Rip off of the Week - Name and Shame

Aysesdaddy



Joined: 21/03/2009
Posts: 392

Message Posted:
22/06/2009 11:47

After reading many threads about people being ripped off, thought it might be interesting to start a thread 'Rip off of the Week'. Come on name and shame, lets see what comes up

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
22/06/2009 11:48

I think Gary Monger was ripped off when he married his missus )

Aysesdaddy



Joined: 21/03/2009
Posts: 392

Message Posted:
22/06/2009 11:49

Heard so much about Gary Monger and his missus. She must be a good sport

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
22/06/2009 11:50

Nigel, I think Gary Monger's the good sport for marrying her. )

dav88



Joined: 01/08/2008
Posts: 605

Message Posted:
22/06/2009 11:51

ive just read the post about the cypriots who were charged 17 tl for two turkish coffees and a bottle of water at diana beach in catalkoy. now thats a rip off!

Mindy



Joined: 27/10/2008
Posts: 1210

Message Posted:
22/06/2009 21:31

What about Ibo's Bar in Alsancak, thread on here a few days ago stating expats are charged far more for their drinks to deter them from using the place. This is out right discrimination if true.

porter


Joined: 16/10/2007
Posts: 74

Message Posted:
23/06/2009 14:16

evergreen developments not finishing there sites of properly

spider


Joined: 03/01/2009
Posts: 5527

Message Posted:
23/06/2009 14:43

The Very well known couple, The Villans of Karsiyaka, are at it all the time,its not a week thing for them.!!



Spider,x

Thinker


Joined: 11/11/2008
Posts: 169

Message Posted:
23/06/2009 15:00

Santa Fe. How many people have they ripped off over the years. AND get away with it. Dont touch them with a barge pole!!

lindoc


Joined: 30/08/2007
Posts: 220

Message Posted:
23/06/2009 18:27

my daughter and 2 friends went into creme bar in girne and where charged 37tl for 3 vodka & mixers

tonyhickey



Joined: 13/06/2007
Posts: 413

Message Posted:
23/06/2009 18:40

Why are you naming Evergreen Porter. Tony.

porter


Joined: 16/10/2007
Posts: 74

Message Posted:
23/06/2009 19:22

same as mes 9 santa fe was used

HappyBoots


Joined: 28/05/2009
Posts: 74

Message Posted:
23/06/2009 19:31

Kombos the 'Mercedes dealer' in Lefkosa, is definitely a rip off: tried to buy a Mercedes Benz (one of my more expensive shopping trips this) and ended up with no car and £2000 lighter.

Chegwin


Joined: 24/03/2009
Posts: 775

Message Posted:
23/06/2009 20:11

Makes smoking expensive..........

HappyBoots


Joined: 28/05/2009
Posts: 74

Message Posted:
23/06/2009 20:48

You have no idea just how expensive it all ended up and as for Him Indoors, I never thought he was going to get over the shock - it put such a dent in his wallet!

Mindy



Joined: 27/10/2008
Posts: 1210

Message Posted:
23/06/2009 21:29

Spider

To whom are you refering to '2 well known villains in Karsiyaka, did you mean Mr and Mrs U.

spider


Joined: 03/01/2009
Posts: 5527

Message Posted:
23/06/2009 21:43

No Mindy...Mr and Mrs Villans.,at least thats what they are known as.









Spider,x

minertor



Joined: 14/02/2009
Posts: 1238

Message Posted:
23/06/2009 23:25

only been in creme bar once. about 3 years ago. They had a sign opposite the leccy place saying "draught efes 2ytl" Wife and I went in, ordered 2 pints and were asked for 8ytl. "sign says 2ytl" says I. "that's for 1/2" says she.

Hector


Joined: 26/08/2008
Posts: 2352

Message Posted:
23/06/2009 23:42

Do you meant Cream Bar in Girne?

