Tourist Scam – Bullied into Buying
Some camera shops in Tenerife bully and confuse customers into buying stuff
There is no question that Tenerife is a great holiday destination. It has so much to offer that it doesn’t really matter whether you are coming to enjoy a romantic honeymoon, a family holiday with kids in tow, a week of golfing with old friends or a raucous stag or hen night with the gang. Whatever your expectations, Tenerife can meet and exceed them.
But no matter how wonderful the holiday destination, it will always have a seamy side. I don’t understand the reasoning behind those that would pretend otherwise.
Tourism in Tenerife attracts not only those who would make a good living out of providing legitimate services to holiday makers, it also attracts those who would grow as fat on Tenerife tourist scams as ticks on terriers.
It is not only naive first time tourists that get taken in either. In his own words, “James”, describes himself and his wife as, “… not naive honeymooners. We are well travelled and experienced – not the sort of people you would expect to be hood-winked in Tenerife. If it can happen to us, it can happen to anyone.”
James’s experience, told in his own words below, is one that is shared by far too many other Tenerife visitors every single day.
Your best defence is not to be afraid to give offence
My wife and I were visiting Tenerife in January this year (2011). On the second day of our holiday we visited the nearby shopping centre at San Eugenio. I had my camera with me (Canon EOS 400D) as per normal. As we approached Sherina Electronics, Centro Comercial San Eugenio, Local 33, Playa de Americas, X-1381968-J, Tenerife, a shopkeeper asked if he could have a look at my camera so I let him have a look and he invited us into the shop.
He wanted to show me the images on my camera in HD. Without my consent he called upon a second person to programme the memory card at first, then the camera itself and displayed the images on a standard TV. For doing this uncalled for task the assistant demanded in excess of 800€ which I refused to pay. He reduced the sum to 689€ which I still refused to pay. I asked for the programme to be removed but was informed this could not be done and was asked to pay 689€ or he would retain the camera. Reluctantly I paid by credit card.
Recognising I wasn’t happy the salesman immediately mentioned upgrading the camera in part-exchange for our existing one. He brought out a Canon EOS 550D then went into great detail about the benefits of the camera much of which I later learned was simply untrue. Every time I asked a question the assistant would confuse the issue and even offered my wife and I drinks to distract us from the point. After some considerable time we ended up paying 3140€ by credit card.
The assistant brought out a ‘grip’, charger and memory cards. Again, when we questioned the price he would delve into details about the functions of the bits and pieces and cause confusion and all the time spinning a whole load of yarn. He also showed us the price on the bottom of the packaging/box trying to convince us he was not over charging. These items cost us a further 986€ for which he asked if we could pay by cash. I refused and paid by credit card.
Prior to returning to the UK we found out that we could complain to the local European Consumer Office in Los Cristianos and got a form to complete. As we did not have much time left in Tenerife, we returned to the shop to sort things out. The shady assistant offered a full refund if I could purchase the same camera for less and have the camera in my possession at the lower price. I took him up on the offer. However, when we got near to the other shop where I had been given a much lower quote the assistant decided to chicken out.
He asked me to return at 7pm when the manager would be there but I asked that he meet me instead at 4pm. I received a telephone call saying could not make 4pm and had received an arrangement by fax. Upon returning to shop, I queried all the prices and was given an offer of 230€ or 780€ in “gifts”, plus the return of our old camera. Taking this all into account we still ended up paying 3/4 times over the odds.
Since contacting Canon UK I now know that my original camera could not have been programmed for HD imaging and that I had been hooked into the shop on a scam from the moment the first salesman spied my wife and I walking in the area with our camera on view. From the outset, the people in this shop used a sophisticated (and well practised) routine to confuse us into parting with our money on what amounted to little more than a cheap con trick.
