Watch Out for this Scam in Sunny Beach, Bulgaria 🇧🇬;) ⚠️ 💵
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- Опубликовано: 26 май 2024
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The Scams you need to Avoid so you are Not Overcharged here in 2024
A Restaurant Scam Exposed in May 2024 with a Violation of the Trade Descriptions Act by Advertising One Price and Charging customers a Higher Price ⚠️
That's a pathetic excuse... By law, they are required to post current prices...
Keep exposing those scumbags...
👍 I was charged Double. A number of staff are involved. My friends went there last week and waited a long time for their change, they said after a long wait they had to go over to the Waiting staff to ask for their change, my feeling is that this happens regularly at Hawaii
@@travelwithcol4625 Well let's spread the word then... If we hit them in the pocket maybe they'll change their way of doing business.
I'll make sure everyone I know knows about them... I may test them myself and since I'm Bulgarian it will be more difficult for them to B.S. me...
Another scum that was exposed last year was that the prices of stakes are in grams not per portion... So people will see something like 15 levs for a stake but they wouldn't know it is actually for only 100 grams. So if a stake is about 600 grams you end up paying 90-100 levs... Sometimes more..
Thanks for the support, your right we should spread the word to protect the tourists. I’m sure they would not try it with the locals. Your right I thought that the steak looked good value but now I understand that it’s 15 lev for 100 grams not for the meal
It is in your blood to scam
Please explain Igor ..
The whole word is just a scam now
Hawaii Staff Tried to Scam me for a different Price than was Advertised on the Menu. I am sure it happens in other Places too! Check your Change Very Carefully and do Not be Shy to Pull up the Staff and Compain Out Loud if you get the Wrong Change or are Overcharged ;) Thanks and Please Subscribe for more Ken
I am playing catch up , I have watched a lot of your videos from last year, now catching up with 2024 videos. I have Subbed and Liked.
Thanks Graham ! I hope you enjoy them and also check out my videos from Burgas too, it’s close by , £4 by bus from Sunny B
@@travelwithcol4625 hi col how much would u recommend taking if going for a week 7 days in July self catering and pubs every night
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Ya being scammed always leaves a bad taste in your mouth . Our goverment and police need to do more about stuff like this
👍 Thanks for the support Nik. I love Bulgaria! You can Subscribe to my channel for Free @ youtube.com/@travelwithcol4625
They are probably not paid enough.
@user-bf5fi4ss2q Theft is Theft! I would not make excuses for Thieves! My Bulgarian friend said that there are many Bulgarian waiters and bar tenders there who just wanna become rich quickly and make loads of money from the tourists. Check your change carefully in the bars and restaurants. We noticed that they get good tips and restaurants and Sunny Beach has millions of tourists. Some of the workers there just see Tourists as Naive Cash machines!
Sounds like Les Dennis! 😂
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Love these videos Col, your presentation and Voice are Brilliant. I have not visited Bulgaria , Yet ?
Thanks Graham! Maybe check out my other Tours from Bulgaria, it is Free to Subscribe @ youtube.com/@travelwithcol4625 Hawaii on the Video gave me a menu and then charged me Double the Price that was on the menu, they said it was last years prices on the menu 😂 Hawaii Sunny B Remember the Name and Avoid at All Costs
Dann wird es endlich mal Zeit.
@@travelwithcol4625 Danke, das Lokal werde ich meiden, wenn ich nächste Woche anreise.
