New York is known for a lot of different things, with only a handful being positive. Most recently, a food truck in the Lower East Side of New York City, New York, was found to be taking advantage of its drunk patrons by upcharging them for food. What’s worse is that people shared their own stories of having been overcharged by the same food truck owner for items that aren’t worth anywhere near what they paid. Can you imagine paying more than five bucks for a hot dog?
The above video was posted to the TikTok account @tyraisnotok, which is run by a woman named Tyra. She typically posts about herself and her daily life, though this video was completely different from the rest. In it, you can see a man who appears to be intoxicated buying food from a food truck somewhere in the Lower East Side of New York City.
You can hear the intoxicated man be upset about how much he was charged for his food, which was allegedly $54 for a single hot dog. Honestly, I can see this trick working on people who are far more intoxicated than this man, and that’s concerning. According to the comments, there are other people who have experienced this very same issue themselves on different occasions.
Lower East Side Food Stand Allegedly Scams Customers
The most liked comment under the video is from a different TikTok user who shared their own story with the same vendor, saying, “THIS SAME VENDOR pulled the same thing on me a couple months ago – charged my card $37 for a combo over rice. Reported him to 311 and got the charge cancelled.”
It’s likely that the food vendor thinks he can get away with charging people far more than the food is worth because nowadays, people use mobile wallets or don’t really check the total amount. Realistically, this is a really sneaky way to make a few extra bucks, especially on someone who clearly isn’t in the right state of mind to think otherwise.
Other commenters were also taken aback by the cost of the meal, with one person humorously saying, “Even Disney wouldn’t charge $54 for a Hotdog 🤦🏻♂️.” Hopefully, no one else gets scammed by this same vendor now that this video is going viral. However, I wouldn’t blame them if more people started recording their outrageous food prices and called them out online.
