Be careful what you say if you raise any grievances at this restaurant, as complaining could cost you.
A customer has told how he was bizarrely stung with a 'b****ing fee' after he expressed dissatisfaction with the service at his local pizza place.
He claims that the eatery in the US state of Indiana decided that he had to stump up more money as a result of his moaning, leaving him stunned - and probably even more inclined to bad-mouth the place.
The bloke shared the details of the strange situation with social media users, explaining he had headed to the pizza restaurant with pals to grab some slices and a few beers.
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He explained that he and his mates had ordered three Miller Light lagers, as well as an eight-inch pepperoni pizza, while visiting the establishment on 11 April.
However, it emerged that the server had made a bit of a mix-up when the drinks were brought over to the table.
In a Reddit post detailing his dining dilemma, the man explained: "I ordered a Miller Lite and [the server] gave me a Bud Light.
"But since she had already opened the Bud Light while walking towards my table, she couldn’t just swap it out.
"She had to eat the Bud Light, giving it to me for free and then got me a Miller on top of it."
The man insists that he really didn't kick up much of a fuss and that he 'wasn’t even going to complain' about being given the wrong beer.
But he said his friend 'spoke up, forcing me to point out her mistake' - which ended up resulting in an added expense being lumped onto their bill.
The group's order came to $24.78 (£18.68), however, it actually should have been significantly cheaper, until the 'b****ing fee' was added on to the tab too.
Yep, the table was charged another $5 (£3.77) for supposedly having a go at the waitress about making the mistake with their order - even though the customer insists he really didn't make a scene.
"Honestly, there wasn't any b***ing involved, so I don't know what that was about," he added in the Reddit post.
"I’ve b****ed enough in my life to know I’ve earned it. With that said, I don’t believe I was b****y in that moment. I don't know if they add that to everyone's bill, but I'm sure as hell not taking any chances."
He then joked: "Who would pass up a perfectly good opportunity to b**** if I'm going to be paying $5 for it anyway!"
The alleged b***h explained that he stumped up the $5 fee, which he seemed to take in good humour, and left the restaurant without addressing it with the server.
"I’m sure if I had she would have been absolutely mortified," he said.
To be fair, the waitress did knock $2 (£1.51) off the price off his beer for 'opening' it - so it's swings and roundabouts, I suppose.
Social media users saw the funny side of the additional charge, however, a lot of people admitted they wouldn't have taken it on the chin like this fella did.
One person said: "This is funny, but also probably a crime. You can’t make up fake fees and then charge people’s cards. It’s wire fraud."
Another joked: "B****ing about the b****ing fee? That’s another b****ing fee."
A third added: "My guess is the server typed that in for the bar as a joke and forgot to change/delete it."
A fourth wrote: "I'd be upset too if I got charged $5 because they didn't like me."
And a fifth laughed: "If you complain about that fee, would you get another fee?"
Topics: Business, Food And Drink, Money, US News, Reddit
Olivia Burke