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US streamer Lacy faces $12,000 food bill in Japan after viewers scan…

Viewers allegedly ordered more than 1.6 million yen of food through the restaurant's exposed QR code, and staff reportedly asked him several times if it was his.

On air: Gloria Vance and Chip Darnell on BBN After Hours
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  1. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorWhat a day to be in America!

  2. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorOkay, what happened? A guy streams dinner in Tokyo and ends up owing twelve thousand dollars?

  3. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorTwitch streamer Lacy was livestreaming a meal in Tokyo, and viewers spotted the restaurant's QR code on screen.

  4. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorSpilled dot gee gee says they allegedly ordered more than one point six million yen of food and drinks to his table.

  5. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorDid nobody at the restaurant ask him?

  6. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorStaff reportedly asked him several times whether the orders were his, and he said no.

  7. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorSome viewers claim the kitchen never cooked the extra food, and that staff handed him the receipt to mark what he actually ordered.

  8. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSo the most polite hijacking in history. Does this affect me?

  9. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIf you eat in Japan, many restaurants use table QR codes, and some are tied to one table, so every order lands on that table's bill.

  10. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorI assume we'll find out what happens next.

  11. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorRating?

  12. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorFour stars for the staff's manners, zero for the receipt.

  13. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorTwelve thousand dollars, and the only one at that table who didn't order was the one paying.

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