Outraged honeymooners stuck with $570 bill for ‘a quick snack’

At least the oysters were nicely presented, on ice with lemon wedges.

That is horrible and also the aggressiveness adding to the situation!

Yes, a good reminder to order from a menu. Even at a stand up counter such as a gelato shop, I will order “the 3 Euro medium” to state the cost up front, for example.

I need to remember that phrasing for ordering gelato.

The $570 is Canadian $$.

Looks like they also got stung by the DCC as the bill shows the total in " $ ". 407 euro = $532 Canadian

Well heeled, tech savvy couple with no common sense. Ordering without a menu or asking 'how much?'

WOW! A cautionary tale for sure! The trip advisor reviews included in the article are just as crazy as this story is.

"... Looks like they also got stung by the DCC"

Nope, no DCC, the $571 looks to be correct @ the May 23rd/May 24th Euro CDN$ conversion rate + the 2.5% FTF.

I guess the Greek government doesn’t care that this kind of rip-off is going on?
The guy at the restaurant next door said he tries to warn people… so i assume it’s allowed.

I feel sorry for the couple, they sound very nice, but they’re very naive with no common sense. They learned a valuable life lesson.

OOPs Missed the May23 date

Is it normal now for a charge slip to show the amount in both euro and the 'home' currency of the card?

May23 date

so it is nearly news then...

Glad the bad publicity made The Post.

Is it normal now for a charge slip to show the amount in both euro and the 'home' currency of the card?

No, it should not, unless they are making an offer...otherwise they have no idea what the exchange rate is. Of course you can insist the transaction be made in euros.

"Is it normal now for a charge slip to show the amount in both euro and the 'home' currency of the card"

That clip of the transaction in the linked article is not of the actual receipt - it is a clip of the posted/cleared CC transaction as you'd see it displayed in your phone/tablet banking App.