| White List: AlTayer-Motors Service Center |
| I know this is a black list place, but I really want to go in the opposite direction to praise a company which I believe should be on the white list. ALTAYER Motors - Car service center I must sa ... |
| Plugins selling returned second hand goods as new |
| Beware! My friend recently bought a laptop from Plug Ins, all packaged as new, but when she got it home and started it up, it already had a user id, passwords and added software. Obviously it had bee ... |
| Getting abuse on website PLEASE HELP!!!1 |
| There is a website called www.pogo.com where you play bowling and chat with them at same time and a member is abusing me and threating my mom and family and its sickening. Please help and tell me ... |
| Pride (More DIsgrace) of Kashmir |
| I bought a shawl from Pride of Kashmir (POK) store located in the Madinat Jumeirah souk. The salesman assured us at the time of purchase that it was a 100% Pashmina Jamawar stole and charged us AED ... |
| Trader Vis- Crowne Plaza |
| Following on from the Costa Coffe thread, watch out if you go to Traders in the Crowne Plaza as they also over charge for the drinks. They'll give you some random price which will be over the actual ... |
| Costa Coffee |
| Just a warning to all. Costa in Festival City is out to cheat you. Had 2 separate incidents where they intentionally charging you for a medium coffee instead of the small which you ordered. J ... |
| Looking for Female Models for International Work |
| Dear Model, We are looking for Females to work as Models from Different Countries to work Locally in their Countries & International To have a background about my experience - kindly c ... |
| VIVA Fashion |
| If you want to get conned, this is the place to go. Innocent me I went to get three suits tailored. Roaming in Satwa, I found this big shop where I bought the three pieces of fabric I wanted. Igno ... |
| AMLAK HOME FINANCE PREAPPROVALS |
| Be aware that the Amlak advertising "1hr home finance approval" is very missleading infact the "preapproval" which you will most likely get at the time of submission has nothing t ... |
| PETZONE - Sheikh Zayed Road |
| The Major wrote:Why anybody would purchase anything from a pet store that sells live animals astounds me - why support such a business? Have you seen the conditions those pets are kept in upst ... |
| BE WARNED ABOUT THIS OFFICE |
| ROC Resources is a legal and honest organisation that specialises in the recruitment of staff. Future Gate Management Services asked us, to help place applicants who had been treated badly by anoth ... |
| Beware of HSBC - check your money twice... |
| I noticed two months ago that money has been disappearing from my account, a few fils at a time. I got alarmed and wanted to see how long this had been going on! Since they never sent me a paper stat ... |
| Are you looking for a job in Dubai?Find some FAKES listed |
| www.jobsindubai.com www.uaestaffing.com www.dubaijobs.net Although below links are more directed to jobsindubai.com, they apply to all above. http://www.dubaiforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=6203 ... |
| Quality Computers |
| Certainly there is nothing quality about them. me and my cousin went to buy for a friend in Sharjah Quality Computers near the Panasonic Showroom in Rolla. The person who sits there is frustrated ... |
| bollocks to dubai |
| are you kidding. for a 56k they give it to you on the spot. for dsl 2 days. u must be in another contry my friend. share ur troubles we might be able to advise you on what your doing wrong. whe ... |
| Royal Fashions @ Souk Madinah Jumeirah |
| Dear All, First post on Dubai Forums and it's about a "cowboy"! :( I was in Dubai between July 2 and July 7 and took this opportunity to order 4 bespoke shirts and 1 bespoke suit (w ... |
| I Apologise on behalf of my son Jason |
| Hello everyone, I am Jasons mum and I have come on here to apologise to you all for my sons silly posts. He is just a normal young lad who wants what everyone else has, he see's the Arabs driving ... |
| T MOBILE SIDEKICK 3 FOR 150USD..IT WAS FAKE!! |
| PLS TO ANYONE DONT BELIEVE TO THIS GUY,,ONCE YOU SEWND YOUR MONEY FOR HIS PRODUCT,HE GONNA MAKE REASON TO SEND MORE EXTRA MONEY..BELIEVE TO ME..IM THE VICTIM,IM TELLING YOU CARL WARTNER NOT REALLY FO ... |
| HIPPO RESTAURANT - Dubai Marina |
