A woman in China made staff at a Louis Vuitton store count 600,000 yuan (over ₹ 70 lakh) in cash over two hours, only to leave the shop without buying anything.
The woman decided to take revenge for the bad treatment she had received during a previous visit to the store, where she felt dismissed and disregard by the sales team.
The incident happened at the StarLight Place shopping centre in Chongqing, where the woman had initially visited in June to shop for clothes, Straits Times reported.
She claimed that the staff treated her poorly, ignoring her requests, showing her outdated items, and showing impatience.
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The shopper, who wrote about her story on the Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu, also claimed staff ignored her when she requested for water.
After she left the store, she attempted to file a complaint with the luxury brand’s “headquarters” but received no response.
According to South China Morning Post, the woman hold the grudge for two months before cooking up the payback scheme and returning to the outlet with a bag of cash.
Accompanied by her assistant and friend, the group tried on clothes, claiming they wanted to purchase them, and gave the cash to the sales staff.
It took around two hours for the employees to count the banknotes, only for the woman to reveal that she had changed her mind and would not be making the purchase after all.
She wrote on 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?”
After China woman made Louis Vuitton staff fool, her revenge plot went viral on social media, with many users bowled over by her plan.
Social media users in China have called the episode the “most satisfying revenge of the year”.
One user wrote, ”This ending is so delightful. I have always wondered why these shop assistants are so arrogant.”
Another commented, ”They sell luxury goods, but it does not mean they are luxury goods themselves.”
