In Reply to: Money-changers, the plague of Bali posted by henri on Wednesday, 24. May 2006 at 01:22 Bali Time:
The problem is, the profusion of these pushy, pugnacious predators - whose primary purpose is pleading poverty and producing profit by putting pressure on the passive public. People get so perturbed with the pursuit, they'd be pleased to provide this prolific plague of pesky, persistent, parasitic perpetrators with a punch on the proboscis - but enough of the prolonged pontificating on these pitiful, pathetic pests - you get my point - one must always keep the peepers propped open, in preparation for the plethora of prowling ‘wildlife' permeating the pestiferous jungles of Kuta!
Seriously, just try and stay calm if you come across a bad money changer. Often if you say you are going to the police - you magically find out that they have 'made a mistake' and you get the proper amount. And YES, use your own calculator and make sure you touch/count the money last! Caveat Emptor!