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Name and Shame
Many of the scams that are pulled daily in Tenerife rely on you being bullied or confused into parting with money. As James’s story illustrates, everything starts off very nicely but quickly escalates. His first mistake was letting the camera shop cowboy get his hands on his camera in the first place. It all went downhill very rapidly from that point.
Don’t be afraid to be rude. Tell pushy sales people to p*** off as soon as you start feeling pressured. But James was not pulled in by high pressure. The camera shop man approached him with a friendly manner and asked to see his camera. BOOM!
Information is key. The more Tenerife tourists that are armed with knowledge of this type of scummy operation, the fewer will get burned and the better off that will be for Tenerife’s reputation as a great holiday destination.
If this has happened to you, first go here for resources to help you: Ripped Off in Tenerife and then share your story so others know what and who to avoid.
Alleged Camera Shop Cowboys
We receive regular comments and emails from those who have been ripped off in Tenerife. Obviously we have no way of checking whether every one of the shops listed here are using heavy-handed or unfair tactics to sell second rate products.
It is entirely possible that one scummy cowboy came across this page by accident and decided to send numerous emails and comments over a number of years bad-mouthing his competitors. Possible but unlikely. So if after reading lal the cautionary tales on eTenerife you are still determined to buy that camera, steer clear of anything branded Yashica and take extra caution if dealing with any of these shops:
- TEAM Cash and Carry
- Dream Cash and Carry
- Goodwill S. C.
- Buy & Fly
- Tip Top Regalos
- Media World
- DREAMZ
I have had an identical experience as J & A this January past also. The very same shop as well. The managers appointment always seems to be the day before you depart Tenerife, how convenient. What sticks in my throat is that I have visited them every year for the last seven or eight and to some extent began to trust them as being reasonable in pricing their products. They used to be named Atlanta before they became Sherina but will be changing their name again before long as they told me it was better for business. Whatever their new name is next, they are to be avoided like the plague. After ripping me off the manager even suggested I write to him if I had any problems with my vastly overpriced produdt. They even asked me to recommend them to all and sundry when I returned home, I think that is dreaming on their part.
I had the same experience in this shop and returned to Norway the 23 of march 2011. The day before I were in this shop with my wife and were fooled to pay 850 euro after an offer at 260. So, the system works. They also asked me when I should leave and when I told next day the activity increased and I ended up paying 855 euro, but I left the shop, took the shite with me and went directly to the police and told the whole story. They act imidieatley and while we were standing there they brought inn the Seller in iron. The next morning at 9 I was on the courthouse and after a hearing the judge asked me to call the bank and stop the transaction and close the Card I had used. I did, and the police and the Prosecutor has obvious worked on this case because today the money were returned into my account again.
Thanks to the effektive work from bot Police and Prosecutor!
So, even if you have paid, claim back money before you leave the shop and be sure there are some vitness. Then walk directly to the police and tell the whole Story
Gunvald Matheussen
me and my wife were ripped of in tenarife by a shop called team cash and carry in playa de las americas we were sold a camare worth £129 we paid 854 euros
We recently got pulled into Team Cash and carry they said they had a 50% discount sale on. We were discussing tobacco prices but very soon they produced a Sony Camcorder which they were obviously trying to get us to buy. We had seen this camera previously in another genuine shop for 190Euros. Team cash and carry offered it to us for only 19 Euros. But it had to be purchased on a credit card. Well I wasn’t going to give them my credit card details so the sale never went through. Were they going to add a nought I wonder. Obviously there was some scam going on. Dont trust them . If it seems too good to be true It generally is.
Just returned from Tenerife. My husband also got caught by TEAM Cash and Carry. Got sucked in by “Michael” who is so friendly and unassuming and does the initial softening up and then passes one on to the technical expert who talks fast, gets the money for the initial camcorder, then produces all those addons which the camera needs and advises that one would be better off buying this other camera Yashica Europe GD-369 P which he said was a hard drive camcorder. On the box it says Yashica Europe GD-369 P High Definition Hard Disk Camcorder. He bought this camcorder for which he bargained down to €266. Anyway it is not a hard drive camcorder and one can pick up a camcorder the same or better in Aldi or Lidl for much less. I do not know if Yoshica Europe exists as I cannot find them on internet. I did find on web that Yoshica company LTD were taken over by ceramics giant Kyocera in 1983.”In 2005 Kyocera halted production on all Contax, Yashica and other branded film and digital cameras “.
