Anyone experience leaving their phone in the USEM vendors lately?

[LunarGazer 51]

Will be attending alone k1 interview and will take Grab or Uber. Anyone experience leaving their phone in the embassy vendors? Did you have it back safe? Thank you! 

[cherryblossoms916 216]

4 minutes ago, LunarGazer said:

Will be attending alone k1 interview and will take Grab or Uber. Anyone experience leaving their phone in the embassy vendors? Did you have it back safe? Thank you! 

During my interview day I didn’t bring my phone or any gadgets with me. Coz you know it’s hard to trust someone you didn’t know. However, I saw several people leaving their phone with unknown people and pay them after. If that’s your case you can ask someone you know to accompany you or use local taxis.

[payxibka 10,044]

22 minutes ago, cherryblossoms916 said:

During my interview day I didn’t bring my phone or any gadgets with me. Coz you know it’s hard to trust someone you didn’t know. However, I saw several people leaving their phone with unknown people and pay them after. If that’s your case you can ask someone you know to accompany you or use local taxis.

How is a local taxi superior to using Grab?

[apple21 953]

21 minutes ago, payxibka said:

How is a local taxi superior to using Grab?

She didn’t say it’s superior. Her point is you don’t need a smartphone to flag down a local taxi, unlike Uber or Grab. That way you won’t have to risk leaving your phone with the vendors outside the embassy. Or better yet just travel with a companion. 

[Chris Duffy 1,256]

1 hour ago, LunarGazer said:

Will be attending alone k1 interview and will take Grab or Uber. Anyone experience leaving their phone in the embassy vendors? Did you have it back safe? Thank you! 

I hate those sleeze buckets who hang out there:

 

They want to sell you a bullpen, or paper.  I wouldn't trust them as far as I could throw them.

 

I rather trust a pok pok holding my wallet.

[cherryblossoms916 216]

5 hours ago, Chris Duffy said:

I hate those sleeze buckets who hang out there:

 

They want to sell you a bullpen, or paper.  I wouldn't trust them as far as I could throw them.

 

I rather trust a pok pok holding my wallet.

I laugh reading your comment. Haha! I agree those faces cannot be trusted, that’s why I left my phone at home, I used bus and van to go there. There’s a lot of transportation to go there. No offense but pok pok can run your valuable things also after giving you one night happiness . Hahaha!

 

6 hours ago, apple21 said:

She didn’t say it’s superior. Her point is you don’t need a smartphone to flag down a local taxi, unlike Uber or Grab. That way you won’t have to risk leaving your phone with the vendors outside the embassy. Or better yet just travel with a companion. 

Lol. Did i said superior? Thanks for making it more clear to her

[John & Rose 7,237]

I would leave the phone at home or find someone to go with you.  Since I was there with Rose, the Embassy will hold the phones for US citizens.  I wouldn't leave my phone with a stranger.  We also didn't need the ball point pen inside.  Why do so many people try to sell them?

[Hank_ 9,173]

2 hours ago, John & Rose said:

I would leave the phone at home or find someone to go with you.  Since I was there with Rose, the Embassy will hold the phones for US citizens.  I wouldn't leave my phone with a stranger.  We also didn't need the ball point pen inside.  Why do so many people try to sell them?

Why did they sell pet rocks or invisible dogs on a leash ?   ... all about the Benjamins    

[John & Rose 7,237]

Just now, Hank_ said:

Why did they sell pet rocks or invisible dogs on a leash ?   ... all about the Benjamins    

I owned a pet rock AND a weather rock.  I suppose I could have put my pet rock outside but that seemed cruel at the time...

[Hank_ 9,173]

Just now, John & Rose said:

I owned a pet rock AND a weather rock.  I suppose I could have put my pet rock outside but that seemed cruel at the time...

No Chia pet?  

[John & Rose 7,237]

4 minutes ago, Hank_ said:

No Chia pet?  

Pet rocks were much less maintenance...it is still alive today.

[LjpRch 3]

On 4/24/2018 at 4:54 PM, LunarGazer said:

Will be attending alone k1 interview and will take Grab or Uber. Anyone experience leaving their phone in the embassy vendors? Did you have it back safe? Thank you! 

 

When we attended the interview we thought we were leaving all of our "devices" in our room. I was unaware of a short cell adapter cord that was still in my brief case. They found it in the search inside and so....... Yes to your question there is an area with shelves in the search area where they put your confiscated items till your departure. There are guards in this area but they are busy so i wouldn't trust it with a nice cell phone. It would be easy for a thief to walk by and grab a couple of phones.