You are not" two dudes in Prague causing trouble". You are two exceptional people exposing scams, tricks, illegal and dishonest behaviour in your city and you have made a huge difference.Even City officials look at your videos and sometimes intervene. Keep up the great work
Not only is it a scam, it’s a dangerous scam. Not listing the correct ingredients is extremely negligent. Someone could be allergic to one of the ingredients not listed and could die from a reaction.
I mean if you are that allergic to something you surely dont buy a suspicious product and especially a product that doesnt list all the ingredients. My moms really allergic to nuts for example and she reads the ingredients list of every single chocolate she buys.
@@Ex0rz "suspicious product" sorry to disappoint you but even non-suspicious product could be dangerous to a person with allergics. recently there was a case about person dying from allergic reaction in disney park after the restaurant "claiming" their food didnt had any allergic ingredients.
How is it suspicious!? It has plastic, a tag, a tag with the ingredients listed. How are we supposed to know that they lied on the tag? That this stand doesn't respect the laws stating that info on tags of a product must be correct!? A girl just died buying cookies in the grocery store because they lied on the ingredients tag on the wrapper! How are we the consumer, who are so far removed from production supposed to know that people have put a fake tag on their product. Your attitude is what allows producers to kill people indiscriminately so that they can just make more money!
If they really bought it (and didn't just talk to the actual owner to put up the image) they did it in April. That domain has been registered in April 2024, at least according to EURID
@@dustojnikhummerpeople are wearing shorts and t-shirts in the video and now the weather is not that great, this video was probably taken in the summer or spring.
Well, yeah, you won't get good chocolate from Vietnamese shops. But at least it's edible compared to some other cheap, disgusting chocolate you can buy around Christmas and Easter celebrations here.
@@rundaneperu9334 "compared to some other cheap, disgusting chocolate you can buy around Christmas" - Even in normal supermarkets. I'll never make that mistake again.
It's honestly sad and even a little ironic that this historic marketplace only caters to tourists. As a tourist myself, I am far more interested in local goods than imported repackaged goods.
market for locals wouldnt survive there as normal people dont live there anymore, probably more than half of the flats are either offices or airbnb, and probably every tenth building being a hotel...
Local people gradually moved out of the area over last 30 years as the area was gradually overrun by mass tourism. Its not really an environment you would choose to love your regular life with family etc. Sad, but this is the impact of growth of mass tourism
But you know this whole market is a tourist trap, don't you? It stands out a mile. I always goof around places like that, spend some time and never buy a single thing. It's raw stupidity that nurtures places like that.
If the label on the box doesn't match the contents, then it's game over, isn't it? Report the product to whatever's the Czech equivalent of "Consumer Protection Agency" and have it shut down.
@@maximux777 The Czech government does nothing. I reported that shop selling expired goods to the Czech food safety agency and didn't even get any response back.
I was kinda OK with the dude on the phone saying he sells the box with extra chocolate in it. But when you showed us it's not even a Prague building on it, I burst out laughing 🙂 Thanks for the public announcement
You were OK???? This is a typical sample of fraud and the ridiculous voice on the phone was trying to explain the inexplicable. The whole thing is just for laughs.
I have been watching your videos since 2020 and finally visted Prague in November 2023. I used a lot of your videos as guides and my experiences in the city were amazing. I also Kunta Hora and Olomouc and again, amazing cities.
This should definitely be classified as a scam. They buy the whole package for 3 Euros…put a few measly pieces in the box (with some paper) and sell it for 7 Euros. Not to mention the false advertisement and the fact that tourists might buy it to give as a gift back home, thinking it contains Czech chocolates as you said. And yeah, the owner you spoke to @ 6:10 sounded untrustworthy and knew he was ripping people off. Bottom line: if you ever go to this place, avoid buying it at all costs.
I think a big giveaway is, that its not real Prague chocolate, is that they put a generic picture from Prague and labeled the product as "Prague Choco". A serious brand would definetly have their brand name on it and maybe Prague choco in their description.
Chocolates (or any consumables for that matter) with city/country themed packaging is almost always geared towards tourists. Personally, I am ok with paying for a box/package that I really like. I have a couple tins sitting at home for years that I haven't bothered opening. I bought them as a show piece, and use them as a show piece - I have no desire to eat whatever cheap, oily, chocolate might be resident in them. But even I feel the marketing here is scummy. At least get the photos and ingredients right, lol.
I dont think its illegal to have a product to have a city name and the product being not manufacturerd in that same city. Obviously its deceiving the customers. They should bring up a law prohibiting city or country name for companies or product
Visited Prague for the first time a couple weeks ago, an amazing city with lots of views and culture and bars (especially enjoyed Havelska koruna and Stridacka). Had a really great time and will definetelly come back some day. Thank You so much Janek And Honza.