I am very surprised at your report about the Hawaii restaurant and the price advertised for the Coca Cola and what you were charged.. I live near Sunny Beach (in Koshiritsa) and have done for the past 8 years and have regularly eaten at the Hawaii when I have family / friends over on holiday.. It is without a doubt one of the best restaurants on the sea front in respect of the quality / quantity of food and in price.. They have a hardcore of “waiting on staff” who have worked there season after season and are extremely polite / professional.. I have never ever had any issue with my bill in the past so am surprised that the management have taken their eye off the ball in respect of their pricing, as I said earlier I am an ex-pat and know many of the local people and your report is the is the first time I have heard that the Hawaii is working a scam.. I am due to go to the Hawaii with friends next week and will see if they have corrected the issue and will update you of what I find 👌
I have also been to Hawaii many times but what happened yesterday was Dishonest and Misleading. I checked the Menu outside with the PR and then I also checked the menu that I was given at the table. They treated me like a Tourist and tried to Overcharge me! When I paid them I showed them the Menu and proved them wrong but they had their Excuses ready and said it was Last Years Menu. If is a Violation of the Trade Descriptions Act to Advertise at One Price and Sell at Another price. They just lost a good customer and I hope other people will not fall for this this Scam. Most tourists just pay and do not even check the bill, check your Change Very Carefully against the Menu next week please
I will definitely check my bill very closely and send you a reply after I visit next week 👌
@johnwarne8941 if they recognise you they might not Scam you but if you are there and they think you are a Tourist then they will probably take the opportunity. Please go there one day and just ask for a Coke , before asking for the coke take a menu to check the price. If they do not recognise your face they will probably charge you 4.9 leva instead of 2.5 Leva as advertised
@johnwarne8941 waiting for your report. Did they overcharge you ?
@scoll13 John is a Local and has frequently been to this place it’s UnLikely that they would scam a Local, they are professionals and they Target Naive Tourists who do Not Understand the Currency. Professional Thieves. Last Years Menu 😂
i live in England and my local Pizza place (don't usually use) did the same and said it was an old menu on the wall so does not just happen abroad
True! Hawaii is the place where they Overcharge in Sunny B, they gave me 2 different excuses 😂 ⚠️ for more of my Guided Tours from Bulgaria and many other Countroes then please Subscribe @ youtube.com/@travelwithcol4625
Nessebar council need to look at turning this area between Sveti Vlas-Sunny Beach-N Nessebar into a City for all year round activity,as they are missing out on a fortune by closing everything down for 6 months/year!
Gary you are spot on! My mate wants to move here all year but will things be open ? Please Subscribe to my Channel @ youtube.com/@travelwithcol4625
@@travelwithcol4625 Cheers mate and your video was great and is answering a lot of questions!
I’m a foreigner and I agree! But I guess they have tourists coming for winter vacation elsewhere in the mountains so maybe they think nobody’s going to go to the coastal areas in the colder weather.
@@nora4981 Transform the area into another City e.g.( Varna/Burgas) so it ISNT just dependant on tourists all year e.g. Manufacturing/Retail etc!
Im Winter ist es zu kalt. Ab 26.09.werden immer die Bürgersteige hochgeklappt
Nice video Had a similar experience, they added some extra drinks that we didn't take. Keep track of the number
I knew it was a Scam. He said “you took a table” implying that there was a charge for taking a seat at a table, the can of coke was Tiny. The team are all in on the scam. I know people who went in and they waited 20 mins and they brought back no change so I know what they are doing. I have been Overcharged many times in Bulgaria and they use the ‘Last Years Menu’ sales line when they want to Overcharge you, they did the same last year in Golden Sands at many Bars. They target Tourists not Locals
I was there doing a video for my channel at the end of may it’s not the best time to go for sure. July August is the best time nice video bro
👍 I’m back there on 25/07! More Tours coming soon! For more of my Guided Tours from Bulgaria & the Best Travel Destinations then please Subscribe @ youtube.com/@travelwithcol4625 Thanks for the suggestion
I can tell you it bloody hot today here in pattaya..only scams are the bar fines 🙂
Bar Fines … please Explain? do you recommend Pattaya? How much is the rent there? How much do things cost? How much are hotels etc? I’ve been to Thailand before and it was great over there
Flying out there mid June, any info of the weather being good and what the night life is expected to be like
Weather is 24 ☀️! You can Subscribe to my You Tube Channel @ youtube.com/@travelwithcol4625 to see the Nightlife here
thank's for the head's up, im going to sunny beach in 3 days!
