Buffet binge: Chinese diner forced to fork out US$6,500 to eatery for overeating and stuffing leftovers into handbag during 5 visits in 2 weeks
- ‘Greedy’ woman diner ordered only the best dishes, including shrimp and salmon, then stuffed leftovers into pre-prepared bags
- She refused to cough up compensation to restaurant until eatery bosses threatened legal action for which she also had to pay costs
A “greedy” diner who vastly overindulged and then stuffed pre-prepared doggy bags with leftovers at a buffet in China has been forced to fork out nearly 45,000 yuan (US$6,500) in compensation to the restaurant, astonishing many people online.
Surveillance footage showed the woman visiting a restaurant in southwest China’s Guizhou province five times in the space of two weeks in August 2022, according to the manager of the restaurant, surnamed Wu.
Each time she ordered more than she could eat then used several pre-prepared plastic bags to pack leftovers under the table before sneaking them into her handbag.
Wu told the Chinese media outlet Hongxing News that in addition to the five times surveillance records showed, the woman had also visited the restaurant more than a dozen times since March last year.
Each time she ordered around 10,000 yuan (US$1,500) worth of food – 10 times more than most people. The restaurant charged 218 yuan per person for the buffet.