I saw you talking about that market many times thats why I visited it this summer. That "market" is horrible. Like all those "souvenir" shops around. I would never waste time going there again.
It is a scam because the box doesn't contain what it advertises which is chocolate from Prague, Czech Republic. Instead it contai Turkish chocolate. It falls under false advertisement too.
i love how the call with the owner started by owner being instantly defensive exactly about this ..... Well people dont buy it for the chocolate we dont sell it as a Prague chocolate it is just a name of the company . He knew it's a dirty practice and was waiting exactly for this moment .
I know it deceiving and a tricky way to sell it to the tourists but the product was not precisely saying it is made in Prague, it was only saying Prague chocolate. There are companies like Cat, Greyhound bus company etc. I dont expect these companies to sell products made of Cat or the Dog breed greyhound bruh.
Maybe these tins were overstock and were never used for their original intended chocolates. Maybe the guy at the market bought all the remaining empty tins at a low price and decided to fill them with cheap chocolate. This could also explain why the domain name 'Prague Choco' was available to buy, perhaps it belonged to a now defunct company that no longer exists. But this is just my speculation.
I bought a wooden book with the castle printed on it a few years ago, and the same cheap chocolate doesn`t taste good. The book can be used as a piggy bank if you want, but it's not worth the price. I love what you have done with the site. Maybe add a text saying this is not Czech or good chocolate?
Před dvěma lety jsem vzala mamku na výlet do Prahy a procházeli jsme kolem Havelského tržiště-na moment jsem se otióčila a mamka koupila malinkou vaničku ovoce za 536kč...když jsem se jí ptala proč za to proboha dala tolik peněz tak jí prý bylo blbé to vracet když už to dala paní co to tam prodávala zvážit. Minulý rok jsem brala na výlet prarodiče a této ulici jsem se pro jistotu zcela vyhnula.
5:37 The fact that you could buy the domain is hilarious. On the website, you might want to provide more of an explanation and a link to this video. People may think you are pranking them and are responsible.
In this version of the video, there is no cut featuring the Pardubice-based TH-camr Ment, whose real name is Jan Macák, one of the biggest TH-camrs in the Czech Republic. In the Czech version of the video, there is a cut where he confirms that the building on the cover is from Pardubice.
I hate those touristy shops. I've been scammed there in the past too. They gave me a newer iteration of a map that looked nothing like the one they advertised, even when I specifically asked if it was the same. They told me they couldn't refund it because I paid by card and not cash. That's just factually incorrect, in the EU all consumers are allowed to refund their purchase within 14 days and no reason being given. I wondered if I should call the police for this stuff. But as my train was leaving in less than half an hour, I didn't have the time to stick around anyway.
"That's just factually incorrect, in the EU all consumers are allowed to refund their purchase within 14 days and no reason being given." not true in physical shops. Only when buying online.
@@rk8872 Yeah, my bad, messed up in my thinking there. But can they really sell you something under false pretences like that? I even asked explicitly if the map was the same. If anything, I'm trying to highlight how unapologetically greedy these people are. If any business with a local customer base acted like that, they'd go out of business very soon, at least where I live.
@@Maxime_K-G They just don't care because such businessses don't rely on steady customers. Tourists are random and they form a renewable resource. Every day there is fresh stock awaiting to get scammed.
Wrong labels, is there no food safety organization in the Czech Republic? You'd think that would be mandatory if they're in the EU. That alone is a reason to shut that company down.
I got a hotdog there for 50 crown a few years ago. Coming back to Prague in December!! Can’t wait!! Your city is one of my favorite cities I’ve ever been to, not to mention the best beer in the world!!!
I agree with you that this seems lik a little scam and worse things are happening. But sadly people with food allergies die because of people not accurately listing ingredients. It's incredibly dangerous and a ballerina died last year because the cookies she bought didn't have the peanut oil listed. She died on the sidewalk in front of the grocery store before paramedics even arrived. This is very dangerous and sad.
You are doing great work! I almost bought this Prague choco box as a souvenir at that same market when I was in Prague! The boxes were really beautiful and there were many tourists buying them at that time. But it didn’t sit well with me that I have to pay 7 EUR for a small box and i figured I can just go to a supermarket to buy chocolate souvenirs. Seeing this video now, I am so glad i skipped out on the chocolate goods from that market!
I guess they could get away with just a "Prague" box as a souvenir to store tea, sugar, salt etc., but adding "Choco" is just tricking people and then blaming them afterwards.
