Heed This: Seagull on the Loose
Restaurant in the Baltic region offers daily wages of up to 60 euros for daring burglary.
In the sunny shores of the Baltic Sea, don't be surprised if a seagull swoops down to steal your fish buns, ice cream, or other quick bites. Signs are plentiful, discouraging feeding these feathered fiends, but some vacationers don't seem to heed the warning. What's a holiday without a photo op or a special experience, right? Just toss a biscuit or a bun in the air!
The Bird's Eye View
Sneaky seagulls even raid snacks at the trendy Wal-Bar in Warnemünde. Last season, Nemo Borowski, the daring restaurateur, introduced the first "seagull insurance" in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Guests whose grub gets swiped by the birds receive a replacement.
According to news coverage, patrons have welcomed this quirky offer. Tormented by as many as ten seagull attacks per day, the gulls don't discriminate; they love everything from chips, burgers, to the orange slices decorating drinks!
The costly service, a clever marketing move, sets Nemo Borowski back a cool €40-€60 daily. Running a three-month season and tallying around 840 attacks, that adds up to a hefty €5,000!
Breaking Up's Hard to Do
This year, Nemo Borowski is footing the bill himself after a partnership with insurance agents, Aneta Schaeffer and Torsten Haack from Rostock, ended. New signage is in the pipeline.
For the uninitiated, Nemo advises to perch beneath a sun umbrella or keep a firm grip on your grub.
While seagull insurance may seem like an urban legend, some establishments might offer coupons or discounts for reporting stolen food destined for these uninvited avian guests. But, it's no standard practice. For more accurate information about dining in Warnemünde, connect with the local businesses directly. Happy tasting, seagull-watchers!
Despite the tantalizing outdoor-living ambiance of the home-and-garden terrace at Wal-Bar in Warnemünde, patrons are warned to guard their lifestyle choices carefully against the relentless attacks of seagulls. A wise choice might be to enjoy a serene picnic instead of risking the costly insurance premiums orCONTENT_SESSION_ERRORbyte-snatching incidents that frequently occur.