| Terrible place, worst food in Dubai, no atmoshpere, sweet staff, but seriously you can get better food from the floor of a market. Blerg ... |
| Al-Futtaim woes ... ! |
| After being involved in a slight accident with my car and being the culprit myself :oops: I was taken through the procedure of calling the police and explaining everything - actually everything h ... |
| lmao |
| Good to know that this topic is still alive an kicking a$s :lol: :lol: ... |
| FRAUDS!! STAY AWAY FROM www.jobsindubai.com!! BIG FRAUDS!! |
| :!: :!: :!: I am telling my personal experience. If asked to prove I have all communications and documents intact with me since the beginning to prove my case. I had registered with www.jobsi ... |
| 4x4 Motors is involved in fraud! |
| read more... www.dubailaw.blogspot.com ... |
| Aramex's system is down |
| on 26/7/07 I happened to visit Aramex to collect a courier. There was a western arab staff who told me in a very polite way that the system is down and I had to wait. when asking 'how long' he said n ... |
| Bad service from Al Madeena computer shop! |
| Bought HDD player (external case), ePro brand, it didn't work when plugging to TV. I'm sure because I tested with my friend's (different brand). Asked for an immediate replacement (I saw they s ... |
| GOOD HEALTH - beware! |
| I had an insurance policy from Good Health International, where I was paying USD 2000 per year. They basically rejected most of my claims with reference to some exclusion causes etc. etc...... Bef ... |
| black arrow real estate CON |
| i am going to send all the papers to 7 days... maybe they will do a story on dubai property-thugs :D ... |
| Warning: "independent financial advice" for expats |
| Beware of salesmen posing as "independent financial advisors" This article fairly accurately reflects my own experience (see below): Other info that I wish I'd read beforehand ( ... |
| Marina Mall - Mistreatment of women! |
| At a recent visit to Marina Mall in Abu Dhabit a lady staff was cleaning the parking lot outside. I think this is totally crap attitude. Making a woman clean in public is totally degrading and a ... |
| DU Telecom |
| Does anyone have any problems with Du? If so please list them. I will simply list all unresolved problems that me and my neighbor have. 1. Rates increased without notice. DU rep. claimed it wa ... |
| GALADARI....still blacklisted???? |
| Interesting.. ... |
| AVAILABLE ROOMS AND STUDIO |
| AVAILABLE ROOMS AND STUDIO FOR AN EXECUTIVE LADIES IN BUR DUBAI IN NEW BUILDINGS WITH SWIMMING POOL, GYM, SAUNA CONTACT: +97150 2512242 ... |
| Very upset...what can I do??? |
| Hello everyone, just wanted to share with you the fact that i am really upset because of etisalt...the keep blocking websites and i really don't get why it is upsetting me so much...i don't know wha ... |
| Crappy Empost !! |
| So here is my story, they call me around 9 on Sunday morning and it goes like this: Empost guy: Hi it this MR. X Y Me: Yes, that's him how can I help you ? Empost guy: we have a package for you wo ... |
| House of Cars |
| All I can say is when you can't even trust what you see on paper you just have to walk the other way. Cars sold with (goodwill) warranty? Well, pigs do fly! ... |
| AIR FRANCE SUCKS! |
| Just wanted to ask if anyone else had horrible experiences with Air France before? Everytime I take them, I say to myself NEVER AGAIN, but somehow I always forget :evil: This time, my grandmothe ... |
| jobs through jobsindubaui.com |
| Hi all I wish i had read this tread 3 months ago. I too joined & paid 3 times to jobs in dubai. I havent had a job offer in 3 moths. I complained about sending 3 fees in for jobs but no reply. ... |
| www.dubailaw.blogspot.com |
| Please visit www.dubailaw.blogspot.com Blueberry ... |
| Nokia N73 vs Sony Erricson K800i |
| I baught this louzy Nokia N73 a week ago. Ever since i baught it, it kept crashing when i left it alone for approximatly half an hour. I took it back to the shop...exchanged it for the sony err ... |
| Etisalat SMS scams! |
| Never opted for such service but Etisalat (GSM) sends me almost everyday for what I called scams. Latest scam: From "GoodLuck" : "Ramadan Kareem! Your mobile shortlisted f ... |
| FDA Warns on Peter Pan and Great Value Peanut Butters |
| FDA News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE P07-21 February 14, 2007 Media Inquiries: 301-827-6242 Consumer Inquiries: 1-888-SAFEFOOD FDA Warns Consumers Not to Eat ... |
