Ripped OffA friend who worked in a second hand record shop told us about a Japanese guy who regularly bought "rare" records in their shop. One time, he was looking for a signed copy of "Never Mind the Bollocks".
They didn't have one. Four people and one magic marker later, they did. Ker-ching!
How have you been ripped off? Who did you rip off? Are you a British Gas customer?
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chthonic, Thu 15 Feb 2007, 16:28)
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Oooh, I'm right ranty today...As a dyed in the wool Northerner living in that London, it’s my God given right to complain about being ripped off on an hourly basis.
But not for much longer, as I’m sodding off across the pond (*) as I’ve got a nice shiny new job there (well, for at least 12 months). So I’m looking at booking a flight and I thought I’d check out Bastard Airways (sorry, British Airways) prices.
1. A return ticket is about £520. Problem is I have no intention of coming back till at least January, so I looked at single tickets. £550. Why? WHY?
2. On the website BA states that sporting equipment is flown for free and lists all the types of stuff it includes - golf clubs, scuba gear, bike parts or sporting guns. I (to my eternal shame) partake in the most pretentious of all sports, Fencing. So I rang the call centre to ask if they could check whether my kit bag would count as sporting equipment, what with it being equipment used for a sport. No. £120 excess bag charge. So I waved my lavender scented hanky at them in disgust. I’d fly Branson’s Ginger Airlines, but they’re even more expensive. Bah.
(*) If there’s any Chicago based b3tards out there who want to be my friend, I’ll be moving to Hyde Park in July. Gaz me, I’m dead nice, honest. Well, quite nice. Okay, I’m a misanthropic old bitch, but hey, I like kittens, so I can’t be all bad.
(, Fri 16 Feb 2007, 13:07, Reply)
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