Hey Guys,
Just a bit of advice in regards to renting Jet Skies or anything in Pattaya. I’m just back from my first trip in Thailand, and over its entire disappointed trip for us! However while we spent some days in Pattaya we had a really bad experience.
I and my three friends were approached by a man while walking down the beach asking if we wanted to rent jet Skies at 5:30 PM (02/14/2011), he was friendly enough and we arranged a price of 150THB each for 30mins. We were asked to sign a piece of paper which asked for our Hotel name and room number they were very friendly and polite.
When one of my friend hitted parking Jet ski and side strip of the Jet ski was broken slightly (5:38 PM) after 5 mins ride one man called him to land his ski. once we all three arrived back after 30mins there wasn’t just the three men and women there but about 10 of the roughest looking men you have ever seen, screaming at us, saying we broke other two ( other one was OK) of the jet skies. They demanded 95000THB for the first jet and for other two 65000THB and 15000THB ( 6:00PM) and said they told us if you guys not pay the amount we will kill you guys here only and one of the guy call the police, we was more than happy for the police to come and sort it out. When we said this they went crazy and tried to fight us, taking out knives etc!!!! Then a non-Thai (Sardarji, Local INDIAN) (7:00PM) came over and "tried to help" cause he could speak Thai, he was completely in on the whole thing!! We tried to leave and were blocked off, so it was either pay or fight completely out numbered. We insisted we did not have the kind of money over and over and the price after one hour went negotiation stated including Police and Non Thai.
When we are unable to arrange the money, Non Thai guys took us to his shop along with the Thai guys for negotiation (8:30 PM) and they told us to get money ASAP ( One of Thai guy hitted one of my friend). Times goes on Non Thai guy came with the final price for 80000THB to pay for Ski guys.
We tried all the ways (requesting them, calling friends from their phones for requesting the money) and first we given them the money of 23,000THB and tried to convince them to agree for the money, but they increased there sound and again they tried to hit us.
After all at 10:15 PM shop was closed and Non Thai guys left by giving 23,000THB to Thai guys and Thai guys hold one of my friends told us to come to police station and we also agreed for that, because we don't have choice .
At 10:20PM, once they change the route, we scared and told them we will pay money please stop the car and we managed to stop the car and get down at the same shop where was earlier.
At 10:30PM (Thai people all dunked and talking bad words in Thai and they hitted one of our friend), we called one of our friend and arranged money to send thought western union and luckily we got some more amount of 35000THB.
At 11:10PM, we handed over 35000THB to them and somehow they agreed and we left that place immediately at 12:00PM. So total of 55000THB paid to them out og 80000THB.
On our travels we heard so many stories of people saying the same thing over and over. This incident really put a downer on things for a few days, and we all was so shuck up about it we did not leave the hotel complex for that day.
Suggested, please don't rent anything (Jet Ski, Bike and Car etc..) in Thailand ( Pattaya, Phuket and Bangkok).
Sorry for the big Novel but at the end of the day if this posting even prevents one person from going through the same situation we did we will be happy!
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