Maybe check out my other Tours from Sunny B before you go, it’s Free to Subscribe @ youtube.com/@travelwithcol4625
Hi mate! How much is local beer on the beach or in bars/restaurants? And is taking an airbnb worth it or would you reccommend a hotel? Thanks! :)
Use Kayak hotel comparison site. Stay at a Hotel. Taxis are big $! The Prices Vary but the places I went to were 6 leva (£3) for a pint of cheap local beer or 10 Leva (£5) for a decent international beer. Watch my other Tours for Prices.. it’s Free to Subscribe @ youtube.com/@travelwithcol4625
Sorry you got scammed, 2 lev extra may not seem like a big deal but getting scammed isn’t a nice feeling anyway, especially on vacation.
I got scammed a couple of years in Plovdiv.
I was Charged exactly double the Price! I just was to protect others Tourists so they are not overcharged. It’s happened to me and to others I spoke to a number of times in Sunny B so always check your receipt and your change, often the change is incorrect here
Col, Always ask for receipt as recently on flower Street (Arena, Central bar and Funny Pub try this regular), the waiter told me 56 Levs for drinks. I asked for receipt and it was 42 Levs.
I have been Overcharged many times. I have gone home from the restaurants and pubs with Czech and Ukranian coins in my pocket. The staff at Hawaai are Dishonest because I checked the price with the PR outside before entering and checked the price on the menu inside and then they charged me Double. They said that the menu Displayed is Last Years Menu. Yesterday I had Dinner at the Corner Restaurant on Flower st and she gave me the Wrong Change
Keep highlighting this Col and keep the good work up 🍻
I just feel cheated! Thanks Andy
Yea you gotta watch out with those guys . 5 leva for a coke is waaaay too much
@Nik-cg6qr the Coke was in an absolutely Tiny Can , a small one. 😂
You got to be constantly on your guard, have a good time, no thanks
Your Right Steve! 2 days ago at the restaurant I was given the wrong change again. It happens lots here. I’ve even been given Ukranian Money in change instead of Bulgarian from the guy at Helena Sands beach bar but that was 2 years ago. I met some guys by the pool, one of them was conned out of 500 Leva by a Strip Club here
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Thanks 🙏
where coming 21st june hotel zenith, its had a full refurb apparently?
Yes! You need to watch my other Guided Tours from last year too on my Channel to see the area where it is, it is Free to Subscribe Justin @ youtube.com/@travelwithcol4625
Are the jet skis safe to use there? I know in Thailand for example there's a lot of jetski scams where they say you have damaged it and try charge you loads
I chatted with a number of Tourists here who have been Scammed in various ways and other who were not, personally I would not risk it here my feeling is that you might get Overcharged or Scammed. One of my Subscribers was just telling me about the Steak Scam at 15 leva on the menu but that is the price per 100g and the he said the Steak can be 600g so it can be 90 Leva (£44) for a Steak not 15 Leva as expected
THERE ARE A LOT OF CAR HIRE SCAMS THERE LIKE THAT , TAKE PICS BEFORE !
@@nigelhulse1538 how does the Car Hire Scam work exactly ? I wonder how they mislead you.. what to watch out for ?
I went in a bar the first night I went to Flower street and was charged a higher price for a beer than was on the menu.However I did go in there to use their loo.
They are probably paying themselves a tip on the waiter/waitress service
Overcharging is a Big Problem in Bulgaria! So many people told me that they got the wrong change and it has happened to me many times over the years especially in Sunny B, Golden Sands and Nessebar. They charged you a Higher Price on purpose, it also happened to me on Flower street where I received the wrong change from the restaurant. I’ve had nights in previous years where I have gone home with Ukranian coins in my pocket. Theft is rife there so ask for a receipt every time and check your change very carefully, do not trust anyone there
Thank You Sunny Beach.
