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23 Jun 2012 5:00 PM:

(I hereby rest my case, unless you want to send me a private messaghe and save every one's sanity)

No thanks Johnzx - don't think us lesser mortals could stand anymore of your condescending self righteous explanations on the obvious, even by PM

The woodbug

Thread: TOURISTS OR EXPATS BEING RIPPED OFF

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23 Jun 2012 11:17 AM:

Hola Dollymixture

Obviously you are someone someone who lives in the real world unlike our friend johnzx.

Come on Johhnyboy wake up - no till receipts issued - no way of checking. Card didn't work allegedly so no till roll receipt.

Of course ‘fiddles ’go on everywhere, not just in Spain and wherever there is cash involved more so. I have been in business in Spain for more than 6 years so I know my way around and I certainly would not have posted my experiences if I thought for one minute that they were accidental.

I like to think that I am a fairly well balanced individual and certainly not paranoid about others conspiring against me, and surely, describing a situation which is very far from normal hardly indicates that I believe everyone is out to ‘get me’.

In closing, I am sure that you do a sterling job down the old cop shop but comparing a wallet thief to a supermarket check-out is pushing it a bit. Anyway it’s down to Mercadona for me today hopefully to secure my comestibles without any undue till malfunctions

The Woodbug

Thread: TOURISTS OR EXPATS BEING RIPPED OFF

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23 Jun 2012 9:48 AM:

I share ClaireT's experience in Carrefour it is an accepted fact that you must check everything at least twice after the checkout drill! Perhaps it's something to do with the fact that there are dozens of till points in these stores but only two or three are ever manned (or womaned) and it appears to be more of a social event than a comercial transaction. I have noticed in the Elda store that there is a lady who seems to spend her time flitting between the few operating tills with a strange key around her neck 'freeing' the mechanisms.

Last year, in a supermarket operated by a medium sized chain store, I went through cash out and was told that my card was not working, although it had just performed perfectly well in Aldi and the ATM. I was asked to pay cash and I refused to do so, so the goods were then put through again and guess what - the card didn't work again and I was asked to pay cash again.

I realized that something was not right, so I abandoned the goods at the checkout and left the store. I checked my statement on line the next day and the money had been taken out and then refunded later. It appears that I am not alone with this one as once you pay the cash and they don't refund your card, how do you prove that you paid cash as well?

Nice little earner if you can get it.

The Woodbug

Thread: TOURISTS OR EXPATS BEING RIPPED OFF

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13 Jun 2012 5:16 PM:

Nope! That’s no good Ads – it’s just confused me even more. I’m sure the Wikipedia man is quite a decent cove and does his best, but look at this info below that someone sent me. It seems the old ESM is in business and has quite a few bob to throw around.

The European Council agreed on 17 December 2010 on the need for euro area Member States to establish a permanent stability mechanism. This European Stability Mechanism ("ESM") will assume the tasks currently fulfilled by the European Financial Stability Facility ("EFSF")On 25 March 2011, the European Council adopted Decision 2011/199/EU amending Article 136 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union with regard to a stability mechanism.

Perhaps if we rent a little office in Latvia or Luxembourg and pretend we are a poor bank they might send us a bail-out as well.

Thread: Its a Loan, NOT a bailout!!??

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13 Jun 2012 3:58 PM:

If the 100bn euro bank bailout didn’t come from the IMF (International Monetary Fund) and it didn’t come from the ECB (European Central Bank)……….. It could only have come from the ESM (European Stability Mechanism) and the EFSF (European Financial Stability Facility) We are told that so far only three countries have signed up to the ESM agreement so far, Spain being one of them.

Spain is responsible for underwriting 12% of any loans, so if it has got this level of asset to pledge, why does it need a bail-out and why has Spain has signed an agreement to lend itself the money?………. Is it me?

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