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Last week, nag-book yung co-worker ko ng “hotel” through the Agoda app kasi gusto sana namin magkaroon ng place for chillnuman. Siyempre, since Agoda naman siya, we trusted it and well-known naman ang Agoda, maraming gumagamit, and we thought na reliable and safe talaga siya. Until I experienced this personally.

We booked a place in Makati City na may 3-bedroom stay for only around ₱1,500. Honestly, I know na medyo too good to be true yung price for a 3-bedroom stay, especially since mukhang luxurious and high-end yung “hotel” sa pictures. Pero I ignored that thought kasi baka dahil sa Agoda vouchers and discounts kaya naging ganun kamura. After paying, nakuha ko agad yung confirmation through email and we were actually really excited kasi akala namin makakapag-relax and have a good time kami.

Pagdating namin sa “hotel,” kinausap ko agad yung receptionist para mag-check in. Sabi niya, hindi daw nila mahanap yung booking na ginawa ko. Pinakita ko pa sa kanya yung confirmation email from Agoda and yung proof na paid na yung booking, pero wala talaga silang makita sa system.

They told me to contact the person who posted the property, so I tried reaching out through email. Yung phone number kasi na naka-indicate sa booking was a US number, so hindi ko rin matawagan. After almost 30 minutes, wala pa rin akong natanggap na email, text, or call from them.

Pinacheck ko ulit sa receptionist baka sakaling may update na or baka hindi lang nakita nung una, pero wala pa rin. Eventually, sinabi nila na hindi pala sila affiliated with Agoda and that they only have a partnership with Airbnb. Apartment-type daw kasi yung place pero hotel-style yung setup. According to them, kapag may nag-book through Airbnb, directly silang kino-contact ng owner para ma-inform sila about the booking.

So I waited for another 30 minutes, thinking baka hindi lang na-endorse ng owner yung booking namin. Pero almost 2 hours na akong naghihintay and wala pa rin talaga. Eventually, I decided to leave and tinanggap ko na lang na baka scam talaga yung booking.

I immediately reached out to Agoda and explained everything that happened. Sabi nila, they would investigate the case and asked me to wait for 3 days. After waiting for around 4–5 days, saka lang sila nag-reply.

Unfortunately, sabi nila hindi daw nila ako ma-rerefund because the “hotel” tagged me as a no-show. According to Agoda, binigay na raw yung booking ko sa ibang guest, kaya hindi na nila ako ma-accommodate. Because of that, hindi na daw eligible for a refund and I still have to pay the booking in full.

May naka-experience na ba ng ganito? If yes, ano yung ginawa niyo para maibalik yung pera na pinambayad niyo? Any advice would be appreciated.

PATULONG SPAM MESSAGE TONG GCASH NA TO

Guys, merong nakakausap nanay ko at ayaw tigilan pinapasend palagi ng pera yung nanay ko. Patulong naman takutin to, di ko alam kung yan direct account ng scammer or somewhere lang yan na pinapa-cashoutan ng demonyo.

Please please ayaw din tumigil ng nanay ko eh nakakaubos na ng pika.

Peeps!

Be mindful sa page na to!!

For context: Scratch card siya, DP 500 and kapag ka nanalo ka ng more than 1.5M, need ng processing fee na 6k. In reality, kahit nag bayad kana ng processing fee, they will ask for more until maubos na ang pera mo at na sakanila na yun.