Indignant shopper in China makes Louis Vuitton staff count $110k in cash for 2 hours, then leaves
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The woman said she went to the outlet to shop for clothes but had been treated dismissively by the staff there.
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A woman made employees at a Louis Vuitton (LV) outlet in China count 600,000 yuan (S$110,000) in cash before leaving empty-handed, as part of a revenge plot over a previous unpleasant encounter.
According to Chinese news outlet Sohu, the woman’s initial encounter with the staff took place in June at the LV outlet in StarLight Place shopping centre in Chongqing, south-western China.
The woman said she went to the outlet to shop for clothes but had been treated dismissively by the staff there.
Apart from ignoring her request for a drink, they also directed her to items from previous seasons instead of showing the latest arrivals.
She also accused the staff of rolling their eyes at her and appearing impatient when she asked to see some dresses.
The woman added that she was ignored when she tried to call LV’s headquarters about the situation after leaving the store.
According to Hong Kong news outlet South China Morning Post (SCMP), the woman bore the grudge for two months before cooking up the payback scheme and returning to the outlet with a bag of cash.
Accompanied by her personal assistant and a friend, the group tried on some clothes before telling a salesperson that they would be purchasing them. She then handed over a big bag of cash to the shop assistants on the pretext of paying for the clothes.
It took the staff two hours to count the banknotes, but as soon as they were done, the woman told them they had changed their minds about the purchase and would be leaving instead.
She wrote on social media platform Xiaohongshu: “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 woman’s story garnered praise from netizens, SCMP reported.
“This ending is so delightful. I have always wondered why these shop assistants are so arrogant,” one netizen said.
“They sell luxury goods, but it does not mean they are luxury goods themselves,” another said.
