"EXCURSION" WITH LOADING.
"EXCURSION" WITH LOADING.
We have arrived with the spouse to Turkey. And here - here good luck - is found out,
That the tour agency has presented to us excursion.
In the program - visiting of falls and any cave. And excursion
Should take place right after our arrival in hotel.
At first us have delivered on refuelling. Near refuelling was small
Little shop where on all goods there were no price lists. The guide
Has explained to us, that in Turkey of price lists does not happen.
The first lie: in Turkey as in any country, write the price for the goods.
Trade passed so. The seller named the goods price, having looked
On it. To check up or bargain (usual procedure for Turkey at
) it was impossible for purchase. As a result for a small bottle "koly" it has been paid three
Dollar - at the normal price of 50 cents. Certainly, the shop had the agreement
(Public or private) with our tour agency. And, of course, the firm received
Some deductions from each our purchase. But we did not know it.
But it was only the beginning. Then us have brought on factory of the jeweller
Products, and the guide has told:
- Everywhere sell counterfeit gold. If you buy somewhere in other
Place a product and at you problems will begin, our tour agency does not bear
Responsibility for it.
It was the second lie of tour agency. In a little shop at jeweller factory
All was madly expensive. And then: quality of gold at this factory was
As everywhere. Besides, the tour agency cannot bear any responsibility,
If the gold bought at factory appears poor-quality.
After factory us have carried on exchange office. Here the guide
Has given out the same speech:
- I will speak rigidly, do not take offence. If somewhere to you will give
Counterfeit lyres, I will not help you. Because here I carry you in
The state bank, where a full guarantee of authenticity of denominations. Here again you
Should change your currency.
And here it is easy to see the third lie. It that, first,
Nobody forges lyres. Inflation in Turkey considerable, denominations
Invaluable, the sense in falshivomonetnichestve is not present. Secondly, is not present in Turkey
Such concept, as "the state bank". It is the country rather
The developed capitalism. There is, of course, an establishment of type of our Central Bank,
But it to tourists does not change currency. All exchange offices private and thus
Reliable enough. Sense to force us to change money here was
In that this exchange office too had also an agreement with tour agency, and
The overestimated course. The point shared "gain" with firm.
The factory of carpets where carpets were offered was a final stage of a trip
At the prices, at least twice overestimated. Thus, the carpet which has bought there
The average size lost about 300 dollars.
And how a falls and a cave? Well minutes on ten us have delivered and there,
Nearly force having forced to get very expensive cards.
As a result the citizen who has apprehended words of the guide seriously
(And those, despite our, Russian cunning which has entered into sayings, was
It is a lot of), lost at "free" excursion of an order of thousand dollars. In advantage
Whom - it is clear.
However in even bolshem a minus there were those who has gone on the paid
Excursions. We have given in on promises of sea walk on a yacht. At the price of 35
Dollars from the person. It has appeared, first, that instead of a yacht and the sea to us
Have offered a boat and the river, and secondly, that the price of this round at firms,
Trading in vouchers directly in the street, more low - dollars 20. Besides, in
Process of excursion us "planted", where it is possible. For example, drinks we
Should buy, even water, which at all Turkish restaurants
Moves free of charge. On "green parking" it was necessary to pay for umbrellas
Unprecedented money - three dollars.
Certainly, it is possible a tax on firm the claim. But how to prove,
For example, what it has agreements with these shops? Existing forms
Tourist claims are made so, that suit only on the large
"Punctures". Therefore we will simply give to tourists some advice. They suit
For any other country:
- Purposeful trips on "shopping", organizuemye tour agencies,
Appear unprofitable. It is necessary to buy there where do not carry tourists,
- Excursions are better for getting not in tour agency, and in eksursionnyh
Bureau which are much in each large tourist centre,
- Agencies "rents and penalties", that is giving cars in rent,
Offer also services of drivers. Arrange to itself excursion, on
To own route! To you it will manage time in ones and a half more cheaply, than
"Collective farm", and pleasures receive immeasurably more.
Alevtina KOZLOVSKA.
//* an information Source: the Russian newspaper, 24.07.98
//* Reg. Nom. - 1080700219.48-------------------------------------------
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