As businesses struggle during the pandemic, are we being ripped off?

[ASEAN NOW News]

With the cost of living rising everyone is trying to cope, however it is difficult not to worry.

 

The global giants like Netflix and Amazon are starting to charge us more, but what about the situation locally here in Vietnam.

 

There were reports recently during the TET holidays of passengers arriving at Tan Son Nhat airport, to find very few taxis.

 

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If they bothered to wait in line, the fares being asked were extremely high. 

 

After hardly any work during the pandemic, I suppose you cannot really blame the taxis drivers for charging well over the normal fare.

 

The bottom line is if you were not prepared to play the game, you most likely would end up at the back of the queue or would have had to take a bus.

 

Even the cash-strapped airlines were in on the game.

 

One passenger said that he had just bought three tickets to return home to work with a total cost of VNĐ18 million (US$780), nearly three times higher than usual.

 

Many other people who were unable to buy plane tickets, had to change their routes back to the city such as train or bus, but it is still difficult to buy tickets.

 

Also, another trick to be aware of is shortchanging you.

 

How many of us actually look at the change we are given after visiting the supermarket or the petrol station?

 

As the price of fruit, vegetables, fuel, and electricity rises, every Dong counts.

 

Many people are 100% honest, however, it is best to be more vigilant at the moment.

 

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[samjaidee]

"Many people are 100% honest" - that is not an honest comment. It would be more honest to state that most people are 100% honest or that the majority of people are honest.