Hi there,
I’m a Researcher working for Objective Productions, which have made programmes such as ‘The Real Hustle’ and ‘Dirty Tricks of the Tradesmen’.
We’re in the initial stages of producing a new series that will focus on the crimes that affect tourists and I’d be interested in talking to anyone who feels they may have been the victim of a tourist scam whilst on holiday.
Please feel free to email me at anaisbaker@objectiveproductions.com or call me on 0207 202 2415.
Many thanks,
Anais
how these people from team cash carry las americas sleep at night when they swindle people of somuch money they are no better than crooks
Has anyone heard of or had dealings with “Tenerife Experts” as I had a call yesterday 26/04/12 re a refund of money from a previous fraud that we had lost money to a company called “Freedom Vacation” in Los Cristianos about 5 years ago??
Could this be another Scam in a subtil lead up to asking for more money before getting any refund (if any) on our initial loss.
Any info or past experience of dealing with Tenerife Experts would be appreciated asap.
David
Hi David,
I do not know them however their name appears in a page listing timeshare cold callers which is a dodgy practice according to the TATOC Timeshare Association.
Also David… you are right. There is such a thing as a ‘sucker’s list’. This is an old post but look about halfway down: https://www.etenerife.com/630/timeshare-in-tenerife-know-before-you-go/
We were ripped off in Los Cristianos this month (may 9th 2012), bought a Fuji SL260 camera for 838 euros from Mega Galleries. We got home to find this camera is £220 here—-What a rip off—never going to Canaries again. This is 1st time we have been caught out in 20+ years of travelling.
We have just returned from Tenerife (28.9.12) after falling victim to these horrendous people. All the techniques mentioned in the first post – and after two hours of bullying we ended up paying 895 euros for around £30 worth of equipment. So… be warned … we went to Mega-Markt, X-3577580-E, CC Ocean Centre, Loc No5, Avda. Rafael Puig, S/N, Playa de las Americas, Adeje, Tenerife. They operate from a shop fronted by clothes and cameras on the beach front very close to Playa Bobo.
@ Nick,
We have also returned from Tenerife just yesterday.My husband and I were tricked into buying a a HD camera which I thought was a bargain at £25. Having paid the cash,we were lead inside the shop called Media World in las americas,the shop is located by the beach.We were to be shown how good the camera and how it works.To our surprise they brought up this Yashica Europe Full-HD X-8 Camera ,the guy was explaining how this other camera has better features and that his original price is £1850,he even showed us the Jessops catalogues to compare the price.They deducted the price to 850 euros,we inssisted that we didn’t have money and didn’t plan to buy a camera,the guy cut down the price to 450,then to 360.We tried to resist and it was going on and on till they come up with 300 euros plus the 25 euros i had already paid.My husband has been to Tenerife before and had always aware of the camera scums ,he is so distressed and too upset to speak ,he just cannot believe that he was scammed.I am too upset and will never visit Tenerife ever.Thanks to everyone for sharing,I hope they will be closed down.
