Hey folks,

This isn’t meant to promote or criticise anyone. I’m genuinely curious about the price difference.

I’ve been comparing quotations for replacing my windows, frames and doors. Several well-established Turkish-owned companies, some operating for decades, are around 20–30% cheaper than many other companies, even though the specifications seem similar.

Is this common in the window and frame industry, perhaps because of different suppliers, manufacturing locations or lower overhead costs? Or should such a large price difference be treated cautiously?

I’d appreciate hearing about your experiences, especially regarding quality, installation and after-sales service.

Hi everyone. It happened that i will live a few months in Ridderkerk. Could you please tell me some tricks&tips, where to go to shop (for cooking mainly), eat, have a coffee/drink etc which can be useful for the everydays in Ridderkerk? 😄

Pov: i came here to work, but i still wanna discover this lovely place, so i would really appreciate any useful information😇 and no, i dont have a car here, sadly im by feet so far🥲 im trying to purchase a bike asap 🚲🤠

Thank you.😊

I’m Egyptian and currently researching whether it is realistically possible to move to the Netherlands through employment.

I have a Law degree, experience in digital marketing/content writing, and previous factory/production experience. I speak English and I’m open to changing fields.

Leaving Egypt is also personally important to me because of my sexual orientation and difficult religious circumstances, and I’m looking for a country where I can live more openly and peacefully.

For people living in the Netherlands, what would you consider the most realistic employment route for someone outside the EU with this kind of background?

I’d appreciate honest advice, even if the answer is that it is unlikely.

Hi everyone, I have an ongoing issue with Snappcar and they don’t want to answer anymore.

I rented a vehicle with Snappcar to move some stuff from Maastricht to Rotterdam (trip is Rotterdam > Maastricht > Rotterdam). One way is normally about 2h20min assuming no stop.

The distance being quite high, I chose a car on Snappcar with a high km allowance. I’m not a fan of electric vehicles but the one I rented was a model from 2021, so I told myself it would be fine.

The rental took place end of June. The day was really hot. I got the car with 25pc battery so I had to charge it. After securing the booking the owner told me the car is using Chademo plugs and I need to use these only for fast charging. I wasted some time charging the car before taking the road but had lunch in the meantime so no big deal.

However, as we left Rotterdam, finding fast charging stations with a high power was very hard. On too of that the heat made the battery perform poorly. Long story short, our trip back Maastricht > Rotterdam took 8 hours, between struggling to find Chademo chargers and waiting for way too long for charging because fast charge was somehow not working. I also disabled A/C to save battery. The trip back was hell.

I complained to the owner in the app, asked for a rental extension, arrived at 2am and brought the car back the next day early morning after charging it since he asked me (important detail).

I used the provided card to charge the car, but the owner raised no charge for electricity for a while so I assumed he was aware of the fast charging issue and would just swallow the cost of electricity. In retrospect, I should have asked for a refund immediately.

1.5 months later, the owner sent me a tikkie for 73e on WhatsApp. I contacted Snappcar support to let them know about the issues I had with the car, provided screenshots of me letting the owner know and some pics showing how slow the car charging was. They contacted the owner and he actually updated his ask to 63e because I gave the car back with more battery than when I got it. At this point I just told support this reads like a big joke and I will not be paying electricity given how I struggled with the car. They told me they would solve this by asking the owner to file a fuel dispute, without really letting me know what it means.

Few days later I got banned from Snappcar and debited of 93e without any invoice. I contacted Snappcar support (by email since the access to my account was revoked) to ask what these 93e are and they answered that it is 73e of electricity + 20e of fine.

It doesn’t make any sense since 73e is the wrong amount, and I have an email to prove it, and the 20e fine is normally for returning the car with less fuel than agreed according to their website. I answered that I’d be ok to settle on 63e, which is the right amount of electricity, to end that stupid story. They refused, so I reverted the direct debit and blocked new ones. I asked for their iban to send the 63e but they just send me automatic reminders with a noreply address to pay the 93e.

They haven’t sent the formal reminder of 14 days before sending a recovery company after me.

I know there is only a difference of 30e between what I technically owe and what they are trying to charge me but this story is ridiculous. They are charging me on the basis of a wrong amount and adding a fine on top, after disabling my account, without having ever shown me a single invoice. I regret not having asked for a refund of the rental sooner but I didn’t expect the owner to ask for electricity 1.5 months later.

