Bulgaria Ski discussion board

Hmm this price/ value topic is interesting. I think though we have to accept that high prices and "ripping off" tourist's happens in pretty much every country in any major tourist destination. I am not saying that it is right, it is not but it goes on everywhere.

I have stayed in London a few times over the last 4 years the cost of a beer or a vodka & coke is bloody disgusting in hotels. £9.50 for said Vodka and not much change from a fiver for a beer. Oh and want a simple sandwich that will be a tenner please. Now that is disgusting.

Have a coffee and cake in St Marks Square Venice £10 please!!! A meal in a normal restaurant in Paris? Re-mortgage your house mate.

Prime example of ripping off a captive market happens right on my doorstep at Luton airport. As some of you may know I am a Private hire driver I operate a Jaguar S type and believe it or not a black cab from Luton airport is one of the most expensive cab rides in the country, in fact a couple of years back it was the second most expensive!! You will pay a lot more to jump in a black cab with a driver who does not speak english and who does not know anywhere outside of Luton than to have me pick you up in a Jaguar!!!!! Now that is a blatant rip off of a captive market.

One thing annoyed me in Pamps last year was the cab fares. I was charged 18 lev for a 3 minute journey which even by prices were i live was very high. Needless to say they got the money off me once only. Regardless of what anyone says these prices are extortionate and way over the top. I have no problem with developing countries and price rises and expect to pay a bit more year on year. If they priced themselves properly i would have used them all week 3 to 4 times a day. So for any Pamps taxi men my arse will never darken your dor again Rant Over

Daniel, I agree with you in as much as all major cities in the world are very expensive compared to other areas of the country, London being a prime example. But having managed pubs in London myself, at no time did I have one tarif for english and one tarif for tourists. Also, I don't know any other places that can charge 7 or 8 times the price in one area as they do 20 miles away.
In conclusion... it's not the price, it's the "rip-off the tourist" mentality that gets on my tits.
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