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[Z4]

Do you own the place or something?

You drink there... is the owner English...?

Don't know, haven't been there since.

[Sophia1]

Can't be bothered I know it off by heart hun..

[Free Spirit]

In actuality, can anything be called a rip off while people are prepared to pay it?

When businesses have a captive audience it can be understood to an extent (eg petrol at motorway service areas in the UK) but surely only people who are desperate pay these prices. In the example I chose wouldn't it be better to charge a more realistic price and then more people would fill up to be on the safe side than to put in barely enough to get them to a more normal petrol station.

If the bar in Pissouri gets away with these prices surely it is because people will pay it and therefore is it a rip off? Surely there's other bars to chose from?

But hang on. When you order drinks there is very rarely/if at all a price list on the table so you dont know what the hell they are charging. How often would you go upto a bar and ask

"barman how much is it for pint and half of Keo, two red bulls and four vodkas?" Never, you just get the drinks 'blind' not knowing the prices. If there was a price list on the bar i would not of ordered that round. I did not expect to be ripped off like that. 28 Euros is robbery and dont care what anyone says, the landlord should be in Prison for that.

But you call The Sultana 'the thieves bar' yet still drink there... what does that make you...?

D H comes to mind

[Free Spirit]

In actuality, can anything be called a rip off while people are prepared to pay it?

When businesses have a captive audience it can be understood to an extent (eg petrol at motorway service areas in the UK) but surely only people who are desperate pay these prices. In the example I chose wouldn't it be better to charge a more realistic price and then more people would fill up to be on the safe side than to put in barely enough to get them to a more normal petrol station.

If the bar in Pissouri gets away with these prices surely it is because people will pay it and therefore is it a rip off? Surely there's other bars to chose from?

But hang on. When you order drinks there is very rarely/if at all a price list on the table so you dont know what the hell they are charging. How often would you go upto a bar and ask

"barman how much is it for pint and half of Keo, two red bulls and four vodkas?" Never, you just get the drinks 'blind' not knowing the prices. If there was a price list on the bar i would not of ordered that round. I did not expect to be ripped off like that. 28 Euros is robbery and dont care what anyone says, the landlord should be in Prison for that.

But you call The Sultana 'the thieves bar' yet still drink there... what does that make you...?

No, I said I would only buy a Keo there nothing else. This way it is impossible to be ripped off like the above. The chance of us going there is slim anyway

So you do still drink there...?

Are you English?

As much as you are an idiot...

Then why are you asking me this dumb question?

Because I am incredulous as to why somebody that calls somewhere a ‘thieves’ bar would continue to frequent it…

Because he's a D H

[cyprusgrump]

In actuality, can anything be called a rip off while people are prepared to pay it?

When businesses have a captive audience it can be understood to an extent (eg petrol at motorway service areas in the UK) but surely only people who are desperate pay these prices. In the example I chose wouldn't it be better to charge a more realistic price and then more people would fill up to be on the safe side than to put in barely enough to get them to a more normal petrol station.

If the bar in Pissouri gets away with these prices surely it is because people will pay it and therefore is it a rip off? Surely there's other bars to chose from?

But hang on. When you order drinks there is very rarely/if at all a price list on the table so you dont know what the hell they are charging. How often would you go upto a bar and ask

"barman how much is it for pint and half of Keo, two red bulls and four vodkas?" Never, you just get the drinks 'blind' not knowing the prices. If there was a price list on the bar i would not of ordered that round. I did not expect to be ripped off like that. 28 Euros is robbery and dont care what anyone says, the landlord should be in Prison for that.

But you call The Sultana 'the thieves bar' yet still drink there... what does that make you...?

No, I said I would only buy a Keo there nothing else. This way it is impossible to be ripped off like the above. The chance of us going there is slim anyway

So you do still drink there...?

Are you English?

As much as you are an idiot...

Then why are you asking me this dumb question?

