Chippy blasts Eat Out to Help Himself diner
A “GREEDY” chancer tried to blag a week’s worth of meals at a chippy using the Eat Out to Help Out scheme – and then whinged on social media when staff refused.
The man was eating alone at Eglinton Diner and Fish Fry in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, when he ordered eight meals – one to eat, and seven to take away, in a bid to get them at half price.
He told workers it was “to keep him going for the next few days”.
Furious staff told him the Eat Out to Help Out scheme was not supposed to be used like that but the customer took his gripe to social media.
The man wrote: “Attitude totally pants and insulting, lost out on eight different meals, KFC loved your money, long time customer never be back.”
A post from Eglinton Diner and Fish Fry said: “I can only assume you were the person in the diner yesterday who was dining alone but asked to order eight suppers.
“One to eat and the other seven to take away to keep you going for the next few days.
“Please read the rules on the Eat Out to Help Out scheme as this is certainly not the way it is intended to work.
“It is people with your greed that put schemes like this in jeopardy and we value our business too much to be bending rules for greedy customers.
“I hope you enjoyed your meal.”
Eglinton Diner also shared the review from the “obviously upset customer”.
The business posted: “I think the attitude of the staff was utter disbelief.
“Trying to order eight meals for one person so he can get them half price. Unbelievable.”
Other customers voiced their support for the chippy.
One person wrote: “Well done for telling the idiot trying to take liberties with the Eat Out to Help Out scheme – greedy, selfish, thoughtless people like that aren’t worth the time and effort catering for.”