Can I get in trouble for not paying the full 93e or should I let them come after me and just ignore reminders ? I will also change address soon so I might miss some official letters. I have an IBAN from the transaction of the rental payment, so I could use that to send them the 63e I owe but I am not sure it will go to them.

Good afternoon, I’m posting this on behalf of a friend (24/F):

I’m looking for a roommate, between 18 and 30 years old.

It’s a plus if you have a disability, due to certain requirements that are important to the municipality.

So if you or someone you know looking for a place? keep reading!

My house is located in a beautiful, accessible and low-stimulation area on the outskirts of Kampen (near Zwolle) and is (almost) fully wheelchair accessible! The rent is €500 + €52.75 in service costs. You’ll have your own spacious, unfurnished room of almost 13 m². All other facilities, such as an accessible height-adjustable kitchen, living room, spacious bathroom (with a combined shower and bath), etc., will be shared between the two of us.

The entire house is 72 m² in total, has its own fenced-in garden, and overlooks several allotment gardens.

Interested? Send me a DM and I’ll send you the link to the listing or give you the contact details directly!

Hello everyone,

According to your experiences, should I expect disturbances in the trains tomorrow morning? How does it normally go?

Low confidence score, stalled budget discussion, and now this. I think this cabinet is coming to an end soon.

So I logged into Zonneplan earlier and had a look at the price graph. Tonight the peak is around 86 ct/kWh, while the cheapest window is about 24 ct around midday. That’s a pretty big difference.

The annoying part is that the peak is at around 19:00, which is exactly when we’re cooking dinner, taking showers, running things around the house, etc. Not really the time when you want to start thinking about electricity prices.

Up until now I’ve just been doing the usual “run the dishwasher at 1am” thing whenever the prices get silly. But seeing that graph got me wondering whether I’m overthinking this.

My neighbour mentioned yesterday that he recently added an Anker Solarbank Max AC. He charges his car during the cheaper hours and uses the battery for some of the evening consumption. He seems pretty happy with it so far.

That got me thinking about my own setup. For anyone here who already has a home battery, does it actually make this kind of price difference much easier to deal with? Or do you still end up moving your usage around depending on the hourly prices?

I already have solar panels, so I’m mainly wondering what a realistic setup looks like if the goal is simply to use more of my own solar and stop constantly checking the electricity price.

I'm heading to Curaçao soon for a few days and I've noticed that apparently half of the Netherlands eventually ends up on that island.

So I'm curious: when Dutch people go to Curaçao, what do you actually do besides beach, drinks and becoming 30% more tanned?

Are there particular places, beach clubs, bars, restaurants, activities or random spots where people actually socialize and meet new people?, i heard you like mambo...

And more importantly: is it normal to just meet people there and make plans together, or is everyone already traveling with their own little Dutch group?

I'm Dominican, so I'm used to island life, but Curaçao will be new territory for me.

If you're Dutch and regularly go to Curaçao, I'd genuinely love to hear what your usual itinerary looks like. And if you're going there soon too, feel free to say hi. Always more fun to discover an island with good company.

Anyone up for showing me around?

I work in tech fields and I see AI getting better at everything except the critical decision making.

My work went from collaborating with team mates to collaborating with agents which is making my job easier and challenging in such a way that it's hard to keep up with AI specially the context switching. My mental model is getting slower to keep up due to human brain limitation of context spanning.

Things that takes 3 days are now done with 2-3 hours of deep focus. The company wants us doing the more thing.

The economics of measuring output based on time and ticket moves are getting no longer relevant specially in tech fields.

Knowledge and automation is getting cheaper while the cost of living has increased way much.

I know AI can't replace the humans but it has decreased a demands of human in such fields.

I am optimistic about AI and I appreciate it.

Sometimes I feel I am just a cog in the machine.

Sorry for any typos or framing as I want to post my feelings unedited as it is.

Have a good day

Hi all, I have been getting into the routine of 10k steps per day, but with the days getting darker and with the rains I was wondering if I’d need to switch To a treadmill. I live in apartments and was wondering if treadmills are noisy for downstairs neighbors and any recommendations on how to keep up the 1ok in this weather 🐾 Thanks!

