Pattaya bar owner calls police over Aussie’s unpaid 32,540 baht bill
Pattaya police officers became mediators after a Thai bar owner accused an Australian tourist of drinking for over 13 hours and refusing to pay a bill costing 32,540 baht, or around US$980. The 46 year old Thai woman, Meeliya, who owns a bar in the Soi Bua Khao in Pattaya, and her staff brought the … The story Pattaya bar owner calls police over Aussie’s unpaid 32,540 baht bill as seen on Thaiger…
A Thai bar owner and her staff in Pattaya called the police on Wednesday night, August 12, after an Australian tourist refused to pay a 32,540 baht bill, claiming he had been drinking for over 13 hours. The dispute arose after the 53-year-old man, Thomson, entered the bar at Soi Bua Khao around 8am, even before opening time, and requested service.
Meeliya, the 46-year-old Thai owner, and her staff agreed to serve him, as he was a regular customer who had paid without issue previously. Thomson continued to patronize the establishment, buying drinks for several female staff members, and even participated in rounding up the staff. However, when a female employee declined his romantic advances, Thomson allegedly became displeased and refused to settle the full bill.
Meeliya insisted on the total amount, explaining that the bill covered not only his personal drinks but also the staff's wages and the cost of the drinks he had purchased for them throughout the day. The bar owner and her staff took the Australian man to the Mueang Pattaya Police Station, where officers were called to mediate the situation.
Police stated they would examine the details of the bill and the accounts from both parties before taking further action.
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