| GBM cheats CCIEs one after another |
| :!: Hi everybody. I had a lot of troubles in UAE with GBM. They are very stupid and grasping. They treat CCIE like tomato and potato on bazaar. Their lifestyle is to promise a lot and not to pay ... |
| Beware of Medicines |
| Check expiry date on medicines before u leave the pharmacy, I once bought a syrup for my newborn and it had expired. when i threatened to inform the authorities, the pharmacist asked me to go ahead a ... |
| How do you miss a broken neck?! |
| OK I find this really really shocking! Someone I know was involved in a biking accident recently, he came off and hit his head - he was wearing all the right safety gear, but had a hard peaked hat wh ... |
| Bad service from Gulf Air and Al Futtaim Travels |
| One month earlier (November), we bought (not only booked) 3 tickets (each 1900 AED return) for last end of year vacation back to my home country (Indonesia) through Al Futtaim travels (head office) u ... |
| giovannni professional photographer really? |
| I was thinking that for Dhs. 1,500 you could have gone a long way to doing them yourself. Have you complained to the shop, seems way expensive to me? ... |
| FESD in Dubai Internet City |
| Please stay away from this GERMAN company!!! Dont even deal with them!!! They do not provide visa but worst they do not pay their employees salary too!!! Boycott!!!! A relative of mine wor ... |
| A theif on these forums!!!! (Must read) |
| Everyone, I subscribed to Dubai Forums about two days back and today I got the following message which we got used to it for the past 6 years +. It's a very old way to steel your money.. take c ... |
| VIP Garage for German cars – bunch of thieves!! |
| I had a BMW Z3, model 1998. I took it once to the well known German cars garage called VIP Garage, in Rashidya area. The car had a clear oil leak in the engine. This problem can be solve ... |
| Me Bank? What about Me????? |
| picture this: First thing I did wrong: on my way out I told my secretary that I'm out.She said the Bank will certainly courier the welcome pack over, as we work for the big Emirates company.So ... |
| Where do i file my complaint? |
| I recently had a bad experience with a shipping firm, my package has not reached the recipient until now (over 3 weeks!) i paid a lot for a fast delivery (1 week). When i complained they gave a lot ... |
| Etisalate Internet Servise |
| well, i am customer care of one of the biggest online games provider in europe. users in uae always since 2 years ago had slowness but since a week ago it is almost impossible to llog to the game ser ... |
| black list Dubai |
| hello Mates! Yes I think we shd blacklist Dubai, because If you dont speak Arabic you are dicriminated, If you dont speak English in European Excent you are distriminated, You are Asian you are disc ... |
| Angry(please read) |
| if the dentist is not Swedish he/she is not good :P the only good dentists in dubai are the swedes ;) ... |
| ACE HARDWARE - SHEIHK ZAYED ROAD |
| Just want to ask why you need to discriminate your customers. I dont know his name, first he doesnt have name tag. last week, me & manager went to ACE Hardware to look for prices and stuff ... |
| Dubaijobs.net -- any info? |
| I paid these guys back in April 2005. They produced a very late job offer which did not materialize and so far have not provided anything new. Does anyone have any info on them? ... |
| Q: Why pay a lazy ass? Ans:Just because he is an emarati! |
| What exactly is so cool about a national that he has to sit on the head of a expact businessman at all times. Is he going to invest. No, only in the conditions where he gets the most money. Is ... |
| Hard Rock Cafe - Drunk driving |
| kanelli wrote:I hardly see police around at all - I think there simply aren't enough of them. The only time I see them is when there is an accident and they have been called. I was under the impre ... |
| DONT BUY ANYTHING FROM GALADARI |
| Galadari compnayies policy is based on ripping the customers for every dime. We bought a car fro Galadari showroom in 1994, Ford Taurus. They never kept the spareparts and their service sucks, the ... |
| DF Ladies Room |
| Very very unhappy abt DF being partial. We dont get a chance to know whats goin on behind the locked doors of Ladies forum :( and now they even started sayin guys r boring ;) ... |
