Sleazy traders by the beach in Kuta/Seminyak/Legia
I was fleeced of 40,000 rupiah on the beach. Thanks to a lady who wanted to give me a free menicure! Then she asked for 100,000 rupiah for the menicure. (For your information, 100,000 is quite a lotta money in Bali, though not too much in KL. You can get a lotta stuff with 100,000 rupiah. Was told the average Balinese only make about 600,000 rupiah a month.) Finally, we settled at 60,000 rupiah, but my friend told me he usually paid 20,000, plus pedicure as well! I was fumming mad! Days later, found out you can actually get a lotta lotta stuff with 60,000! A cup of coffee in Four Seasons Ubud only cost you 35,000 rupiah, a decent room by the sea in Lovina cost me 60,000 a nite......Another lady wanted to sell me some wooden braclets for 50,000 each, which I later found out, at the stores by the streets, at only 10,000 each. This is outrageous! Always be careful at the beach. They are...