When I was in Japan one of my friends was Indonesian. She was surprised there were so many items made in Indonesia (shoes, clothes) for sale in Japan whereas in Indonesia itself those items are only available 'made in China'!
Oddly enough there is a store with excellent locally made chocolate not that far from the market. In Havelská 502 there is ‘Janek Chocholate’ (no relation). Their chocolates are worth the price. 😋
What’s crazy is that I’m pretty sure I visited your school, my school went on a trip to Prague and we visited a green school in Prague to have lunch. That’s honestly crazy to me
Note to everyone: Any chocolate product that is marketed to tourists and named after the country you are in is going to be the cheapest least-appetising chocolate you've ever tasted. The same applies to buying chocolates marketed to tourists where it is named after a neighbouring country - I bought Singapore chocolates in Indonesia once, because they were cheap and I was amused that they weren't even for the country I was in. They were meant to have strawberry flavour but I think they actually had durian flavour.
Hmmm, this makes me wonder where the chocolate at Prague's "Choco-story Museum" comes from! The prices there are certainly aimed at tourists, in any case!
This is bringing up bad memories, I used to live in the south east of the UK & went to the extreme north of Scotland on holiday & 300+ Km road trip. There I purchased a jar of "Scottish Venison Pate" as a gift for my mother. When I returned & gave it to her she was pleased & it was really good patte, but then she showed me the small print on the label: "Made in Norwich with Venison & Pheasant meat". Not only was it not 100% venison (forgivable as it was good) it was made & packaged for the Scottish tourist industry in a factory ~25 Km from where I lived.
We all owe it to ourselves to know better and simply not to shop from places that are obvious tourist traps. Even going to a local supermarket is better than spending even a cent in such shops. I have been many times to Prague and one walk around this "traditional" market was enough to make it clear what kind of goods it was selling. Have never set foot there again.
Hi! I think this time you're not 100% right. Ethically, yes. Legally, not necessarily. The box or the paper that Janek showed up has words on it. Under each other. Like Prague, then choco. So neither the packaging, neither the paper says, the box contains chocolate from Prague (or from the Czech Republic). One girl said that though, so she'll be in trouble as the boss for sure trained them what not to say. :) In the EU you can state that something is Czech (or Italian, German etc.) if 70% of the PRODUCTION of the item was made locally. It doesn't have to be made with local ingredients, so the chocolate also can be "foreign". But the boxes were put together and covered in celophane in a garage or home, so they were "produced" there. So I assume (although I'm not a lawyer) that this is what the owner uses as a shield. By the way, what a ridiculous law by the EU...! I learned about this From a Swiss person due to a "local Swiss chocolate" fiasko, also made in Turkey. Do I think it's a scam? No. Do I think it's misleading, yes. Do I think it's ridiculous? Hell, yeah! Sell the box, the tourist will be happy anyway! Dekuji za vase neskutecne dulezitou a zajimavou práce!
It's similar in my home town of Salzburg: there are countless suppliers of Mozartkugeln, they call themselves genuine and original, with all variations of Mozart and Salzburg in the name. They are made in the city of Salzburg, in Austria, Germany, etc. It's not a scam as such, you get a chocolate ball with a marzipan and nougat filling. But the quality and taste are sometimes not good. And there is only one really genuine Mozartkugel.
Of course this looks like a scam. But I think this problem is worldwide. Maybe if you want to have a sweet treat, you should try to eat something from proper places. For example, I went to Cyprus this summer and I bought some loukomia (4 boxes for 2€ each). And it was a little bit sugary. But I didn't feel scammed. I even tried some Baklava with walnuts and chocolate. The prices were a bit higher than expected (like 10€ for one kilo), because I paid by weight. The conclusion is that if you find out something beautiful wrapped, it doesn't mean that it's qualitative. And you should look for labels to see if it's expired or not.
After this video, If the owner has a bit of business mindset, he collab with Studenska's manufacturer for cheap choc made in Czech to put within the tinbox. You have a lot of good chocolate brands around, so he has options. Okay probably those a bit more expensive. - I love the dark choc/hazenlut, Lina for example!
I bought that box of chocolate 2 years ago and well, there is a reason why I usually don’t buy anything from stands in Prague anymore. High price for cheap products. Always same stuff, hot (cheap and expensive) wine that if I do it at home it comes better. French fries from stands? Not thaks, I rather go to Bagueterie Boulevard of Faency Fries, where quality is better, price lower and quantity same if not higher. The only stands where I go are the ones where Czech goes and only from special occasions or events (Burčak during wine season, food from Mexico’s indipendence festival, etc.). Food/wine/you name it from Christmas markets, easter markets or from stands that are meant for tourists are a scam.
