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Diner who left restaurant without paying forced to return after leaving phone on table

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Published 13:11 20 Sep 2023 GMT+1

Diner who left restaurant without paying forced to return after leaving phone on table

One former barista told TikTok how she got revenge on a customer after they dined and dashed.

Katherine Sidnell

Katherine Sidnell

With the cost-of-living crisis, hospitality staff are under more pressure than ever.

However, one former barista revealed how she got revenge on a customer after they dined and dashed at a restaurant where she was working.

Even more hilariously, the customer was forced to return as they’d left their phone during the fumbled escape plan.

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Take a look below:

TikTok user @insydemymind, also known as Syd, has become famous for her stories about badly behaved customers – proving that they aren’t always right.

Having gained over 65,000 followers on the app, the 20-year-old has made a Hostess in a Rush series where she spills the beans on the very worst offenders from her waitressing days.

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In the latest update, she recalled how a customer realised they’d left their phone behind after dining and dashing a few days before.

The former barista got her revenge.
TikTok/@insydemymind

Whilst most of us wouldn’t have had the nerve to go back, the reckless thief called the restaurant to try and claim their phone back – even describing their cracked screen in detail.

However, their bad behaviour hadn’t been forgotten.

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It was then that Syd took her revenge, by informing her manager about the incident and arranging for the clueless customer to pick up the phone at around 4 pm.

Acting out the scene between her then-manager and guest, the TikToker then revealed that her boss held the phone hostage until the would-be thief finally paid up.

Understandably, people have been going wild over the story with the viral video racking up over 874,000 views on the app.

The viral video has struck a cord with restaurant workers.
TikTok/@insydemymind

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Reacting in the comments, one user joked about the phone being a ‘hostage’ during the tense negotiations.

They wrote: “The phone is actually a hostage in this situation.”

Other hospitality staff shared similar stories, although their bosses seemed even more vengeful. (Eek!)

The user explained: “That literally happened at my job and my manager went back to call the cops bc they had the phone and dude waited up front the whole time.”

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A third added: “It’s even better when they forget their card n realize n come back for it n pay way more than they would’ve had they not done that.”

Sadly, we still don’t know what happened to the clueless customer in Syd’s story, with her fans begging for a follow-up in the comments.

As her fans wait for another update from the former barista, here’s hoping she doesn’t encounter any more criminal customers.

Featured Image Credit: @insydemymind/TikTok/Carol Yepes/Getty

Topics: TikTok, Viral, US News, Money, Food and Drink

Katherine Sidnell
Katherine Sidnell

Katherine is an entertainment journalist with a love of all things nerdy. Starting out writing Doctor Who fan fiction as a kid, she has gone on to interview the likes of Matt Damon, James May and Dua Lipa to name a few. Published in The Sun, The Daily Mail and Evening Standard - she now joins Ladbible as resident nerd in chief.

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