PeeCee


Joined: 16/03/2009
Posts: 133

Message Posted:
23/06/2009 23:42

Spider - for goodness sake - can't you leave it alone - get a life

PeeCee


Joined: 16/03/2009
Posts: 133

Message Posted:
23/06/2009 23:47

We ( that is my husband and I) were charge 15 YTL for a plastic bag (not requested) when we stopped at a picnic site just outside Karisyaka. The plastic bag was interestingly called a "table charge "=ie use of wooden picnic table for 15 mins whilst we ate.

zerochlor


Joined: 03/04/2009
Posts: 4024

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 00:02

negativenik does cream bar!



i think he was shafted in cream bar!!



pardon the pun!





how much were ur drinks old boy!

spider


Joined: 03/01/2009
Posts: 5527

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 00:55

PeeCee.............its took you 3months to post and you still dont get it,!! the Thread is Name and Shame....Now do you get it....Once a Villan,always a Villan. and once you meet one,never forgot.



If you didnt want the bag,you didnt need to eat at their place.we just took a look at the horses and the kids had a swing then we left.guess after all said and done everyone makes a living if people are willing to pay.!!



But the Brits ripping the Brits OFF,IS A BIT TOO MUCH.!!



SPIDER.X

PaddyPower1


Joined: 28/05/2009
Posts: 13

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 09:17

Quite a few of us here were ripped off when we paid 25 pounds to EURPRO? then there was the ' Win a Villa for a fiver' with Victorian Homes. Did the winner ever get possession of his property?

Tony ( a fool and his money!)

Troodo


Joined: 12/06/2008
Posts: 1002

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 09:45

PeeTee,

If Spider is referring to the U people I think he is, he has a point. You must be very new here.



Troodo

pilgrim



Joined: 11/05/2007
Posts: 1404

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 11:27

Larnaca Airport, Bottled beer 4.50, chicken wrap and fresh orange 9.00! I know I'm the fool for paying for buying.

breezyboy


Joined: 14/05/2007
Posts: 1179

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 11:46

Pilgrim.

Every airport in the world is licenced to rob it's captive audience. Surely you expect it when you walk into the restaurant or bar.

Last week in Zurich a large beer was £12. Lucky it was on expenses!!

dizzycows


Joined: 12/05/2009
Posts: 2736

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 14:41

breezyboy, you an M.P then?

Whistler


Joined: 28/07/2008
Posts: 1332

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 15:15

Corner Bar (Now Cyprus Queen) serving local drinks by the measure.

Lambousa Gordon


Joined: 03/11/2007
Posts: 1992

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 16:09

How is selling any drink "by the measure" a rip-off?



Surely the whole point of measures is standardization and the prevention of "short" measures.

biglugs


Joined: 02/10/2008
Posts: 157

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 17:51

i think he means you can buy Vodka,Gin etc for pittance here,so by the measure is mean!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Littlenige



Joined: 24/12/2006
Posts: 3594

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 18:35

1st resteraunt in the harbour as you go in from the opposite end to castle 14 yes 14 tl for 1 lamachun 2 tl in lapta efes 6 tl efess reduced to 3 and lamachun reduced to 2.5 after much talk then I told him to stick it as he had insulted us by trying to thieve off us !!

The_Big_Man


Joined: 14/06/2009
Posts: 112

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 19:07

Kervan Pizza!!! Shocking!!

charlie55


Joined: 11/08/2008
Posts: 39

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 20:56

Girne American University School who charge foreign pupils 1000 euro's more per year than Cypriots or London cyps

then teach about equality and discrimination

Whistler


Joined: 28/07/2008
Posts: 1332

Message Posted:
25/06/2009 01:43

Lambousa Gordon. It couldn`t have been any shorter, there might as well have been nothing in the glass.



Biglugs. Exactly what I mean.

racoonchic



Joined: 17/11/2008
Posts: 3223

Message Posted:
25/06/2009 05:55

st kathleens aligadi 35tl for local fish and when i complained she told her mum and they both started shouting at me and my wife to get out saying english are all the same neither myself or my wife are english my son was hungry and couldnt understand why they were yelling disgusting behavior in front of a child and a big rip off as there were no prices on the menu

HappyBoots


Joined: 28/05/2009
Posts: 74

Message Posted:
25/06/2009 07:12

racoonchic, that is awful - not only did you get ripped off but you had to put up with that kind of behaviour too.

That's my biggest problem with businesses here: you can't complain or even offer constructive criticism because you end up with abuse.

bugsy


Joined: 16/05/2009
Posts: 114

Message Posted:
25/06/2009 08:33

went to ada hotel yesterday 8lira for a bottle efes and 14 lira for a wine and soda!!!