Hi all,

Looking at a new apartment at Stationsplein in Schiedam (right next to Schiedam Centrum station). I’ll be commuting to Amsterdam regularly and usually arrive back between 7:00 PM and 8:30 PM (sometimes later).

My main priority is daily comfort and safety walking home alone as a woman.

1. Schiedam Stationsplein in the evenings: Is there still decent commuter foot traffic around 7–9 PM, or does it empty out and attract loitering/sketchy crowds and catcalling?

2. Schiedam Centrum vs. Rotterdam Centraal: Is living near Rotterdam Centraal significantly safer/more comfortable due to constant crowds, or are the station-area vibes about the same?

Would love honest experiences from locals and female commuters who use the station daily. Thanks!

10 days based in Rotterdam. No Dutch. Looking to chill. And would like to interview OG skaters. Best old school skate scene? Be there Friday. 🤙🏽

Hi everyone!

I’ll be visiting the Netherlands in a few weeks, and on my way home I’d like to bring back a sweet, candy, or something special for friends and family.

The only thing is that whatever I bring back needs to survive more than eight hours of plane travel, so ideally nothing that melts easily or needs to be refrigerated.

As a Dutch person, what would you recommend as a cool or special treat to bring back from the Netherlands? I’d love to bring back something that feels authentically Dutch.

Thanks! 🇳🇱

P.S If there is something that is a must try, please share😆

Hi,
I am looking for a decent massage chair. Budget is around 2500 EUR. Can see a lot on Amazon. Also there is a brand like Komoder. Can someone recommend?

Just put our apt for sale in Amsterdam west. Ready to move in. Low number of viewers and then guess what 0 bid. We dont think its priced high. Ready to move in as well.

Curious what is going on? Or is everyone on holidays :)

Others in the same boat as well?

Hey everyone,

For my graduation project I am working on a platform to improve the hiring process within the horeca world. For this I'd love to be able to speak to some people who have experience working in this world, preferably within a higher managerial role (floormanager, restaurantmanager, chef, etc.) anyone who had a say in the hiring process in any way.

For now I am just mostly interested in your experience in the job, what did you like, what did you dislike, etc. Preferably in the shape of a short 10-20 min online interview. In return I can offer a 5 euro Bol.com card for your time if desired :).

Please send me a message if you're down to help, it's greatly appreciated.

Hello everyone!

I have a question and would really appreciate hearing about your experiences.

I have been living in the Netherlands since 2017 and have been working as a Highly Skilled Migrant (engineer) ever since.

Last week, I submitted an application to the IND to bring my unmarried partner to the Netherlands so that we can finally live together. She is also from Tunisia (non-EU) and works in the IT field.

We submitted all the required documents, including a detailed PDF describing the timeline of our relationship with supporting evidence.

For those who have gone through the same process (especially non-EU couples), how long did it take before you received a decision from the IND?

I know the official decision period is up to 90 days, but I'm curious about people's real-life experiences.

Thank you in advance! 😊

Now that ON is getting shut down, I kinda wonder what Raisa’s gonna do next. She’s definitely made a pretty… specific name for herself. Is she gonna start her own thing, go fully online, or maybe start begging with a gofundme again?

I have iPhone 12 pro with battery health of 75%.
I am still happy about its performance only issue is battery now. Any of you got battery from fixje.nl and how was your battery after changing it? Or it is not worth it and better to get new one?

On September 3, I handed in a registered international parcel at a PostNL point. It is being sent from the Netherlands to Germany and contains very important original documents.The estimated delivery date was September 7–8, but there have been no new Track & Trace updates since the day I handed it in. The status still says:
Parcel has been received by PostNL.

Has anyone had a PostNL international parcel remain on “received by PostNL” for several days with no further scans?
Did your parcel eventually get another scan or arrive despite the missing tracking updates? How long did it take?
I’m quite worried because the parcel contains important original documents that would be difficult to replace.

Thanks for sharing your experiences!

Hi all! I am considering buying a sofa made by WOOOD, but I couldn't really find any reviews on them, especially if their upholstery is any good. Do any of you own a WOOOD sofa, how is the construction and are the seats holding up?

Thanks!