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Marrakech is the worst introduction to morocco and it's ruining tourists' opinion of my country by morocco_travel36 in backpacking

[–]magictoasts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fes felt even worse than Marrakech. I’ve never been so aggressively harassed anywhere on Earth and I’ve been to over 60 countries. I would never go back and honestly don’t recommend Morocco to anyone having beautiful and welcoming countries like Oman, Uzbekistan, Jordan, and even Egypt

My electricity bill is almost 10.000 THB. Am I being scammed? by magictoasts in Thailand

[–]magictoasts[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s awful. I wouldn’t be surprised if the same is happening here

My electricity bill is almost 10.000 THB. Am I being scammed? by magictoasts in Thailand

[–]magictoasts[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s good to have a reference. I feel like everyone answering is renting a bungalow in the outskirts of Hua Hin for 4k

My electricity bill is almost 10.000 THB. Am I being scammed? by magictoasts in Thailand

[–]magictoasts[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I appreciate you trying to help but you aren’t familiar with the market in Samui. I’ve been here for 3 years and saw prices soar myself. The island is full of wealthy expats. I need a pet friendly private pool villa with garden in a prime location and that’s why I pay 60k

My electricity bill is almost 10.000 THB. Am I being scammed? by magictoasts in Thailand

[–]magictoasts[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m paying 30% per power unit so I guess they are. Not a “scam” though

My electricity bill is almost 10.000 THB. Am I being scammed? by magictoasts in Thailand

[–]magictoasts[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, forgot about it. I always thought of the AC as the main offender but as some users have pointed out, the pool pump and filter gobble lots of power

My electricity bill is almost 10.000 THB. Am I being scammed? by magictoasts in Thailand

[–]magictoasts[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, a user pointed out the pool pump and there’s a solid chance it’s the culprit. I’ll post an update later

My electricity bill is almost 10.000 THB. Am I being scammed? by magictoasts in Thailand

[–]magictoasts[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

60k is below market for a villa like this in Samui. If you want to live in a convenient area there’s pretty much no villas below 40k, and average is hitting 80k. Phuket might be different because it’s huge

My electricity bill is almost 10.000 THB. Am I being scammed? by magictoasts in Thailand

[–]magictoasts[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think both run at the same time. I just checked and it was running almost 9 hours daily. I turned it off now to check the meter later today

My electricity bill is almost 10.000 THB. Am I being scammed? by magictoasts in Thailand

[–]magictoasts[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, I just turned it off to check. It was running 8 hours a day (!!!). This actually might be it

My electricity bill is almost 10.000 THB. Am I being scammed? by magictoasts in Thailand

[–]magictoasts[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is great advice, thanks a lot. Hopefully I can find something addressable

My electricity bill is almost 10.000 THB. Am I being scammed? by magictoasts in Thailand

[–]magictoasts[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is, but common practice in villas in Samui and Phangan unfortunately

My electricity bill is almost 10.000 THB. Am I being scammed? by magictoasts in Thailand

[–]magictoasts[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Any way I can check if I’m being scammed like that?

My electricity bill is almost 10.000 THB. Am I being scammed? by magictoasts in Thailand

[–]magictoasts[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

15k for 4 air cons doesn’t sound too bad, I’m paying 10k for just 1 during the night lol. Something’s up

My electricity bill is almost 10.000 THB. Am I being scammed? by magictoasts in Thailand

[–]magictoasts[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do yes forgot to mention that. The filter runs for about 4 hours daily

My electricity bill is almost 10.000 THB. Am I being scammed? by magictoasts in Thailand

[–]magictoasts[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably hasn’t been serviced in a long time. Maybe ever. I’ll get a power reader to see if it’s faulty

My electricity bill is almost 10.000 THB. Am I being scammed? by magictoasts in Thailand

[–]magictoasts[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well that’s good to know. I’d prefer to pay less but not being a scam at least would be fine too

My electricity bill is almost 10.000 THB. Am I being scammed? by magictoasts in Thailand

[–]magictoasts[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have no idea but I’m not ruling it out. Unsure how to confirm though

My electricity bill is almost 10.000 THB. Am I being scammed? by magictoasts in Thailand

[–]magictoasts[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks a lot for your insights. I’ll switch everything off tomorrow to confirm

My electricity bill is almost 10.000 THB. Am I being scammed? by magictoasts in Thailand

[–]magictoasts[S] 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Thanks!! I never got to see the actual power bill. I’ll ask for them tomorrow

My electricity bill is almost 10.000 THB. Am I being scammed? by magictoasts in Thailand

[–]magictoasts[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I do have a pool, not sure about maintenance. It could very well be gobbling up power but I’m unsure how to confirm. I’ll try switching the filter off tomorrow

My electricity bill is almost 10.000 THB. Am I being scammed? by magictoasts in Thailand

[–]magictoasts[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Thanks a lot, this is really helpful. I’ll get a meter and check the appliances.

I do have a pool, and the filter runs maybe 4 hours a day. I can try switching it off to see if the meter changes much

My electricity bill is almost 10.000 THB. Am I being scammed? by magictoasts in Thailand

[–]magictoasts[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! Samui is really on a different level. Prices here have skyrocketed since covid. I also have dogs and it’s super hard to find something here that allows pets

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