In Reply to: Warning-Rip-Off: I just read about.. posted by fantomelover on Monday, 3. January 2005 at 20:18 Bali Time:
The majority of Balinese are lovely people and a simple no thanks will do but I have seen people treated the way that you describe. This year my daughter had to rescue a group of girls who were receiving similar treatment, they had only been in Bali 24hours and were scared stiff.
One of the worse places is the corner of Jalan Padma and the road to Gardenview, we call it rip off corner. When we walk past we just completely ignore the girls, we feel rude but it is better than being hassled.