Don't Exchange Money

Joined: Oct 06, 2011
Posts: 11
Review of Silk Market
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Just a warning to anyone wanting to exchange currency. Shops will offer to help by phoning a money exchange person to come to their shop. I just exchanged an amount equivalent to Y1000. I trusted the girl in the shop whom I had known for over a year.

She counted the money and confirmed the correct amount. I put it in my wallet and only went to use it 3 days later. I was informed that the entire Y1000 ( 10 x 100) notes were FAKE.

This shop has used this person for quite a while the girl said, this woman who came (White hooded coat/white bag) is knowingly passing FAKE Chinese Currency, a criminal offence. I reported it to the Security Manager who was a joke and didn't give a toss,, nor did the monkeys sitting in the Security Room where the camera screens are. Needless to say the shop girl changed her story on me accusing me of lying, telling me to never come back and telling the Security Manager a pack of lies in Chinese.

Great to think that an establishment where the majority of customers are Westeners, no one in Security speaks any English. So these shop girls can tell any amount of lies in Chinese and the poor victim if unable to speak Chinese has no chance.

Majority of clothing is of poor to average quality in fit and finish at best, lasting only long enough for a few washes. Everyone claims

theirs is Best Quality but most are made from synthetic fabric with cheap nylon thread. If you want quality that lasts and holds up, by the Real Deal.

Now you also have to contrend with being Ripped Off by Criminals maskerading as Money Exchangers inside the Silk Market.

I'm sure the Boss of the Silk Market who is trying to upgrade the standard of the establishment would be very happy to hear of this going on, and how many other poor tourists are getting ripped the same way.

Advice - Don't Trust Anyone working at the Silk Market & Don't exchange ANY money there. Other traders I have dealt with many times when told of my plight found it very amusing offering zero simpathy.......... goes to show no one there is your friend.

And for the clothing / shoes etc........ the old adage rings true...... Cheap is Cheap.

Duh.

Goes to Silk Market knowing everyone inside is a crook, trusts the money exchangers anyway.

If they still get 2 stars after that then I dread to imagine what constitutes a 1 star establishment in Selmer's eyes *lol*

I trusted the girl in the shop whom I'd known for 12 mnths, never stated everyone in the Silk Market was a crook, learn to read

and comprehend. My supposed friend turned around and blatantly lied to the Security Manager stating she had checked the money and it was real.And that I had returned with 1000 fake RMB to try to cheat her. Completely untrue. Thus my statement don't trust anyone as they will backtrack immediately on the truth should you have any problems.

As for the Security Staff , forget it if you are a foreigner, they are totally apathetic to any complaint from foreigners.You're on your own.

I have contacted the police but there is nothing they can do, so these criminals are free to continue to pass on fake currency to unsuspecting tourists with impunity.

Life is what you make it !

Well I was being generous jim bob. The owner has taken great steps to improve the Silk Markets image, but needs to address

the issues of allowing these persons to operate within the Silk Market & get English Speaking Staff on their Security Team seeing

as they rely heavily on custom from touristsfor their income. Having to deal of people who couldn't give a rats is a joke.

Life is what you make it !

You're wasting your time. Just use more common sense next time. Remember you're in China, it is likely that a stall sales person in a market selling fakes good, even if you are a regular customer, is not really your friend. Don't be so naive. I also once believed that strippers really liked me ;)

The prostitute I visited last night told me that I was the best she'd ever had. Considering the number of men she must have been with, that's quite the compliment!

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