Queen180


Joined: 13/04/2009
Posts: 399

Message Posted:
25/06/2009 08:41

Ezic Peanuts - Mexican Chicken Salad - just a few lettuce leaves (2 types!), tomatoes and a few strips of spicy chicken with dressing all for 14 lira!

bootneck



Joined: 23/06/2008
Posts: 242

Message Posted:
25/06/2009 09:11

Message 31= You can get local and import vodka , gin all depends on which one you ask for! well thats if you get a choice that is.



Bootneck

littlejohn


Joined: 09/03/2009
Posts: 316

Message Posted:
26/06/2009 01:07

Message 36 have been enjoying St Kathleens for many years but last year prices had increased enormously. Their attitude had also changed I felt.

mrsgee


Joined: 23/06/2009
Posts: 396

Message Posted:
26/06/2009 18:11

Abbey Bell Tower in Bellapais - not only are we now charged 3 lira to park in Bellapais, which goes to some football club or other (not Bellapais), but we had a bottle of efes, a small glass of wine, a nescafe and a Turkish coffee (which costs next to nothing usually) all for the princely sum of 20 lira........won't be going there again! No wonder the place is empty!

Ozbey


Joined: 04/03/2009
Posts: 304

Message Posted:
26/06/2009 18:39

mrsgee,

I have no problem with your comments on the restaurant,

BUT,

please will you all understand that Tatlisu Football Club IS the Bellapais (Beylerbeyi) Football club,

so named because a large majority of Beylerbeyi residents are 1974(ish) refugees from the village of Tatlisu in the South. They reformed their football club in Beylerbeyi once they had resettled.

You live in the village, you really should try to learn some of their history, then you may be made more welcome!

DutchCrusader



Joined: 19/05/2008
Posts: 11281

Message Posted:
26/06/2009 18:51

RE msg 43, Ozbey: Hear, hear! (Or "Here, here!", like some Brits think it should be written...).

Geejay


Joined: 18/04/2009
Posts: 475

Message Posted:
26/06/2009 18:55

The moral to these stories is.....Know how the cost before you buy.

simbas



Joined: 16/07/2007
Posts: 5943

Message Posted:
26/06/2009 18:59

Hi Mrsgee , welcome to the forum , hope you enjoy it ! .

Simbas

Krikelin


Joined: 26/03/2009
Posts: 32

Message Posted:
26/06/2009 20:00

Went in to the Ömrüm Eczanesi (pharmacy) next to Tempo and asked to for Loperamid, the said they had Imodium and wanted 100 lira for 100 tablets. Shocked at the price I asked if they had anything cheaper but they replyed that imported medicin is expensive.

Unwillingly I paid the 100 lira only to be told by friend the very next day that there is a Turkish equivalent called Lopermid and it costs only 2.50 tl for 20 tablets.

Extremly angry I went back the same day and gave them a good shouting. As I had broken the blisterpack on the Imodium they wouldn't refund me at first but when other customers started leaving the premises they finally agreed to give my money back. When looking I found the Turkish Lopermid on a shelf.

Needless to say I wont be going back.

ilovekibris


Joined: 18/05/2009
Posts: 394

Message Posted:
26/06/2009 20:09

Hope things are a little less red now...

Hector


Joined: 26/08/2008
Posts: 2352

Message Posted:
26/06/2009 22:02

"You live in the village, you really should try to learn some of their history, then you may be made more welcome!"



Sort of sums up the racist and negative attitude to non locals. Does one get a history test before ordering drinks? Wonder why trade suffers?

ilovekibris


Joined: 18/05/2009
Posts: 394

Message Posted:
26/06/2009 22:06

hector,



I agree with you on the racist primitive outlook thing. But I reckon a good few expats ask for it with their dumb ignorance and attitude. It's almost an Uncle Tom situation with their "pet" locals. No wonder so many get shafted and in doing so spoil it for the people who come after them.

Whistler


Joined: 28/07/2008
Posts: 1332

Message Posted:
26/06/2009 23:57

PaddyPower1



then there was the ' Win a Villa for a fiver' with Victorian Homes. Did the winner ever get possession of his property?



As far as I know nobody got possession of a property. The people involved have all skipped the North.

Two of them went South. As for the guy from Victoria Homes - who knows!!!!

billyboy1


Joined: 01/06/2009
Posts: 590

Message Posted:
26/06/2009 23:59

Last i heard, the guy from victoria homes was in russia.........