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Latest post on 10 October 2011 - 17:43
I have not received a single email since 2 pm. Anyone is having the same problem?!
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Latest post on 10 October 2011 - 16:33
Try here.. both have free international shipping and accept international credit cards.. http://www.feelunique.com/brands/bare-escentuals-id/b.e.-specials http://www.lookfantastic.com/beauty/bare-escentuals/ Do they deliver to your PO Box? TIA
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Latest post on 10 October 2011 - 14:36
I use Windex but my OH uses those wipes. Both work well. Have a look .... http://www.geeksugar.com/Dont-Clean-Your-HDTV-Any-TV-Windex-209613 Woow, ty! He is right as usual! :)
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Latest post on 10 October 2011 - 14:35
I'd be livid if my DH's ex-wife showed up at a family funeral. It would be humilitating for her as it would seem she still wanted to be with my DH and I wouldn't make it easy for her. I'm the wife now and if she loved his family so much, she shouldn't have let him go. I feel the exact same way. And it happened to me before. ( I was the new wife). Same for me here! Ex-wives can be very difficult!! :\:
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Latest post on 10 October 2011 - 14:29
I use Windex but my OH uses those wipes. Both work well.
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Latest post on 10 October 2011 - 14:27
I sold my car very fast on Dubizzle last fall, so it does work! Everyone in Dubai wants a discount, so make sure you put it a little bit higher than what you want to sell it at.
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Latest post on 09 October 2011 - 09:27
We are all being ripped off here all the time! Sad to say but true! Just look at my thread regarding a silly cream, with a price multiplied by 3 just for Dubai! :\:
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Latest post on 09 October 2011 - 08:39
I really like the Anne Semonin beauty products, which I can get at Park Hyatt Spa. However, a 65-Euro cream becomes a AED 850 purchase. This means the spa essentially triples the price of the product. Anyone has found a cheaper way to get the products? S&S does not mail creams, as far as I know. TIA
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Latest post on 05 October 2011 - 11:30
Either go in the morning or late afternoon (aft. 4 or 5). I tried to go there early afternoon but all stores were closed.
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Latest post on 05 October 2011 - 11:27
A multivitamin called "Fortcapil", which I get in France, really worked and taking Brewer's Yeast at every meal. I was really worried I was going bald but now it is better.
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Latest post on 30 September 2011 - 00:27
As I discovered when I booked our flights to Beijing on QA, you cannot reserve your seat more than 3 days in advance in economy. In other words, you pay but you do not know where you are going to sit. A friend who travels a lot told me it is not as "professional" as Emirates.
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Latest post on 26 September 2011 - 18:11
For a rental car, I believe your agency will pay the fine and you will reimburse them. Also my SO has been renting cars for years, and the fine never shows up on the Dubai Police website.
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Latest post on 25 September 2011 - 22:51
I got caught a couple of times with Aramex Shop & Ship. The threshold is $250, and above that you pay customs / import duty. S&S, these days, open every package I get -- no exception.
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Latest post on 25 September 2011 - 22:42
Dr Nicolas & Asp have always done a great job on my very bad teeth. I used to see Dr Ruby (US trained and excellent) there but she unfortunately left. Anyone could pls recommend a good [u'>US trained[/u'> dentist @ Dr Nicolas & Asp or any other clinic? TIA <em>edited by Annick on 25/09/2011</em>
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Latest post on 22 September 2011 - 17:32
Speaking of Saudi, there was this really strange article in GN http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/saudi-arabia/terrorists-inject-suicide-bombers-with-heroin-1.871471
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Latest post on 22 September 2011 - 11:45
Interestingly enough, a language institute in Knowledge Village (E....n) wanted to hire my services for AED 100 an hour. I wonder who they get for these rates and how much they charge the clients. I cannot believe any real qualified teacher would work for this kind of money! <em>edited by Annick on 22/09/2011</em>
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Latest post on 22 September 2011 - 00:06
I am French and from the south of France. This is excellent chocolate & I think your friend would know about them: http://www.puyricard.fr/chocolates/ http://www.puyricard.fr/chocolates/les-classiques <em>edited by Annick on 22/09/2011</em>
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Latest post on 21 September 2011 - 23:51
Where did it go?
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Latest post on 21 September 2011 - 11:41
Last year the company my SO used to work for (thankfully he was able to move on!) announced they would not give any leave [u'>at all[/u'> during Muslim and Christian holidays! The staff were told that they would be let go if they did not abide by that policy.
