Want to buy hands free magnifying lens for - any recommendations to buy offline? Available online, but not sure which one will suit my father, so would prefer to buy from stores

Please advise cheapest license for drop shipping business.

I am travelling on Feb 2025 to US for 2 weeks stay only. My UAE residence visa is valid til June 2025.

Will there be a problem? My passport’s expiring on 2029.

Someone got a hold of my credit card number and used it to set up a Samsung Pay account. They then attempted 7000 AED of purchases at an electronics shop in a part of Dubai I've never been to (all prevented thanks to credit card security).

I need to know how they got my credit card number - would they have needed access to my physical card or is it possible to do this another way (malware on my phone?). I have never set up any Samsung Pay accounts, but for 2-3 days prior I had workers in my house, attended an event at a hotel, went to a mall arcade with family and wore a VR headset for like 20 minutes (maybe then?), booked a rental car online, worked at shared work space, filled up on gas, groceries, Talabat, etc., Would any of these have exposed my card details to someone local? Would the electronics shop let me see their camera footage?

Any insights would be greatly appreciated.

Hey guys just wanted to ask if Amazon in Dubai has pick up points or hubs.

On the app it says they do not have any location so I was just asking if u guys know anything.

Thanks👍👍

Hi! I have a Filipino passport and a resident of Sweden. I want to visit a friend in Dubai but the visa rules are so confusing.

I want to book my flights through Emirates but I will stay with a friend at her apartment during my stay. My issue is I don’t want to hassle my friend into “sponsoring” me, so I want to apply for the tourist visa on my own. So my question is can I book a dummy hotel (free cancellation) for the visa and cancel it just before my trip? Will immigration check?

Help !! Any advice is appreciated.

To whoever you are, if you and your friends and family, feel you are entitled to leave your shit behind for someone else to clean up, then a big F**K YOU to you.

I have to get this off my chest after seeing the amount of garbage bags just left on the side of the road. Some not even tied up properly. The wind had blown garbage all over the place. Litter deliberately stuffed into bushes on hiking trails. Absolutely appalling and aggravating. People have to risk their lives to attempt to clean up after your sorry asses.

Please have the decency to take your shit with you when you leave. If there are no bins, take the trash with you and throw it out at home. Your brought all the stuff, take it all back with you. It's not that hard FFS.

Remember you and I are all guests in this country and it's only human decency and respectful to leave your hosts' house in order after you are done enjoying it.

The local government have put so much effort to develop such a scenic piece of road to drive, only to be marred by human callousness and filth. They need to start issuing some serious fines for littering. Its practically impossible to clean up some of the litter since it's been blown onto cliff faces.

EDIT: BE A DECENT HUMAN BEING AND CLEAN UP AFTER YOURSELF!

My son is special and needs fresh(ish) bananas when he travels for long periods of time, does anyone know where I could get some bananas at Dubai airport during our long transit?

I was in Fujairah recently with family and it’s quite shocking that people don’t slow down when people are crossing the road even with family. People are literally running across the zebra crossing and the drivers are not slowing down at all. I saw only 2 cars slowing down. Quite uncivilized

Hi everyone,

I’m planning to open a free zone business in the UAE and could really use some advice! I’ve been doing a lot of research, but I keep coming across mixed reviews on Google about different free zones—things like hidden charges, unexpected costs, or slow processes. That got me second-guessing almost every free zone I've tried to contact.

For context, I’m a French national looking to establish a social media marketing agency (SMMA). I’d also like to live in Dubai full-time, so I’ll need a residency visa for myself as part of the setup.

What I’m looking for:

• A free zone that’s reliable and transparent about costs (no surprises).

• A smooth process for both the company setup and getting my residency visa.

• Ideally, something not crazy expensive but still offers good value and service.

If anyone has personal experience with a free zone they recommend (or ones to avoid), I’d really appreciate your insights. Also, any tips for dealing directly with the free zone to avoid unnecessary middlemen would be super helpful!

Hello People of Dubai, I wonder do you guys know authentic places to purchase Perfumes from in Dubai? I want to buy Azzaro the most wanted. Layton eau du Parfum.

If there is a place that offers discounts at the time of year it would be awesome too.

Hey guys need your help here for my friend. She is working on a new/potential work arrangement with a Swiss startup based out of Zurich. She will have to work for them remotely from Dubai. Want some advice on how typically such arrangements are done? What type of visas should we go for ? Should it be a free lance or should we start a new company in free zone? What are the tax implications? The opportunity also involves stock options as part of the remuneration. The startup is unfamiliar with this part of the world and we may have to come up with a proposal for them. Need help from someone who has done this or doing it currently out of here please.

Du are p clowns. OTP for payment arrive absolutely fine, all other messages from them or other services - arrive fine

But this one it particular to update Emirates ID just will not arrive. Tried on different days, 10000 times, nothing works

I’m currently living in Discovery Gardens, Dubai. And I’m going back to the Philippines this Thursday. Any ideas where I can buy an instant Karak tea near my place so I can bring it to the Philippines?

Hey guys! Hope you're enjoying Eid-al-Ittehad.

