Thread: I am so sick of being ripped off by people in Tenerife

Originally Posted by bluemoon

For example, we had a sale on mobile phones and one brand had like 50 quid off them. All the local store owners were flocking into the store and buying dozens at a time and selling them in their own stores, 60 quid dearer than what we were selling them for...... just shows you!

Like when the store I worked for discontinued a Satnav and the price went down to £50.

I bought the lot and flogged them on ebay for £120. Then I cleaned out our other 6 branches in N.Ireland and did the same.

Always shop around.

Originally Posted by SuzyQ

For some reason its the shops run by Asians that have the "creative" pricing policies. That is not rascist, just fact. It tends to be either the electrical shops or hand bag / leather / gift shops. There are never any prices on display. I went into one with my mum in law on Sunday in Los Cristianos as she wanted a bag. She saw one, asked the price, and he said €105. I told him he was having a laugh asking that for a copy Gucci, and he said well its a good copy you can have it for €65. By the time we were walking out he was after us, bag in hand saying give me €25, so she bought it. Scandelous!! Another thing, you read from time to time about police raiding premises where there are snide goods, yet in certain areas of town, and on the markets there are hundreds of them. How come they dont get raided, it would be a doddle??

Most shops don't clearly show prices and its so annoying, cos I am not buying by price, but I don't want to go through a ton of hassle just to find the price. Most of the shops in the resort ask way, way too much and you MUST refuse to pay the asking price. One shop tried asking a mammoth price for a suitcase and we got it down to a third of the initial asking price and it was still expensive, but we were desparate!

I agree that something should be done about the number of fake items and that runs through a whole range of products. I can only think the police sell a lot of tickets for their annual ball, or they can't be bothered with the paperwork.

Why should the way you shop in Tenerife be any different from anywhere else? Of course you have to shop around, of course people will try and charge as much as they can. It's business and if you are daft enough to pay over the odds, people will let you.

True, but where in the UK do you find items without prices on, except the markets? Imagine going into Currys for a dvd and asking the price to be told something ridiculous like, 500 quid!!! Trading standards would be on them like a ton of bricks, yet its quite acceptable here.

I think if you're in the market for something expensive like a watch, camera, 'designer' bag etc etc then you must do research. Have a good look around shops and compare. If you're in the south then go north and explore Santa Cruz.

In the Uk we have a magazines for almost everything, so maybe someone can send you one, so you can look up various prices. The internet is probably the fastest place to explore, or even Ebay - just place an item on 'watch' and see how much it sells for. There are magazines in Tenerife also and you can Google/Spain Google also (for those whose spanish is OK).

And why support your local crime network by buying fakes, whether its from the guys who pester you at bars/restaurants, some of the shops, and especially the markets? Just don't buy the bloody stuff. What do fakes say about you?

I think you have to try to avoid the purchase on a whim, or if you do don't belly ache about how much you paid afterwards. I've done that with a camera, though for me the deal was good, but in the same 'sangria' mood (in Tenerife) went into a dress shop and spent over £150 on a dress (not for me!!!).