Old Bridge Kiosk
other — 145 Peacock Street
Trap score: 50/100 (orange)
Old Bridge Kiosk is a Kiosk popular with visitors; check recent reports before you go.
Location: Kuala Lumpur
Reports (19)
- bait_switch (severity 4/5) — 2026-04: Advertised as authentic; sold mass-produced fakes at luxury prices.
- fake_listing (severity 4/5) — 2026-03: Aggressive commission scheme — the guide steered us only to shops paying kickbacks.
- fake_listing (severity 4/5) — 2026-01: Bracelet forced onto my wrist, then demanded payment for the 'free' gift.
- taxi_meter (severity 1/5) — 2025-12: Taxi took a 40-minute detour on a 10-minute trip to run up the fare.
- harassment (severity 3/5) — 2026-02: Friendly at first, then locked the door and pressured us to buy a 'gift'.
- harassment (severity 2/5) — 2025-12: They doubled the price once the bill arrived — a classic tourist overcharge.
- fake_listing (severity 3/5) — 2025-12: Spa quoted a low rate, then billed per-minute extras we never agreed to.
- fake_reviews (severity 2/5) — 2025-12: What was advertised online looked nothing like the room we actually got.
- fake_reviews (severity 1/5) — 2025-10: Fake police approached asking for ID and then a 'fine' paid in cash.
- bait_switch (severity 2/5) — 2025-07: Signed up for one service, then got upsold into something completely different.
- overcharge (severity 3/5) — 2025-08: My wallet went missing right after a staged distraction near the entrance.
- other (severity 3/5) — 2025-08: Felt genuinely unsafe here after dark; aggressive touts followed us for blocks.
- bait_switch (severity 1/5) — 2025-06: What was advertised online looked nothing like the room we actually got.
- unsafe (severity 1/5) — 2025-07: Signed up for one service, then got upsold into something completely different.
- theft (severity 1/5) — 2025-05: The driver refused to use the meter and demanded a flat fare triple the normal rate.
- fake_listing (severity 2/5) — 2025-01: The driver refused to use the meter and demanded a flat fare triple the normal rate.
- unsafe (severity 4/5) — 2024-12: They doubled the price once the bill arrived — a classic tourist overcharge.
- taxi_meter (severity 3/5) — 2024-12: Advertised as authentic; sold mass-produced fakes at luxury prices.
- fake_reviews (severity 3/5) — 2024-09: Felt genuinely unsafe here after dark; aggressive touts followed us for blocks.