I'm an American who's been living here 10 years now. Sometimes I really hate this city and I'm sick of having that feeling. Seeing your videos makes me think the city itself will never do anything to improve things. Tell me what you need and I'll work for you for free.
1kg is 2.2lbs. Turkish chocolate is actually decent, for the price. We have "Dollar Stores", in Canada. "Dollarama", sells Turkish made copies, of "Brand name" chocolate bars, but for a fraction of the price.
I am turkish and trust me bro we do a lot of good things food wise but chocolate is not one of them as we dont grow cacao and it being expensive means we use VERY LITTLE.
To be fair, I didn't even know Czech had its own specific style of chocolate. I mean you've got Belgian, Swiss, English (Milk)etc, but I'd just assume Czech chocolate is...well. Chocolate.
Excellent job! I love your videos. Byl jsem v Praze pětkrát a samozřejmě já vím to markétu. Next trip I will not buy chocolates there, that is a fact😊. Děkuji moc za informace. Měj se moc hezky. A pozdravy z Argentiny
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Where to buy nice souvenirs? Czech out our HONEST MAPS here ➡ patreon.com/honestguide 👍
And of course, don't forget to visit praguechoco.eu/ 🙂
I think the site is down from too much traffic 😅
sadly, I'm timing out trying to visit your website, you might be too popular for the hosting tier you chose.
Website is awesome :D
Did someone take down the site? Turkish hackers?
@@adzaga what was on it
You are not" two dudes in Prague causing trouble". You are two exceptional people exposing scams, tricks, illegal and dishonest behaviour in your city and you have made a huge difference.Even City officials look at your videos and sometimes intervene. Keep up the great work
They should be collecting salary from the city of Prague 😊
I go for a Studenska any time 😊
he was obviously being sarcastic 🙄
Not only is it a scam, it’s a dangerous scam. Not listing the correct ingredients is extremely negligent. Someone could be allergic to one of the ingredients not listed and could die from a reaction.
I mean if you are that allergic to something you surely dont buy a suspicious product and especially a product that doesnt list all the ingredients. My moms really allergic to nuts for example and she reads the ingredients list of every single chocolate she buys.
@@Ex0rz "suspicious product" sorry to disappoint you but even non-suspicious product could be dangerous to a person with allergics. recently there was a case about person dying from allergic reaction in disney park after the restaurant "claiming" their food didnt had any allergic ingredients.
@@Ex0rz how are they supposed to know that all the ingredients are not listed?
How is it suspicious!? It has plastic, a tag, a tag with the ingredients listed. How are we supposed to know that they lied on the tag? That this stand doesn't respect the laws stating that info on tags of a product must be correct!? A girl just died buying cookies in the grocery store because they lied on the ingredients tag on the wrapper! How are we the consumer, who are so far removed from production supposed to know that people have put a fake tag on their product. Your attitude is what allows producers to kill people indiscriminately so that they can just make more money!
@@vendybirdsvadl7472 I know that I'm not dumb. But I'm merely referring to a product that doesnt list the ingredients at all.
the fact that you actually bought the website is hilarious. great promotions :D
If they really bought it (and didn't just talk to the actual owner to put up the image) they did it in April. That domain has been registered in April 2024, at least according to EURID
@@dustojnikhummerpeople are wearing shorts and t-shirts in the video and now the weather is not that great, this video was probably taken in the summer or spring.
@@dustojnikhummer We did buy it, and I believe it is down for some reason :(
@@janekrubesIt worked for me just a few minutes ago. Nice photo 😂
@@dustojnikhummer the picture on the website has the date of april 2024 as well, so i guess they filmed around that time
I am from Istanbul, Turkey and that brand is not a good chocolate brand I can confirm.
Well, yeah, you won't get good chocolate from Vietnamese shops. But at least it's edible compared to some other cheap, disgusting chocolate you can buy around Christmas and Easter celebrations here.
@@rundaneperu9334 "compared to some other cheap, disgusting chocolate you can buy around Christmas" - Even in normal supermarkets. I'll never make that mistake again.
@@rundaneperu9334The Vietnamese?! Those sandle-wearing goldfish tenders? Bosh Flimshaw!
For future reference, please name a couple good brands of Turkish chocolate?
@@Sam-pw6vi Şölen and Eti are great examples.
We need people like you on every touristic place arround the world.
I think that in many countries it would be possible
but in some countries pointing out some of these problems could be dangerous
round and round and round the world
It's honestly sad and even a little ironic that this historic marketplace only caters to tourists. As a tourist myself, I am far more interested in local goods than imported repackaged goods.
market for locals wouldnt survive there as normal people dont live there anymore, probably more than half of the flats are either offices or airbnb, and probably every tenth building being a hotel...
