Price discrimination has driven me away

Sir,

My wife and I have just returned from a two-week holiday in Macronissos Bay near Ayia Napa. As usual, the weather was superb and we were really pleased with the accommodation.

However, we were really displeased with the high prices being charged by the supermarkets for basic food items. One supermarket was charging
€4.55 for 250g of butter. Some restaurants were still pricing the menus in Cypriot pounds even though the change to the euro should have been made more than three months ago. Lager was being served in glasses which are meant to deceive customers into thinking they are getting a larger drink than they actually are.

The thing that was most upsetting is the fact that tourists are actually charged much higher prices than the local people and people who have become residents there. This was confirmed to us by one of the staff at a supermarket and also by some Brits who are now permanent residents there.

My wife and I have visited Cyprus 11 times and have always enjoyed our previous visits. Because of this experience, we have decided not to return and have heard other tourists making similar comments. I am sorry to bring these facts to your notice but I feel I have to do so. There is not a two-tier pricing system in Great Britain.

Keith Gaskelll
Thornton Cleveleys, Lancashire, UK

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