me and my husband was in tenerife and was scammed name of shop is cbkamps in los cristianos right beside the beach thay sold us a small cameria and then intraduied us to a better one which cost us 100 10 euros we were going home the next day bewhere ripe of people got home cameria not working feel stuiped we were conned into it by these people thay even gave us s 2 year guarantee warrenty in on it hitech worldwide these people should be done the shop name is cb kamps e7652644 los cristianoes tenerife when i go back again am going right into the shop with the cameria and the details thay gave us but i dont know if this can be reported now maybe to late but if on holiday try stay clear iof these rip of people
we too were harrassed into buying a yashica europe after buying a samsung camcorder for 60 euros and taken into the shop given a can of beer each on xmas nite at buy and fly x-3502125-F C.C.Litoral de Fanabe Local 64 Playa De Fanabe -L.64 Adeje Tenerife just kept on and on and after reading about every body elses experiences we feel we were lucky to have only lost 210 euros for a cheap crappy cam corder we also got shown the jessop catalouge and we went to jessops here in bath but they didn’t have any in stock!!! suprise suprise never again!!!!
My friend and i visited Tenerife in june 2012 and was really tricked indto bying 2 videocameras. Every started out as all the other people are telling, very nice and then it started to be nasty and all the time trying to upgrade the videocamera to something better and if so you will get spec. extra thing for the camera as photo frame etc. I felt the sales men was “twisted” my arms and we both get afraid, because they did not let us go in a way. It all ended up we payed together 1654 Euro and we run out of the shop. this happened at Mdeia World, Nie x 3949294-x , Afda, Francisco Andrade Fumero 12, CC Troya, local 10C, Playas las Americas, 38660 Arona
I have just returned from costa Adije in Tenerife and 2hours before my transfer to the airport I was also scammed. I did not even want the equipment I was sold merely a 23 euro video recorder/camera as a holiday gift. I was very pressured and stressed as I did not want to miss my coach and extremely mortified that in the end I parted with £1,900.00!!!! I do not know how I will pay my bills this month or next month. I don’t know how these people sleep at night. I stayed in 2star accommodation because I was on a low budget and will now have to take out a loan to pay for my stupidity – and I thought Tenerife would be a lovely place to visit with lovely people. How wrong was i. I have travelled in Europe a lot and have never met such nasty nasty people. I wonder how they would feel if this had happened to their mother. The authorities need to do something.
Just returned from Tenerife last night (8th February 2013). Experienced the same bullying tactics from Asian shopkeepers called Mega-Markt, X-3679580-E, C.C.OCEAN CENTER, Loc.No.5, Avda.Rafael Puig, S/N Playa De Las Americas, Adeje – Tenerife. We were shown a price of £1290 GBP on a Jessops Catalogue. He was originally asking 489 euros and came down to 248 euros for a Yashica HD-348A camcorder. He then said it would need a new HD card priced at 436 euros, as the one that came in the NEW boxed pack would only last 10 minutes and will need charging up every few minutes. He also said it would need a more powerful battery than a standard battery, but when he could see I realised it was a scam, he turned nasty and threatened to throw me out of the shop. I asked if I could have my money back or return the item back to him, and he replied we’re not allowed to take back secondhand goods even though it was brand new in the box & never used. In total it cost approx. £300 which I feel very bitter about, because it spoilt my holiday experience in Tenerife and vow I will NEVER EVER return again. I am sure the Tenerife Tourist Board must be aware of these scams / con artists, but if they’re not careful it will reflect on the tourist trade. I will, of course, be contacting the Tenerife Tourist Board to let them know of what I have experienced. EVERYONE OUT THERE – PLEASE BE AWARE OF THESE ASIAN TACTICS AND NOT BE BULLIED OR INTIMIDATED BY THEM. GOOD LUCK !!!
We just returned from Tenerife and were just like you horrendously scammed or “robbed” in Mega-Markt, X3679580-E. C.C. OCEAN CENTER, Loc. no 5. Avda Rafael Puig. S/N Playa De Las Americas, Adeje, Tenerife. We bought a cheap video for 42 euros and then my husband was taken into the other shop and the guy told me that they were waiting for the guarantee. I went back to the hotel and my husband came back 3 hours later very chocked and upset. Somehow they managed to sell a camera + a small touchpad “for free” + all addons for 2475 euros!
