20 Arnaques (rip-offs)

1. Haircuts

2. Dry cleaning

3. 1€ bathroom entry and 3€ toilet rolls at Printemps

4. Bottled water in restaurants and cafés

5. Pink Lady apples

6. Buddha Bar

7. Zénith

8. Mobicarte

9. Service Plomberie

10. Manicure / pedicure

11. Dépots de vente

12. L'épicerie du coin

13. Printer ink

14. Developing photographs

15. A pint

16. Anything en livraison

17. Kooples

18. Rôtisserie chicken

19. Shaving razors

20. Vélibs, only when: flat tyres , no brakes, bent wheel, sliding seat, wobbly handlebars, loose chain, gears slipping, the machine doesn't print a ticket, using it for over half an hour ... forgetting where you parked it. Otherwise a bargain.

Thanks to Kinneret Rosenbloom for suggesting 20 "super-over priced Parisian items" and winning the much coveted 'Elles' catalogue.

Comments

[nicholas]

ANd Epicerie's after 10pm

[Letitia Farris Toussaint]

I would like to add any form of continued education for adults: guitar, Access database, painting restoration, speed reading and just about any other kind of class I've looked into!

[Sue Rynski]

To me Mobicarte isn't a rip off - but Orange forfaits can be! Mobicarte is less expensive for me than the cheapest forfait plan, and there's no engagement.

Thanks for the list - confirms a few things I was thinking myself!

[James]

Zénith? How can a venue be a rip off? Prices here are far cheaper than in other venues around the city. Haircuts? You can get one for 6 Euros round my way!