Customer pays S$650 for S$6.50 bowl of lor mee at Bukit Purmei, stall owner manages to return money 1 month later
He had gone overseas and only noticed later that S$650 was missing from his account.
A customer at a braised noodle stall in Bukit Purmei mistakenly paid S$650 for a bowl of lor mee that only costs S$6.50. The stall owner had no means of identifying the errant customer and only managed to return the excess money nearly a month later when the man returned to the stall, according to Shin Min Daily News. The customer only realized the error when processing his accounts, prompting the stall owner, Vincent See, to notice the S$650 payment in his account.
As there were numerous other customers that day, See couldn't recall which one made the incorrect payment. He then approached the bank to flag the overpayment, so that if the customer inquired about it, the bank would know he was attempting to rectify the situation. After waiting three to four weeks, the customer eventually returned to the coffee shop where the stall was located to inquire about the missing S$650.
Upon learning that the man believed he had paid too much, See returned S$643.50, deducting the cost of the noodles from the excess amount.
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