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I asked u about should I take bank card with me instead of levs and just take out levs out from the bank when I need to to save me taken levs with me good do u think just take levs out of bank only what do u think thanks we going in August
@@tommymarr927 yes only use banks not private machines , try Co-Operative bank on Flower st or FI Bank
I want to buy a house somewhere in the EU and I'm thought about sunny beach.
But the season is a bit short indeed.
How is varna actually? Is there a bit of a crowd all year round?
David maybe have a look at my Guided Tours of Varna & neighbouring Golden Sands on my Channel @ youtube.com/@travelwithcol4625 it is Free to Subscribe
@@travelwithcol4625 thank you so much. I will take a look right away! ☀️
@davidbrown-no6md the Tours from
Varna and Golden Sands are from last year , also check out Burgas on my channel
@@travelwithcol4625 yes that can be interesting as well. I've been 3 times to Sofia but the Bulgarian coast is somehow very attractive due to the prices, friendly locals and the expat community. I will take a look at some of your videos from last year.
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Make sure to stay away from the Euronet tourist ATMs! They charge you a lot. Always get your cash from a proper bank ATM like the Fibank ATMs in Flower Street
Good Tip! I did mention that in on my Money Saving Tips Tour actually! For more of my Guided Tours from Bulgaria and many other countries then please Subscribe @ youtube.com/@travelwithcol4625
unfortunately, there is no lack of such people in Bulgaria
I was Overcharged in Golden Sands last year a Number of Times too. I found Ukranian & Czech coins in my pocket that are of a similar size to Bulgarian coins but worth very little so check your Change very carefully and get familiar with the local Bulgarian coins so you can tell the difference
@@travelwithcol4625 please contact the competent authorities, and be more calm
Went to sunny beach in 2019 with my family the most unfriendly place I have ever gone ,not that cheap clothes poor qaulity trainers ECT, we ended up going the Lidl as the food to expensive and poor quality ,not good for kids as not welcome in shops ECT ,scruffy looking men as pr ,is not appealing to go and eat is it ,bad vibe at the place tbh
You made some good points, the Trainers are more expensive than the Real Ones at 125 leva and the soles cave in, some of the Shops are geeedy and charge high prices! But the Beaches are perfect and the hotels are very reasonable! Transfers from the Airport are a Rip Off!! 🙏 and Please Subscribe to my Channel @ youtube.com/@travelwithcol4625 from the best holiday destinations in EU
Yeh my soles wore I'm out in 5 mins went flat ,found the women.extremly cold to kids and aggressive in shops following around ,worst holiday experience tbh we was made to feel like lepers in our hotel was constenly stared at no hello ECT, was told to be quite by security at hotel to be silent by the pool as kids jump in (what) wasn't even noise ,shower door exploded on my wife no apology or condensation or care very uncompasinte, even the cleaners told my kids not to touch the tv remote ( yeh seriously)
Which hotel did you stay at? Name and Shame! How much did you pay for the Trainers? 👟 on Flower Street there is a Mega Expensive shop that sells trainers for higher prices than the Real Ones, she asked me for 125 Leva! Be carefully you don’t get Overcharged.. maybe watch my other Tours @ Travel with Col for the Prices and the Best Hotels
@@travelwithcol4625 can't member mate 5 years ago 😑
Do the shops accept debit cards or cash only?
CASH Only! But check your Change very carefully Jacquie and ask for a receipt
I remember Ivan from 24 years ago when he worked in golden sands. He used to love to sing a bit of elvis. I'm going to sunny beach hotel kalina in September so must keep my eye open for him. 😊
Ivan works in Aura Restaurant now! I remember him from Marbella. Gareth for more of my Guided Tours from Bulgaria 🇧🇬 then please Subscribe to my Channel @ youtube.com/@travelwithcol4625
@@travelwithcol4625 already subscribed my friend. Can you advice me on transport without being scammed by the taxi. I'm arriving at 22:50pm into burgas on the 9th September and need transfer to sunny beach Any suggestions?