Selling a small tin box for 7 Euros and tricking youur customer is such a sleazy scam. These people have no honor.
Local people gradually moved out of the area over last 30 years as the area was gradually overrun by mass tourism. Its not really an environment you would choose to love your regular life with family etc. Sad, but this is the impact of growth of mass tourism
Than you need to try Jiřího z Poděbrad or near metro Luka but in certain times, need to Google
But you know this whole market is a tourist trap, don't you? It stands out a mile. I always goof around places like that, spend some time and never buy a single thing. It's raw stupidity that nurtures places like that.
They could just literally sell the empty box itself as a "Prague" themed souvenir and at least they wouldn't be lying to people.
Yeah, people love boxes and tins.
Except there is another city on some, so they would be still lying.
😂😂😂 "We're just 2 dudes causing trouble in our city." 👍 You are just 2 dudes protecting tourists against scammers. Thank you!
If the label on the box doesn't match the contents, then it's game over, isn't it? Report the product to whatever's the Czech equivalent of "Consumer Protection Agency" and have it shut down.
We have ČOI which means Czech Bussiness Inspection and somebody from comments said that they reported to them in CZ Channel of Honest Guide
@@maximux777 The Czech government does nothing. I reported that shop selling expired goods to the Czech food safety agency and didn't even get any response back.
I once went to the very north of Norway and bought a fluffy toy. I read the label and it was made in my hometown with 10k people in it...
It's good for you to support your local economy.
I was kinda OK with the dude on the phone saying he sells the box with extra chocolate in it.
But when you showed us it's not even a Prague building on it, I burst out laughing 🙂
Thanks for the public announcement
You were OK???? This is a typical sample of fraud and the ridiculous voice on the phone was trying to explain the inexplicable. The whole thing is just for laughs.
Wrong ingedients list should make it illegal, right?
🇨🇿 Thanks for protecting tourists against SCAMMERS!!! 🚩🚩🚩
I have been watching your videos since 2020 and finally visted Prague in November 2023. I used a lot of your videos as guides and my experiences in the city were amazing. I also Kunta Hora and Olomouc and again, amazing cities.
Havel Market is a place that sells Chinese products. In Korean, people who shop at Havel Market are called “HOGU”
Does that translate as 'sucker'?
This should definitely be classified as a scam. They buy the whole package for 3 Euros…put a few measly pieces in the box (with some paper) and sell it for 7 Euros. Not to mention the false advertisement and the fact that tourists might buy it to give as a gift back home, thinking it contains Czech chocolates as you said. And yeah, the owner you spoke to @ 6:10 sounded untrustworthy and knew he was ripping people off. Bottom line: if you ever go to this place, avoid buying it at all costs.
I think a big giveaway is, that its not real Prague chocolate, is that they put a generic picture from Prague and labeled the product as "Prague Choco". A serious brand would definetly have their brand name on it and maybe Prague choco in their description.
The company's name was Prague Choco S.R.O. though.
And also a generic picture from a different city, not even Prague...
Chocolates (or any consumables for that matter) with city/country themed packaging is almost always geared towards tourists.
Personally, I am ok with paying for a box/package that I really like. I have a couple tins sitting at home for years that I haven't bothered opening. I bought them as a show piece, and use them as a show piece - I have no desire to eat whatever cheap, oily, chocolate might be resident in them.
But even I feel the marketing here is scummy. At least get the photos and ingredients right, lol.
I dont think its illegal to have a product to have a city name and the product being not manufacturerd in that same city. Obviously its deceiving the customers. They should bring up a law prohibiting city or country name for companies or product
Visited Prague for the first time a couple weeks ago, an amazing city with lots of views and culture and bars (especially enjoyed Havelska koruna and Stridacka). Had a really great time and will definetelly come back some day. Thank You so much Janek And Honza.
I saw you talking about that market many times thats why I visited it this summer. That "market" is horrible. Like all those "souvenir" shops around. I would never waste time going there again.
0:59 Oh Janek, you always have to czech things!
It is a scam because the box doesn't contain what it advertises which is chocolate from Prague, Czech Republic. Instead it contai Turkish chocolate. It falls under false advertisement too.
i love how the call with the owner started by owner being instantly defensive exactly about this .....
Well people dont buy it for the chocolate we dont sell it as a Prague chocolate it is just a name of the company .
He knew it's a dirty practice and was waiting exactly for this moment .
I know it deceiving and a tricky way to sell it to the tourists but the product was not precisely saying it is made in Prague, it was only saying Prague chocolate. There are companies like Cat, Greyhound bus company etc. I dont expect these companies to sell products made of Cat or the Dog breed greyhound bruh.