He promised that we would get an upgrade for the tab, and he called us on February 16, the day before our return flight. Silly enough we went to see him and the same show started again. He had sold a totally useless camera and tricked us somehow with all distractions included (he bought back all that we had bought) to try a better Sony Handicam + a new Yashica Touchpad IV (again for free). After 3 frightful hours we ended up with with another 3000 euros. I am normally a very sensible person – a little bit bitchy sometimes – but I do have the feeling this guy was using hypnosis or something to confuse us. Happy holiday! We will not leave it, we will contact the European Consumer Center and write directly to the Gobierno de Canarias in Adeja. It’s really a shem that these people are allowed to keep on with this. We have also decided that never Tenerife again! We will keep you informed how our claims are working.
Im a owner of a shop in Tenerife, in The north Puerto de la Cruz. I Agree with everyone of you guys, Indians don’t stop stealing money from people and pressuring and bulling every single client they think they have money. It is very important to go to a good shop, and shouldn’t be indians as all of them play the same game. Im a Canarian person Born here and lived all my life. The tactic is to put on the showcase ridiculous prices for people to come in and ask for it.. then they turn into selling you something different that is supposed to be much better for a little more money… and like that they do to everyone. The one exposed you will never be able to buy as they always have a reason… ( no guarantee, or maybe it’s just a demo, or simply they say they don’t have the box in the store). I Have had many clients complaining about the same thing… in The north this also happens but they don’t hit as hard as in the south.
My shop is Called. “Xclusive Technology” you can visit us on our fan page on facebook just by typing that in, we are against knockoffs, we like to explain and always honest to our clients, we have been 28 years in the market, and never ever had a problem like this… Be aware with the hotels.. they are the ones who make u go to these shops, they get big commissions….
All this shops are in the beach side. they are not genuine electronics shop. if you have or had any problem with them. dont waist time and go directly to Policia Nacional. they will get a full refund of your money. if you are in tenerife just from the hotel dial 091
i went costa adeje march 8th 2013. on the 10th went for a walk a long the prom stopped at omy cash n carry los americas can not believe i got conned into buying a 10 inch lap top also got bullied into buying a adapter which he said lap top would not work with out it i kept telling him i did not need it but as i had already paid for lap top they would not let me out of shop with out buying it, this i did, now i have got home lap top will not charge up can not get anything out of it at all.took it to a computer shop they said there is nothing in it at all,and to add insult to injury the adapter when i put it in to my computer at shows a pic of shop and owner i have took advice on this they said they have had the adapter in a phone and took a picture, we are going back to tenerife in september, can any one advise me if i took it back and went to police would any thing happen towards getting my money back, i work hard for my money and feel really upset.
i sympathize with all of you who have been conned, but if you reflect back on the situation, you all have been lured into buying something cheap at first and then tricked into buying something more expensive. the lesson to be learnt here is that if it sounds too good to be true, it maybe is…
if you´re expecting to get a sony/panasonic camcorder for 19/29€ then you´re the one to blame. its like someone offering you a brand new mercedes for a 1000€, if you believe it, then you´re to blame.
like they say, forget the loss, don´t forget the lesson.
I was also Cheated Yesterday on the shop
MEGA MARKT
C.C OCEAN CENTER, LOCAL n. – 5
Avd. Rafael PUIG, s/n, Playa de las Americas,
38660 – ADEJE – Tenerife
On monday I will go to the Police. My history is the same as writing above.
I tested the camera Yashica 348 Video and Photo Camcoder yesterday evening. Tha quality of the picture and the photos was bad.
We were lured in to be shown a polarising filter and the guy couldn’t keep his fingers off my camera, he wanted to attach it to a TV screen but it looked like he was planning on putting it on a low shelf behind the counter and I didn’t fancy him stealing my lens and replacing it with a plastic one so I would not let go, after a couple of minutes his true character came out and he started hurling foul mouthed abuse at me and I walked out, from reading the stories above I think a plastic lens would have been the least of my problems. Phew !
