‘Slaughtered me like a sheep’: US$1,000 fleecing of Chinese woman who does friend favour by dining at his new eatery sparks online review backlash
- Act of friendship betrayed as eatery owner pre-orders huge amounts of food and most expensive dishes for group of pals
- Enormous bill shocks group of diners and causes a fierce backlash on restaurant review sites
A woman in China who tried to support a friend by going to their restaurant was left bitterly disappointed after being ripped off by a pre-ordered meal which came to a whopping 7,472 yuan (US$1,000).
The fleecing of a friend, which was reported by White Deer Video, has triggered outrage on mainland social media.
The woman, surnamed Chen, stung by the restaurant tab is from the city of Shenzhen in Guangdong province, in southeastern China.
Chen was planning to dine with a group of friends, one of whom owned an eatery, so she plumped for his place out of a sense of friendship.
According to an online menu, the average price was 420 yuan (US$60) per person which Chen considered acceptable.
On arrival she was surprised to find that a full meal, composed of 11 dishes, a bottle of red wine, snacks and fruit, had been pre-ordered for the group.