@@dab7805 But you would expect the Greyhound bus to go faster than the average bus, right?
Maybe these tins were overstock and were never used for their original intended chocolates. Maybe the guy at the market bought all the remaining empty tins at a low price and decided to fill them with cheap chocolate. This could also explain why the domain name 'Prague Choco' was available to buy, perhaps it belonged to a now defunct company that no longer exists. But this is just my speculation.
Or maybe they're just a bunch of low-achieving scammers.
Th fact that you bought that domain, and put up the picture is hilarious🤣
I bought a wooden book with the castle printed on it a few years ago, and the same cheap chocolate doesn`t taste good. The book can be used as a piggy bank if you want, but it's not worth the price. I love what you have done with the site. Maybe add a text saying this is not Czech or good chocolate?
The website is hillarious!
So good
Před dvěma lety jsem vzala mamku na výlet do Prahy a procházeli jsme kolem Havelského tržiště-na moment jsem se otióčila a mamka koupila malinkou vaničku ovoce za 536kč...když jsem se jí ptala proč za to proboha dala tolik peněz tak jí prý bylo blbé to vracet když už to dala paní co to tam prodávala zvážit. Minulý rok jsem brala na výlet prarodiče a této ulici jsem se pro jistotu zcela vyhnula.
5:37 The fact that you could buy the domain is hilarious. On the website, you might want to provide more of an explanation and a link to this video. People may think you are pranking them and are responsible.
In this version of the video, there is no cut featuring the Pardubice-based TH-camr Ment, whose real name is Jan Macák, one of the biggest TH-camrs in the Czech Republic. In the Czech version of the video, there is a cut where he confirms that the building on the cover is from Pardubice.
So even Honest Guide is ripping off the tourist?
I hate those touristy shops. I've been scammed there in the past too. They gave me a newer iteration of a map that looked nothing like the one they advertised, even when I specifically asked if it was the same. They told me they couldn't refund it because I paid by card and not cash. That's just factually incorrect, in the EU all consumers are allowed to refund their purchase within 14 days and no reason being given. I wondered if I should call the police for this stuff. But as my train was leaving in less than half an hour, I didn't have the time to stick around anyway.
"That's just factually incorrect, in the EU all consumers are allowed to refund their purchase within 14 days and no reason being given." not true in physical shops. Only when buying online.
@@rk8872 Yeah, my bad, messed up in my thinking there. But can they really sell you something under false pretences like that? I even asked explicitly if the map was the same. If anything, I'm trying to highlight how unapologetically greedy these people are. If any business with a local customer base acted like that, they'd go out of business very soon, at least where I live.
@@Maxime_K-G They just don't care because such businessses don't rely on steady customers. Tourists are random and they form a renewable resource. Every day there is fresh stock awaiting to get scammed.
You should goto the Choco-Story Prague Chocolate Museum and inquire with them.
Wrong labels, is there no food safety organization in the Czech Republic? You'd think that would be mandatory if they're in the EU.
That alone is a reason to shut that company down.
Enough for a stern warning.
I got a hotdog there for 50 crown a few years ago. Coming back to Prague in December!! Can’t wait!! Your city is one of my favorite cities I’ve ever been to, not to mention the best beer in the world!!!
I agree with you that this seems lik a little scam and worse things are happening. But sadly people with food allergies die because of people not accurately listing ingredients. It's incredibly dangerous and a ballerina died last year because the cookies she bought didn't have the peanut oil listed. She died on the sidewalk in front of the grocery store before paramedics even arrived. This is very dangerous and sad.
Wow..that's sad. 😢
Couldn't you take now them in court because they are using your site without authorisation?
The tin should have been filled with traditional Czech Turkish Delight!
Good job bro ! I went with my gf for 2 days in Prague and you were our guide even if you didn't know it! Thanks a lot !
You are doing great work! I almost bought this Prague choco box as a souvenir at that same market when I was in Prague! The boxes were really beautiful and there were many tourists buying them at that time. But it didn’t sit well with me that I have to pay 7 EUR for a small box and i figured I can just go to a supermarket to buy chocolate souvenirs. Seeing this video now, I am so glad i skipped out on the chocolate goods from that market!
I wouldn't trust the expiring date written there...
The ingrediences are probably somewhat similar, because the Turkish company made changes to the recipe and forgot to tell our scammers :( Poor guys :D
Now that video would be the perfect opportunity to display some prag chocolate if local chocolate exists.
