Apparently, not even the world’s largest pizza company is immune to “shrinkflation.” An “annoyed” Domino’s customer in Ireland is going viral after using a tape measure to prove that the pie purveyor didn’t give him the seven-inch pizza that he paid for. “There was over an inch missing [from one side],” Mark Gourley, 30, told … Read more
It was a salt and pepper shakedown. A diner who asked for pepper on his pizza at a restaurant in Italy was appalled after realizing he’d been charged extra for the seasoning. The incident reportedly occurred at an undisclosed pizzeria located in the center of Bari, a seaside hotspot teaming with tourists, Newsflash reported. The … Read more
An American ripoff in Paris. Parisian servers have always been notorious for their rudeness, but now it looks like they’re ripping off customers as well. Paris restaurants are charging US tourists up to 50% more than local patrons, an undercover investigation has found. Following several online complaints about the so-called American tourist tax, the city’s … Read more
Their wallets were in a Disney World of hurt. A Florida father left online viewers speechless after revealing that he paid nearly $1,400 to take his family of five to Disney World for just one day. A video detailing the exorbitant price tag has amassed over 7.7 million views on X. “Here’s what a day … Read more
It was a whale of a fail. Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the water park: A Chinese aquarium was ripped by angry fans after its much-hyped giant shark was revealed to be a robot. The “deep”-fake occurred at the Xiaomeisha Sea World in Shenzhen, which opened on Oct. 1 … Read more
And this is just the tip of the iceberg. As if US gratuity culture hadn’t already reached a tipping point, a woman was horrified after a nail salon asked her for a minimum 75% extra for a beatification procedure. She detailed the gratuitous gratuity in a TikTok video with over 230,000 views. “Tipping culture in … Read more
She’s a Michelin star destroyer. A travel influencer has ripped a world-renowned restaurant in Spain’s Basque Country for serving her “the worst meal” of her life — after dropping nearly $1,000 on a repast said to be so revolting, a neighboring diner refused to pay. Chloe Jade Meltzer dropped the zero-star review in a series of … Read more
Honey, I shrunk the lids. Does Panda Express have a shrinkflation problem? One disappointed customer is sounding the alarm on the orange chicken monger, claiming the popular Chinese fast casual has severely downsized its takeout containers — even as prices have gone up. “Panda Express food container got smaller,” griped TikTok user @jayasuriyafamily in a recent … Read more
These guys take more than just a little off the top. “Sweeney Todd” isn’t the only barber bleeding patients dry: A man sparked outrage on social media after revealing the ludicrously high gratuities he was prompted to select while paying for a “walk-in haircut,” as detailed in a viral Reddit post. In the Reddit post, … Read more
New Yorkers consider the Hamptons the Empire State’s biggest ripoff, a new survey says. Over 40% of approximately 5,000 polled New Yorkers think the Hamptons is the attraction that’s least worth the price, followed by the Empire State Building (31%) and the Statue of Liberty (14%), according to a Casino.org study. Almost half of those … Read more
My big fat Greek restaurant bill. After famously charging a Montana couple nearly $900 for a few aperitifs, Greece’s most infamous restaurant, DK Oyster, is being blamed for yet another act of epicurean extortion. This time, aggrieved Italian tourists have accused the Myokonos-based eatery of sticking them with a $773 (€711) bill for a cocktail, … Read more
He thought it put the “gratuitous” in gratuity. As if “guilt tipping” wasn’t prevalent enough in the brick-and-mortar sphere, the gratuity-pressuring trend has metastasized to e-commerce as well. A TikTok influencer raised eyebrows after revealing that he was asked to tip while shopping online, as detailed in a video with more than 400,000 views. “Online … Read more