Because I am incredulous as to why somebody that calls somewhere a ‘thieves’ bar would continue to frequent it…

Because he's a D H

[miltiades]

They have tried sooo many times to rip me RIGHT OFF but I made them go red!! lol.. They try and make out that they have known you for years and then try and nick your money the stupid TRAMPS!! Oh yeah they have modern things now but to us they will NEVER be modern, they will always be hungry!! I feel sorry for them though bless am.. Not all are like that but most of them.

Yes we do get riped off in uk but at least we still have money in our pockets and they ripp us off with dignity lol lol

Now there in the EU I think you can contact someone that can help with EU Consumer Affaires..

Right here in the UK , they legally rob you and there is FA you can do. They take your car away in broad daylight and demand £350 to give it back to you.
The UK is streets ahead when it comes to robing people off. The most popular restaurants , the Indian ones , are filthy , and yet the Brits casually decide to go out for an Indian !! I would not take my dog in most of them. Airport shops that are hugely overpriced , exchange bureaux that intentionally rip you off when changing your money .
The councils up and down the country are ripping people off with exorbitant council rates , fines for placing your rubbish bin out on the wrong collection date , and of recent a fine if your bin is overflowing. We are a nation of bloody con men , from the banks to the insurance companies in every walk of life the con man is waiting to pounce.
We have become in short a nation of single mothers scrounging off the state and a paradise for third world benefit seekers , a traffic system that employs illiterate Africans to rob you of your hard earned cash.
Yes we are not what we once were !

[Free Spirit]

Can back you 100% regarding these ethnic minority restaurants, as a BT engineer I visted quite a few and got to see the behind the scenes areas.
When seeing these places packed at night it made me wonder just what people would think if they'd seen what I had seen.

[miltiades]

Can back you 100% regarding these ethnic minority restaurants, as a BT engineer I visted quite a few and got to see the behind the scenes areas.
When seeing these places packed at night it made me wonder just what people would think if they'd seen what I had seen.

The people running these restaurants come from mostly Bangladesh , Pakistan and Afghanistan. Most come from poverty stricken backgrounds , here in the UK we actually expect these people to be hygienic , dispose of left overs and prepare for us a decent healthy meal !!!

[Sophia1]

Hey sorry about delay, yes i agree your both right but no one does it soooo blatent and so stupidly like the Cypriots and if you tell them that its too expensive in any way they want to kill you lol.. OMG about the restaurants over here!! I see this programme a couple of days ago and I will never ever eat at a restaurant again!! OMG it was sick!!! Any way same s**t every where babes..

[JUDGE_JIM]

We get ripped off on certain things but it's compensated on others...



According to a report published in the Financial Times magazine over the weekend, the average cost of a cup of coffee on the island is €2.50, 33 per cent higher than the average EU price of €1.88, while the price of a glass of wine in Cyprus is €5.12, nearly 50 per cent more than the average cost for member states.

Cyprus Consumers Union and Quality of Life President Loucas Aristodemou expressed his surprise at some of the figures. “If someone found a cup of coffee at a café in Cyprus for just €2.50, then he did very well – prices are usually much higher than that. Where can you drink instant or a filter coffee for that price?” he questioned. Aristodemou did not believe that Cyprus was an attractive destination for tourists due to its prices. “Cyprus currently has very similar prices to other European capitals such as Paris for example. This never used to be the case. I hear all the time from tourists that Cyprus is expensive,” he added.

However, Cyprus is much cheaper when it comes to buying beer, hotel accommodation and a three-course dinner. The price of one night in a three star hotel on the island is just below €63, with an EU average of €100. The most expensive place to stay in a hotel from the 27 countries in the bloc is Italy, with a one night stay in a three-star hotel setting you back €200.

Cyprus is the fifth least expensive country in the EU when it comes to a three-course dinner, with an average price of €13, according to the report which bases its information on figures from the Statistical Office of the European Communities. A bottle of beer in Cyprus is €2, considerably lower than other member states such as Denmark, Sweden and the UK, where the average price is €6, €5.50 and €4.50 respectively. One of the cheapest European holiday destinations for dining out is Portugal, with the cost of coffee in the Iberian country at €0.60, a glass of wine and a bottle of beer €1 and a three course dinner €15.