Rizal Park - Calesa Drivers, Philippines

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Description: You gotta watch out for the Rizal Park Calesa drivers. They are friendly enough but they will hound you for more money! Even after you've both agreed to a price. My son wanted to ride on one so I agreed but I told him that I would have to negotiate a price first. So I approach one of the drivers and ask him how much a ride is and says something like 300 pesos for a ride around Rizal Park hhhhmmmmm...sounds expensive to me so I say "nah that's ok and we walk away a then the price drops to 50 pesos!! Ok So we hop in and I ask the guy if it's 50 pesos to go around Rizal Park without any added fees "Sure" he answers! Well we take off Clip Cloping down the road and my son is having a blast!! It was a nice little ride around the park. Then when we get to the end of the ride the guy wants 100 pesos and I said "I thought it was 50?" and he said "Yes 50 each" Hmmm...I'm being scammed!?! Then here comes his buddy from out of nowhere holding some sort or Calesa Regulations Sheet that stated that the fees were per person!! ahahaha I'm having fun so I say kind of loud "Come on Buddy?" And then I said "I'll tell you what, I'll give you 60 pesos total but my son gets to pose in your Calesa while I take a couple of photos" The other guy said no and then I said Well I'll give you 50 pesos then! Then the driver agreed to the 60! We took pictures but they didn't come out good as the sun was behind the Calesa. My son got a lesson in South East Asia bargaining and Bait and switch tactics!! When something like this happens don't get mad just keep smiling and having fun and everything should work out fine in the end!!

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