Calis Beach and Fethiye Turkey Discussion Forum
Other Local Resorts & Areas => Fethiye Turkey Discussion Forum => Topic started by: Linda1953 on May 20, 2008, 13:49:09 PM
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Come on now! You must know some? :D
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I nominate Mr Changemoney for not giving the correct change and recently trying to rip me off for 8 lira after having changed some sterling. However I went back into the shop because I was confused by what he initially said and after some yards down the road I stood counting my lira. I then realised he'd short changed me out of 8 lira. Had I realised this and not returned to his shop I would been have left 8 lira short and him laughing all the way to the bank.
He's the guy in the clothes shop on the main fethiye road nearly opposite Zirat bank. Yes ok Im stupid for going to him and he has, I have realised, been short changing me for years! Duuh :o 8)
He still continues to pull the wool over the eyes of unspecting tourists in his shop who are lured in to change money because they think they are getting a better rate than the doviz and they are not. : :)
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:D Linda, a bit 'sexist' of you :o What about the 'Naughty' Girls :D:P
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changed money in this shop loads of times without a problem the secret is know the exchange rate and how much you expect in change before you go in,regards
dennis
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I personally know of 4 members of my family have used him in the last 2 years and everyone has been short changed. Everytime I walk past now and he politely asks if we would like to change money I always ask him to "go forth and multiply"
Mark
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This was covered on here a couple of weeks ago and I think several times before that. I just don't get it - how can he short change everyone ? We always use him as he gives a good rate and you don't have to queue. The exchange rate is on the board, he always has a calculator to hand, so I can only assume people don't check what they have been given which seems a bit daft to me.
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I'll have to stick up for him again, never had a problem and neither have any of my family and we have used him regularly. There is a calculator there you can use and if you change in easy multiples ie £100 per time then surely you should know how much you are due to get in return. If you then count it out in front of him then what's the problem?
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hear! hear!
dennis
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It's simple - just check your change, whatever the transaction!
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Or change your money in a bank rather than a clothes shop
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come on guys, back on topic :D there must be more naughty boys than the change man ;)
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Well the old git who used to lure people into his shop to scam them is still about. Offered to take us to the rock tombs last week, needless to say he had a negative response from us!:D
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The lad in the spice shop in the fish market, does the whole "can I tell you something" you stop and the next thing you come out with pomegrante sauce, salad spices and god knows what else because you feel uncomfortable listening to him for 10 minutes and not buying anything. Not really a scam just a fantatstic understanding of the European female psychy. Never again.
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Oh! and the lads that run the spice shop backing on to the fish market are still using the "I just want to talk to you about..." routine to get you to sit and have a tea so they can try to push their overpriced merchandise at you. They have been using that same routine for four years that I know about.:D
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I fell for it once...:-\
Thing that gets me now is Turks seem to have a fantastic memory. And yet they STILL try that line on us and we now live here and have told them that over and over. Now it is getting plain annoying 8)
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I agree - I have been caught once and then with a friend... trouble is he is so friendly you just get sucked in.... And dont buy his hot curry... it is hotted up with black pepper.. aaahhh!!
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hahah! just goes to show how easily a womans brain can be worked..............huh and men say we are complicated! These guys got it down to a fine art..................just say NO! works everytime.
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It will be NO NO NO now..... and I trusted him more because his wife is daughter of Jenny ... estate agent! Or so he said! He told me he had only just opened and we were first customers ... in April???!!!! Kissed notes as it was good luck??!! Does not sound as if he was telling truth!!??
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[:(!] just a word of caution about changing your money.The guy at the clothes shop in Fethiye asked my husband for an extra £20 when trying to change a straight hundred pounds.This is obviously to confuse the issue so he can rip you off.Nobody short changes Lee and he gave him an earful,especially when he tried to do it with James(aged9)and his hard saved spends. [:(!]
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He did the same with us Amanda at Easter. I handed over 10 lira thinking he was using it to "round up". We were both hungover after a very late night, and he confused us so much. (Rate at the time was 2.49 to the pound. He actually gave us 2.41 - on £300, he did okay out of us, plus the 10 lira.) Totally our own fault though. I was absolutely gutted for the rest of the day. Not so much for being ripped off, but for being so trusting. Will NEVER go in that shop again, which is a real shame as both me and my girls loved the clothes in there. Their loss in the long run - we probably would have spent a lot of money in there over a period of time (well, it makes me feel better to think that way!)
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Hi Amanda. He tried same with us two weeks ago.
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crafty sod
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This shister has been warned about so many times on this Forum....I am amazed so many people still use him......some even defend him saying how good he is! Are you just lucky or is it you don't know you have been had[?]
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Sorry double post :-\
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The guy from the clothes shop in Fethiye is always trying it on! Have lived here for four years but every day, he asks me if I want to change my sterling. Why would I have sterling when I live here. He has ripped so many people off. Wonder hoe many innocent tourists have been compleytely stung by him?
Amanda, just to let you know, a customer has just come in with jaffa cakes and cadburys flakes!!! Guess who's a happy bunny!!??!!!
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not as moorish as crumpets.lolmmmmmmmmmmm
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That cheeky sod has been doing it for years..
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What !!! bringing in jaffa cakes and cadburys flakes. :D
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Dave,no supplying crumpet!
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yuk
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quote:
Originally posted by c1
Dave,no supplying crumpet!
Is he a pimp ? 8)
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no Alan he sells pumps, not pimps from his shoe shop.
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LOL crabbit. On form as usual !!! Takes alot to make me laugh but that was funny !!
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pmsl what a laugh
there are some naughty boys here on this forum after reading the few last posts:D