Brit tourist lashes out at 'rip off' fee for a sachet of HP sauce in Benidorm… and is ridiculed online

A Briton who lashed retired aft being charged a 'rip-off' interest for a sachet of HP condiment successful Benidorm is being ridiculed connected societal media.

The tourer was visiting the vacation hotspot with her household earlier stopping for a peaceful meal astatine The 4 Kings barroom connected Avenida Mediterraneo.

But things took a crook for the worst erstwhile the measure arrived with an unexpected interest added connected to the total.

The sunseeker was shocked to observe she had been charged an other €1 for 2 sachets of HP sauce, making them 50 cents each.

The disgruntled holidaymaker shared a representation of her measure adjacent to 1 of the sachets connected a Benidorm Facebook page.

She wrote: 'Be cautious going for meal successful this place, €1 for 2 HP sachets, rip off.'

The Briton's bid consisted of 2 'jumbo' breakfasts, a jug of orangish juice, 1 java and 2 sachets of brownish sauce, which came successful astatine conscionable €15.90.

Others jumped to support the bar, insisting that the different items were bully value.

One commented: 'That's an implicit bargain, 2 jumbo breakfasts, a jug of orangish foodstuff and a coffee, positive sauce, each that for €15.90.'

Another said: 'I deliberation if thing this barroom is present going to get much customers acknowledgment to you.'

One joked: 'Won't slumber contiguous aft that.. gonna cancel my holiday', portion 1 jibed: 'Thoughts and prayers astatine this hard time.'

A regular added: 'I ever had bully nutrient & work astatine 4 kings … 50 cents is not an issue, if you privation branded condiment past you pay.'

MailOnline has contacted The 4 Kings for comment.

This is not the archetypal clip a tourer has expressed vexation astir the precocious prices of meals abroad.

In 2023  DK Oyster successful Mykonos faced a drawstring of complaints from outraged tourists who said they were overcharged for their nutrient and drinks. 

And though the oyster barroom boasted the 'ultimate luxury experience', respective radical received the daze of their lives erstwhile presented with the bill.

From a brace of honeymooners who accidental they were charged £25 per oyster, to a mates who paid astir £700 for drinks, appetisers and a crockery - immoderate customers accidental they felt fleeced.

One furious mates sounded the alarm aft being slapped with an exorbitant measure for a 'quick snack' and immoderate drinks.

Alex and Lindsay Breen, from Toronto, Canada, were expected to beryllium having the clip of their lives portion connected honeymoon successful Mykonos, Greece, successful May past year.

However, the couple, some 31, were soon surviving a nightmare erstwhile DK Oyster charged them astir £350 (400 euros) for a beer, a cocktail and a twelve oysters.

The Breens assertion that edifice unit failed to springiness them a drinks paper with prices earlier shocking them with the astronomical sum.

They besides accused the edifice of taking them to a backmost country to pay, alternatively than presenting them with the measure astatine the table.

And erstwhile they quizzed unit for a breakdown, they were shown a machine surface which was each successful Greek.

Spain was past period named the apical hotspot for tourer scams, with much than 1 cardinal holidaymakers reported to person fallen unfortunate to fraudulent activity.

A study, which assessed figures from respective countries utilizing ONS and survey data, uncovered the apical 10 tourer destinations wherever travellers person fallen foul of scams.

High connected the database of fashionable vacation spots targeted by scammers are France, USA and Greece.

However, Spain has been revealed arsenic the apical destination tourists are astir apt to beryllium caught up successful a swindle - with a staggering 1,054,729 travellers having experienced a scam successful the European state successful the past 5 years.