Ripped Off in Poland? - Expose here:

Except you don't, if you write



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Not on Polish products, youll always be shafted on them because theyre arent any and the ones that they are are shite.


Nahh because i was willing to just give up, perhaps ill hang around for a bit longer.

Remember that little piece of paper the sales assistant stamped for you when you last bought a watch or TV set? It's called a warranty agreement. By purchasing the product you enter into this agreement. All issues connected with faulty operation etc are ruled by the provisions of that agreement. The vendor does not enter into the picture at all, except by complying with the said provisions if you bring your purchase back. This is how it works in Poland.


OK OK. Hush... Of course you're right.

Yeah and take into consideration that not so long time ago, around 20 years, you had a supermarket in poland with 3 products basic products, bread, oil and "chocolate-like blocks". While in UK you had supermarkets with shelves full of goods. Around 10 years ago first shopping centres started to appear. And I still remember the time when I was in ave that there can be so many kinds of sweets on one shelf. So don't tell me that there's gonna be ever - something of similar quality in Poland to the quality there's in UK because there simply won't. Western cities will always look a little bit better than Polish ones same with amount and quality of products, and quality of life.

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah, life in PL is so much fun!
Nothing but buying a pack of brand new DURACELL batteries can become a real adventure and you can then talk about it on an international forum. It couldn't happen anywhere else...

I am sincerely sorry for you. You seem to have a bad case of Western Worship ;-)

Fortunately for you, living in Britain, the warranty does not affect your statutory right to expect something you've bought to work, and that a shop sells something that does what they say it does.

Interesting what the law is here.

Well... Thats what I meant. You just can't expect that UK laws would be respected in Poland. Or Polish laws in the UK. I understand, why you are upset. Try to understand - you can't blame foreign country for having it's own law.

the law here is wolna amerykanka Mr. Jonni. 99,9% of western people are totally helpless face to it. hahahahaha

Yeh yeh and i suppose thats all our fault too hey, nothing what so ever to do with Polish people who live in Poland ohh no they are totally innocent the sun shines right out of their asses. Germany became a powerhouse and Poland became what... well the rest is history.... Now theyre complaining about 50 years too late. Youre country is soo fcuked up its gonna tke ages to put right and im not buying the ohh we were under commnist rule anymore. iTS A WROTTEN establishment, wrotten to the core..

I'd like to see something Europe-wide, Let's hope it gives the best protection to the consumer not the worst.

Well sorry but it's the sad truth, I've been to several western european countries, saw all the little towns neat and clean, UK, France, Germany, Sweden, everythings clean, nice old buildings. In Poland - sad, dirty, polluted **** holes. You have maybe not that much bigger variety in shops in western countries than in Poland, but still, in here every new technology is delayed and due to that everything is a little bit more "low-end". If there are nice buildings they are under the cover of thick layer of dirt. They are restoring the "old glory" if it was any, so maybe some day, but despite that these other countries will always be a step forward. It could have been worse, we could have been Ukraine -5 years or Belarus -10. It could have been a little bit better with proper reforms..

frd
And the answer is simple - stay away from Poland. I wouldn't travel to places I don't like.

ORLY? All of them? Of course some of them are. But it is not true that all towns and villages in the so-called West are neat, clean, and pretty. I have seen some really grim towns in England, for example. And most of London is really depressing. Which is normal - no country is a show-case exhibit. I just take offence to your slamming Poland so indiscriminately.

And as far as technology is concerned - some trappings of civilisation which I took for granted in 2004 Poland, such as same-day bank transfers, only arrived in the UK this year. Nothing's as black and white as you try to paint it.

it's true but why are you saying 'the sad truth'? I'm not sad about it all. I love it here, long live the Polish chaos and anarchy!!!

Im' gonna say the same thing that I've mentioned in the other thread. What do you want to hear WB something like "Yup, we are lazy **** heads, we are under people and it's kind of sad that nazis hadn't finished us off"? Is it all right with you? Maybe you feel a little bit better? I haven't said anything about it being somebody's elses fault. As for Germany I'd suggest reading a little bit of history, the american part of germany was developing great and there was a stream of yanke money pouring into it - they had pretty much would you would call freedom. The other part was a poor cesspit ( I suggest watching "Lives of others" ). And it would be in the same state as Poland is if not the money from the western part. ( there was actually a debate once of some western german politicians not fond of the whole "let's rebuild the east part" thing )..

Is mentioning UK not sustaining so many problems as other post soviet countries your pet hate in here?

As embarrassed as I am to say it I was shopping at some markets at night and I found one (which was surrounded by other food like Pierogi, cakes etc.) and I bought some chunk of what LOOKED like baked goods...needless to say the lack of light, inability to read Polish, and overall confusing location of the stand led to me taking a rather disgusting bite of fat (if I'm not mistaken pork fat). Boy that left a nasty taste in my mouth....luckily 6 cheap, greasy pierogi's were waiting for me one stall over.....

Okay, that was my own fault - not ripped off at all. I'm not even implying that it was anyone but my own fault...thought you guys might enjoy that though :)

I am afraid that in reality you would like to see something UK-like. Don't you?
I am agree customer protection in the UK is great. For instance you can change your mind and return item to the shop (without any particular reason). In Poland it's not so easy. Is that good or bad? I don't know. All I know - it's Polish way.

A don't see any attraction in unified Europe with the same customs and law in every country. What's would be a point in traveling then?

Sometimes I encounter guys who are blaming Poles of not speaking proper English. That is funny. I am living in London and I don't feel offended that Britts don't speak any Polish. :-)

LOL thanks for sharing! ;-)

Was that dog years (since you only joined here this past July).


The only way you would know that is to look there. Of course your personal life is your own....

are you sure it was YOUR own fault? you mentioned something about lack of light, ability to read PL and confusing location of the stand - I'm sure PL can be blamed as well, at least a little bit.

Yeah! they purposely set the stand in a location where there was dim light. Damn polskis! Cheating bastards!

yeah, and then they should have translated the writing from PL to English as well!

They built this shop and designed it with sole intention in minds - to lure you into buying some smalec. "Cunning people they are!" - master Yoda once said.

It could be considered that depending on the circumstances, but you havent been around long enough to know the difference. I only joined in July!! fcuking hell i didnt know my stats listed that!

yeah! and then all these poor, innocent foreigners are being ripped off; some big time, in ways you wouldn't expect in, say, the UK or USA...

:)

Okay, I shared something for you guys to maybe find funny. I pointed out multiple times I had no intention of implying anyone was to blame but me. Is there something about that you two don't understand? Or you just like making fun and picking fights?...

k98_man
I can't speak for others.
I am making fun. :-)

Take no notice of them matey they are always on here moaning and whining all we need is ksia to turn up and we have full the pack.

If you want to see real chaos and anarchy come to Greece.However,I noticed that polish girls adapted quite fast to this situation while czech girls keep swearing and cannot adapt.Probably polish are used to a similar situation and understand quickly all the maneuvers,this is my conclusion.But I like this slavic chyma(everything in mess without any order) as we call it in Greece.