Quote: (01-13-2018 04:35 PM)Teep Wrote:
I think guys are being a tad hard on OP.
A lot of travel novices don't realize their cards may not work overseas, or get shut off for "suspicious activity". It happened to me a couple times. Customer service can be a bitch to deal with when you're abroad, 18 hours ahead.
As for going to family/friends for money, not everybody has that support network.
This is why you always keep a decent amount of cash on you at all times. Japan is not Haiti. No one is going to Rob you.
When I first came here, I never expected my card to work here, in fact, I was surprised that it worked (in a 7-11 atm). I kept $500(that I exchanged to about 49,000 yen) on me as I knew that people didnt just steal shit but I still kept it in different places, some in my place some on me etc.
IN any case, there are some ATMs that still do take international cards, but they are few and far between, someone would have to do their research on it. 7-11 doesnt do it. I believe there is one in Shinagawa station but that is at best a four hour walk from Oshiage. and a $50 cab ride at the least.
best bet would be for the guy to call his embassy and ask for help and options there first, OP could have also called Tokyo Life line: 03-4550-1191
I didnt see this thread till now (at 9am) im assuming looking at the time stamps that this was at night.
it was fucking cold as shit last night, not even many girls were out, thats how bad it was. I was at a bar and NO women came in lol, hell even the coffee shop I go to had a deficit of women. Best bet would have been to wait untill the afternoon once it was relatively warm and take care of this then.
IN any case call the Tokyo life line:03-4550-1191 and see what kind of help you can get.
You cant just assume that everyone is available at the drop of the hat to come all the way out to Oshiage (yeah its where the sky tree is but its far from pretty much where most people who live here would be as there`s really not much there nightlife wise and its kind of the boonies of Tokyo)
Also man. . .you really got to get your shit together. No one (including me) is not going to want to meet up and hang out with someone who cant get basic travel planning right, there are likely other things you would fuck up and make hanging out with you a terrible and/or even a dangerous experience. You didnt even have any cash? or travelers checks? embassy phone numbers you can call? Your embassy? Your airline? nothing? In a first world country? You may not be a scammer but you got something going on, its like you didnt care about yourself enough to take care of yourself in case something happens. You also need to realize that other people`s time is also important, and as this situation is something you could have avoided by bringing cash along with your credit card I PERSONALLY wouldn`t want to fuck up my plans, brave the cold ass weather, at night, and take an hour and a half train ride to bail someone out who couldn`t get the basics of travel right. Call the number i gave you and see if you can get them to help you out. You can`t go through life expecting to get bailed out every time you fuck up. In many cases it`s just not logistically possible. You didn't get mugged or robbed at gunpoint, and even then the police would help you anyway.
There is something called "The stupid tax" that I reference whenever I do something I shouldn't have done and have to deal with the consequences. Sometimes the consequences are monetary, sometimes its just time and uncomfortability for a time.
You are paying "the stupid tax" now. We are not here to act as Subsidies to pay this for you. Call the number 03-4550-1191 and see what you can do to get yourself out of this mess.
(Oh and dont pm me. I‘ve already got a Stupid tax Im paying off today myself Mostly in time (a day off) wasted. . .)