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Tourist warning in Bali after making an embarrassing mistake at a restaurant that ended up costing more than the holiday
- Australian tourist shared costly mistake
- They bought a bottle of wine while in Bali.
An Australian tourist has warned tourists to double check the cost of drinks after accidentally buying a bottle of wine that cost more than his Bali holiday.
The tourist said that he had visited the Indonesian holiday island for the third time and chose a good restaurant to celebrate his partner’s birthday.
Then he ordered at the bar and thought he was buying a bottle of wine that would only cost him $170.
The tourist said the wine actually cost him $2,000 and revealed how he had made the mistake over a simple menu misunderstanding.
An Australian tourist has warned tourists to double check the cost of drinks after accidentally buying a bottle of wine that cost more than his Bali holiday (file image)
Then he ordered at the bar and thought he was buying a bottle of wine that would only cost him $170 (file image)
“I wanted to share a classic story of an ignorant tourist and my miscalculations when it comes to the exchange rate,” he wrote on Facebook.
“I think it was my third time in Bali and this time we were celebrating my partner’s birthday, so I booked (a restaurant) for a special dinner.
“We usually don’t drink wine when in Bali due to the cost and average wine on offer, but this time I decided to splurge on a bottle of wine given the occasion.”
The tourist said that he had noticed the bottle of wine that was listed on the menu.
“Looking at the wine list I settled on a decent bottle of white wine that was $RP1700++,” he wrote.
‘Definitely a bit more than you’d pay in Australia, but it was a birthday celebration, right?
‘$170 isn’t too bad, so I said to the waiter, let’s have that bottle please.
‘The waiter paused and said, are you sure, sir? I scoffed at him and said yeah don’t worry (how dare he think I’m not worth a $170 bottle of wine)’.
The tourist said that his purchase even caught the attention of the chef.
“Anyway, the wine was consumed along with a delicious dinner and at one point the chef came out to introduce himself, which at the time I thought was strange, but I assumed it was a good restaurant and didn’t think again. The bill arrived, I paid and we left,’ he wrote.
The tourist said he only realized his mistake after checking his bank account the next morning.
The tourist said the wine actually cost him $2,000 and revealed how he had made the mistake over a simple menu misunderstanding.
‘The next morning I went into internet banking and noticed a $2050 charge from the restaurant!’ he wrote.
‘My heart dropped into my stomach and I had a mini panic attack. After rummaging through my stuff, I found the receipt and the wine was close to $1700!
‘What I didn’t realize was that the prices on the menu were in the hundreds of thousands.
“That meal actually cost more than the entire holiday, after a few hours of processing what happened we had a good laugh and needless to say, I can’t order anything from a menu without getting the thumbs up from the other half.” ‘
Social media users were quick to sympathize with the tourist, saying they had made similar mistakes in the past.
‘A friend of mine did something similar,’ wrote one. ‘Went to buy a carry on luggage bag, thought it was a great deal at $100 with his name stamped in gold.
‘I checked the credit card when I was home and it was actually $1000. oops!’
Another added: ‘I did a similar thing with a lobster in Chinatown Singapore. The price in the photo was $17.00 with a very small price per 100g.
‘I ordered two for what I thought would be around $35. When the bill came it was $750. Since then I have not eaten lobster.