| HP iPAQ Pocket PC |
| I need a service center for my pocket PC and so I gave a ring to HP. After several calls to so and so - it ended up that there is no local service center for iPAQ - I have to send it to Amsterdam! ... |
| Angry please read |
| just been told that my dentist treatment received in dubai was not done to a high standard, really feel cheated by this as i was quite friendly with him and recommended him to all my friends, also th ... |
| Sony Ericsson Dubai Internet City Office |
| Just an FYI to everyone who ever tried calling 04-391-9800 the Sony Ericsson DIC office. If you ever want to speak to anyone there or get anything across the secratary good luck cause all you'll get ... |
| DNATA |
| hi everybody ,, i dont know why i am posting this here ,, but ,, i felt like doing so . i am an arab , i came to dubai 1 year ago ,,, before i come here ,,, i found in the internet that DNATA ... |
| Emirates Hills Flooded! |
| This is too much! The construction here is really bad. Mate of mine in Emirtaes hills was livid yesterday cuz his villa was flooded during the rains. I live in a villa as well, but heck I didnt have ... |
| Dubai Immigration Office - Simply PATHETIC!!! |
| The Dubai Immigration Office is simply pathetic.... it is being run by a bunch of dum good-for-nothing assholes .... I have been trying to get a visa for my mom and have been going there for the ... |
| Virgin Megastore + Clubbing in DXB in general |
| I don't know what's wrong with them, the staff (When found!) are helpful but for some reason they almost never have any tickets for any events in Dubai although in ads and flyers it usually says that ... |
| Recruitment Agency - Indigo |
| Indigo is supposed to be a superior recruitment agency for IT people but it simply sucks at customer service and service towards their candidates. Well my experience and another one of my friend' ... |
| Nokia |
| I dont know whats up with Nokia phones, cus I've had the worst luck with them. I used to have the Nokia 6080, where the battery cover become loose after 3 months of usage. I got the 9300i 2 weeks ... |
| A WARNING _ PLEASE READ! |
| Sorry, i posted this elsewhere, without realising there was a good section: Hi Everyone, This is a message to warn everyone agaisn't the corruption that can be evident in Dubai. Today, my mom a ... |
| DEWA - Boooooo |
| Boo Boo Boooooooo :? whew...now I feel a bit Ok....hehe Last night I was in Dewa by 730 pm to pay for my monthly bill, since I have some clarifications with it,I went to customer service fir ... |
| Home Center |
| fayz wrote: kanelli wrote:Well, it was descrimination by non-whites against non-whites. If a cracker is around by default it's his fault. Blame whitey :lol: :lol: :lol: :wink: ... |
| Reliable Travel Agency located near Fish R/A, Deira |
| When it comes to Visit Visa and Ticket Booking they are unreliable. Last July 29, I asked them for a visit visa and an airline booking for my friend. Paid for everything and walla the results are ... |
| Carrefour |
| So far, only Mall of Emirates Carrefour and IKEA have delivered on time to our house, and the goods have been in perfect shape. We had problems with all other stores we dealt with. Home Center has ... |
| Real Estate Agent said "dont be smart on me" |
| This happened to me a month ago.. We were looking for a flat in Deira, we saw one ad in the street "Flat Available" with a mobile number. We called the agent and told us to go to Bldg bl ... |
| Raddison Hotel Valet Service |
| My car's repair bill is at present estimated at around the 13k (best case) region. Must say, thats a mighty fine effort in 400meters of driving. These boys should consider a new career in demo ... |
| Belly dancing |
| ... |
| The Springs total charges |
| Hi all - I'm about to rent a type3E 3B/R in the Springs and some people told me there were a lot of hidden charges. I saw in other posts that DEWA is around 1000/month. Anybody who lives there: ... |
| Recommendation Primary School |
| ... |
| Light House project scam |
| The developer of the Light House project in the Dubai Marina has absconded leaving investors in these off-plan apartments facing $4m in lost deposits, reported The Sunday Times. Only the foundations ... |
| Substandard Customer Service |