@@travelwithcol4625do you have any recommendations for transfer from burgas to resort without being scammed by taxi 🚕. I arrive September 9th at 22:50pm thanks. P.s already subscribed. I remember 24 years ago they used to give sticks of chewing gum as change lol 😅
Can you recommend best option for transfer from burgas to hotel? Without being scammed by taxis 🚕. I arrive 22:50pm Sept 9th. I remember getting sticks of chewing gum as change 24 years ago lol.
For how many people? Hoppa is cheap like £10 if you click on shared often you get given a private depending on demand. There are other sites similar. The bus from the round about is £3.. comfy ride
It's almost everywhere in Europe when you travel when they notice when you are a toerist 😅
Yes you are right they Target Tourists for Scams 👍 you can Subscribe for Free @ youtube.com/@travelwithcol4625 for more of my Guided Tours from Bulgaria and from many other EU Countries Kevin
Flying out on the 8th of June. Thanks for the info
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I'm here now staying at aqua nevis been here since Monday last week lovely place
Yes Sunny B is Great 👍 how is your hotel? It is Free to Subscribe to my Channel @ youtube.com/@travelwithcol4625 to see more of my Guided Tours from Sunny Beach. Also check out Nessebar and Sveti Vlas they are £1 bus ride away
Hotel is good friendly staff food is ok only thing I don't like is the 2 women who knock about flower street asking for 250 lev for naughty naughty stuff
Some Lads at my Hotel were out for drinks and got invited into a Strip Club, he said they shafted him with a 500 Leva bill. Also 2 Danish girls said they were offered Cocaine at the Viking although it’s a Good Bar and I like the music there, the owners can’t help it if one of the Bar Staff is a Dealer I guess
Tbh bulgaria is a lovely place city is lovely scenery is lovely hotels are great I would defo come bk to bulgaria I was looking around flower street to see if I could see you lol
@davidcostello2688 Yes Bulgaria is perfect for a Summer Holiday! 👍
Shop at Lidl, and make yourself a packed lunch.
Good recommendation! At Least they will not OverCharge you at LIDL like the Thieves do at Hawaii restaurant! Overcharging is a problem in Sunny Beach Bars and restaurants, too many staff with Sticky Fingers, check your Change carefully
Yes i got scsmmed went into a pub and lost 5 hours tried to explain to the bar staff the next day,sane happened lost 6 hours
Sorry to hear that! Always check your change carefully in Bulgaria many of the Bar Staff have sticky fingers there. Which Bar? Please name and shame..
@@travelwithcol4625 it is a joke dont you get it? 😂
@andreass1060 Yes it was a Total Scam at Hawaii! They Overcharged me and others. This team have worked together Overcharging naive tourists for years. They picked the wrong tourist to Cheat this time and I have exposed them publicly
Is sunny beach good for solo travelers? Im coming alone in September
Yes Very Good Phil! Maybe check out my other Tours, it’s Free to Subscribe @ youtube.com/@travelwithcol4625 to see all of my Tours from Sunny Beach and the resorts close by such as Sveti Vlas and Nessebar
YES NO PROBS , YOU WILL LOVE IT
it really sucks, for me there is a good reason to go in s. beach since i'm local but for foreigners: no excuse...it's like me planning a holiday trip to Gaza...
😂 Sunny B has lovely beaches and very good quality hotels..Sunny B North has a nice promenade. You are a short bus ride away from Nessebar. Maybe check out my other Tours from Bulgaria, it’s is Free to Subscribe to my Channel@ youtube.com/@travelwithcol4625 I have Tours from Burgas, Varna and more
@@travelwithcol4625 well it's not shockingly bad, for example in the capital/sofia the "Elite" parts look like communist ghettos here you have beaches decent buildings but....ok mate I will thanks for making videos about bulgaria though.