On the first day of our holiday in Tenerife while out for a walk my husband was stopped by a man working for EUROPE CASH AND CARRY and we were encouraged to come in to their shop to see the “GREAT OFFERS” on cameras. First we were shown a sony camera come video recorder that they were selling for E40.This man then introduced us to another man who job was to educate us on the use of the camera. Before we knew what was happening another man was involved in the sale and we were introduced to another camera and were told that this was a better buy as it had all extras built in. This camera a toshiba camileo s 30 top of the range according to them retailing at E 1700 in Ireland but they would sell it to us for E415.To prove this the man actually showed us the camera and price on his phone. How ever on return home when we looked up the price of the camera it was being sold for E129.After buying the camera we were then told that for to be of any use we needed to purchase hard drives also. Before we knew what was happening we had a bill of E 1167 on top of the 415. Seeing our reluctance the boss produced a Yashica europe touch pad 6 3D tablet which he claimed was worth E 800 and he would give this to us free for good publicity. What a laugh crooks supreme. He also threw in in his so called “PREMIUM PACKAGE” an extra battery for the camera a case for the camera and a reader for the tablet.In total we had spent E1582.Before leaving the shop these crooks had the cheek to warn us of other shop owners that would try to con us in to buying their products.WHAT FOOLS WERE WE!!!!!!
Both our children were looking for I phones 4 s and these crooks told us they were selling them for E 65. The day we were leaving we went back to buy these and before we knew what was happening they had us buying a so called HD full definition lens for the camera. Again we were told that it was retailing in Ireland for E1785 but they would sell it to us for E852. We did not need to pay for it there and then they would take the money from our account in January.and the fools we ere went with this. On return home on checking our account it look as though they put the transaction through as we left the shop.
Total loss to these crooks E2434.How innocent were we and what fools we were. Lovely place for a holiday but be warned of the crooks.How they can sleep at night is beyond me.THEY WOULD SELL OIL TO THE ARABS
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
I was conned into buying a Yashica camcorder which are fakes paying 345 euros. I have since claimed the money back from my credit card company. At first they refused saying it was not their problem, but after “reminding” them of Section 75 or the Consumer Credit Act 1974 they coughed up. If you have been conned and paid by credit card CLAIM IT BACK !! The credit card company is jointly responable.
I was conned into buying a Yashica camcorder which was a fake paying 345 euros. I have since claimed the money back from my credit card company. At first they refused saying it was not their problem, but after “reminding” them of Section 75 of the Consumer Credit Act they coughed up. If you,ve been ripped-off and paid by credit card CLAIM IT BACK !!! Credit card companies are jointly responsible.
Hi, Just back from Tenerife, where i was conned also. I went into OMKAR electronics in the Santiago shopping centre and dealt with Andy. I was looking for a Nikon camera speific model, but immediately he went to a glass cage and the Yashica Europe camera came out. Price on box was 400e odd. He was selling it for 145e and sold it to me finally for 100e. I had to go back to the shop because the user manual was in Spanish and i could not understand it. He fobbed me off by looking and just putting same manual in spanish in box. I asked for the guarantee to be stamped. Hejust stamped it with International Guarantee 2 years, but conveniently no name ofwhere it was bought or no receipt either.
Tonight i went on the internet to try to contact Yashica to see if i could get an english version of the manual, as i am taking the photos, but cannot find them when i go to look for them. Anyone who has any adivice, i would be glad to hear. I cant believe i have been scammed. There seems to be no such place as Yashica Europe.
So moral of story anyone who goes to Tenerife beware Omkar Electronics, and they are all Indians working there, and they are as sweet as nuts.
I had also bought a tablet there on a previous trip.
All u Tourist BEWARE,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,its so easy to be taken in by their pursuasive chat and quick talk. They bombard u.
