ConnedswiftyisNOTevil writes, "I have recently become obsessed with the BBC Three show 'The Real Hustle' - personally, I think of it as a 'How To' show for aspiring con artists."
Have you carried out a successful con? Perhaps you hustled a few quid off a stranger, or defrauded a multi-national company. Or have you been taken for the wide-eyed, naive rube that you are?
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chthonic, Thu 18 Oct 2007, 13:02)
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Master HagglerI had just flown into Istanbul (not Constantinople) and had successfully defended my wallet from a Taxi driver with his meter on Night Rate instead of the cheaper Day Rate and I was feeling like the extremely well-seasoned traveler.
I was dropped off at the Blue Mosque and wanted to take some photos of it. I hadn't bought any film as everything in pounds is hideously expensive and thought I'd haggle my way to some cheap film!
Me: 3 rolls of film please.
Storekeeper: 140 million please (I've forgotten the actual number but Turkish lira was in the millions just to get a plate of rice)
Me: Ha! How about I only pay 100 million
Him: OK
I walked away with the bargain of the century, leveraging my strong currency against his weak currency, until i realised I'd converted it in my head the wrong way and I'd paid £76 for 3 rolls of film.
Best photos I've ever taken though. They had to be for £25 a roll!
(, Fri 19 Oct 2007, 15:41, Reply)
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