Man arrested for faking heart attack 20 times at restaurants to avoid paying bill, reports say
Man arrested for faking heart attack 20 times at restaurants to avoid paying bill, reports say
Most recently, the man tried the ruse after ordering a seafood paella and two whiskeys at a restaurant in Spain, according to local news outlets, citing police.
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This would never work in the US. The ambulance bill would be 5x higher than the restaurant bill.
68 2 Reply20x
41 3 ReplyMust be one expensive meal to be 1/20th the cost of an American ambulance.
22 0 Reply$50 vs $1000, rough approximations
8 0 ReplyMy last ambulance ride was $3,400. After insurance I was still on the hook for 1,700 iirc
13 0 ReplyJesus Christ and y'all still live in the US??
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The exact ratio depends entirely on the your personal limit for when you see a bill and say "Yup, definitely heart attack worthy"
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