I have a camera now with photos i have taken on it and cannot find. I cannot find. Any advice v welcome. Thanks
Dear fellow travellers,
My husband and I have the same problem. Just back from Tenerife where they tricked us to buy a Yashica HDV-X8 for 625,00 euro. We also feel very very stupid!!! We paid using our credit card. Is there something we can do to stop the payment? Thanks for your help!
Same thing in Gran Canaria, I just experienced the scam at JS Souvenirs Electronic in Puerto Rico. These guys are very skilled – impressive and disgusting sales technique. I am here for another few weeks and will make them eat my shit. Ha!
i have been took for 2150 euros from a place called europa cash and carry its on the walk from peurta colon towards los christianos.usually there are 4 or 5 foreign men outside waiting to shake your hand and hopingly to get you inside the shop.it happened to me as i like gadgets.to cut a long story short what i recieved was a camera,i pad,keyboard case,and a router,all for 2150 euros,the items i have had valued at currys and they are worth approx 400 -450 euros.they have a currys book with false prices.for example a hard drive card 8gb that goes in a camera they charged 445 euros.the same card in currys at any currys in england costs no morec than 11 euros,the names of the 2 men are VICTOR AND ROCKY very nice charming men,they offer you a beer or coffee while selling you the items,and all the cameras and i pads are called YASHICA,THEY TELL YOU THAT IF ANYTHING GOES WRONG WITH YOUR ITEMS TAKE THEM TO CURRYS WITH THIS PHONEY INSURANCE PAPER WITH A NUMBER,ITS NOT WORTH A PENNY,I HAVE RESERCHED AS FAR AS I CAN GO FOR THE TIME BEING.MADE COPIES OF ALL CURRYS PROPPER PRICES OF THE ITEMS I BOUGHT AND NEXT YEAR I AM GOING BACK TO CONFRONT THEM AND HOPE TO GET MY MONEY BACK.IF NOT I SHALL GO TO LOS CHRISTIANOS AUTHORITIES.AFTER ALL THIS IT IS MY OWN FAULT I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER BUT IT HAPPENS.PLEASE STAY AWAY FROM THESE CRIMINALS.HOPINGLY THE AUTHORITIES ARE GONING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THESE PEOPLE AS ITS SPOILING THE TENERIFE RESORT FOR TURISTS.
We were caught out yesterday 05/11/2013 in this same scam. We ended up buying a camera that we didn’t even want just to get out of the place. This was in Torviscas
at the beach in a place called Spark Cash and Carry. We are both pensioners and this has certainly spoilt our holiday in Tenerife
YASHICA EOROPE EQUIPMENT IS NOT SOLD BY CURRYS PCWORLD OR ANY OTHER UK STORE.THEY ARE NOT GUARANTEED BY ANY OF THE ABOVE STORES,’SPARK CASH AND CARRY’ OF TORVISCAS AND LAS AMERICAS ARE THE BIGGEST ROGUES ON TENERIFE.THEY WILL RIP YOU OFF .MY PARTNER AND I HAD OUR BANK ACCOUNTS EMPTIED BY THEM.AVOID THEIR STORES LIKE THE PLAGUE.THEY ARE THE BIGGEST ROGUES UNDER THE SUN.
From what I experienced having some 8,900 pound taken from our accounts for cheap copies made in PRC I think I have been very moderate.
We was also targeted by a shop there. It was some people from India. They were all scammers.
They sold my son a Panasonic camera but it was a Pentasonic that was not worth any thing at all. I went to the shop ready to have a verbal fight with them the next day. I didn’t get my money back but I almost ended up inn an fight with the store owner. The only reason I did not knock him out is because it was my vacation with my familie and I didn’t want to spend that in jail.
Don’t ever trust an Indian shop owner, they will take your money and smile all the way to the bank!
