European Times Italian edition
Unexpectedly, Italy's tourism industry has just begun to recover, and the "sky-high" bill has arrived first! And this time, it is positano, known as the "most beautiful cliff town" along the summer resort Amalfi Coast, which is exposed to "crazy slaughter".
The Italian website Fanpage reported that the incident was exposed by Stefania, a tourist from the province of Naples. Recently, Stefania and her family went to a bar in Positano town for a nap, and the group ordered 2 cups of coffee, 2 glasses of Coke and 2 bottles of water, and when they checked out, they received a bill of 46 euros.
"I don't know what people think, but [these things] are impossible for 46 euros." Stefania then put the bar receipt on Facebook and expressed her silence about the sky-high bill.
As you can see from the photos posted by Stefania, the price of a cup of coffee is 10 euros, a glass of Coke costs 10 euros, and water is 3 euros a bottle.
After the post was released, it immediately triggered heated discussion among netizens. Many people have left messages condemning the merchants for "pit daddy", but some netizens believe that the price is normal for consumption in tourist attractions such as Positano Town.
In the comments, a netizen sarcastically said: "Did they give you all the keys to the bar, or will you come back to get the keys later?" ”
Another netizen said: "Positano town is like this. When I sat down at the bar there, I closed my eyes (not looking at the bill at all). ”
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In fact, this is not the first time such an event has occurred in this small town overlooking salerno Bay. As early as 2013, Positano became the focus of attention for the "sky-high bill" - that summer, two Italian tourists sat in a bar in Positano town and received a bill of "12 euros for salad, 8 euros for coffee shaved ice, and 9 euros for a bottle of water", and the price of bottled water was particularly unbearable! Subsequently, the tourists who were greatly angry also posted their receipt photos on social networks, which caused the anger and solidarity of the majority of netizens.
In fact, "sky-high bills" can be said to be not uncommon in Italy, where tourism is the pillar industry.
In November 2019, a coffee shop near Castel Sant'Angelo in Rome, the capital of Italy, was surprised by the "sky-high bill": 3 hot dogs, 1 ham cheese sandwich, 4 cans of Coke, and asked for 119.34 euros, including 17.34 euros for the service fee. According to the "slaughtered" tourist: "The price of 1 hot dog is 22 euros, just a sausage and a few French fries." ”
Italian newspaper The Courier
"Water City" Venice is also the frequent occurrence of "sky-high bills" incidents: a glass of juice 12 euros, a cup of coffee 11.5 euros, a bottle of water 10 euros, a plate of seafood pasta 120 euros... These are nothing new. A netizen who was also pitted once angrily said: "Venice is a 'vampire' city!" ”
Image source: Screenshot of the Courier report
The majority of netizens also hold two completely different attitudes towards the "sky-high bill" of tourist areas: many netizens are naturally unfair to tourists who are economically damaged, and think that those merchants who set outrageous prices are undoubtedly "black heart" stores; but some netizens believe that the price of tourist areas is like this, when you enjoy beautiful scenery and food in the world's most famous and popular scenic spots, you should naturally pay for it.
So the question is: what do you think about this?
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