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Latest post on 21 September 2011 - 11:38
Going to the house: AED 200 for language tutoring
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Latest post on 16 September 2011 - 22:17
I have had RSA for many years (salon car not 4x4) and have always been very happy with them!
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Latest post on 09 September 2011 - 19:30
I came here because I was bored with my life and always wanted to live in the Middle East. I am staying because I love to travel and I make decent money! <em>edited by Annick on 09/09/2011</em>
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Latest post on 07 September 2011 - 20:19
Piggle -- I'd be as upset as you are if the same had happened to me! Fortunately so far, in 2+ years, I have had no problem with strawberrynet.com. Their prices are so good compared to what I find in Dubai at Paris Gallery or Areej!
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Latest post on 07 September 2011 - 17:18
No it is only through the post office so make sure you put your PO Box, not your home address. I have been ordering from strawberrynet for 2+ years and receiving the packages at my PO Box, so I can guarantee that system works. I know nothing about the "physical/home address" you mention, and would not trust it here in Dubai.
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Latest post on 07 September 2011 - 13:35
strawberrynet packages are delivered to my PO Box as a regular package (non-registered). I just placed an order with them and it can be confusing, since there is only one option saying: "Registered mail - FREE".
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Latest post on 05 September 2011 - 17:34
Debenham's stopped carrying Laura Mercier years ago and I don't believe any store has it -- to my knowledge. You can order Laura Mercier from Hong Kong through www.strawberrynet.com and it is delivered in about 10 working days to your PO Box. Their prices are similar to US prices, whereas all cosmetics in Dubai are so much more expensive.
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Latest post on 04 September 2011 - 20:00
I sold my car on Dubizzle in 45 mn, one Friday evening between 9 and 9:45 pm. The minute I pressed the "Send" button for my Toyota Corolla (Western lady owned & driven!!), the phone started ringing. I found myself on the parking lot of Deira City Center with two young Yemenis at 9:40 pm, who absolutely wanted to see the car right there and then. They spoke pidgen English and I spoke pidgen Arabic. We got down to business and I called their bluff. Business was settled at Motor Vehicles the following day! Very satisfying experience but I did not expect it would be done so fast and I had to rent a car for the week I did not have my new car. <em>edited by Annick on 04/09/2011</em>
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Latest post on 04 September 2011 - 19:54
Nail Moda @ Wafi is really good as well. Same prices as Nail Spa.
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Latest post on 04 September 2011 - 13:58
Same advice, pls leave your email! It's the beginning of the school year for all of us.
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Latest post on 04 September 2011 - 13:28
You might want to leave your email here so that potential teachers contact you! <em>edited by Annick on 04/09/2011</em>
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Latest post on 23 August 2011 - 18:18
yep always been stricter down here in the capital, but you do need an id card if you are new, ie for drivers licence and to register a new car. more will follow Here in Dubai, I bought a new car in November and no one asked me for my Emirates ID card. I previously re-registered a car too and no one asked me for my Emirates ID card. I am yet to understand what I could use my Emirates ID card for!
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Latest post on 23 August 2011 - 18:15
We got our cards three years ago. Does it mean they're now expired and we need to go through the whole rigamarole process? Or do we just have it automatically renewed by handing it over? I'm dreading the long queues.... It generally expires with your residency visa.
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Latest post on 23 August 2011 - 18:14
At risk of sounding like a numpty, if I want to renew my ID card what exactly do I have to do? Can I just turn up at the ID center with my old card and my passport? Will they do all the paperwork for me there? Do I need a letter of No Objection or anything daft like that? Thanks Yes, just turn up with old card + passport + cash (AED 370 in my case). That's what I did this morning.
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Latest post on 23 August 2011 - 13:44
Does anyone know the opening hours of the ID place in Al Barsha? is it open in the evenings or at weekends? just cannot find these all important details on their website. Thanks. Sun. - Thurs. 7:30 am to 8:30 pm.