@denideniiis Sunny Beach got voted among the Best 100 beaches in the world. Bulgaria is a nice country, I enjoyed the food there 👍
We went to the Diamond hotel it was terrible and all inclusive was a joke meal time was like feeding time in the zoo the food was cold and drinks all tasted the same their was signs of most of the door had been forced so get your fact’s right
I agree the food was poor quality, I just ate the fruit and ate out but it was cheap and it has the best location right by Flower st .. I stayed there given that taxis are a Rip Off! I’ve stayed in better hotels but it was Cheap! The drinks on the all inclusive were Local drinks Not the Brands we Like.. Thanks for the Feedback Edna! You can Subscribe for Free @ Travel with Col to see more of my Guided Tours
Go to Macedonia and buy a house for the same cost of your Coke Cola in Bulgaria lol
👍 maybe Macedonia is the Place to visit next. Please Subscribe to my RUclips channel Alvin for more of my Guided Tours from the Best Travel Destinations in EU @ youtube.com/@travelwithcol4625
I lived in BG for 4 years. Was good at the start. But got disgusted later, worst place.
Oh! What happened? Please tell us more Moses ..
Best travel bags hiking bags in bg are Tashev! Ive had mine 20yrs still as good as new... i carry a full shop in my rucksack its ace,
Thanks Jan. Please send the location. I bought 2 bags and upon return back home the Zip broke on one and the handle broke on the other, the shop I bought the hand bag from is next time the Palm bar and she refused to refund me
Sunny Beach doesn't look very 'sunny'!
Well actually it was Sunny most days and around 22-24 degrees but earlier in May when I arrived on 12th May I had 3 days of bad weather with rain etc late May was Sunny and just perfect just how I like it. Maybe check out my other Guided Tours from Sunny B and many other Resorts.. it’s Free to Subscribe to my Channel @ youtube.com/@travelwithcol4625
Who would go to a dump like Bulgaria for a holiday? It look a dump.
Jay there are nice parts too! Maybe watch my other Tours on my Channel @ youtube.com/@travelwithcol4625 check out my Tours from Burgas, Nessebar, Sveti Vlas and Varna, it’s Free to Subscribe
Rather go to skegness
Less Scams in Skegness for sure but I’m not sure the weather in Skegness competes with Sunny B Brian
Don’t go it’s crap
True Hawaii has low quality food, average at best, it is OverPriced Cafe Food. La Flor, Bolero and Iris Garden have much better Quality Food. Always check your change and the prices on the Menu and ask for a receipt 🧾 It is Free to Subscribe to my Channel @ youtube.com/@travelwithcol4625 to see more of my Guided Tours from Bulgaria
Wow is bulgaria paying you its a dump
There are positives and negatives about Bulgaria. Bar staff giving the wrong change happens too often there! There are some very nice places to visit in Bulgaria, maybe check out Nessebar, Burgas, Varna etc on my Channel, it’s is Free to Subscribe @ youtube.com/@travelwithcol4625
Sewer 🐀
If u can’t trust a restaurant then 🤷🏻♂️
It’s Disappointing! 👍 they do the Worst Coffee in Sunny B too! Rubbish place! They charge High Prices for Pub Food. For more of my Guided Tours from Sunny B then please Subscribe @ youtube.com/@travelwithcol4625
@@travelwithcol4625 I’ll subscribe mate , I’ll catch up on ur other stuff
All the best
@2stride86 Thanks also check out my Tours from Burgas, Nessebar and Sveti Vlas they are only a short bus ride away
Coll can you give me the best recommendations for .. which shops to go to which ones to stay away from
Yes! Stay Away from Hawaii, Bad Team who Overcharge you, they use the Last Years Menu Scam. Never believe it if they say it’s Last Years menu. Some Guys I met at the Hotel got Persuaded into a Strip Club, he said they made him pay 500 Leva and everything was misleading, he was lied to and Big Guys appear and make you pay more than the Bill. Check your change Very Very carefully at every Pub and Restaurant, I received Ukranian Coins in change