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Tourist Charged €25 For An Ice Cream Cone

We've got 99 problems but charging this much for an ice cream isn't one. There's so many stories abo...
TodayFM
TodayFM

5:03 PM - 15 Jan 2019



Tourist Charged €25 For An Ice...

Fergal D'Arcy

Tourist Charged €25 For An Ice Cream Cone

TodayFM
TodayFM

5:03 PM - 15 Jan 2019



We've got 99 problems but charging this much for an ice cream isn't one.

There's so many stories about rip-off Ireland but thankfully this happened in Italy.

There's a saying, "Never buy anything from somewhere that faces a monument" and it applies in so many tourist traps.

According to a piece in The Times, a Taiwanese tourist in Florence, Italy was charged TWENTY FIVE EURO for the small cone.

They were so shocked they told their tour guide who then called the police to complain.

 A police spokesman said, “Hiding prices is very common and is a habit that creates a poor impression around the world, given that tourists are the main victims,”

The vendor was fined €2,000 and given a slap on the wrist.

When asked why he did it he said, “because it's so tasty.”

Fair enough.

 

 



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