European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 7, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tourists still fall for scams shopping in Florence can be a pleasure you re Earthil. By Betsy Wade new York times in june the Florence area jewellers Guild Senta Leiler to the u s Consul general in thai cil deploring operations in which guides steer tourist groups into shops offering Only overpriced wares the English translation provided by the florentine artisans was not perfect but the import was Clear since the moment icy arrive the groups Are taken care of by trusted and competent guides who do not leave them alone Lor one minule1" the Sinda Calo Profiri Odic Oral firn pc  la Cryn Stajl Genera Disho Dillard from the lust a they Are accompanied on inc so shopping outings and time Lor free shopping is purposely reduced to a minimum the Low tourists who realize Hal they Hove paid More than in icy had gone shopping by themselves Are told that the came items they have seen in of her shops Al lower prices Are of in nor Quality this lactic must rank among the to id s oldest methods of gulling tourists on cily streets but such Traci icon to nol seem Lorie of old age the Florence artisans  to  adopted in Cal Celivo Aylo in cd in air iria u and Ihnn City and they have Enisley Dinar to in their Elfull to vim Tounsel. In Lor the i Jave Home the Way the Florence gouge works. The a clerk said in Tho to a for j slave mint continued any further commission due to the Lour Ope Alors 15 paid the practice has spread Ime jewellers said Tele hairier clothing glassware and lace shops in re even to  on has a of  no cd m Rome Naples in re Venice Dillard and  the acc Nijor a there t j no . Vie Barrier Money mks in this game from West Germany especially i my url. Comes a writ nine Aho irl i a minn.1y Well o Gani Zed thefts of . Particularly to sikh hags and canyons. At aipporlf., v la German police Ira vice Levi to Kulp kind to  r Lov by an not lop it .mluac,.r a fails a i i credit cards and the like in hair that will be Sel Down on the floor  a Bench such caution is advisable anywhere in Italy As in most other places Lou Nils arc warned never to leave Luggage  other objects of value in a parked automobile. Dags Atung with radios and anything else Hal turns up. Can to removed by professional thieves in a matter of seconds. In Paris Money changing on the Street will often leave the visitor with a few Bills ingeniously wrapped around a wad of newspaper rather than a full Quantity of francs. Correspondents in Paris counsel Ifa Vilers to watch Oul lot overcharging by cabdriver however the taxi Faro system is highly Compisi cried so avoiding being victimized May not to simple the Lisl step in selecting a pans cab is to be sure it is not a pirate by checking to so if there is a meter inside which is indicated by a lighted sign on the Rool. Tho initial charge is 9 francs about s1 44 Al current roles Bui there Are three rates signified a b  c tourists ignorance of the rates  confusion about which one applies gives Drivers the Opportunity to overcharge. The Correct letter for the occasion should show on the mole when Iho trip starts the a Rale is Iho lowest applying in pans proper on weekdays Trio b Rale is u i of in Paris proper from 8 p m to g 30 a m on Weekin Rohls and Alt Day saturdays sundays and holidays and m the close suburbs including the airports on weekdays the c rate the highest opern Lrus in the evenings in the suburbs the margin Twu Veen the a and the c Levels is 43 cells a Kilometre and that adds lip there is one ouch charge for a pickup at a train station  the air Franco bus terminal Aho. Suitcases weighing More than 10 pounds Are charged -13  nos each and big items like bicycles  strollers incur a charge of 53 cents apiece further there is an  charge of so cents Lor a Pouilh adult the London tourist Board and convention Bureau Ria ii jut out i warning to Lounts to avoid currency-ch.-Infjo bureaus Hal do no display their Exchange Akl  Rales Dimi Page 15 the stars and stripes Friday. August 7, 1987