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Title: Disgusting!!
Post by: julie-1402 on August 30, 2012, 01:35:41 AM
I know other people have mentioned the "donut man" in other topics but feel I should share this!!

Whilst on honeymoon last week in San Stefanos, lying on the beach taking in the scenery the donut man was heading towards us... Ignored him as had previous bad experiences with him in Arillas in the past few year!! After he walked past us he put his baskets down on the empty sunbed between me and my husband and an Italian family.  What he did next shocked both us and the Italian family that had 2 small children with them!!

The donut man walked in the very shallow water right in front of us and un buttoned his fly (trying to do it slyly, but obviously not sly enough) and urinated in the water right in front of us....  Then he buttoned his pants back up and went back over to his baskets without washing his hands or anything and started picking the fruit up in his baskets and arranging it!!! He then walked back down the beach trying to con some more people!  My husband and I just looked on in disbelief and so did the family! Its absolutely disgusting to think he is selling things to the public including children after doing things like that!!!

What makes it worse is that we were literally 2 minutes walk from havana beach bar where they have toilets amongst a lot of other places!!

Title: Re: Disgusting!!
Post by: Jules on August 30, 2012, 12:07:31 PM
Just go to show that he is definitely worth avoiding at all costs.
Title: Re: Disgusting!!
Post by: dibully on August 30, 2012, 03:16:24 PM
Saw him do the very same thing last year I know everyone has to make a living but he is so disgusting just hope people wise up to him
Title: Re: Disgusting!!
Post by: Sarah on August 30, 2012, 04:03:50 PM
I had heard about this a couple of years ago. 
There was quite a long topic about the donut man on the Arillas website.
He is to be avoided at all costs!
Title: Re: Disgusting!!
Post by: tonyco1 on August 30, 2012, 10:01:05 PM
And he targets new young people especially, selling and charging silly money - i.e.   3 small bits of water melon and a doughnut for €20 - he's a crook in every way.
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Post by: dibully on August 30, 2012, 10:04:09 PM
Agree Tony all we can do is let anyone on here who doesn't know about him and hopefully stop people buying off him he doesn't deserve any customers
Title: Re: Disgusting!!
Post by: Rover on August 30, 2012, 11:46:58 PM
Never, ever buy food from one of these beach vendor guys. You know not where the stuff has come from, where it has been, who it has been touched by, and with what. By all means buy a watch from a beach vendor. You may regret it later, but it will not ruin your holliday by making you ill.
Title: Re: Disgusting!!
Post by: loftyscot on August 31, 2012, 10:10:54 AM
We shouldn't just concentrate on the donut angle. Nobody should urinate in the sea  especially where families are playing. I hope none of the forum members would do this  :o
Title: Re: Disgusting!!
Post by: Jimbo on August 31, 2012, 11:59:17 AM
I doubt if they'd let him into Havana or Mango for a pee.

Really, the village council should do something about him. I will make enquiries when I'm back in a few weeks.
Title: Re: Disgusting!!
Post by: Jayne h on August 31, 2012, 01:11:21 PM
Hello all, regarding that disgusting doughnut man, we were in ag stef in July with our three year old granddaughter, we were on the beach one day and he just sort of threw this fruit at us and charged us ten euros for it! My hubby was furious, I just left it all( it was warm fruit?) didn't know about this man at that time, just thought I was helping someone out. Agree with everyone on here though he should be reported and made to clean up his act or just go away! Certainly know him now though, will chase him if he comes near us on future visits!
Title: Re: Disgusting!!
Post by: dibully on August 31, 2012, 01:53:07 PM
That's good idea Jim hope you and Gillie are ok bet your looking forward to going back to Nafsica
Title: Re: Disgusting!!
Post by: tonyco1 on September 02, 2012, 02:49:06 AM
The fruit and food is warm because he leaves stock in his car - it's like an oven in the sun!!
I've seen him cutting the melons up on the floor of his car boot area.
Botulism and a bacterial soup spreading across the floor from the drips of watermelons etc...  but!! - - - does he clean it ?? - - - no chance!

