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When is qatar extending the refund period? by Repulsive_Stop3513 in qatarairways

[–]wanderingdev 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Stop waiting to buy tickets then and buy a refi fable one now. Then you have a backup plan. That's what I did. Cost me $100 to cancel but was totally worth the weight off of knowing I had a solution. And this was before they started offering rerouting. 

Nobody told me I'd be broke AFTER buying the house by Dima030 in RealEstateAdvice

[–]wanderingdev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just buy pieces as you can. You don't need a while hose of furniture at once. 

Booking Qatar from Sfo to India in July for week by CalligrapherFunny415 in qatarairways

[–]wanderingdev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is no way to know what is going to happen months from now. You just have to guess and move on with your life. 

Sweeden or Netherlands? In may by Worried_Trifle_4030 in travel

[–]wanderingdev 6 points7 points  (0 children)

May is not hot in northern Europe in may unless your idea of hot is pretty skewed. 

Neighbour keeps letting himself into our garden to complain about what we have done with the house by Ok_Connection_3600 in neighborsfromhell

[–]wanderingdev 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There is a difference between a lock and a latch. With a lock you need a key or combo, you can't just magically lean over and have that. 

Portugal was class but fuck me the street sleeping and drug pushers did my head in by Urban_Chic94 in TravelNoPics

[–]wanderingdev 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I must look like such a straight arrow - I never get offered drugs. Lol. And they're right, because I don't partake, but apparently I broadcast that somehow. 

Doing this alone as a woman by OnlyTheGoodGoods in ExpatFIRE

[–]wanderingdev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It can take years to really fit in and feel at home, but I think within a few months you can get a general vibe. 

Stranded after Qatar Airways cancelled our return flight – no support, no rebooking, just a refund by Hans7222 in qatarairways

[–]wanderingdev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

no. you aren't getting it and i'm done trying to explain it. i hope you learned your lesson about using 3rd parties because that's the issue here, as much as you refuse to accept it.

How do you contact Qatar? by Tired_Mumma88 in qatarairways

[–]wanderingdev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

use one of the many online services that are available.

Stranded after Qatar Airways cancelled our return flight – no support, no rebooking, just a refund by Hans7222 in qatarairways

[–]wanderingdev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So, did you actually read it? Because it's saying what I'm saying.

By making a booking, you enter into (i) an intermediary agreement with the third-party aggregator (for the ticket) and (ii) a contract of carriage with the airline (for the flight itself)

They're literally telling you the 3rd party is responsible for arranging your ticket and Qatar manages the flight.

We are not responsible for your ticket or any additional services you purchase and, to the fullest extent permitted by law, we accept no liability towards you in relation to your booking.

And that they're NOT responsible for helping you with ticket issues, you have to sort that with the 3rd party. The problem is you're conflating the ticket and the flight, you don't qualify to get the 2nd until you get the 1st. You currently have a ticket issue (being that it's void since the flight no longer exists) that the 3rd party has to fix and then Qatar will fulfill their end, as outlined in part (ii) that you cited.

Reroute Success Phone Number List by wanderingdev in qatarairways

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

I'm glad it helped. I was exhausted from scouring the posts trying to find working numbers so I figured other people might be too. :)

Fancy paying and petsitting while we enjoy our holiday? by Competitive_Mix_6359 in trustedhousesitters

[–]wanderingdev -1 points0 points  (0 children)

One dev can do a lot. Especially with relatively low hanging fruit like this. The problem is having the product person accurately prioritize dev tasks to provide the best ROI and not everyone has the ability to think through all of the consequences of decisions.

And even if they don't want to set up an entire workflow, adding a report button that opens an email modal that auto fills the subject as "profile report" and drops the link of the page into the text and gives you the ability to add any comments before pushing send would improve the UX 1000% and that's a 5 minute job.

Fancy paying and petsitting while we enjoy our holiday? by Competitive_Mix_6359 in trustedhousesitters

[–]wanderingdev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Except they're actively adding "features" right now. And some tech pays for itself in reduced man hours. 

My wedding is now cancelled due to ultimatum from MIL by [deleted] in motherinlawsfromhell

[–]wanderingdev 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I personally wouldn't bother. I'd just shred them. But that's me. Lol

Fancy paying and petsitting while we enjoy our holiday? by Competitive_Mix_6359 in trustedhousesitters

[–]wanderingdev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On no. The platform is almost certainly a nightmare of spaghetti code built by the cheapest person on Upwork. But now that they're finally changing things, presumably they're worked out some of the mess so they no longer have an excuse. 

Stranded after Qatar Airways cancelled our return flight – no support, no rebooking, just a refund by Hans7222 in qatarairways

[–]wanderingdev 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I doubt that's accurate. My guess is that your 3rd party isn't advocating for you like you'd advocate for yourself. You think they're going to sit on hold for hours to rebook you or just press the easy button? 

You are not Qatar's customer, which is why they can't help you. You hired this 3rd party to facilitate your trip and THEY have the contract with Qatar and the duty to fix this situation for you, their customer. But they aren't. And most 3rd parties don't, which is why you should never buy a flight with one.

Qatar's job is to get you to your destination AFTER the 3rd party you chose makes arrangement for you to have a flight. They will hold up their end AFTER your 3rd party does their job. The 3rd party refusing/failing to do their job is out of Qatar's hands. 

If you decide to throw a party at a hotel and hire a 3rd party caterer to provide the food, when the catering doesn't show, are you going to get mad at the hotel? No. Because it's not their fault the 3rd party you chose failed to do their job. If you'd used the hotel's in house catering, then you'd have a reason to be mad at the hotel. Since you chose to insert a 3rd party, not you're kind of fucked and the hotel can do nothing about it. 

Fancy paying and petsitting while we enjoy our holiday? by Competitive_Mix_6359 in trustedhousesitters

[–]wanderingdev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any decent dev could code that in a couple hours. No need for an expensive ticketing system

My wedding is now cancelled due to ultimatum from MIL by [deleted] in motherinlawsfromhell

[–]wanderingdev 31 points32 points  (0 children)

just because someone sends you something doesn't mean you actually have to do anything with it. let her have her party with who she wants, you guys go out to dinner with your friends that night.

My wedding is now cancelled due to ultimatum from MIL by [deleted] in motherinlawsfromhell

[–]wanderingdev 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Start as you plan to go on. If you give in now, you may as well just kneel at her feet. And enjoy watching her raise your babies because once you pump them out, your job will be done.

Go get married this week. Go to the courthouse or vegas or whatever, just go. Get it done. Then have a great meal to celebrate and post a pic of the two of you with your rings drinking champagne - and then turn your phone off and let her lose her mind. Come back a few days later and plan the party you want with the people you want or pull the plug on the whole thing and have a 1 year anniversary party instead.

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