Short changed at a Turkish kebab shop

In the early hours of the morning I bought a kebab from a Kebab shop in Hoponandoff. I paid 5.50 euro. I paid with a 10 euro note. I got may change.

When I emptied my pockets today I noticed that I had two coins from turkey, they look similar to 2 euro coin. They were 1 lirasi from turkey. Not happy about that.

Has this happened before?

Aussie Steve

Topic crosslink: Foreign coins that look like a Euro coin

Were you drunk at the time ? This has happened to me a couple of times while under the influence. But then they have to deal with lots of drunken people coming in, so in that respect, its your own fault for not checking.

How can you say it is his own fault for someone conning him! Sure, he let it happen by not being observant, but they played the dirty trick.

Yeah I was drunk. Thats why I thaught It was a good idea to eat a kebab at 4am monday morning. I guess a aussie drunk 4am is a easy target.

I serve drunk people all the time, I dont go giving chance in aussie dollers.

Aussie Steve

Sorry, Steve. Next time you'll know to check the change before you leave the shop.

Jenny next time you come to the Outland you better check your change

Aussie Steve

Give it to Wibbs, he wont notice...

I'm just impressed that you remember what you paid them and what change you were supposed to have

After a heavy night out it's always a voyage of discovery for me to find out what money i have left in my pockets, if any at all

Did you enjoy the kebab?

Thanks for the tip. I'll be in on Wednesday and I'll be watching you like a hawk , making sure you don't slip me those damn Turkish coins.

The Kebab was good, If i burp I can still taste it. if any one was wandering which kebab shop it is its the one with blury lights and rotating floor

Aussie Steve

You know, it's a shame about the change but you have to admit, it's hard to beat a good kebab after a couple of beers.

I still miss the kebab shop in wollongong...

Turkish kebabs are not bad... but where is the cheese, homus, chilli sauce and the choice of beef or lamb...

I would gladly pay 10€ for one of those

Some jerk gave me canadian pennies in change in the states last month.

Ok - not the same level of damage, but still.

I could not agree more. Aussie Kebabs are great. They are just a different level of Kebabs. And you are not going to get short changed at 4am in aus, you might get in a fight but not short changed.

Ahhh Lamb kebab with bbq sauce and cheese and that weird stuff vegos eat

Aussie steve

Did you consider at all the possibility that it was an accident? That you weren't short changed but that the person dealing with you simply hadn't noticed that someone had slipped them the coins. You said they look pretty similar.

Nope no accident.

Either way it sucks, Keydeck. If you switch a Canadian penny for an American penny it's not a big deal, but if you get a Turkish Lira back, it's only worth like 53 Euro cents. Yeah, it could have been a mistake, but what the hell do you want with some useless Turkish lira?

oooh- hang on- Will they work in the cigarette machines?

Edit:
Steve, I just read your profile "Aussie Steve- Veteran wannabe" Looks like all that posting you did kinda work.

How do you know?

guilty unitl proven wrong.

He just happened to have 2 turkish coins in the til and happened to give them to a drunk at 4am by accident.

As if mate

Aussie Steve

It's a Turkish kebab shop near Hauptbahnhof, an area with a large Turkish population who are not unknown to eat food from their native country. It's 4am so he's tired and probably not entirely alert. The coins are in the till through whatever means and you're saying it isn't at all possible that a mistake was made.

And eh, your name is to the left of your post. No need to sign it

possible

but not probable

Aussie Steve

Why not just take them back. Seriously. Go in and say, hey mate, I run the xxx place (or whatever) and was in here the other nite. Well, seems your buddy gave me these things instead of 2 euro coins (or whatever).

Either they will go - "Oh shit, that stupid f*ck on the night shift, here you go" or they will go "No clue what you are on about, go away".

If they say the latter, let us know. I will walk by sometime next week personally and say, "Gee, I would like a döner, but not from here - I hear you give people turkish lira for change"

Ok - it might not get your money back, but a drop in the pail ...

(Looking at your photo keydeck) I will bring it

Ill give you me two cents worth

ohh wait ill give you two lira

Aussie Steve

I think the real question here is "Do the coins work in cigarette machines here?" If so, I'll swap you those worthless coins for two 2-Euro coins and we'll do a good deed by screwing over the cigarette machine vending company.

It is kind of cool to know drunk people can accept these as 2 euro coins, me working be hind a bar and all

Aussie Steve

Jenny, they don't.

Another reason to avoid Outland like the plague, but I think we discussed that already Steve.

They wont work Jenny, slighter diff size. That explains why they didnt go into the slot machine as well. He told me it was broken...

Aussie Steve

You avoided before I came along, Its your socail life Keydeck,

If you need a change come on down, Ill change your money

@ Aussie Steve - then take them back.

Correct Steve, that's why I said "another" reason.

Ill Take them back.

Can any one help with location. About 100meters from S bahn, not sure what direction. Have lights that were blurd at the time and warm beer.

Thanks

Aussie Steve

Bummer.

Ill give you a reason to come on down. Ill by you a beer.

Aussie Steve

this thread has been entertaining enough that i'm going to check out outland, even without the promise of a free beer.

@Aussie Steve
You do know that there are like 2 dozen K-bob places within 100m of Hbf, don't ya

And they are all out to cheat him.

1-Tough titty
2-Get Outland to do kebabs

Oi Steve...

Is this the first time you have been fucked over whilst pissed?...

Its a valuable lesson...

Wanna buy a satellite system

Just let it go. You got nicely arsed. Check the change next time. It ain't the last time that it will happen.

Oh - uhm, yeah been there.

you could always fashion the useless coins into teeny tiny lethally sharp throwing stars and head back to the shop that swindled you and lob away!
get drunk first though, am sure your drunken body will automatically guide you back to the right shop!

Yeah right ... whatever! And I suppose if you got ripped off you would think it was a genuine mistake and they lovely hugable people.

@Aussie_s, I will be paying with the exact change on Wednesday... tip will be in New Turkish Lira though.

Oh how little you know of me. Anyway, Steve has already said that it could have been a mistake.

@Steve: Weren't you the guy with the salad dressing story? Maybe the kebap-guy was your dressing man? Still sure it was a kebap?

Damn...Hate when people change tack and start becoming rational !

The wisdom is on this website has been above and beyond what I have expected. (well I expected nothing.)

Potbelly - It will be a long time until I speak any sense or norm.

What you all dont seem to forget is I see some of you at silly oclock at the pub off your faces.

They will be passes on... and to a drunk Toytowner... who will it be, I have the coins ready to go.

Aussie Steve

The coins have been passed on to a Toytowner.

Who was in the Outland the other night from TT. Check your pockets. It was Thurs or Friday Night.

Person who has It gets a beer.

Hint... it was some kind of women.

Aussie Steve

You mean like Russian women vs. Australian women? Or more like blonde vs. redhead?

American Steve