Travel Advice – Europe’s Little Trick
Posted by Taylor , Dec, 2008 @ 12:56 am
Travel Tip: Never eat or drink something you did not order!
Europe has a little tourist trick that always gets us Americans. They put food (bread, olives, etc) on the table, we eat them, and then they charge us. It is super annoying. In some cases, you might order bread (say, for 3 Euros), eat all the slices, and realize when you get the bill that they charge you per slice.
When I was traveling around Europe, I was pretty good about clarifying costs and quantities. A couple of times, however, I did get nailed with charges for things that I thought were free. It is pretty hard to argue with them, since after all, you did consume the product. To avoid any dispute, just make sure to ask if it is free!
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Brie says – reply to this
Good tip!! I’m headed to Italy in a couple weeks and will definitely keep this in mind. Although I’m very likely to consume anything that’s put in front of me anyway. It’s a problem.
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