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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Dodgy Chinese taxi drivers always try to rip-off foreignersAbout 4 this morning, my friend and I got back into town from a holiday in the Philippines. The usual fare between our part of town and the airport is about 80 RMB, so we thought we had it covered.
About halfway through the trip, the guy's meter fell off the dashboard and reset. No problem, we think, might get a cheaper fare!
Imagine our reaction when the fare magically turns out to be 282 RMB ... after 24 hours of travelling, transferring (we got a cheap route, no direct flight!) and airport delays and two days of not being able to shower, we frikkin lost it.
The guy wouldn't let us out of the taxi, and we couldn't get our bags out of the boot of the car without his key, so we had to sit for over half an hour yelling with this guy.
He didn't speak English, we don't speak Chinese, but the message was pretty clear - we weren't paying more than 100, and he was threatening to take US to the police for trying to rip HIM off!
I started trying to ring the Chinese manager of our school (at 5 am, she wasn't too impressed), and when I got through I explained, then handed him my mobile.
He started yelling at HER, too, with the typical attitude of Chinese men towards women.
Eventually he let us go for the 'bargain' price of 150 RMB. Cunt.
*Yeah, I know it isn't that high a price if you convert RMB into dollars, but it's the principle*
(, Thu 22 Feb 2007, 3:31, Reply)
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