Den-Haag-Rip-Me-Off Day

Last week I had to go to Den Haag to get my new passport.
And it seemed like that day was a day to rip me off.
First the bus driver ripped me off twice:
He stamped one strip too many - should have been 2 strips but he stamped 3.
Then I notice the time indication on the ticket was not correct. His stamp showed that it was 10.30. And why it was not correct? Because at 10.30 I was still on the train to DH. And it was the 11.07 bus. So I was ripped off 30 minutes.

In the Netherlands, when you use the strippenkaart for a public transport, there is a certain limit of time you can use the same 'strips' thus you do not have to pay again for the second trip. In my case, for 2 strips I am allowed 1 hour to use the public transport. Now because the time-stamp mistake, I had to pay again going back to town from the embassy although it was very well within the 1-hour period. It did not take more than 30 minutes to get my passport from the embassy.

Secondly, I was ripped off at La Place. For this story, see my Zielig Maaltijd post.

Way to go, Holland.
Lang leef de ripping-off of foreigners.

Zielig maaltijd of arme me???

This was my lunch during my day-out in Den Haag. Mixed grill.
Well, the only mixed thing was my feeling. I remember thinking, "That is all I get? Four pieces of sad-looking meat and a couple of fries? Poor me... can't even get a decent lunch."
I bought this meal at La Place, V&D for 7 euro (with discount coupon). The normal price should be 9 or 9.50 euro - could not be sure because the coupon and the board at the restaurant said different things.
I had expected more from this 7-euro meal. At least a bit of garnish - salad or veggie or even sauce - would be very much appreciated.
I felt so ripped off.