What's the most ripped off you have ever felt?

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Now I don't mean something that was expensive but you really enjoyed, but where you felt ripped off.

I'll start.

26 euros for two Sprite's in Paris.

And this was circa 2014.

£7 for a baby class where we sat on the floor of a village hall and sang wheels on the bus in a circle.

just to say Old Deer Park carpark is free after 6:30 and about 5-7 minutes away from Richmond Theatre

I would have sipped from the little gym floor sink for topping up bottles.
There is an extra tap for this very purpose.
Assuming your gym has one though.

I was there last year. I went to a really posh chocolate shop and bought 4 little chocolates which were all in my favourite flavours and I assumed would be amazing because they were handmade. Cost me about £15 and I didn’t like any of them.

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5k for plastering a bed room and stairs.... the other quotes where 3k and including painting ... but the 5k one was the only one available...well in desperation and stress and missed every builder red flag so have badly plastered ceiling amd will have to paint it all my self. I'm so angry with my self amd stupidity! I can't admit it to anyone.. have frequent panic attacks about it!

Purchased a TV from John Lewis for the kitchen after we had redecorated. We were delayed in opening the box for about 2 months. When we opened the box it was not working. We called JL who were awful. Eventually they sent out an engineer who said you needed to contact us earlier if the item was not working. I would have gone to the small claims court but I had a lot on at the time. I have never used JL since

When I got married.

Thank you!

Well obviously not I didn't drink any alcohol in NYC as had kids with me

When my pension got embezzled. With much less fanfare, the pathetic little 'compensation' scheme was then mismanaged out of existence. I hope somebody did push the fucker off his yacht.

€28 for a vodka and coke in Lanzarote airport just last year. I wasn’t paying attention and paid before I realised what the server had said…it was cheap vodka not a premium brand too

£45 for a fan at a festival on a hot day.

When I was 7 or so I REALLY wanted this teddy but I was £2.50 short to buy it. I asked my dad if I could borrow the money, he said “yes with compound interest of 20% per day” and I just said yes yes whatever okay, he asked if I knew what compound interest was, I said yes. Got the teddy.

A week later he came into my room and told me I owed him almost £9!! I was so cross. He told me not to agree to anything if I don’t know what it means and that he will let me off if I loaded the dishwasher for a week, cleaned the car, and watched the news with him everyday for a week.

Now I’m an adult it’s funny, and I did learn my life lesson I will say that. Diligently read everything I sign and always ask for written clarification on anything I’m unsure of. At the time though I thought I’d been mugged by my own farther.

£50 10 years ago for 2 Bellini’s at Cipriani Hotel before going to Cips Place for dinner. They forgot to add on the Bellini’s and Cips was most reasonable in the end so maybe not such a rip off.

Well if they didn't charge you I dont think ypu can claim to be ripped off

Last year after DSs traumatic hospital appointment we took him into town for some lunch and a treat, he'd seen some jelly cat toys, and was interested in this little dragon that was about £15. The shop clerk came over and pulled out a massive one and practically handed it to him and said we also have this one in a bigger size, and DS was enamoured so I thought surely can't be much more, he's had a hard day and he's done really well and pulled through I'm sure it can't be more than £50.

DS passed her it back at the till and she scanned it, but tilted the screen with the price on, and said cash or card, I said card, and then it popped up on the card reader ONE HUNDRED AND TEN GREAT BRITISH POUNDS, I almost winded myself I couldn't speak, and just decided to pay it after seeing DSs face light up after honestly the worst and most invasive appointment, otherwise I would have done the great yorkshire 'ow much?!?!

I have vowed never to step foot in that shop again.

Booze in Ibiza. Dont even ask.

Antalya airport.

$50 CAD, or so, for parking at the Vancouver Convention Centre beside the Vancouver Christmas Market last fall. I was rushing to get the kids to the market on time for the lighting of the Christmas tree which didn't even happen at the stated time. (One of many grievances I have with that market. Don't waste your money there if visiting Vancouver as everything is overpriced there, too).

Fetching quote

Vets absolutely take the piss, I feel ripped off every time I visit, I also wish I had chosen it as a career as I'd be fucking loaded.

My dog ate a huge box of food waiting to go to a food bank on a bank holiday so I had to pay £450 for the emergency vet to make him sick. The worst part was because he is so clingy (and huge so couldn’t be carried) they took me to a side room, gave me a bucket and some roll and spray and I had to sit on the floor waiting for him to vomit and clean it all up myself! I was heavily pregnant at the time 😂

Had a similar experience with DD6 and the giant jelly cat dragon. Some shop assistants are evil. She’s not normally a tantrum throwing child (she can sulk for Scotland though) but oh my god… I could have unhinged my jaw and eaten that shop assistant in one bite I was so mad.

Lower the tone? It wasn’t me who started going on about paying tax.

24% CGT is way lower than if that money was earned income. If you make millions, you pay a lot of tax. That’s how society works.