In Reply to: Remarkable can you give the details posted by Touriste on Sunday, 25. February 2007 at 05:22 Bali Time:
This driver is BALINESE-
The average MONTHLY wage for a hotel worker in Bali is 400,000 RP.
My driver has suggested what he charges is "good for Me- good for You" - ......
He explains his pricing as FAIR due to the fact HE OWNS HIS VEHICLE!!
It is all PROFIT to him- !!!!!!!!!!!!
Unlike a lot of drivers who hire a vehicle - sometimes from 2 people!
I own a business in a very affluent Bayside area- my prices have been kept very low over 20 years- WE HAVE THE LARGEST MARKET SHARE- DESPITE the opposition charging at least 50% more than us-
We maintain an excellent LOYAL client base- unlike others that rely on Walk In traffic!!!!
You sound like one of those Gooses that drives up prices by out-bidding people at AUCTIONS then 'crying foul' to all who will listen about the dodgy Real estate agent who ripped you off-
No-one is making you pay 400,000+ to these drivers-
But "Life is full of Choices"----"""so do as you please!!!""""
I just hope your driver is Balinese and not one of those many drivers
from Neighboring Islands who take delight in ripping off the tourist-
in search of the "ELUSIVE- BIG BUCK"
PS: I have put an average of 25,000 AUD into the Balinese economy a year- for the past 3 years-
I will choose how I spend it-
ITS MY MONEY RALPH!!!