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Originally Posted by DDAMn
Use gojek or grab food app plenty of choices cheap got discount some more
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Thank you for the sharing (very good pointer indeed). Actually i find that this has got to be one of the best method on looking out for food in Batam.
If one were able to "master" the Grab Food/Go Food apps and able to speak Indo Bahasa, one can practically eat anything and everything Batam has to offer right inside the hotel room. Can even design my very own, breakfast on bed during my Batam trips too,hehehe...
I am one of those who couldnt "master" the Go Food apps and unable to speak Indo Bahasa,hehehe...so i seek other alternatives,hehehe...thats to get my girls to do the ordering from Grab Food/Go Food and get me the food i crave for.
However, do take note that some hotels do NOT allow food delivery from online apps, hence they will need to come down in person to hotel lobby to collect the food themselves. Some hotels tho will not allow the delivery personnel to go to my room but the hotel staffs will bring it up on their behalf, and at the same time collect the money for the food. In those case, a 5k to 10k rupiah tipping would be inevitable.
There is also a 10k to 20k rupiah extra charge for food delivery to my room,depending on the distance and the number of shops they go to, to get my food,hehehe...
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Originally Posted by nitecrawllerr
Its true. Small quantity and for self consumption should be ok. Its all up to the discretion of the xray officer.
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Most time, those officers would close one eye. But if happen that day one of the immigration officer got up from the wrong side of his bed, and in a bad mood,hehehe...then it means a no go. I will have to throw away the stuffs i brought in or pay the necessary taxes. Worse still, got arrested in a worst case scenario.
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Originally Posted by nitecrawllerr
Never assume it always go undetected. Those xray can penetrate concealed items.
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Yes, you are right. Never assume things can go undetected when crossing custom. Applies for other countries as well.
I think they (Singapore) just upgrade their X-ray machines to a more sophisticated ones and even donate some to the Batam immigration, according to news some years back. Much often, i notice handful of Indonesian tourist coming from Batam to Singapore getting caught with handful packets of cigarettes.