| Is it just me does there appear to be a major short falling in customer service in Dubai? The city brands itself as a shopping heaven, but the people working in them sometimes just don't seem to h ... |
| My name is Jason and I am a bigot and racist PIG! |
| ... |
| punishment of crime based on nationality not the crime. |
| Gang Rape, some emarati guys or as they like to call themselves locals, sentenced to jail for 2 yrs despite the fact that the islamic law (Sharia) implies 80 lashes. Vs. Estonian who harassed w ... |
| Rangoli - A tailoring/material shop in Bur Dubai |
| They quote you price based on how much they feel you will pay. They have no idea what tailoring is about. They runied a whole batch of my clothes - well small fault of mine here though - They h ... |
| Parking meters |
| Yup, those annoying orange meters scattered almost everywhere in Dubai now which the municipality earns a lot of money from, and even MORE from the people charged fines because of not having tickets. ... |
| GOLDEN EAGLE REAL ESTATE - Stay away from these crooks |
| Hi guys, had a v bad experience with this real estate agency. they took 3000dh from me as commission to get a 2 b/r flat in Deira owned by Mr Ibrahim Lootah. They sold Mr Lootah's name and took m ... |
| Alert: 'Cleaning' companies sweep your money away!!! |
| I am one of the many Springs residents that use the cleaning companies being advertised in the area. Unfortunately, I was naive to trust one of the flyers these companies give away on my doo ... |
| Mantra@capitol hotel |
| This is a sick place full of wh0res... the staff is rude and they promote upmarket pr0stituti0n.... Better stay at home then to go to this place... ... |
| Jeema Water |
| We recently undertook a detailed analysis of this water as we were approached to export it to Austral/Asia. The most consumer noted chemical make up in water is the sodium content. We were informed ... |
| Budget Car Rental; Dubai |
| Just a quick post here, rented a car from them in November and they have since charged over 500 Dhs to my credit card for no apparent reason, no one is ever available to talk to and when i did get th ... |
| Royal Home Hotel-Apartment |
| Hi. I stayed at the Royal Home Hotel-Apartments in Bur Dubai (on Mankhool Road) for three months when I first arrived in Dubai, while I was looking for a permanent apartment and obtaining residency s ... |
| Metro Logic Computers, previously Speed Gulf Computers |
| Operated by Anas Al Nabhan in the computer market area of Bur Dubai. He partners with locals whom he gets to write bad checks to overseas suppliers that deliver goods to them where the checks then ha ... |
| So is there any reliable recruiting company??? |
| Hi, It is good that people warn about those fraud companies. But can anybody share with recruiting companies that realy work. Does anybody has experience with nadia-me.com? They have also train ... |
| TO ALL DUBAI FORUM READERS-XPOSE MODEL AGENCY IS A FAKE ONE! |
| THIS IS A WARNING FOR ANYONE WHO IS THINKING OF REPLYING TO THIS MAN. HE IS NOT WORKING IN THE BUSINESS ANYMORE, IS SETTING UP GIRLS FOR RAPE, ABUSE AND ADULT WORK. HE WILL TRICK YOU AND TRAP YOU. AL ... |
| showtime |
| i thought this company was good how wrong was i. they have changed from being based in dubai to lolndon . WHat a crock of shit.it has really disrupted the service. ... |
| Complaints |
| Hello everyone Please help if you can: I really want to make a complaint about a company, here in Dubai. Now, they have a sponsor and so I understand that a complaint will do little but instill ... |
| converting videos to VCD / DVDs |
| Anybody looking for a hardware for converting VHS to cds, i recommend that you donot buy pinnacle from the dealers. The product has a unstable platform, wont detect my VCr and the result is very bad. ... |
| Al Mansouri, Mohamed Salem Fadhel Asyan |
| Mohamed Salem Fadhel Asyan Al Mansouri ... |
| poor performance of the split a/c unit |
| With ref. to the invoice no. 0106-02-388, dated 01/11/2001 and having purchased a split A/C unit from LG Electronics distributors Al Yousuf Electronics, Dubai, at a cash price of Dhs.5355 including t ... |
| Dubai Black List forum Rules |
| This forum's goal is to motivate companies in Dubai provide better services, by receiving good marketing feedback from customers. So, here you have the oportunity to describe different problems ... |