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A Chinese woman received a €55,000 bill at a restaurant after sharing a photo of her dish on the social network WeChat Moments.

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EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE AT THE RESTAURANT
Bad surprises at restaurants can happen. A mediocre meal, a strange place or even allergies or a credit card that doesn't work, anything is possible.


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MANY ANECDOTES
Everyone has a more or less funny anecdote, but Wang, a Chinese woman, did very well in an establishment located in Kunming, in the southwest of the country.


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A STORY OF PHOTOS
Indeed, she had a nasty surprise after taking photos of her dishes (which many people do these days) and those of her friend, and published on the social network WeChat Moments.


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THE FAMOUS QR CODE
The problem was that she hadn't noticed that the QR code for their table appeared in the photos. Many Internet users then placed orders from Wang's table.


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A HEAVY BILL
Result: according to the daily newspaper South China Morning Post, the bill for the young woman and her friend reached the tidy sum of 55,000 euros. Imagine the faces of the two friends when they saw the note.
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WACKY ORDERS
The bill was for 2,580 orders of squid, 1,850 orders of duck and 9,990 servings of shrimp pasta. Just that. Wang, seeing all these figures, quickly realized his mistake.
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STAFF REACTS
Fortunately, the staff reacted immediately to this unprecedented event. The two friends changed tables in order to be able to isolate their order. Wang didn't take any more photos until the meal was over.
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RESTAURANT TAKES MEASURES
The restaurant did not charge the 55,000 euros, but has changed its habits: you must now be physically present in the premises to place your order with the QR code.
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A GOOD LESSON
This big scare will serve as a lesson to Wang, but also to all those who like to take photos of their dishes and who will have heard of this adventure which ends well for the customer and her friend.
A WINK OF NORBERT TARAYRE
In an interview for TV Mag, he then declared: "If you allow me, today, I am going to wink at a friend, a camera operator who disappeared yesterday. His name is Benjamin, but we 'called Ben.'
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