A restaurant in Charlotte, North Carolina, US, has found itself in the middle of an online dispute after a customer called it out for charging USD 6 (around Rs 560) to take home the leftovers. The controversy began when a customer, known online as Millionaire Mace, shared her bill from STATS, a sports bar in Charlotte, on Threads last week. Reacting to the additional charge, she wrote, “I'm calling the police…this should be a CRIMEEEEE!”
According to the receipt shared by her, the bill included a USD 28 Cajun Alfredo meal, a USD 1.02 service fee, USD 5.10 gratuity and USD 3.15 in taxes. However, what caught her attention was an additional USD 6 listed for a to-go box.
Mace later explained that she was dining at the restaurant with a group of four and had not initially planned to get her food packed. She said the group had ordered drinks, shared a bottle, purchased shots and also paid for hookah during their visit.
Mace explained that she simply could not finish her pasta and wanted to take the remaining food home. “I did not finish my pasta. Because I didn't finish my pasta, I got charged for a box at the regular price; however, you want to look at it. God forbid a girl gets full.”
STATS also turned off comments on its Instagram statement following the controversy.