Nice video as always! Greetings from Germany
Klasický příklad toho jak koupit levného tureckého zajíce v českém pytli 😉
Aneb
nesuď jen dle obalu 😂
I guess they could get away with just a "Prague" box as a souvenir to store tea, sugar, salt etc., but adding "Choco" is just tricking people and then blaming them afterwards.
When I was in Japan one of my friends was Indonesian. She was surprised there were so many items made in Indonesia (shoes, clothes) for sale in Japan whereas in Indonesia itself those items are only available 'made in China'!
5:46 hahahaha i did not expect that when i went to the website
Kids: NEVER take candys from Janek :D
you got a nice website, quality UI and UX! The page wraps around the picture so nicely, too bad the image itself is so small. 9/10
Oddly enough there is a store with excellent locally made chocolate not that far from the market. In Havelská 502 there is ‘Janek Chocholate’ (no relation). Their chocolates are worth the price. 😋
What’s crazy is that I’m pretty sure I visited your school, my school went on a trip to Prague and we visited a green school in Prague to have lunch. That’s honestly crazy to me
Buying the domain is hilarious. Thank you for the great entertainment!
@8:01 it says: 30TH OF FEBRUARY 2025 IS THE DATE OF EXPIRATION :D :D You can't make this stuff up LOL
Oh, come on, this is the best part of the whole thing and nobody, not even them probably, have noticed so far. Amazing comment.
The photo on the website... 😂😂😂❤ Great video, horrible scam.
Life is like a box of chocolates.
Neatly wrapped and full of disappointment.
I love the content you put onto the website, lol
Good stuff guys!
I laughed when I opened up the website. Weel done, Sir!
Note to everyone: Any chocolate product that is marketed to tourists and named after the country you are in is going to be the cheapest least-appetising chocolate you've ever tasted.
The same applies to buying chocolates marketed to tourists where it is named after a neighbouring country - I bought Singapore chocolates in Indonesia once, because they were cheap and I was amused that they weren't even for the country I was in. They were meant to have strawberry flavour but I think they actually had durian flavour.
Hmmm, this makes me wonder where the chocolate at Prague's "Choco-story Museum" comes from! The prices there are certainly aimed at tourists, in any case!
This is bringing up bad memories, I used to live in the south east of the UK & went to the extreme north of Scotland on holiday & 300+ Km road trip. There I purchased a jar of "Scottish Venison Pate" as a gift for my mother. When I returned & gave it to her she was pleased & it was really good patte, but then she showed me the small print on the label: "Made in Norwich with Venison & Pheasant meat".
Not only was it not 100% venison (forgivable as it was good) it was made & packaged for the Scottish tourist industry in a factory ~25 Km from where I lived.
I am in choc!
We all owe it to ourselves to know better and simply not to shop from places that are obvious tourist traps. Even going to a local supermarket is better than spending even a cent in such shops. I have been many times to Prague and one walk around this "traditional" market was enough to make it clear what kind of goods it was selling. Have never set foot there again.
First! Love from Croatia 🥰🥰
Are you sure you're sending us actual love from Croatia? Maybe you had it made in Turkey. 😂
Haha, from ( Turkey ) aka Croatia 🤣🤣
Hi! I think this time you're not 100% right. Ethically, yes. Legally, not necessarily. The box or the paper that Janek showed up has words on it. Under each other. Like Prague, then choco. So neither the packaging, neither the paper says, the box contains chocolate from Prague (or from the Czech Republic). One girl said that though, so she'll be in trouble as the boss for sure trained them what not to say. :)
In the EU you can state that something is Czech (or Italian, German etc.) if 70% of the PRODUCTION of the item was made locally. It doesn't have to be made with local ingredients, so the chocolate also can be "foreign". But the boxes were put together and covered in celophane in a garage or home, so they were "produced" there. So I assume (although I'm not a lawyer) that this is what the owner uses as a shield. By the way, what a ridiculous law by the EU...! I learned about this From a Swiss person due to a "local Swiss chocolate" fiasko, also made in Turkey.
Do I think it's a scam? No. Do I think it's misleading, yes. Do I think it's ridiculous? Hell, yeah! Sell the box, the tourist will be happy anyway!
Dekuji za vase neskutecne dulezitou a zajimavou práce!
the bit where you up n bought the domain, is top tier
They’re light chocolates: less calories due to smaller amounts.
Will they take candy from a complete stranger?
Yes, they will 😂😂😂😂
It's similar in my home town of Salzburg: there are countless suppliers of Mozartkugeln, they call themselves genuine and original, with all variations of Mozart and Salzburg in the name. They are made in the city of Salzburg, in Austria, Germany, etc. It's not a scam as such, you get a chocolate ball with a marzipan and nougat filling. But the quality and taste are sometimes not good. And there is only one really genuine Mozartkugel.
