snobbyafghan Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 This only concerns a very small amount of money but it just annoyed me. Returning on P&O from Calais last Sunday, we bought some perfume from the shop. It was £10.52. We had some euros left so I decided to pay in euros. Whether or not a night in the Calais car-park dulled my senses or something else caused my brain to switch off I don't know but it wasn't until later I thought "hang on - they charged 15€+ for that!" They also gave the change in sterling (£3.47) so by the time I'd gone through the mental arithmetic, we were queuing up to go down to the car deck. However, I reckon we paid, in effect about £2 extra on an item of £10.52 because we paid in euros. Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, is that or is it not a rip-off? Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Jones Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 GUILTY. Once the rest of the jury has voted, shall we ask the Judge to pass sentence? Always worth doing the arithmetic before going to the checkout on ferries and other places where they have dual pricing (such as some of the "booze-cruise" shops at Calais). They don't follow daily rate fluctuations (or even weekly ones sometimes!) so there's usually a clear advantage in choosing one curency over another, but it's not always the same way round! Tony (So you didn't get me a Toblerone then?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snobbyafghan Posted October 16, 2008 Author Share Posted October 16, 2008 Tony, I hope the Judge is feeling liverish..... We got your toblerone but I was so cross about the rip-off, I had to eat it and wash it dwen with the litre bottle of Jamesons I bought for everyone else on the forum. Sorry... :-D Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chas Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 I always think it strange that folk feel the need to "use up there euros", dont they ever think they will go abroad again ? 8-) put them away for next time to buy the odd drink ect until you can draw out local currency from an ATM. Use a Nationwide debit / credit card for those cant resist bargains, and get a top rate of exchange. Go on, you know it makes sense. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JudgeMental Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 Did someone say GUILTY!......You will be taken from here to a place of execution and hanged by the neck until dead....may God have mercy on your soul. Thats the directors of P&O taken care of, now where are those bank directors..... *-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordThornber Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 Guilty Snobby I say, by the way we sailed on Sun on the 09.30 sail after the earlier one was cancelled. Rip offs? I think the near £5 for 2 coffees and 3 slices of toast takes some beating. And please don't tell me not to eat on board, I was still on holiday. Martyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catinou Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 JudgeMental - 2008-10-16 3:16 PM Did someone say GUILTY!......You will be taken from here to a place of execution and hanged by the neck until dead....may God have mercy on your soul. Thats the directors of P&O taken care of, now where are those bank directors..... *-) Pleeeeese Judge, not all bank directors - my "baby boy" (younger son!) has the title on his cards :'( :'( :'( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly58 Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 Years ago pre Euro i had to drive to Milan for work France/Switzland/Italy at the time the Mt Blanc Tunnel was closed so went via Basle.I had French francs Swiss francs and Italian Liera whilst I was waiting my return at Le Shuttle I thought I would cash in my foriegn money inti sterling that was a big mistake they changed my Swiss and Italian money into French francs and then changed them into sterling so with their charges and different exchange rates I was left well out of pocket a lesson well learned never to do it a again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snobbyafghan Posted October 16, 2008 Author Share Posted October 16, 2008 Chas - Yeah; you're right. I don't why I decided to use euros because we are already thinking of laying some more in now in case they get even more expensive. Sigh..... Martyn - ours was a 9.50am sailing so I'm guessing yours must have been 9.30pm. At least on the way back I had a Costa coffee which, although it cost 2quid+ did at least taste like coffee. On the trip out, I had coffee in the canteen which was like re-heated grey water. Still, the actual ferry costs weren't bad so, "mustn't grumble". Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordThornber Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 Hi Doug, no we were on the 09.50am, sorry but because of the b****y cancellation I couldn't remember what time we sailed!! Martyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malc d Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 catinou - 2008-10-16 3:44 PM JudgeMental - 2008-10-16 3:16 PM Did someone say GUILTY!......You will be taken from here to a place of execution and hanged by the neck until dead....may God have mercy on your soul. Thats the directors of P&O taken care of, now where are those bank directors..... *-) Pleeeeese Judge, not all bank directors - my "baby boy" (younger son!) has the title on his cards :'( :'( :'( Catinou I think it's very brave of you to admit that at this time - ;-) ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malc d Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 JudgeMental - 2008-10-16 3:16 PM Did someone say GUILTY!......You will be taken from here to a place of execution and hanged by the neck until dead....may God have mercy on your soul. Thats the directors of P&O taken care of, now where are those bank directors..... *-) I'd start looking in mediterranean yacht marinas first.......... :-| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snobbyafghan Posted October 16, 2008 Author Share Posted October 16, 2008 Martyn I know it was a big ship but I can't believe I missed seeing a moustache like that :-D Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JudgeMental Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 catinou - 2008-10-16 3:44 PM JudgeMental - 2008-10-16 3:16 PM Did someone say GUILTY!......You will be taken from here to a place of execution and hanged by the neck until dead....may God have mercy on your soul. Thats the directors of P&O taken care of, now where are those bank directors..... *-) Pleeeeese Judge, not all bank directors - my "baby boy" (younger son!) has the title on his cards :'( :'( :'( Mmmm....considering his age and his connection to your good self.....sentence will be commuted to 500 years and 600 lashes. God! I'm going soft in my old age! *-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JudgeMental Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 snobbyafghan - 2008-10-16 4:44 PM Martyn I know it was a big ship but I can't believe I missed seeing a moustache like that :-D Doug Simply because the man is a charlatan! His avatar is a picture of my dear dear friend Salvador Dali.... if you had seen a postman pat lookalike that could have possibly been Martyn..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snobbyafghan Posted October 16, 2008 Author Share Posted October 16, 2008 Judge - I was pretty much aware of that. I'm also aware that old Salv was famous for some things a little less savoury than his art - (did he go blind?). But Postman Pat, eh? Wow - nature is harsh. Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordThornber Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 Nice one lads...I think? If you really want to know who I look like, Google a pic of the former Premiership footbaler, Stuart Ripley. If I say it myself, (and dozens of others have), I really do look like him. Martyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snobbyafghan Posted October 17, 2008 Author Share Posted October 17, 2008 Just had a look - if you look like him, I'd have been much too scared to have spoken to you; he looks a bit 'ard... Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordThornber Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 Doug, I stood next to him once, (he played for Blackburn Rovers), in the local High St. He towered over me and I'm nearly 6ft!! Martyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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