Calis Beach and Fethiye Turkey Discussion Forum
Other Local Resorts & Areas => Fethiye Turkey Discussion Forum => Topic started by: Scunner on June 30, 2010, 00:23:38 AM
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According to Durmus Karaman, the owner of Eternity Gold & Diamond
There are plenty of other gold and diamond places in the Fethiye area who don't insult the British thanks.
Full Story: http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=competition-turns-turkey-to-8216poor-tourist-paradise8217-2010-06-29
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Another boycott then Keith!! With an attitude like that he has as much chanc of getting money out of me next month as the Russian!
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Funny he does't seem to indicate that Gold is at an all time high making it an even more difficult product to sell in what is a difficult time.
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Has he no idea that the recession has hit the UK as well? We were talking to some para gliders in Olu Deniz and he said that their turnover is down by 60%. People are coming on holiday but are not spending on luxuries because they haven't the money. Not because they are free loaders.
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:o Pillock :o
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Exactly Anne. The jewellers in the UK aren't exactly taking on staff either. But they at least know that comments like his are to be said inside your head only. I'm sure his Turkish customers are still splashing the cash and paying top dollar prices without any hint of negotiation first.
I'm not in the market for any gold or diamonds either, but if and when I am, I know where I won't be going!
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Keith, where is Eternity ? is it the big shop near Trunc leather in Fethiye ?
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Think he has just dug his business into an early grave. What a damming statement!
It has never occured to me to go on holiday to buy Gold, I have accrued much of it over the years anyhow. Even when I went my first holidy to Turkey 10 or 11 years ago, I wasn't tempted to look at or buy Jewellery.
And as for carpet businesses....hahaha, just try getting one of them back on your 20k luggage allowance.
Siily beggar so he is.
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A man who hasn't changed with the times. "five years ago people paid 60tlr for a meal" I don't think so even when £ was worth more more than 2.8 tlr. the increase in prices, and low value of pound + higher cost of living in uk etc will effect those people who's business model is a one trick pony. ie tourists.
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Maybe they did 3 course bottle of wine or two few beers and a Brandy would cost you that each now and more, and what happened to the days of selling gold by the weight with the price per gram displayed?
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I wanted to buy hubby a piece of jewellery for his birthday. I priced the item i wanted in Fethiye, and the price was too much.
I ended up buying it in the U.K for £170 cheaper. U.K definately cheaper for gold.
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Freeloader!
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Not surprised they can't sell gold. We looked at a very fine 14ct gold chain for Maggie and the guy in Fethiye wanted 180ytl! Now I know gold is expensive but this was bottom end stuff -very fine and no weight at all as it is to replace one she broke and goes through a small diamond pendant. When we said it was too expensive he just put it away. His loss. Not sure which shop it was as there are so many.
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Originally posted by Scunner
Freeloader!
;):D
no just careful.
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Gold = too expensive
Carpets = too heavy
T shirts = rubbish
You don't have to be a freeloader to see that the 'traditional' holiday buys in Turkey haven't had a good time for a while. Plus things are so cheap in the UK now, and often far better quality.
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I left a comment on the link page but its not shown up as yet!
Scunner you are right, things have become cheaper here so there's no incentive to buy it abroad now
ah yes, its there now
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I'll stick to buying carrots from the veggie market and definately not carats from Eternity Gold and Diamond :D
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I don't think that these resorts in Turkey have ever been the destination of the very wealthy English but perhaps I am mistaken. My perception is that Turkey for many years has been a holiday choice for an average or perhaps lower income family. Not so much now but in the past those looking for something a bit different from the rest of Europe and people that want a cultural experience and an adventure. So those same people and new ones are still visiting but with less money in our pockets than ever due to things being tougher back home. So I am sure that Turkey is suffering due to our lack of spending now but those working in tourism certainly have no right to consider us freeloading! whilst we keep all our money back home stashed away eh!! I wish. I personally can't even afford a holiday this year, like many others I am sure, let alone buy gold.
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Just a few years back, CBF had many posts and topics about jewellery they had bought in Turkey and had valued in the UK with very pleasing results. In 2010 we are now reading about people buying in the UK £170 cheaper, or not buying in Turkey because the price was obviously too high.
I have a feeling it has a lot less to do with freeloaders and more to do with price loaders. Gold is gold surely, how did it go from being so much cheaper than the UK to way more expensive, in just a few years? I'd buy a golden egg, but fear the goose is possibly long dead.
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Originally posted by Scunner
Just a few years back, CBF had many posts and topics about jewellery they had bought in Turkey and had valued in the UK with very pleasing results
We always found that to be the case.
As a contrast to Eternity Gold & Diamond, Brenda took a ring back to Infinity in the hope that they may be able replace a missing stone of three. This they did without fuss and without charge even although the ring was bought some considerable time ago. :)
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Someone told me many years ago that the price of many things is set by a simple rule - every time a price quoted is met with a look of happy surprise, the price to the next person goes up. This continues over time till the people still buy, but there are no longer any looks of happy surprise.
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:) You were lucky H, a few years ago I took a ring to have a stone replaced, when i went to get it they had taken the other 2 stones out and replaced the 3 with glass,saying that the match was better. :o but no sign of the ones they removed,we were rushing to go somewhere so I just could'nt be bothered arguing the toss, but once bitten twice shy,
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No more happy surprises in Turkey then :D
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My wife and daughter some times go shopping in the market. The times that they have been, my wife has enquired about a certain garment, to be told a price. Then a Turkish person asks the price and is quoted a cheaper price (sometimes half of what the wife was quoted). As my daughter is fluent in turkish she then queries the price change with the stall owner, only to be met with the usual shrug of shoulders. So in the end he makes no sale.
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quote:
Originally posted by Scunner
Someone told me many years ago that the price of many things is set by a simple rule - every time a price quoted is met with a look of happy surprise, the price to the next person goes up. This continues over time till the people still buy, but there are no longer any looks of happy surprise.
Spot on.:P
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Why does your daughter not ask the price in the first place, in Turkish?
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It's far more interesting to have your daughter listen and tell you how much more they quoted you. Great fun!
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:) or daughterS, in your case,
We dont go the market unless we have to take someone,get fed up listening to iki besh, for everything, at least I think thats what they are saying.:P
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Our trips to the Calis sunday market ended up pretty much being buy potatoes, check the cherries, go for a chicken doner half bread at Ruud Van Nistelrooy's, buy eggs & chicken, home. It's seriously too hot to barter for anything, especially if you are expected to do it every week of your life.
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Just a thought. I find that the translation in the Hurriyet often leaves a lot to be desired and there are many times that I haven't got a clue what they are trying to say (usually when they are quoting politicians :) ). It is possible that the word 'freeloader' was the result of an over exuberant Thesaurus user on the translation staff.
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I also like to listen in when a Turk asks a price at the market but have actually found sometimes there is only a 5 lira difference!
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Spotted a sign in a shop in the bazaar last week "3 for 10" 10 what I asked he said pounds my reply was I don't have any pounds only Euros OK that will do 10 euros.
What the sign clearly meant was whatever currency you were going to pay in so if you were Turkish it was 10 lira, American 10 dollars and so on
Ron
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Or another classic in the market is "3 for £10 or 30 lira". £ 10 has not equaled 30 lira since 2006!