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Latest post on 23 August 2011 - 13:41
This morning I made it to the Emirates ID center in Al Barsha at 8:15 to renew my card; it had lapsed last summer. The threat of a fine got me there, because honestly no one in the past couple of years has ever asked me for my Emirates ID. My conclusion is that so far it's been of no use whatsoever to me! I was number 30 at 8:15. However, the 2 ladies at the "Tayping" section (that's what my ticket said) were just settling in. They were actually fairly efficient, if not particularly talkative, once they started. I paid AED 370 for the card, with tayping included. :\: Here is my question: the service lady spoke about a SMS in 3 weeks but I am not sure what I am supposed to do then. Pick it up from somewhere?? The first time around it was delivered to me. :\: Am really not amused by this whole charade!
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Latest post on 22 August 2011 - 10:20
There is one at Dubai Mall, in the same corner as Waitrose.
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Latest post on 20 August 2011 - 21:08
I saw Dr. Celen for a while but stopped seeing her because she did not work for me. That is not to say her approach would not work for someone else. Edited to add -- I recommend Dr Amer as well. His boundaries are really good and he is a very caring professional. <em>edited by Annick on 20/08/2011</em>
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Latest post on 10 August 2011 - 14:34
I was in Jordan this January and a couple of Januaries ago. Great weather for Petra but rain in Amman and chilly weather in Aqaba and at the Dead Sea. Too cold to go into the sea basically but very sunny and pleasant otherwise. I agree with "unpredictable"!
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Latest post on 06 August 2011 - 12:44
There used to be a shop selling buttons near Dubai Museum. You might want to drive around the area and check!
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Latest post on 25 June 2011 - 08:58
That one time I flew Delta, there were indeed a lot of spare seats, though the flight (online) seemed to be fully booked. Soldiers and contractors both, I would say. Not the people I would normally find on a flight (in such big numbers) but fine in the end.
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Latest post on 24 June 2011 - 19:17
I flew Economy on Delta, Dubai-Atlanta, and to my great surprise it was actually good. Last year, I flew United to DC and really hated it (old plane, little leg room, bad food, rudimentary in-flight audio/video etc). Delta has a lot better service, a reasonably old plane with decent in-flight entertainment, decent food. It is full of US Army people coming from Iraq, Afghanistan etc. so it makes for a strange atmosphere of hyped up testoterone in the waiting room but once on the flight you forget about it and the experience is fine. I chose Delta because I'd had such a bad flight with United, and did not regret it. I'll fly with them again if I want a direct flight to the US and do not feel like paying Emirates prices. <em>edited by Annick on 24/06/2011</em>
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Latest post on 22 June 2011 - 18:00
Hi, Thousand pardon Sundevil, i don't mean to hijack your thread but I'm also invited to an Emirati wedding next week (unfo. DH is not invited) and don't really know how to dress and what present to offer. Please Sundevil, if you can update some news after about the wedding. TIA Have a good time tomorrow. First of all no present to bring. Put your dressiest outfit on, like something you would wear for New Year's Eve and you will not be out of place! Shaks and I have great fun at local weddings! :)
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Latest post on 22 June 2011 - 17:55
Strangely enough I even saw job offers for French companies in Gulf News. The salaries here are dismal depending on your line of work! Am sorry :(
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Latest post on 21 June 2011 - 16:07
I always like a hotel whose management answers negative comments, shows you they care about public perception TA is my bible for hotels and traveling. However, I react in the opposite way to the person above. I found out that those hotel managers who respond to TA comments are too dependent on the business generated by the website, and that does not bode well. Actually, one tried to bribe me once in Kathmandu so that I do not write a negative review on the spotty hot water during the first 2 nights of our stay. He was [b'>always[/b'> on TA responding.
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Latest post on 20 June 2011 - 09:34
I do not recommend Delsey. One suitcase lasted 3 years, which is not much in my book, and I had to replace a broken lock on the other one -- after 2 trips!
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Latest post on 02 June 2011 - 12:00
They never explain that they take it off the following month -- and they do that!
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Latest post on 24 May 2011 - 01:32
Solgar @ Life Pharmacies (SZR or Al Wasl Road), Puritan's Pride @ Bin Sina Pharmacies (practically in every mall)
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Latest post on 16 May 2011 - 19:52
Never taken US Air but UA was pretty bad last time I used them.
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Latest post on 16 May 2011 - 19:50
"Gauche Caviar" Yes very wealthy "pied noir" family background, very wealthy wife etc.
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Latest post on 16 May 2011 - 19:49
There is a difference between being a lady's man and forcing s*x on a hotel maid. The French press does not know whether it is a set up or attempted rape or what...
 
 
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