Staff at a Louis Vuitton store in China realized they'd wasted hours of their time when a woman asked them to count out thousands of dollars - only to leave empty-handed.
The bizarre ordeal went down at one of the designer's locations in Chongqing, southwestern China, where the customer returned after previously visiting a couple of months earlier.
In a post shared online, the woman, who used the name 'xiaomayouren' in her handle, claimed she'd had an 'infuriating' experience in her initial visit to the shop when she'd hoped to buy some clothes.
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She described asking to see some of the new arrivals at the store, but alleged she was only pointed to old seasonal items and was ignored when she asked for a glass of water.
The woman claimed staff at the store rolled their eyes when she asked to look at some dresses, prompting her to try and get in touch with the headquarters for the brand when she eventually gave up and left.
She claimed she received no response from headquarters, so it seems she took inspiration from Julia Roberts' movie Pretty Woman and decided to get her own back on the store.
Two months later, the customer returned to the store with her personal assistant and a friend, along with a bag containing 600,000 yuan ($84,000) in cash.
She proceeded to pick up some items from around the store and try on a few clothes before approaching a sales assistant and telling them they planned to buy the products.
The designer garments can run into the thousands, so it's likely that most customers try to keep things simple by paying by card. But not this customer.
The woman described presenting the staff with the large bag of cash, forcing them to count out the notes to make sure they were taking the correct amount of money.
According to the South China Morning Post, it took two hours for the staff to count the bills.
Then, when they were done, the customer allegedly gave them a metaphorical middle finger by announcing: “We don’t want to buy now. We are leaving.”
In her social media post, the woman wrote: “After they finished counting it, I just took away my money and left. How is it possible for me to buy their products to improve their work performance?”
The story sparked a flurry of responses online, with one person describing the turn of events as 'delightful'.
UNILAD has contacted Louis Vuitton for comment.
Topics: China, Fashion, Money, Shopping, Social Media
Emily Brown