Qingdao Seafood Stall Charges Shocked Tourists 38 Yuan Per Shrimp

Qingdao Seafood Stall Charges Shocked Tourists 38 Yuan Per Shrimp
Oct 09, 2015 By eChinacities.com

A now-infamous Qingdao seafood stall owner went viral over the National Holiday for scamming tourists in a big way. A Weibo user reported that the stall owner charged his family 2,175 Yuan for a meal after insisting that the shrimp were priced at 38 Yuan each rather than per plate.

The stall owner threatened the family with a baton when they refused to pay, according to The South China Morning Post.

The moral of the story? Stay far away from the seafood stall on 92, Leling Road. A group of tourists from Nanjing were handed a 1,380 Yuan bill from the same stall that they argued down to 800 Yuan. Another table got nailed with a 2,700 Yuan tab and ended up paying 2,000. “This method is really disappointing,” remarked a Netizen.

SCMP reported that the stall owner was later fined 90,000 Yuan by the city government and made to return all of the customers’ money.

Source: ifeng.com

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Keywords: Qingdao seafood Qingdao scam Qingdao tourism

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Guest14276540

Perhaps the guy's wife worked in tourist seafood stalls at Hainan Island.

Oct 10, 2015 17:40 Report Abuse

dkappy

Only these narrow-minded Chinese fools could be so short sighted, pushing off problems even by 5 minutes in order to sneak in a quick dollar.

Oct 10, 2015 09:13 Report Abuse

voltasingh

Thank God.. I was charged 5RMB per Shrimp in BBQ Style in the same food street... and i Thought it is high price but after reading this news.. i am feeling lucky

Oct 10, 2015 08:39 Report Abuse

Englteachted

So you got a few extra thousand but you are out of business and you miss out on earning a decent profit yearly . Chinese logic.

Oct 10, 2015 07:33 Report Abuse