"Your Food Bill Is 16 Million Won" ... What Did He Expose on Livestream to Leave Him Stunned by the Receipt?

Viewers Access QR Code to Order Food
Streamer Caught Off Guard by Prank Orders... "I'm Upset"

An American internet streamer ran into trouble when an ordering QR code was exposed on screen while he was livestreaming at a restaurant in Japan. Viewers who saw it used the code to place a large number of food orders, resulting in a hefty bill.

Ordering QR Code Exposed During Livestream... Viewers Place Large Number of Food Orders

A U.S. streamer who displayed a QR code at a Japanese restaurant is bewildered by viewers' "prank orders." Twitch.

According to British outlet The Sun and others on October 29 (local time), American Twitch streamer Lacy, whose real name is Nicholas Fosco, 23, recently experienced the incident while traveling in Japan with his girlfriend, TikTok influencer Dala Clare, 21.

The incident began when Lacy accidentally showed the ordering QR code on a restaurant table during his livestream. Some viewers watching the stream used the code to order food, and Lacy claimed he received a bill totaling 1.6 million yen (about 13.56 million won). He said he ultimately paid about $12,000 (about 16 million won) for the food.

Explaining what happened, Lacy said, "The first receipt the staff brought over was capped at 500,000 yen, which was equivalent to about $3,000. I thought the bill had been settled, but then a staff member brought over two more receipts." He added, "It turned out that you had ordered the food."

According to Lacy, the restaurant staff brought 15 plates of ordered food to the table. To prevent the food from being thrown away, he told the restaurant he would pay for it and asked the staff to distribute it to other diners nearby. The staff reportedly did so at his request.

Lacy said viewers seemed to have ordered the food for fun, adding, "I've never seen anything like this before. I'm really upset right now."

The story prompted a range of reactions online. Some users asked, "That is far too much food for two people. Didn't the restaurant check with the customer before placing the order?" Others said, "The restaurant staff probably thought he was really hungry." One user joked, "What if the restaurant itself watched the livestream and placed the orders?"

Restaurant: "Customers Paid Only for Food They Actually Ate... No Charge for Prank Orders"

As the controversy spread, the restaurant issued a statement through its official social media account, saying that Lacy's account differed from what actually happened. The restaurant said, "In addition to the items ordered and consumed by the streamer, a third party placed prank orders, resulting in orders totaling about 1.96 million yen (about 16 million won) and causing damage."

However, it explained, "We reviewed the customer and each order individually and charged only for the food actually consumed." It added, "At first, we could not tell whether some of the orders were pranks, so we prepared some of the food. But after confirming that the customer had not ordered it, we did not serve those items and discarded them." The restaurant said, "We did not charge the customer anything for that food either," and asked people to refrain from criticism.

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