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Originally Posted by he11othere
i just went to vegas for first time and got ripped off by the cabbie, so tell them you want to go through the strip
Good Lord, posts like this are why everyone thinks they get ripped off.
(1) Fewer than 10% of people who claim they've been ripped off actually have been. Alternatively, 2+2ers look like a bunch of dumb marks and get ripped off at a rate that's 10x higher than the industry average.
(2) By and large, saying nothing but your destination will get you there by the route which is shortest, cheapest
and fastest. My last Vegas trip I said one word to the cabbie: "Bellagio." No chit chat, no stupid questions about whether it was my first time in Vegas, no stupid solicitations to go to a great strip club he knows, etc. 10 minutes and $15 later, I'm in the main lobby rolling my eyes at all the effort people go through not to get "ripped off".
As a matter of fact, most of the ****ups that people post about are entirely self-inflicted, such as the first-timer in Vegas demanding the cabbie go "through the Strip". Dammit, if you don't know what to say, just don't say anything at all.
(3) If there is a legitimate choice between the fastest, cheapest, and shortest routes (which admittedly are not always the same), you will be presented with a choice. Protip:
say what you want. Do not demand the fastest route and then get pissed off when you are not taken on the cheapest route.
(4) People need to stop posting **** in LVL along the lines of "oh here's the magic phrase that you say to get **** done", e.g., "Here's the procedure for the $20 trick" or "Just say this to the cabbie."
Just ****ing
ask if you're unsure. It's not a massive conspiracy against you.