r/dubai

Really stranded for 45 minutes. Does anyone know what really happened.....

OK it was in Emirates grand building but don't know what's exact reason.....

Anyone know why the Daim cake is no longer available in Ikea? Neither in the restaurant nor downstairs in the freezer section to purchase. Have they discontinued it or there's supply issues?

Hi everyone,

34 M here.. I am into fitness and lead an active lifestyle. I'm looking to do a full body check to evaluate my health markers. I eat clean, work out, and run regularly, and I don’t smoke, drink, or eat junk food.

I would like to avoid spending a lot of money on the test packages offered by different hospitals. Instead, I was thinking about booking a regular appointment with a GP and requesting the usual biomarker tests using my insurance.

Do you think this approach will work?

Thanks!

As the title suggests, there are currently no US airline flying to Dubai but emirates and ethihad seems to be operating. Is everthing back normal, including tourist coming back?

Wanted to get a real sense from people who are living there now.

Hey guys I used to go to the beach at 2 pm during the past months but it’s been really hot and I don’t want get cooked so what’s the best timing to go to the beach?
I am also thinking about early hours aka the “am” and ofc “pm” so lmk if anyone goes to the beach often.

Hi,

I wanted to try out Privilee for a month, to see if it was worth it for me, I looked at their plans, chose "pay monthly" for 699 AED, and thought great, giving it a try.

Now little more than a month later I found out it wasn't for me as I'm not using it enough, and went to cancel it.

Now here's where things took a turn - in order to cancel your plan, you need to pay an early cancellation fee of 2x months payment = 1,398 AED

Now, obviously I'm shocked, I went through their sign up flow again to see how I missed this, first you have to press a small "i" button, where it just says early cancellation fees apply, and then to find out the exact terms, you need to read through their ridiculously long T&C's document - you can't even pause it for any reasons apart from "medical reasons", which you need a doctors note for.

At this point it's purely a case of principles, has anyone had luck getting this fee waived? Is this something that could make sense opening a case with consumer rights?

Appreciate any inputs, thank you!

I recently came across a reel of someone in Dubai removing the recording indicator light on their Ray-Ban Meta glasses, so the glasses could record without the blinking LED.

I own a pair myself, but I honestly wouldn't even consider doing this. The whole point of the light is to let people around you know they're potentially being recorded. Especially in Dubai, where privacy is taken pretty seriously, removing that indicator feels like crossing a line.

At least with the light on, if someone notices they're being recorded and isn't comfortable with it, they have the chance to ask you to stop. Without it, people have no idea it's happening.

Maybe I'm overthinking it, but it genuinely feels like something that could be abused if it ends up in the wrong hands. Curious what everyone else thinks, am I being too cautious, or is this actually a pretty worrying trend?

EDIT: Anyways y'all, I'm happy to sell mine for a discount but without any warranty🤷‍♂️. Best to get rid of it if it makes people uncomfortable.

I’m looking for advice from anyone who has been through the Dubai Courts execution process.

Here’s my situation:

• I filed a commercial case against a company.
• I won the case, and after the appeal process the judgment became final.
• The execution order has already been issued.
• The debtor has now requested the court’s approval to pay the outstanding amount in monthly installments.

My lawyer says there’s nothing we can do at this stage except wait for the court’s decision. It’s already been about two weeks with no update.

My questions are:

• Is there really nothing the judgment creditor can do while the installment request is pending?
• Can I object to the proposed installment plan or ask the court to impose stricter terms?
• Has anyone had a debtor’s installment request rejected?
• Is it normal for there to be no update for a couple of weeks?
• If the court approves the installments, what happens if the debtor misses a payment?

It honestly feels like I won the case on paper, but whether and when I actually receive the money is now in the debtor’s hands. Is that how the Dubai execution process normally works?

I’d really appreciate hearing from anyone who has gone through something similar.

When i used to go to my dad's office he used to spend 50% of the time working and 50% of the time playing solitaire on his windows 2000 office PC. Was a VP in sales.

Whenever we used to stay in hotels the desk staff would be playing solitaire these days they are on social media as a digital marketer, graphics designer and video editor.

I'm not talking about fresh or buffalo mozzarella - just your regular FULL FAT MILK low moisture mozzarella. Most brands are now skim milk and vegetable oil abominations that shouldn't be even labeled as cheese. Only luck I had is 3KG+ blocks or shredded from restaurant suppliers. It's really baffling that everyone seems to just consume shredded palm oil abominations as if it's real cheese

What’s your number one place to get a Caesar salad from? I need one that’s saucy and nice.

I just wanted to ask regarding the membership. If you got the 200 AED membership, can you use it in ALL of Dubai Public Library branches? Can you also use it in MBRL or do you have to pay separately? Thank you!

Hej,

Looking for some assistance to get a duplicate copy of my apartment keys. Which part of DXB can I get these shops?

Any help would be appreciated.

Thnks