I recently moved to Skycourts Towers and saw a tennis court near Aquila School. I was wondering if anyone is near this area and wants to build up a tennis routine or a little community of people who are able play anytime they want. The weather these days is just awesome and I think its the best time to play and have some good time on the court.

Hit me up if you guys are interested to build a community or if there is any group that exists, add me to one so I can join you guys.

Thanks in advance :)

looking for recommendations of some high quality metal fabricators please.

It's a stand for electric scooters. 7ft tall, 12ft wide and 8" wide. Need it clad in sheet metal so we can wrap it in vinyl. Need to incorporate led's, scooter holders and phone charging pads as well as the electrics to plug everything in.

Can anyone recommend a company who can do this please?

We'll be staying in al seef for NYE 2025, is it worth travelling to downtown dubai for emaar or is there a place we can view the fireworks from in al seef?

There have been cases of thefts happening around karama area where bachelors are living. It's easier for thiefs to access the apartment as the doors are usually unlocked. Cases of gas cylinders, general equipments , and laptops as such are getting stolen.

Put your phone down and lock your mouth for one goddamn minute.

Why is it over here that whenever you go to watch a movie it’s a dead cert that you’ll always have the usual suspects:

1. The couple who just don’t stop mumbling throughout the movie.
2. The Instagram obsessed bozo scrolling mindlessly through their feed (whilst their phone is on full brightness)
3. The ‘too important to miss this call’ dweeb having a full blown conversation in the cinema whilst you’ve got the Dolby Surround Sound speakers blasting into your ears.
4. The Mum who decided she’d bring her 10,000 children to watch a movie they have absolutely zero interest in but let them run riot.

The list could go on…and on..and on.

Go on - give me some of your characters you can find at the cinemas here.

My wallet was stolen in Switzerland and 5000 CHF were withdrawn. What's the probability of a successful dispute?

I purchased Hisense 65 inch tv last week from Carrefour ibn batuta , while purchasing sales person told tv suports google play store , however later after installation I found out that this model Hisense doesn't support google play store. I went to ibn batuta Carrefour electronics and raised complaint to service desk last week sunday evening 24 Nov 2024. But very poor response from customer service desk. And no response till one week . Neither provided me any option to replace or buy another compatible tv set. Very poor customer service and not at all customer friendly store help desk support. Please avoid buying any electronics from Carrefour. Customer service helpndesk person having very laid back attitude and was not paying attention.

Traveling to Dubai in January with a group of girl friends- we are all in our mid-20s from the U.S. Hoping to get some recommendations on things to do and see, places to go out (we like high energy restaurants), etc. Thank you!!

I have been usually getting my lens fitted from a shop in Sharjah. Prices were good but I'm now in Dubai. And I don't want to drive 45 minutes for this. Can anyone recommend me a place to get lens fitted ?

Hi Everyone, i will be moving to dubai sometime in the next week from pakistan. My work is in dubai south. I wanted some suggestions:

1. I am looking for some place to stay near that vicinity. I am 28 (M), but need it for 1-2months. Any sharing space would work too.
2. Since i would be coming on employment visa, i got to know that i can’t rent a car on IDP without emirates ID. What are some modes of cheap transportation in that vicinity since metro is not available there and taking taxi’s on a daily basis would be too expensive as per my research.

Hello. Can someone help me apply for TOP UP loan in DIB?

Here’s some pointers:

1. I have taken a 50,000 AED last Aug 2023 with a salary of 3000AED/month from DIB from pervious company (listed with DIB) with salary transfer to DIB.

2. I recently joined in a new company last Aug 25, 2024 and getting a 5000AED/month salary. I received my September salary via CASH and Fund Transfer (DIB Salary Account) because my current company were not able to apply for WPS immediately. I received my first WPS salary this November.

3. Now I want to top-up but my current company is not listed with DIB, they said I wait 3-months for WPS but I need to top-up due to an emergency.

What can I do? Can I apply for top up and present a 3-months pay slip and salary transfer certificate?

Thanks!

I see a lot of fancy posts on social media from renting yatchs to buying fancy cars and bags. But whenever I meet someone personally they tell me how stressed they are because of work. I myself worked in a toxic company before which shall remain nameless but a certain classifieds portal with pakistani management but other than that I have felt happy and content and generally good about life. I just wanted to know if I am just surrounded by people stuck at bad jobs or that's the majority of people. My wife just resigned from her even more toxic job and was telling me how her colleagues routinely breakdown🤔 is it the norm here or just that I don't know a lot of people working great jobs 🤔

I have a question. So I had a protected sex with a man working in EGA. He said, they have been testing them multiple times a month. Sometimes 1x a month. He tested negative last week he said, so I decided to have a sex but of course protected. I also checked that the condom is not broken by blowing an air in it. And not broken.

Now, I am still not at ease. I would like to know if what he was saying is true like for EGA workers, they are being tested a lot. I know that if u tested positive for HIV and others you wont be able to get a work and visa. Now, just want to make sure for my peace of mind that hes telling the truth. I asked for his medical cert like a pdf being sent to us for Eid, but he said they are being sent directly to their company so they dont have a copy.

I’m moving into this building in district 14 JVC. Does anyone know anything about it?

Hobbyist beginner guitarist here who loves to sing. Are there any drummers, bass guitarists who want to collab and make some music together?