A British woman has issued a Benidorm tourist warning after being ‘completely shafted’ while exchanging some pounds to Euros.
Rosie Stockdale went to a bureau de change in the centre of the Costa Blanca resort to change some money and was left horrified at what she got in return.
The Brit failed to realise the terrible rate that was being offered and despite the pound being stronger, she actually received fewer Euros. A picture of her receipt showed she handed over £300 and received just €270 in return.
Taking to Facebook Rosie wrote: “I’ve been completely shafted at this place. I should have checked the rates but I just wanted to exchange money.”
Adding that she just wanted “to warn others”.
And it seems that Rosie is not the only Brit to have been stung by the same currency exchange shop.
One wrote: “Got done there many many years ago. Only £100 for us. Lesson learnt. They get away with it because they state their terms in very small print.”
Another said: “Nothing (you can do) unfortunately because it tells you on the window that under €600 you get 0.90 as the rate and only after €2,000 do you get the 1.17 rate.”
Some replied giving Brits advice on where to go to change up money.
“Go to the indoor market to exchange money,” wrote one, “Every time I am in Benidorm that’s where I change money and I have never been ripped off.”
Another agreed: “If you’re changing more money, go to the indoor market, a couple of places in there that won’t have you over, it’s the world we live in with people wanting to have people over, they’re scumbags.”