We went to duty free after our refreshments to buy a bottle of Malibu, very good price too (did you know they don't sell cigarettes at Mumbai Airport)?? Anyway. bottle of Malibu in hand we approached the till, boarding card, passport and money handed over. Not so quick my friends....
The two guys serving us declined our Rupees, "We only accept Rupees from people with an Indian passport", we were informed. I responded by declining to buy the bottle and giving them the trouble of undoing the transaction and we walked away.
Seconds later an Airport member of staff approached and asked did we need a smoking room and was everything OK?
"Not really", I told him and explained the problem with the Rupees. We were informed that these two jokers are supposed to take Rupees off everybody and are pulling are trick to get Dollars and GB pounds (exchange rate scam). Then the airport gentleman stood by the cash desk right in front of the two jerks and helped u to approach people asking if they had an Indian passport and when we did find a chap who did have an Indian passport and was willing to take our Rupees and buy the Malibu, the fun began.
The kindly chap went to the cash desk and asked for the bottle of Malibu which just happened to still be sitting there. He handed over our money and was passing his passport over and surprise, surprise, the jerk at the till called me over and asked for my passport, let the Indian passport holder go, and served me the Malibu in exchange for Rupees AND then had the bloody temerity to ask me to buy another one since he had my passport details already in his till. Aaaargh! I don't thinks so mate - Up Yours!!!
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