AVOID him.
Title: Re: Disgusting!!
Post by: lilly on September 28, 2012, 06:17:53 PM
Someone has actually filmed a video of donut man[not having a very successful day] on youtube, entitled ' Donut July 2011', just glad that I know not to buy from him.
Title: Re: Disgusting!!
Post by: tonyco1 on October 01, 2012, 04:38:39 AM
Well that brightened my day - even with no sound!

http://youtu.be/gLMU0UYhHm8
Title: Re: Disgusting!!
Post by: rilo57 on October 01, 2012, 09:15:01 PM
looks like Arillas beach
Title: Re: Disgusting!!
Post by: tonyco1 on October 08, 2012, 07:31:49 AM
Don texted me a few days ago, to alert me to the Daily mail letters page.
Someone photographed and published a notice put up about him by a taverna!! Brilliant!
Title: Re: Disgusting!!
Post by: tenbeech on October 28, 2012, 12:00:43 AM

  What a mine of information you are Waspman   What don't you know ? !   Bet you don't know the lottery numbers for next Saturday.
Title: Re: Disgusting!!
Post by: Waspman on October 28, 2012, 12:30:12 AM
  What a mine of information you are Waspman   What don't you know ? !   Bet you don't know the lottery numbers for next Saturday.

5-15-26-31-42-49
Title: Re: Disgusting!!
Post by: tenbeech on October 28, 2012, 12:54:19 PM

 I will risk £1 next Saturday with these numbers . If they come up I will meet you in San Stefanos and buy you a meal and drinks . ( Dream on ! ) 
Title: Re: Disgusting!!
Post by: Teamnickos on October 28, 2012, 09:16:39 PM
The masseuers are not Chinese (Thai I think?) and all you have to do is say no thanks and they walk on
Title: Re: Disgusting!!
Post by: Soulie on October 28, 2012, 09:38:44 PM
They always look like they do a good massage and if you have a bad back I bet it's lovely. Not for me though as not touchy feely person but they never bother us when we say no.
Title: Re: Disgusting!!
Post by: tonyco1 on October 30, 2012, 11:51:48 PM
The beach masseurs are Chinese, and do a really good massage, at least the slightly chubby female one does.
She speaks very limited English, but you can converse without too much trouble.

I had a back ache last July and trapped nerve from the lower spine - she fixed that and the full massage made me feel great.
I went into a trance like state - different from the beer version as well!!
Linda had the feet and leg massage - she said it was brilliant.

Oh! and no!!! - - - that is to answer Gavlah's & Waspman's certain question - - - No Happy ending!
Try a seedy shack in Thailand for that - - - these are good massages!!
Title: Re: Disgusting!!
Post by: Jimbo on October 31, 2012, 02:59:39 AM
I actually witnessed Tony having a massage on the beach.

It happened like this:

The lovely Chinese lady smiled as he agreed to a full-body massage. Tony lay back on the sunbed. At that point, confronted with the enormity of the problem, the Chinese lady made a few frantic calls on her mobile phone, splashed a bit of oil on the summit of the mountain before her, and waited for reinforcements.

Range Rovers slid to a halt on the sandy car park and the elite super-rubber squad ran down the beach to assist in the Great Wall of Cox operation.

He knew nothing of this. Eyes closed, sun-drenched, he was in a distant place, and remained there for some time after the elite strokers departed back to Arillas and Sidari.

These are the true annals of Agios Stephanos, the village that time forgot, then remembered, then decided it was better to forget.
Title: Re: Disgusting!!
Post by: Soulie on October 31, 2012, 11:28:54 AM
 ;D
Title: Re: Disgusting!!
Post by: tenbeech on November 04, 2012, 12:30:01 PM
5-15-26-31-42-49
[/Oh Dear   Oh dear  Waspman   Only one number correct !      Looks like the Aston Martin & Ferrari brochures are heading to the bin    ]
Title: Re: Disgusting!!
Post by: tonyco1 on November 05, 2012, 02:46:46 AM
Thanks Jim, I love a man who is simply not prone to exaggeration - - - -  ;D   Seems I took on the Rub squad and won!!
LOL