Hangzhou Day Tour Alert: Dodge This Tourist Trap!
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There was a loudspeaker on a trash can opposite the LV store, constantly warning people not to sign up for unofficial tour groups because they're scams. Lesson learned the hard way.
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Wish I had heard it back then. Oh well, it wasn't a lot of money anyway. I'm posting this to help others avoid the same trap.
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Why would you even join a tour for city attractions that have such convenient transportation and don't even require an entrance fee? You're just asking to get ripped off.
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To be honest, I wanted to leave around noon. But then I remembered we were going to Lingyin Temple later, so I thought I'd just leave after the boat ride.
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I paid 180 yuan for a one-day tour to Wuzhen and Nanxun. I have no idea how they're making a profit off me. An older lady in our group paid 230!
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The people who roped us into this tour even asked if we wanted to go to Wuzhen the next day, saying it would only be 80 yuan.
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Their main goal is to sell tea. And the tea isn't even local; it's all shipped in from elsewhere.
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Wow, so it's actually shipped in from other places?
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This kind of scam has been around for over ten years! Our whole family got duped in Shanghai.
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What kind of scam was it in Shanghai?
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Oh no... I signed up for this one.
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Just try to enjoy it and relax.
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I'm listening to the tea sales pitch right now. I'm about to lose my mind!
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Yeah, that's the part that drove me crazy too.