What does it mean,"I've got ripped off!" in Spanish?

Question

Please tell me what you would say in Spanish when you are cheated by making you pay too much for thing of poor quality.

Besides, please tell me other phrases in English in that situation except "I've got ripped off!".

Actually, I think that in English I more often hear: I've BEEN ripped off. :) - Valerie, Mar 28, 2011

Or, I have gotten ripped off. - JoyceM, Mar 28, 2011

Hi, Valerie and JoyceM. You're adding valuable things to my capacity of English. Thank you. - MrMamachibi, Mar 28, 2011

Answer 1

"I've got ripped off!".

In Spain we say: me han pegado un palo.

Also: Me han estafado.

Hi, Heidita. Thank you for a string of comments and advice. But I hope for when and where we don't say "I've got ripped off!" - MrMamachibi, Mar 28, 2011

Answer 2

Other phrases in English:

That product is a rip off. (noun) That place ripped me off. (verb) That place cheated me. The price to value relationship is out of balance. That contractor does a schlock job. (poor quality for the money) They sell schlock.

Schlock is an English word of Yiddish origin meaning "something cheap, shoddy, or inferior.

HI, JoyceM. thank you for your solid answer. I hope you'll tell me something when I have another challenge. - MrMamachibi, Mar 28, 2011

Keep in mind that "rip off" and "schlock" are slang. "Cheat" is the most acceptable word to use. - JoyceM, Mar 29, 2011

Answer 3

"Yo le hayan estafado." - I got ripped off.

"Esto es de mala calidad." - This is poor quality.

"Que es?" - "What is this?"

Hi, JGhost. Thank you for your useful answers. I'm sticking these phrases in my mind, but I don't want to get ripped off. - MrMamachibi, Mar 28, 2011

Me han estafado." - samdie, Nov 20, 2011

Answer 4

me vieron la cara. They saw my face (stupid face)