Well.. ripped off tea comes in various prices that unfortunately us stupid foreigners don't really understand. I buy once in a while tea from the tea house within our compound and a bag can vary from a hundred to a good amount more.
unfortunately, the exact same scenario happened to me too.
damn, some nice tea! wow so cheap, look only 1.x RMB per gram!
yeah I want that. scoops into the bag, hands it over:
it's gonna be 140 RMB
me: \*shocked pikachu face\*
Damn, according to this logic, ayi did 80+ kilogram of tea with one scoop.
Ahaha
Omg my Chinese is sooo bad… I mean… 1 ke
Yes, ripped off. But if you only lost 200 kuai, I wouldn‘t worry too much
But where can I get that tea at the normal price in Shanghai? Or what is even fair market value
Well.. ripped off tea comes in various prices that unfortunately us stupid foreigners don't really understand. I buy once in a while tea from the tea house within our compound and a bag can vary from a hundred to a good amount more.
That’s normal for tourist traps. You have find some local markets
unfortunately, the exact same scenario happened to me too. damn, some nice tea! wow so cheap, look only 1.x RMB per gram! yeah I want that. scoops into the bag, hands it over: it's gonna be 140 RMB me: \*shocked pikachu face\*