene. He's your thief. Driver would have never stopped if he knew about it.
But thinking of the fare, how did the motoconcho driver get paid? or did he?
Wow, I would have been THRILLED to get my wallet back.. Canceling and ordering all new stuff just sucks!!! I cannot believe you are complaining.. You are VERY lucky and we are all extremely jealous 
I STUPIDLY left my cell phone in a taxi on my way to Mega Centro.... I realized it while food shopping in Jumbo.. I finished my purchase and had to take a taxi outside to get home so that I could call for my phone.. what really urked me was I do a big recharge from ezetop about 1x a month.. I put like 30 bucks on it.. I had JUST done that before I left the house.. but honestly the phone is a POS.. but the photos and my contacts was what I would miss.. Long story short, taxi driver admitted to having the phone but was on the other side of the city and didn't know when he could bring it back.. I realized he was using my minutes up before he brought it back
I kept thinking.. Ok how long is it going to take for him to use them all up, I just want my phone.... I was praying he was calling people on different networks so the money would go faster.. I didn't care about the minutes as much as I wanted my phone back.. so you, my friend, are one lucky person in my eyes!
Jennifer
PS--Before you ask how I realized he was using my minutes up? I called my phone and it went right to voicemail.. I did that for about 2 hours, and then by the luck of the draw I got through and he answered.. and my thought was correct.. my phone came to me with 26 pesos left.. lol... I never said ANYTHING to the taxi driver, just thank you and I paid him a fare for bringing me my phone. He declined at first but I insisted.. I knew already my minutes werent there.
I STUPIDLY left my cell phone in a taxi on my way to Mega Centro.... I realized it while food shopping in Jumbo.. I finished my purchase and had to take a taxi outside to get home so that I could call for my phone.. what really urked me was I do a big recharge from ezetop about 1x a month.. I put like 30 bucks on it.. I had JUST done that before I left the house.. but honestly the phone is a POS.. but the photos and my contacts was what I would miss.. Long story short, taxi driver admitted to having the phone but was on the other side of the city and didn't know when he could bring it back..
I realized he was using my minutes up before he brought it back I kept thinking.. Ok how long is it going to take for him to use them all up, I just want my phone.... I was praying he was calling people on different networks so the money would go faster.. I didn't care about the minutes as much as I wanted my phone back.. so you, my friend, are one lucky person in my eyes!
Jennifer
PS--Before you ask how I realized he was using my minutes up? I called my phone and it went right to voicemail.. I did that for about 2 hours, and then by the luck of the draw I got through and he answered.. and my thought was correct.. my phone came to me with 26 pesos left.. lol... I never said ANYTHING to the taxi driver, just thank you and I paid him a fare for bringing me my phone. He declined at first but I insisted.. I knew already my minutes werent there.
Some people try very hard to be nominated to the Darwin Awards 2013.
The OP in this thread is clearly a candidate worth following, and he will most likely manage to be nominated during the following months.
The OP in this thread is clearly a candidate worth following, and he will most likely manage to be nominated during the following months.
To be honest, I would have been happy to get my wallet back, Money is easier to replace, especially when abroad. Yes I would be angry also, but i Think more at myself for leaving it. Just my opinion.
Wow, I would have been THRILLED to get my wallet back.. Canceling and ordering all new stuff just sucks!!! I cannot believe you are complaining.. You are VERY lucky and we are all extremely jealous
I STUPIDLY left my cell phone in a taxi on my way to Mega Centro.... I realized it while food shopping in Jumbo.. I finished my purchase and had to take a taxi outside to get home so that I could call for my phone.. what really urked me was I do a big recharge from ezetop about 1x a month.. I put like 30 bucks on it.. I had JUST done that before I left the house.. but honestly the phone is a POS.. but the photos and my contacts was what I would miss.. Long story short, taxi driver admitted to having the phone but was on the other side of the city and didn't know when he could bring it back..
I kept thinking.. Ok how long is it going to take for him to use them all up, I just want my phone.... I was praying he was calling people on different networks so the money would go faster.. I didn't care about the minutes as much as I wanted my phone back.. so you, my friend, are one lucky person in my eyes!
Jennifer
PS--Before you ask how I realized he was using my minutes up? I called my phone and it went right to voicemail.. I did that for about 2 hours, and then by the luck of the draw I got through and he answered.. and my thought was correct.. my phone came to me with 26 pesos left.. lol... I never said ANYTHING to the taxi driver, just thank you and I paid him a fare for bringing me my phone. He declined at first but I insisted.. I knew already my minutes werent there.
the guy is not even worth thanking. he made out like a bandit, using up all your time. then, you paid him to bring it back. as you said, the phone was a pos, so he probably would have had no success trying to sell it, since, if it ain't a blackberry, Dominicans would have had no interest in it.
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I STUPIDLY left my cell phone in a taxi on my way to Mega Centro.... I realized it while food shopping in Jumbo.. I finished my purchase and had to take a taxi outside to get home so that I could call for my phone.. what really urked me was I do a big recharge from ezetop about 1x a month.. I put like 30 bucks on it.. I had JUST done that before I left the house.. but honestly the phone is a POS.. but the photos and my contacts was what I would miss.. Long story short, taxi driver admitted to having the phone but was on the other side of the city and didn't know when he could bring it back..
I kept thinking.. Ok how long is it going to take for him to use them all up, I just want my phone.... I was praying he was calling people on different networks so the money would go faster.. I didn't care about the minutes as much as I wanted my phone back.. so you, my friend, are one lucky person in my eyes!
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I have two cell phones. Yesterday morning I noticed one was missing. I called the number while I was in my home and it went right to voice mail. I went out and to take care of some things and called the missing phone several times and it went to voice mail. When I got home I called it again and a man picked up.
He lived in neighborhood and had found the phone on the sidewalk. I went over to his place and picked it up. He didn't ask for money and all the minutes were on the phone. We had a funny chat; like most people in the neighborhood he knows me by sight from seeing me walk my dogs.
Later in the day while walking my dogs the phone, a low end pos Huawei, fell out of a hole in my pocket.
Things to do today:
Sew up the pocket*
Back up the contacts on the phone (accumulated over years)
*I've read Thoreau. I'm self reliant. :lick:
Therefore I had the idea that I might have gotten at least the 50 USD the driver took, by telling him on the way, that I would say on the police station that there were 300 USD in my wallet! This way he would have to bribe the police according to the amount of 150 USD stolen, not 50...
What do you think?
Then you are as corrupt as the police...
What do you think?
Then you are as corrupt as the police...
I agree.By him saying that it does not make his story believeable.Who's to say this really happened?
When my BOA account dropped below 2,000USD they started charging me so I went to town and emptied my account. I dropped my bulging wallet in the gua gua. When I had walked back across town I went into a shop and realised that I had lost the wallet so I rushed back to the gua gua station. The cobrador was holding my wallet and he told me to count the money as it was all there. I gave him 100 pesos and left. The drivers weren't very friendly after that so I gave the guy 1000pesos more.
I bumped into the cobrador at Xmas in a bar. I picked up his tab at the end of the night.
I bumped into the cobrador at Xmas in a bar. I picked up his tab at the end of the night.
The driver didn't notice the guy in the front seat reaching into the back seat, fanning through the wallet, removing bills, then tossing it into the back seat again?