Taylor Swift trip. I hate Poland. Everyone tries to scam you

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The rental was underwhelming and expensive -- this is the standard for vacation rentals these days. It's too bad! No doubt you paid a premium because of the concert. That's not a scam. It's market-based pricing and it's everywhere. The ticket thing was a stubhub screw up (and you went to the concert! it would be different if you'd been denied entry).

This the standard for vacation rentals - the bed bug infested dirty old apartment with broken furniture?

This is not standard in my experience. We stayed a week in Berlin and our apartment there was just fantastic.

No, it wasn’t Stubhub issue. It was some Polish bureaucracy. I hear people could change names on tickets for 50 euros at the clearing kiosk - another scam.

Our tickets had our names on them. We were denied entry and got in on a second try. On day 2 though they stopped worrying about the names.

I feel bad for the person who sold me the tickets because Stubhub will charge them

No one cares, OP. Get over it and stick to Epcot next time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where are you now OP and what are you doing?

We left Poland and are back in the states. Never coming back

Did you manage to do anything cultural or historic during your visit? If so, what?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The rental was underwhelming and expensive -- this is the standard for vacation rentals these days. It's too bad! No doubt you paid a premium because of the concert. That's not a scam. It's market-based pricing and it's everywhere. The ticket thing was a stubhub screw up (and you went to the concert! it would be different if you'd been denied entry).

This the standard for vacation rentals - the bed bug infested dirty old apartment with broken furniture?

This is not standard in my experience. We stayed a week in Berlin and our apartment there was just fantastic.

No, it wasn’t Stubhub issue. It was some Polish bureaucracy. I hear people could change names on tickets for 50 euros at the clearing kiosk - another scam.

Our tickets had our names on them. We were denied entry and got in on a second try. On day 2 though they stopped worrying about the names.

I feel bad for the person who sold me the tickets because Stubhub will charge them

This makes no sense. Also, Poland doesn’t use the Euro. Plus 99% of cab drivers in Warsaw are Ukrainian, not Polish. You can always tell because their navigation is set to Cyrillic. But you’re not savvy enough to figure that out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The rental was underwhelming and expensive -- this is the standard for vacation rentals these days. It's too bad! No doubt you paid a premium because of the concert. That's not a scam. It's market-based pricing and it's everywhere. The ticket thing was a stubhub screw up (and you went to the concert! it would be different if you'd been denied entry).

This the standard for vacation rentals - the bed bug infested dirty old apartment with broken furniture?

This is not standard in my experience. We stayed a week in Berlin and our apartment there was just fantastic.

No, it wasn’t Stubhub issue. It was some Polish bureaucracy. I hear people could change names on tickets for 50 euros at the clearing kiosk - another scam.

Our tickets had our names on them. We were denied entry and got in on a second try. On day 2 though they stopped worrying about the names.

I feel bad for the person who sold me the tickets because Stubhub will charge them

This makes no sense. Also, Poland doesn’t use the Euro. Plus 99% of cab drivers in Warsaw are Ukrainian, not Polish. You can always tell because their navigation is set to Cyrillic. But you’re not savvy enough to figure that out.

^^PS, also Ukrainian drivers would not try to scam you, but they are sometimes confused because they may not have driven in Warsaw for long, as you may have heard their country is at war and many people rotate to the front. But as long as they are there to get you as close as possible to your bargain basement Taylor seats, am I right?!

[Anonymous]

In Germany I had an Uber driver drop us off .25 mile from the stadium because the traffic was blocking him from getting in. He said we could get out here and walk. I’m assuming OP would call this a “scam.” Anyway glad they survived their harrowing ordeal.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:you take away the opportunity for locals to experience the show. What a trashy tourist.

Wth are you taking about?

It’s the locals that sold me these tickets, for 3 times the original price.

Talking about the fact that you’re exactly what’s wrong with this whole story which is why you’re this weeks balding, paunchy, trashy American Daily Mail chose to mock

[Anonymous]

There should be a rule where Americans buying tickets should pay the American prices for a limited number of tickets. Hope your unattractive brood feels great about stealing seats from local Swifties who could no longer afford it. And next time, don’t say you’re from DC because that’s not where you live

[Anonymous]

I think the wife lives in DC; in any event, having a 2nd hand embarrassment from this tool

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where are you now OP and what are you doing?

We left Poland and are back in the states. Never coming back

Did you manage to do anything cultural or historic during your visit? If so, what?

We went on a tour of Auschwitz, a tour of Wolf’s Lair (Hitler’s HQ for Eastern Front), a quick visit to Krakow and a tour of Wieliczka Salt Mine. We also went to a small Chopin concert. All in a week. Touristy things.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In Germany I had an Uber driver drop us off .25 mile from the stadium because the traffic was blocking him from getting in. He said we could get out here and walk. I’m assuming OP would call this a “scam.” Anyway glad they survived their harrowing ordeal.

no, our destination was actually in another side of town, completely different and 45 minutes away.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There should be a rule where Americans buying tickets should pay the American prices for a limited number of tickets. Hope your unattractive brood feels great about stealing seats from local Swifties who could no longer afford it. And next time, don’t say you’re from DC because that’s not where you live

Again, my tickets were resale tickets that a local bought and sold at 3 times the original price. So no sympathy there.

[Anonymous]

Poland is not a first world country and should be treated as such. PPs who mentioned chain hotels are right on the money. Taxis would also be a high risk of scam - I use public transportation when I can (too poor for a private chauffeur) or ask the front desk for a taxi.
OP should have stayed at a decent chain hotel walking distance from the concert and left just about immediately after. There’s nothing worth seeing really (could’ve made a pivot to more interesting euro countries if they wanted to).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
^^PS, also Ukrainian drivers would not try to scam you, but they are sometimes confused because they may not have driven in Warsaw for long, as you may have heard their country is at war and many people rotate to the front. But as long as they are there to get you as close as possible to your bargain basement Taylor seats, am I right?!

What does the war have to do with scamming tourists?

Also, should not be the young men be at war defending their country instead of driving cabs in Warsaw?

Anyway, I can tell the difference between Ukrainians and Pols, so no worries there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There should be a rule where Americans buying tickets should pay the American prices for a limited number of tickets. Hope your unattractive brood feels great about stealing seats from local Swifties who could no longer afford it. And next time, don’t say you’re from DC because that’s not where you live

Again, my tickets were resale tickets that a local bought and sold at 3 times the original price. So no sympathy there.

This-- everyone blaming OP for buying the tickets really need to blame the system that allows tickets to be sold and resold this way. It's a tale as old as time... er... ticketmaster

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
^^PS, also Ukrainian drivers would not try to scam you, but they are sometimes confused because they may not have driven in Warsaw for long, as you may have heard their country is at war and many people rotate to the front. But as long as they are there to get you as close as possible to your bargain basement Taylor seats, am I right?!

What does the war have to do with scamming tourists?

Also, should not be the young men be at war defending their country instead of driving cabs in Warsaw?

Anyway, I can tell the difference between Ukrainians and Pols, so no worries there.

Very doubtful you could tell anything at all I would say.