WE HAVE JUST RETURNED FROM TENERIFE AND THESE SCAMS ARE STILL GOING ON DOWN ON THE SEA FRONT IN LOS CHRISTIANOS AND AMERICAS WENT IN TO BUY SOME CIGS AND HOW I WAS CAUGHT INTO BUYING A TABLET FOR 49 EUROS IS BEYOND ME ,BUT REALISING IT WAS RUBBISH I UP GRADED TOO ONE COSTING 150 EUROS THEY ARE VERY GOOD THESE INDIANS AT THE THINGS THEY DO WHY WAS I EVEN LOOKING AT THIS RUBBISH REALLY JUST GOT CAUGHT IN THE MOMENT EVEN FELL FOR THEIR TAX FREE PAPER WE NEEDED TO GET IT OUT OF THE COUNTRY BUT WE WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK TOMMOROW AND PICK IT UP IN THE MEAN TIME HE WOULD HAVE IT PUT IN ENGLISH FOR US TOTALLY FORGETING THAT IN SETTINGS YOU CAN CHANGE IT YOURSELF THE NEXT DAY THEY EVEN COME AND PICKED US UP FROM OUR HOTEL WE NEW IT WASNT RIGHT BUT WE STILL WENT WITH THEM ALL I CAN SAY IS IM GLAD THEY DIDNT GET ANY MORE OUT OF ME AFTER READING THESE REVIEWS AND PROBABLEY I WONT BE THE LAST ONE TO BE SCAMMED THEY ARE MENACING AND FRIGHTENING WHEN YOU WONT BUY MORE THEY SHOULD BE SHUT DOWN
August 2015
As we approached Sherina Electronics, Centro Comercial San Eugenio, Local 33, Playa de Americas, X-1381968-J, Tenerife, the shop assistant asked me what kind of camara I had ? I was interested in a 70-300 lense to which I purchased for 188€ . He then perpersuaded me the Tamron equivalent was a better quality and had a macro option to which I agreed to pay an additional 144 € . On returning home to england the next day checking prices I found the nikon costs £299 the tamron only £89 on Amazon. I was conned big style. Iwill not be going back again and will do my home work in future before making a similar purchase
1st October 2015 I have just been scammed in Playa de las Americas Tenerife the shop name is Paradise Selection CC Bouganville LOC 29-32 38670 Adeje . They told me lots of lies and the goods I came away with are worthless They took nearly £3000 from my credit card . I admit I was gullible , vulnerable and lacked the knowledge of technology . They tell you that PC World or Currys will uphold a guarantee for two years which is a complete lie. They told me the money would not be taken out of my account until 2020 , how stupid am I for taking these people on trust , I feel really emotional and it has ruined my holiday , the problem is that I am not a stupid Woman and they have taken my dignity and I feel worthless and helpless to do anything about it .
Please be warned do not go into any of these shops or be lured with compliments drinks and meals as they only want to take as much money as possible from you .
Wir waren im November 2015 in Teneriffa, Puerto de la Cruz. Ich habe ähnliche Erfahrungen gemacht wie verschiedene andere auch. In dem Fotofachgeschäft in Puerto de la Cruz, in der Straße, wo Quintanta – San Telmo zusammenstoßen, wurde ich opfer eines Betruges, worüber ich das Tourismusbüro informiert habe. Der Ablauf ist gewesen, wie sie in den vorstehenden Artikeln geschildert wurden. Wortreich wurde ich in das “Fotofachgeschäft” gelockt und ebenso wortreich und geschickt hat er mir einen Filter für eine Kompaktkamera für 89,00 € verkauft.
Nachdenklich bin ich später geworden und habe zuhause in einem seriösen Fotofachgeschäft nachgefragt nach einem Filter für diese Kompaktkamera. Mir wurde erklärt, dass es für Kompaktkameras keine Filter gibt, da man sie nicht aufschrauben kann. Von aufkleben war ihnen nichts bekannt.
Not just Tenerife, but Lanzarote as well. Playa Blanca to be precise. I was sold a Clickonica Exclusive optical lens, which is just rubbish.