A woman has described the bizarre moment someone she went on a date with asked her to pay him back when she turned down a second date.
Posting on Twitter, the woman named Lauren shared screenshots detailing how her date tried to get £3.50 back for a coffee they had after she said she didn’t want to meet again. She said the incident happened six years ago.
Six years since that lad tried to invoice me for a shit date pic.twitter.com/n73IIG13By
— Me, you, Tokyo (@LaurenNotLozza) November 12, 2021
When he asked if she wanted a second date, Lauren said she was “not sure” they had “chemistry” but wished him well.
Undeterred, he offered to cook her dinner at his place and urged her to “give us a chance”.
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She said she wasn’t comfortable going to someone’s house who she barely knew and again tried to end the conversation.
This is what prompted his odd decision to ask: “Can you pay me back for your coffee?” adding: “I don’t like wasting money. Prefer to use it on a date with someone else.”
She said it was “a shame” he considered it a waste and suggested she donated the coffee money to charity instead.
In response, he sent her his bank details and said he wanted the money:
Forgot to add his final response pic.twitter.com/ZkPjGTohWW
— Me, you, Tokyo (@LaurenNotLozza) November 12, 2021
Her screenshots of the strange conversation went viral with over 3,344 likes. And reacting to her story, people thought her date sounded pretty lousy and that she handled the situation well.
It's just mind-boggling. Love it when someone you don't want to see again immediately confirms that you've made the right choice
— Hattie Crisell (@hattiehattie) November 12, 2021
THREE FIFTY???? HOW EMBARRASSING FOR HIM
— moon girl jesse (@tinderdistrict) November 12, 2021
I was expecting to read about some lavish champagne accompanied meal … which itself is still no reason for his request. But a coffee, I mean would really want that said about yourself 😆
— Kevin O'Callaghan (@ocallaghan74) November 13, 2021
Wow. And he gave you his bank account details. What a catch he'd have been.
— Sherry Fuller (she/her) 💙🌍 (@Fullerarty) November 13, 2021
Wow people like this actually exist!
— Sanoobar Patel (@Sanoobar) November 12, 2021
I've read this about 6 times and its making me laugh more each time I do. Just, wow.
— Dani clark (@DaniGclark) November 12, 2021
I wonder what happened to him....
You handled that like a QUEEN. I'd drop his name and number on 4chan but I'm petty. Did you ever send him the money?
— Georgie 😘 (@GGLouF) November 13, 2021
Also, reminder that its not too late to send this to his mum! 😂
And someone took the opportunity to make a pretty good joke about the Tory sleaze scandal:
Which constituency does he represent?
— Chris Cunningham (@ChrisCu10106064) November 13, 2021
Later, she added she thinks he has pulled the same trick with other women:
He actually just kept doing it. Other women got in touch with me over the years to cross reference the name and number and it was him. It's his MO.
— Me, you, Tokyo (@LaurenNotLozza) November 12, 2021
Ah well, there’s plenty more fish in the sea. Cheap(skate)s and other varieties...
