I was walking past a central London money exchanger yesterday and there seemed to be an argument going on with a customer . An Arab guy was shouting at the teller and calling him a thief and he actually called the Police .
The Arab guy had handed over U.S$ 1300 to exchange and was given 700 Pounds back , now the actual bank exchange rate would have been over 1000 Pounds for his 1300 $ and so the money exchanger had charged him 300 Pounds to exchange 1300 $
The Arab didn't want the 700 Pounds and asked for his 1300 $ , which the M.E refused and said no refunds .
After a pronged shouting match , the Arab walked off yelling abuse at the M.E
I did sympathise with the Arab guy , but he really should have checked with the exchange rate and commission charges before handing his money over . The Money exchanger was sitting their with the $1300 and refusing to give it back
Sad to see this kind of thing happening in London