I was once offered an authentic Mozart little chocolate and it was gross. Nothing I would ever like to taste again.
Uh oh, there is "truffle" in Prague! (Pun: trouble = truffle)
Of course this looks like a scam. But I think this problem is worldwide. Maybe if you want to have a sweet treat, you should try to eat something from proper places. For example, I went to Cyprus this summer and I bought some loukomia (4 boxes for 2€ each). And it was a little bit sugary. But I didn't feel scammed. I even tried some Baklava with walnuts and chocolate.
The prices were a bit higher than expected (like 10€ for one kilo), because I paid by weight.
The conclusion is that if you find out something beautiful wrapped, it doesn't mean that it's qualitative. And you should look for labels to see if it's expired or not.
If you buy swiss chocolate in Switzerland, I am pretty sure it is swiss.
@@gene9230 Because it has trademark, others don't.
@@gene9230 I'm not sure if you were ironical or not. Maybe the Swiss laws are strict on knock-off things produced and sold in Switzerland.
The website is fabulous. ❤ your videos
Also a funny thing that was noticed by commenters in the Czech version of this video: Expiration date is the 30th February 2025.
Guy's English is amazing.
It is actually one of the cheapest chocolate that you can buy from Türkiye. The video was shocking as a Turkish expat living in Prague :)
For buying the domain name you should get some medal!
good content as usual...thank you ....I wish you all the Best.
Great video! Keep it up
Sometimes I wonder if there would be curious murder mystery where you two disappear and never come back😅
I was here a couple weeks ago and noticed they sell it as a "traditional metal box" which allows them to pull this scam..
You need to run for Mayor of Prauge!
keep up the good work!
After this video, If the owner has a bit of business mindset, he collab with Studenska's manufacturer for cheap choc made in Czech to put within the tinbox.
You have a lot of good chocolate brands around, so he has options. Okay probably those a bit more expensive.
- I love the dark choc/hazenlut, Lina for example!
The link isn't working and I can't find the website through google for some reason
It works fine for me. I'm not surprised Google doesn't find it, though.
The fruit is looking good, and cheap too.
Prague choco is looking for workers: unpack choco from Boxes, put turkish choco inside and wrap it.
Good job with the domain :D
3:20 A tourist from Turkey would not be surprised because it's not a very well known chocolate.
if they bought it for authentic Czech product, trust me, they would. In a very bad way.
That tin box looks cool - I love tin boxes. But the truffles inside doesn't last 10 second ....
I bought that box of chocolate 2 years ago and well, there is a reason why I usually don’t buy anything from stands in Prague anymore.
High price for cheap products. Always same stuff, hot (cheap and expensive) wine that if I do it at home it comes better. French fries from stands? Not thaks, I rather go to Bagueterie Boulevard of Faency Fries, where quality is better, price lower and quantity same if not higher.
The only stands where I go are the ones where Czech goes and only from special occasions or events (Burčak during wine season, food from Mexico’s indipendence festival, etc.).
Food/wine/you name it from Christmas markets, easter markets or from stands that are meant for tourists are a scam.
I'm an American who's been living here 10 years now. Sometimes I really hate this city and I'm sick of having that feeling. Seeing your videos makes me think the city itself will never do anything to improve things. Tell me what you need and I'll work for you for free.
How was "strašný sh*t" not the Czech word of the day?
This makes me think of Place St. Michel in Paris which has become a place for only tourists, especially young ones. To be avoided.
1kg is 2.2lbs. Turkish chocolate is actually decent, for the price. We have "Dollar Stores", in Canada. "Dollarama", sells Turkish made copies, of "Brand name" chocolate bars, but for a fraction of the price.
I am turkish and trust me bro we do a lot of good things food wise but chocolate is not one of them as we dont grow cacao and it being expensive means we use VERY LITTLE.
To be fair, I didn't even know Czech had its own specific style of chocolate. I mean you've got Belgian, Swiss, English (Milk)etc, but I'd just assume Czech chocolate is...well. Chocolate.
expiry date 30/2/25...hmm somethings not right
Excellent job! I love your videos.
Byl jsem v Praze pětkrát a samozřejmě já vím to markétu.
Next trip I will not buy chocolates there, that is a fact😊.
Děkuji moc za informace.
Měj se moc hezky.
A pozdravy z Argentiny
You should have asked my husband. He did food auditing for a living. He could have told you about the labels. 😅
Great channel and nice video,👍👈it was a pleasure to watch.😊
The BIGGER crime was we didn’t see Hansa.
I love the website, HAHAHAH!
will you please casually carry that bag of turkish chocolate while browsing a street shop of “prague choco”?