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Interesting thread,Scott
You are annoyed and felt ripped off by a 10% surcharge on your pizza. Imagine my annoyance by a $500.00 charge on my credit card form Tropical car rental in Alajuela in January, a month after I left the country. It may be in response to letters I wrote to travel web sites including this one regarding my experience with them. It is a good thing the pizzeria does not have your card. Authorization codes are good for up to a year and once the charge goes through, good luck getting your money back from the credit card companies.No, I shelled out cash.They had put $1000 on my card for a deposit. I called the credit card company and told them the story and they assured me I would not be charged for any future charges from Tropical.
Hello, I’m new to this forum- in fact I’m new to the computer world but here goes. A friend of mine bought 30 acres or so of very nice land in the hills above Dominical. He has plans for a “sustainable” development of 9 relatively upscale houses with pool ,solid infrastructure etc. He has offered to sell me a lot and I would construct my own home as opposed to buying a completed house from him. The lot in question is fantastic, with superb vistas, house site, area for a garden, guest house etc. Price would include water and electric to the property line, soil and perc tests, as well as my friend acting as an on site quality control supervisor. I believe that it is about 7500 sq. meters in size. Ive been told to expect about $80.00 a sq. foot in construction costs. The asking price is 140,000 which sounds like alot to me, My friend is trusted but at the same time he is a business man who appears to have done his homework before he bought, and I’m sure he would like to make top dollar for his efforts. I am a buy and hold kind of guy, not looking to move to CR at this point. Any tips wpuold be appreciated Thanks JJ
